This is fascinating. I have never heard of this phenomena before. I live at the sea’s edge in West Wales and when it snows it doesn’t ‘stick’ here very often because of the slightly warmer salty air which helps it melt quickly. Our shore is warmed by the North Atlantic Drift, an offshoot of the Gulf Stream that comes across from the Gulf of Mexico, so it doesn’t get quite as cold as inland or higher ground and though I am a year round sea swimmer, I am no walker as I have chronic pain, so the world I explore is mostly at the water’s edge, so thank you for taking me on your fascination journeys.
Wow, thank you so much for your kind comment, Karen! I’m sorry that you’re not able to walk, but it’s wonderful to hear that my journeys give you a feeling of being part of them. Hearing that is the greatest thanks I could ever receive for my writing. That is exactly why I want to write and take photographs.❤️🌿
Hair ice can appear even without snow; all that’s needed is a decaying deciduous tree with this particular fungus and the right conditions. I think you might come across hair ice someday if the air is calm and there’s just the right amount of frost. 😊
Fascinating. Learn something today, thank you. Does this phenomenon happen only in the northern hemisphere, and why is it only occurred in broadleaf species?
The wood-decaying fungus that causes the hair ice lives only in broadleaf trees. As far as I understand, this phenomenon also occurs outside the Northern Hemisphere, but the conditions here are more favorable for it. Thanks for your comment! ❄️🫶🏼
The matig of hair ice or 'gnome's beard' as we call it in the Netherlands brings back beautiful memories with the children, finding icy treasures in the woods, crawling on their knees to experience the wonder in close-up.
Thank you Steve! This really was a wonderful find. If you’d like to see more icy images, my latest post is an ice art exhibition. You’re very welcome to take a look! 🧊🫶🏼
Thanks Tony! Nice to hear you like it. I was really excited when I found this. The landscape was still snow-free, and luckily so, I might not have noticed it otherwise! 😄❄️
This is fascinating. I have never heard of this phenomena before. I live at the sea’s edge in West Wales and when it snows it doesn’t ‘stick’ here very often because of the slightly warmer salty air which helps it melt quickly. Our shore is warmed by the North Atlantic Drift, an offshoot of the Gulf Stream that comes across from the Gulf of Mexico, so it doesn’t get quite as cold as inland or higher ground and though I am a year round sea swimmer, I am no walker as I have chronic pain, so the world I explore is mostly at the water’s edge, so thank you for taking me on your fascination journeys.
Wow, thank you so much for your kind comment, Karen! I’m sorry that you’re not able to walk, but it’s wonderful to hear that my journeys give you a feeling of being part of them. Hearing that is the greatest thanks I could ever receive for my writing. That is exactly why I want to write and take photographs.❤️🌿
Hair ice can appear even without snow; all that’s needed is a decaying deciduous tree with this particular fungus and the right conditions. I think you might come across hair ice someday if the air is calm and there’s just the right amount of frost. 😊
Fascinating. Learn something today, thank you. Does this phenomenon happen only in the northern hemisphere, and why is it only occurred in broadleaf species?
The wood-decaying fungus that causes the hair ice lives only in broadleaf trees. As far as I understand, this phenomenon also occurs outside the Northern Hemisphere, but the conditions here are more favorable for it. Thanks for your comment! ❄️🫶🏼
The matig of hair ice or 'gnome's beard' as we call it in the Netherlands brings back beautiful memories with the children, finding icy treasures in the woods, crawling on their knees to experience the wonder in close-up.
This was indeed a wonderful find, we admired it for a long time. Thanks for sharing your memories! 🫶🏼❄️
Anna, these photos are stunning! Thanks so much for sharing and explaining this wonderful phenomenon to us. ❤️
Thanks again! I love really diving into the unique things I find in nature. ✨
Absolutely fascinating.
lovely photos
thankyou
Thank you Steve! This really was a wonderful find. If you’d like to see more icy images, my latest post is an ice art exhibition. You’re very welcome to take a look! 🧊🫶🏼
Will do gleefully
This was very interesting and exciting Anna💙👏🏽 Hair ice is new to me . Great article and special beautiful images. This I enjoyed very much❣️🙏
Thanks Tony! Nice to hear you like it. I was really excited when I found this. The landscape was still snow-free, and luckily so, I might not have noticed it otherwise! 😄❄️