I’ve mentioned this phenomenon before, but I thought this was a particularly impressive example, found in my back yard over the weekend.
Pipkrakes (ice “fibers”) with iron oxides and oak leaves, Fort Valley, Virginia, January 2013. Dana saw some in Seattle, too.
Cool. Never seen this before, but here in Kentucky we have ice flowers that form along the stems of certain kinds of plants. Here’s a link…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlXfaOFgkd4