Ice Flowers in Springtime
More Articles Related to BlogThis morning (March 29) the outside temperature is -5° F (-21° C). As you can see from the picture taken at the beaver dams on the Survival Topics compound, in spite of what the calendar may claim spring has not yet sprung in these parts. Winter retains its icy grip upon the land.
Winters are long and very cold in the rugged mountains of northern New Hampshire, perfect for teaching you winter survival skills gleaned from real world winter survival experience.
However long winters mean that spring and summer arrive later in the year, which delays the real world hands-on survival skill lessons I can teach you for those seasons.
Bear with me as Survival Topics awaits its coming of the Spring season. I guarantee we have some interesting spring survival topics in store for you!
Winter Flowers
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Beaver Dams Sunrise March 29 Sunrise at the Survival Topics Compound. At 5 degrees below zero F (-21° C) spring has not yet sprung in these northern mountains. The rising sun shines through millions of delicate frost crystals that grew on every exposed surface during the cold, calm night. |
This morning as the warm sun rises in a clear cold sky, the relatively warm brook steams in the early morning light. This steam condenses out of the arctic air as feathery frost crystals that grow on any exposed surface.
Those of you that live in more southern climes are sending pictures of beautiful spring flowers. Lacking vegetable spring flowers, I’ll treat you to a picture of early spring flowers Survival Topics style.
As I write this, the outside world is covered with a fine layer of white frost. This frost is composed of millions of delicate feathery crystals that form as moisture in the air cools and condenses. These delicate crystal blooms into especially beautiful shapes when the northern nights are very cold and very calm.
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Winter Flowers Delicate frost flowers grow overnight from moisture in the air when temperatures are very cold and there is little or no wind Often these frost flowers attach themselves to every exposed surface, creating a beautiful scene as the morning sun shines through them. These frost flowers are growing on an alder branch along the beaver dams at the Survival Topics compound. |
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