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go to link I discovered Ken Libbrecht’s book called Field Guide to Snowflakes, a book, yes, all about snow. There is much going on in this frozen world that we are mostly unaware of, and it’s darn fascinating stuff! The book has photos of snowflakes produced under all sorts of weather conditions, including different temperatures and amounts of humidity. It’s a great book that both pleases the eye and expands your knowledge of the natural world at the same time.

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https://rmscherubimhealthcare.com/services/annual-wellness-service/ The crystals in the photo, as best as I can identify by reading and comparing, are columns or prisms and were probably formed in temperatures ranging from 18˚F to 27˚F. The geometric shape we think of as the typical snowflake, the thin and flat, six-sided crystal,  develops when the weather is a bit warmer – in the 27˚F to 32˚F range – or when it’s colder – from -8˚F to 18˚F. The temps between -5˚F and 10˚F produce the fanciest, most delicate of the hexagonal flakes.

get link I recently read a BBC article about an early photographer, Wilson A. Bentley. Ten of his pioneering photographs of snowflake crystals – he was the first to photograph snowflakes, and did so over a century ago – were sold in a recent NYC auction. According to the article, Bentley took photographs of snowflakes because he wanted to share their beauty with everyone.

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Moth Orchids

Looks like Flurry of Purple Moths

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The Place to be on a WInters Day

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Heart and Soul

Keyhole

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https://www.completerehabsolutions.com/cognitive-screening-assessments/ It’s a lot easier to be lost than found.  It’s the reason we’re always searching, and rarely discovered — so many locks, not enough keys. ~ from Lock and Key by Sarah Dressen

Tree Walkers

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With nothing left to remember,
To have my heart as bare
As a tree in December;

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After its leaves are gone,
Waiting no more for a rain at night
Nor for the red at dawn…

https://gritandgracefamilyfarm.com/the-barnyard/ ~~Sara Teasdale, from “The Tree”