A recent visit to Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge provided me with a most memorable start to the day. With the day before being a good bit warmer, this morning broke, very cold at about 8 degrees. When this happens it’s not uncommon to see hoarfrost form on everything and when it does…you will witness some thing magical.
As I passed along through the prairie grasses, they were enlightened by what looked like a million twinkling stars. The sunlight made each one burst with numerous points of light…and the glittering just became more enhanced as you moved along. I have never witnessed anything quite like it. I wish now I had tried to video the scene…still photos just don’t do it justice…suffice it to say though…it was a magical morning!
Bison and elk were foraging close by and many were covered with this frost as well. They weren’t bothered by it at all, and just carried on, bull-dozing their way through deep snow to get to the grasses buried deep below.
