What I thought was frost-encrusted pussy willow turned out to be alder buds!
As the sun chased away the shadows it gently melted the delicate spikes of ice. 
Category: frost
Breathtaking
These images were taken the same misty morning I captured the March desktop calendar picture. I had folded up my tripod, packed away the camera and turned to head home when I spotted this delicate feather hanging by a hair in the birch branch. I held my breath as the slight movement of air was threatening to dislodge it before I could set up for some shots. The cloud cover broke just enough to grace the pure white crystals with a gentle glow. 
Tinsel
The other morning the trees around my place were decorated with tinsel-like frost. I had commitments that morning that kept me from heading out with my camera to savour this rare spectacle but snapped these shots on my way out the door.
Sharp edges
Silver streaks at sunset
Screen shot
I like how the grid of the screen contrasts the random angles of ice crystals.
Karen Greaves Photography & Fibre Art 