Tuesday 29 December 2009

Mystery Nature Picture (Frost Crystals)

frost crystals on a leaf

frost crystals on a leaf

Can you figure out what's in these photos I took in the garden this morning?

16 comments:

earthtoholly said...

Hi John,

I'm gonna guess ice crystals, maybe on a leaf. It's a great pic and looks a little like a painting...very interesting.

May you have a very happy 2010, John, and thank you for your support at ETH. I really enjoy your blog!

PoliticalRants.info said...

Looks like the picture has been taken in the shower ;) up high looking down on the green floor ;)

Meghann said...

Lichen on a mossy rock? falling water? icicles? In any event, it looks really neat :)

Sharkbytes (TM) said...

I think that it is ice beads on the ends of something hanging down that you are looking up at.

Joanne Olivieri said...

I have to go with Holly's answer. It's pretty cool.

Sheila said...

The crystals in the top picture look so rectangular, I'd be inclined to think they were salt, but the lower picture looks very like water weed or algae of some sort.

Rick (Ratty) said...

I think it's ice crystals or something very similar.

John | English Wilderness said...

Thanks for all the great guesses. Some are very close, but so far no-one has mentioned the specific word I'm looking for :-)

Emm said...

It looks like a lake below so I'm guessing it is snow falling but my mind says it can't be.

Lynne said...

That's very interesting! The first shot made me think of pansies, but the second shot I believe could be the same image just not so close up and it appears to be ice, at least to me!

earthtoholly said...

How about frost...or dew?

Happy 2010!

Charleen said...

Youre such a little blogger! How do u get so many followers?

earthtoholly said...

Thanks so much for the shout out, John. Actually, your comment that you hadn't heard the exact word you were looking for was a good hint. And it is a great shot!

Sharkbytes said...

I got the idea that it is on astro-turf and that space is a hole in the base

Cut Out Studio UK said...

It's nice to see the frost crystal. Thanks for sharing the post

Alima Jannat said...

That's very interesting! ice crystals!

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