Ice crystal wallpaper

[vaneramos]

A seasonal gift from Eramosa River Journal: a higher resolution image of the photo posted earlier today.

Comments

[dakoopst.livejournal.com]

That is so beautiful.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thanks Stephen. xoxo

[trinapink.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you, Van!! You are a love, and now my desktop looks beautifully crispy, cold and wintery.

I tried to listen to the CD, but it wouldn't work. I'm on a Mac, and I use iTunes, not RealPlayer. Or something. I'm sure if I were more savvy, I could do it. So I went to buy the CD (after listen to some of Chanticleer's other music on iTunes), and it's out of print! It's $40 for a CD! Worth it, I'm sure, but we're a bit tight right now.

Sigh. Ah well. I'll just download some of their other, non-holiday music. Thanks again--for the image and the cool music.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Wow, I guess I won't be buying that one, either, unless I turn up a good deal someplace in Toronto this weekend.

[art-thirst.livejournal.com]

Very strange looking. My friend from Minnesota sent me a pic like that a couple years ago. I still have it. :-)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I don't remember seeing crystals quite like these anywhere else. The first time I saw and photographed them two years ago, I presumed they were a freak occurrence. But I see them every winter on the Eramosa River. The slow-moving, relatively warm water must provide the right conditions. I think they form when liquid moisture spills or collects on the surface of flat or slushy ice, and subsequently freezes.

[bear-left.livejournal.com]

I gasped at the beauty the first time that popped up on my screen. I'm still stunned by the image. Thanks, once more.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

You're most welcome!