Frost

 

Frost upon a window pane

Obscures a view of the mundane

And paints instead a vivid scene

Of forests cool in ice blue sheen.

And though the frost, in melting, will

Erase all trace of forests ... still,

It is for now a lovely view

No matter that it is not true.

2021

(from the book Discoveries In The Dark by Doris Potter)

© Doris Potter

Frost

Frosted Glass

The two components: ice and glass,

when in combination frozen,

with synergy there comes to pass

a spectacular explosion

of fanciful and lush dreamscapes;

of silver edged fern and feather.

An infinite array of shapes

that ice and glass design together.

 

© Doris Potter

Snowflakes and Frost

With little to photograph while I stay within my neighbourhood limits, I have turned to closely examining ice and snow.  This post will show some snowflakes and frost and a future post will show ice patterns.

The best place to find snowflakes with a dark background (for contrast) is on pavement.  I find that usually the flakes melt quickly but if there is "black" ice, the temperature is lower than the asphalt and that helps to keep the flakes intact long enough for a photograph.  Sadly, many of the flakes break apart either on the way down or when they hit the ground.  I managed to see a couple of these flakes shown below as they fell and landed near me.  I find that more interesting than just coming upon them already on the ground.  Some how I feel a connection to these tiny snowflakes.

These are pictures of frost that appeared one morning on my living room window.