Fitheach on Nostr: I was involved in a short discussion about hair ice. It surprised me that other ...

I was involved in a short discussion about hair ice. It surprised me that other people, in Scotland, had never seen hair ice. For me, it is a *very* common sight.

To see hair ice one needs frosty conditions, suitable wood (deciduous branches are good, particularly beech), and, crucially, the presence of Exidiopsis effusa. Currently, I have an abundance of all three elements.

To-day, I found several examples, after a quick search. The attached photo was the best.

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