So what is it?

[Palustris]

Guess

[Palustris]

[grawrc]

What a tease you are Eric! Something the cat brought in? ;D ;D

[Lauren S]

It was a sweater but your goats chewed it  ;D

[Plot69]

Tapeworm?

[manicscousers]

don't know but it's pretty  ;D

[Jeannine]

It's the remains of your bean planting covered in frost!!

[Robert_Brenchley]

Wool caught on the barbed wire.

[betula]

Is it a great big fat spiders web-frozen :-\ :-\ :-\

[Jeannine]

Frozen knitting wool put out for birds nesting XX Jeannine

[morton]

Rime.
Our local weather forecaster has been banging on about it for the last couple of days.

[springbok]

I agree with morton, looks like rime to me :)

[star]

Duh? Please explain what rime is. ??? ???

[Lauren S]

Duh? Please explain what rime is. ??? ???

I had to look it up too. I've never heard of that word before, although I have heard of a hoar frost before. On a chain link fence it can look very stunning

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wxfacts/Rime.htm

( Shows pictures)

[springbok]

Its when water vapour in fog forms ice on things.  Usually pointing in the direction the wind blows.  Even more spectacular when its snowed a little :)

[asbean]

I've just googled rime and there are some fantastic images there ... ..

[Froglegs]

My string vest :o

[Palustris]

Sad to have such  a mundane answer, Robert has it. This is sheeps wool covered in frost hanging on some barbed wire.

[kenkew]

Heck I was just about to say that...honest... :D

[star]

Thank you Lauren, those pictures and explanation are wonderful. :D



note to self......do your own googling ya lazy bint :-\

[Robert_Brenchley]

Rime and hoar frost are the same thing. I've seen it over a foot thick in the mountains.