As winter approaches, days become shorter, and the nights grow colder. When the temperatures drop below freezing, something magical starts happening. Water molecules in the air cool down and expand, becoming ice crystals. The more humidity in the area – the bigger the crystals grow, assembling themselves into magnificent formations. These are nature’s winter sculptures: |
Frozen pond |
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Frozen soap bubbles |
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Snowroller |
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After a sever frost in China |
First light |
Frozen berries |
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On ice for the winter |
Icicle redbush |
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Frozen flower |
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Frozen buds |
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Ice cells |
Frosted leaves |
Warming up |
Rabbit frost flowers |
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Frost-covered pine |
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Frozen sapling |
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Icicles on blooming apple tree |
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Frozen blossom |
Frozen spiderweb |
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Frost-grass |
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Baikal ice emeralds |
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Crystaline flowers |
Ice blossoms |
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Stretching the surface |
Arctic frost flowers |
Frozen lakes |
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Frost on a fence |
Sliding folded snow |
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