When Spring Meets Winter
They Kiss, In Color, In Light,
And Melting Water
Eight years ago this March I happened upon a most magical site - a frosted forest! It was early morning, the breeze was calm and the sun was just beginning to peak through fog.
Inspired, I quickly drove home, gathered my camera equipment, and returned to the forest (in the UW-Arboretum). I was grateful to find the frost still standing - on everything - as far as the eye could see.
I slowly hiked through the ephemeral wonderland, admiring the alchemy of flora + crystal. Within an hour the pageant was over, frost melting slowly then quickly. I watched until the end.
PostScript
The Winter of 2023-24 has been unseasonably warm and dry in southern Wisconsin. I find myself longing for the cold and snow (and frosted forests).