A winter day in the Red Hills presented a silvery-laced scene recently. The combination of heavy fog, freezing temperatures, and windless weather painted a fascinating landscape. It was just the right conditions for creation of hoar frost--frozen water vapor that forms extensive crystals on all plants and other features of the land. The fleeting moment was short-lived as the Kansas wind awakened the following day to nearly wipe the canvas clean.
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| A frosted grassland west of Belvidere, Kiowa County. |
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A hoar-frost portrait of sumac.
Pic. by Lee Ann Brunson |
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| Trees and Red Hills hill capped with white. |
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| Thompson Creek |
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| A frosty, steamy pond in the middle of the Red Hills. |
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A somewhat dreary day imparts a special and
subtle beauty of soft color. |
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A diverse land usually quite tan in the dormant season,
gets highlighted with the touch of frost. |
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| A lone bison in a field of frosty grass. |
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| A lone cedar adorned with frozen leaves. |
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| A misty scene on a cold day on a foggy lake. |
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Used up and laid to rest, even heavy metal
tastes the icy layer. |
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A frost-laden canyon through a hoar-frost fence.
Pic by Lee Ann Brunson |
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A small cholla cactus seems out of place in this frozen prairie
in Kiowa County. |
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