from the north country: Five Green Acres
January 26th, 2011
The snow fell off our windows and into the air.
I almost remember the first time I witnessed snowflakes like this, witnessed for the first time the pointy hex-sided flakes that perfectly resembled the shapes we cut from white circles in school. Up to that very moment, I had thought the real flakes were too small to see with my own eyes, had thought that only a microscope would reveal the magnificent crystalline forms. How wonderful to find I was wrong.
Today’s snow is just a dusting, a light cleansing snow to softly cover up the stale, dirty snow beneath and give a fresh start to the winter-in-progress. It’s a whisper, and a lovely one at that, reminding us that we’re here in Wisconsin and not, in fact, in Hawaii. I hadn’t forgotten.
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I am in disbelief that those are real snowflakes. They are incredible.
Those are amazing! I will have to start examining our dustings more closely!
Spectacular images! Thank you for sharing!
How gorgeous!
Those are beautiful. I don’t remember flakes like that when I lived in WI
Oh my gosh… beYOOtiful~ I’ve only seen real snow after the fall, and here in Hawaii chances of catching just a dusting are close to nil. I am amazed, thank you for sharing!
That is truly amazing and so, so beautiful. I have never seen snowflakes like that before.
Zooming in, zooming in, can’t believe it, beautiful…
Thank you for sharing. I didn’t know real snowflakes were like this. I too thought that was under a microscope.
wow! i haven’t seen snow since i was a little girl and i never knew it could actually look like that! thanks for sharing!
How beautiful!!
I am absolutely amazed at just how wonderful those snowflakes are! I lived in the North East for many years and never remember having seen anything so spectacular! Thank you for sharing these wonderful images!
We often look out and watch the beautiful snowfall. Its so calming. I have been following your blog for about a month now and just found out that I live 3 hours north of you!
that is truly breath taking…I wish I was there to see them too!
This is amazing, I am going to have to link to you on my blog I MUST SHARE!
east coaster pretty much all my life, and i had no idea snow could look like this! makes it easier to tromp out in the dumpage all over NYC today…
wow! Those are the most amazing snowflakes! I’m a northeast girl, but I’ve never seen flakes like that here!