As with yesterday's images today's shots were taken on Saturday in Preston and before the sun melted the frost I captured the minute crystals on the top of a couple of fence posts. Enlarged here you can see the intricate structure of each unique little shard which in reality were barely more than one or two millimeters tall. You can also see that while from a distance the frost looks like a white carpet it is in fact totally clear.
Over night much of the country had a decent fall of snow but yesterday, before the snow, everywhere was covered in a heavy frost. I had an interesting couple of hours taking pictures in and around Preston's Miller Park and Avenham Park. It was really cold but the frost disappeared very quickly even in the weak winter sun so I was lucky to get these shots.
Barbed wire might seem an odd subject for a picture but with the frost it becomes a really interesting image, at least I think so.
The second image of the new bud caught my eye with its dusting frost which close up looks almost like salt or sugar.
I have more frosty pictures to share but will save them for later in the week.
