7 January 2014
Ice in the ‘hood
Posted by Callan Bentley
Some ice seen this morning, the coldest we’ve yet experienced at our home in the Fort Valley… 4° F when we got up this morning, with windchill around -15° F.
Frost nucleated on a “petal” from a tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera):
Frost on grass (note the different habit of the ice crystals here):
Frost on some netting:
Frost on some plant stems near a little creek on our land:
Ice accumulated on leaves and sticks in the creek:
Lastly, I went outside and blew some bubbles with a bubble wand, then caught them and watched them freeze into delicate little bags of ice:
A nice cold day. I love it!
Callan Bentley is Associate Professor of Geology at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. For his work on this blog, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers recognized him with the James Shea Award. He has also won the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, and the Biggs Award for Excellence in Geoscience Teaching from the Geoscience Education Division of the Geological Society of America. In previous years, Callan served as a contributing editor at EARTH magazine, President of the Geological Society of Washington and President the Geo2YC division of NAGT.