While a thick coating of snow can be beautiful, hoar frost is offers a more stunning image than snow especially for those close-up photos. It coats every branch and leaf in an intricate and delicate white lacing. Moisture in the air followed by a freezing night will usually produce hoar frost, so it’s relatively easy to predict based on the weather. The most common place to find hoar frost is around any water source which produces additional moisture in the air, the perfect ingredient for hoar frost. Fortunately, there is a river running behind our home so I am lucky enough to see hoarfrost at least a couple of times a season.

A stem at water’s edge is the perfect location for hoar frost

The delicate lacing of hoar frost

These reeds are covered with a generous helping of hoar frost

[edit: I use Lightroom in editing these pictures. I have posted some before and after pictures here for the last three pictures as well as a link to download the Lightroom preset used]