Unusually I'm writing this at 10am rather than in the evening or the next day. We've had the first frost of the season overnight and I became just as excited seeing this as I used to as a child. Despite long understanding the science behind this, there is something magical about water crystallising into frost and providing a lovely sheen to foliage. It's not great for the plant itself as transpiration is reduced or even halted in heavy frost, however for the artist mind it is simply beautiful. The frost won't last of course and maybe that's the joy of frost, it is ephemeral, transient and unstable forcing us to appreciate what is there before it is gone.
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