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Title: So what is it?
Post by: Palustris on February 20, 2008, 20:54:55

Guess
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/Berghill/February2008/frostfeb024.jpg)

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Post by: grawrc on February 20, 2008, 20:56:58

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

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Post by: Lauren S on February 20, 2008, 20:59:07

It was a sweater but your goats chewed it ;D

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Post by: Plot69 on February 20, 2008, 21:02:42

Tapeworm?

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Post by: manicscousers on February 20, 2008, 21:04:00

don't know but it's pretty ;D

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Post by: Jeannine on February 20, 2008, 22:15:43

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

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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 20, 2008, 22:27:33

Wool caught on the barbed wire.

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Post by: betula on February 20, 2008, 22:28:46

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

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Post by: Jeannine on February 20, 2008, 22:38:32

Frozen knitting wool put out for birds nesting XX Jeannine

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Post by: morton on February 20, 2008, 22:47:37

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

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Post by: springbok on February 20, 2008, 23:30:16

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

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Post by: star on February 20, 2008, 23:35:21

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

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Post by: Lauren S on February 20, 2008, 23:40:51

Quote from: star on February 20, 2008, 23:35:21
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)

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Post by: springbok on February 20, 2008, 23:41:21

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 :)

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Post by: asbean on February 21, 2008, 00:14:54

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

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Post by: Froglegs on February 21, 2008, 00:18:23

My string vest :o

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Post by: Palustris on February 21, 2008, 09:14:48

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

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Post by: kenkew on February 21, 2008, 13:47:04

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

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Post by: star on February 21, 2008, 16:07:28

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

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

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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 21, 2008, 21:38:44

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

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