Observing the Miracle of Snowflakes
Much of the midwest and eastern United States got significant amounts of snow last night! So, it is definitely time to do one of my favorite things…snowflake observation! I am not at home right now, so I cannot share my latest photos, however below are just a couple of the macro photos I took of snowflakes last year.
Basically all you need for appropriate snowflake observation is a dark surface such as dark blue or black felt, or as you see in the first photo, that was a snowflake on my daughter’s red coat! We keep our felts in a zippered bag in the freezer so that they are nice and cold and ready to catch, and not melt, the snowflakes. Also we keep a magnifying lens on hand to help us see the details closer. And as you can see in the photos, if you have macro ability with your camera, that can serve quite well also to bring these beauties up close!
I do know that not every snowfall is good for snowflake observation. Seems when the temperatures are too warm or the snow is falling too heavily the snow sticks together too much and you cannot observe individual snowflakes as well as when the weather is colder and dryer and the snowfall is less intense.
As this beautiful snow is falling be sure to take the time to go outside if only for a moment and observe these crystal miracles of God’s creation!
I wish I had done this yesterday! Thanks for posting such beautiful pictures.
Beautiful photos… beautiful creation!
Found you! And updated my feed reader. Such a beautiful blog. Love the winter background. And those snowflakes are amazing!