If you were to ask me what one of my favourite things about winter was, it would be the few times a year that we experience the magic of hoar frost. Hoar frost refers to the white ice crystals, loosely deposited on the ground or exposed objects, that form on cold clear nights when heat losses into the open skies cause objects to become colder than the surrounding air. In other words, magic. I have noticed that hoar frost happens when we have a great amount of fog the night before – precisely what we had last night. Fog so thick you could cut it with a knife. We have had more “hoar-y” days, as I like to call it, in past years but whenever I have a chance to go out with the camera when there is hoar frost, I have to grab the opportunity before the frost melts away. Happy winter!
