An acorn shell dressed in ice

A frosty morning can be a good time to head outdoors in search of things dressed in ice crystals. A few days ago, a cold night provided me the frosty morning I was hoping for.

Small. simple things become special with little spikes of ice sticking off of them. In this case, I discovered the shell of a small acorn sitting on a log where a squirrel or maybe a blue jay had left it after eating the acorn.

Frost usually lasts no more than a few hours on a sunny morning in Southeast Missouri. This means that you must get up early and dress for the cold to look for little treasures dressed in ice. A quiet night with no wind will best produce a frosty morning.