Open Water


The ephemeral beauty of open water and very cold temperatures.
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Hoarfrost2Water vapour rising and coating the nearby flora in thick frost.
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Even the ice, struggling to form at the fringes, finds the air so cold it has coaxed downy feathers to grow on its surface for keeping warm.
Of course, there are more interesting and scientific explanations…here and hereFrostFeathers
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