Have your ever seen frost flowers growing on a cold winter morning? Many years ago when I was much younger, I enjoyed going deer hunting. Since I was a school teacher, the Thanksgiving break was a great time to hunt. I remember getting up very early on Thanksgiving morning, and driving my Ford Maverick back into the mountains near Broadway, Virginia. I forded a small stream and parked in the pines at the bottom of the ridge.
It was a very cold morning and the air was heavy with moisture. I climbed the side of the mountain, the sun was just coming up. I noticed that the sun was shinning off of ice crystal that had grown forming beautiful flowers on the ground. It was one of the most beautiful sites I have seen. The air temperature and the moisture in the air were just the right combination to produce frost flowers. The sun soon melted them away as I made my way to the top.
Mountain frost flowers
Crystals soon to melt away
Deer and hunter dance
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Frost Flower Photo: kuriositas.com (This is very similar to the ones I saw)
This Haibun is for Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge with the prompt winter mountain.
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incredible! love the haiku!
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Thank you so much!
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That’s pretty cool!
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I thought so too! Thanks!
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Sounds like a very beautiful sight.
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It was very special to see!!
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I imagine it would have been. Sounds wonderful! 😊
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I have never seen them before and I have spent considerable time in the outdoors! Beautiful!
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I have neve seen them again! I was very surprised to find them.
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I’ve never seen them. How do they form?
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I believe they grow from the heavy moisture in the air hitting the below freezing ground temps.
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Amazing that I’ve never seen one.
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They seem to be very rare… due to the sun melting them as soon as daylight arrives.
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Aha.. ya gotta get up pretty early in the morning to smell the frost roses!!
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I like that! Yes, you are right!
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Thanks for the explanation.
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I’ve never seen this, but would like to – after reading your piece. Thanks!
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Thank Reena. It was special !
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That must have been a magical sight. I had no idea such wonders existed.
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It was… It was the first time I saw anything like that and have never seen it since! It was beautiful. This was before smart phones or I would have had a photo of them.
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Sometimes the most amazing things happen when we haven’t got any way to record to them. I think that sometimes we are just meant to experience things and not take photos.
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Yes, the memories are better than photos! Good word of advice!
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Never even heard of frost flowers but the notion is beautiful!
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Yes, spectacular!
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🙂
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #1 (12/10/18): Dwight’s latest #haibun for my current #haikai challenge!
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Thanks!
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My pleasure!
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That would be something to see! A wonderful mountain story.
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Thanks Janice! It was beautiful!
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Your frost flower reminds me of some white mushrooms that grow on dead tree limps.
Also of the old rainbow mushrooms that have been spent and touched by frost so that most of their color has faded.
Life is a dance, each animal has their own 🙂
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Limbs… not limps… oy.
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Interesting …. they seem to grow much slower although some do appear in the grass over night!
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And plants as well! Great idea!
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Yes, plants do seem to dance too 🙂
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Amazingly beautiful stuff to read onnn !!
Glad to have you in my zone 🎀
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Thank you very much! I am glad you took time to read and comment!
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Pleasure always for ur words mate 😊
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that’s really cool!
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Yes, I have never seen anything like it since that day! Thank You!
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This is interesting! I have never heard of frost flowers, but then again, I live in California!
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Not impossible in the higher elevations. Thanks for reading!
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I’ve never seen frost flowers before, what a magical sight! :o)
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It definitely was very magical to see. Thank You!
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Amazing
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Yes they were wonderful to see…
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Wao it’s beautifull
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Yes, a one of a kind creation… Thanks for reading and commenting!
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Very nice pictures.
Do participate in this challenge – https://mesmotsbysazz.com/2019/02/20/no-words-wednesday-challenge-7/
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Thank you. I will take a look!
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