"Hoar frost occurs when water vapour touches a very cold surface and freezes on it instantly," posts Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns, who snapped this photo. "This can happen to the leaves and branches of plants, and will cover them with ice crystals that look like spiky fingers." More here.

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