Hoar Frost

I recently posted an image of fern frost which I discovered on the hood of my van one frosty morning last week. I often see this type of frost on cold mornings on the interior of the storm windows of my house (if you live in a newer house with energy efficient double pane windows you’re less likely to see frost on your windows). But there are other types of frost, and they form in different ways. The two thatRead more

Fern Frost

The van was covered with snow the day before this photo was taken. I cleaned it off (the van) the next morning and didn’t move it the entire day/night. I’m not sure of the wind velocity, but think it was calm overnight, clear sky and calm. The temperatures were in the mid to high twenties. Interesting pattern, don’t you think?  Read more