abstracts in ice

26 January 2013.  It rained.  In a "normal" January, precipitation comes in the form of snow here at 7,800 feet elevation.  Although it is not frequent, high country rain does fall in January.  This weekend, warm air off the coast of Baja, California pumped into New Mexico, and uninhibited by the Four Corners high pressure area that has been persistently blocking it, shed its moist cargo in the form of rain.  It worked its way into snow and ice that covered the ground, creating some fascinating abstractions.

Even in a confined space, rain water works its way under the ice, forming shelves, tiny caves, outlets, and wonderful bubbles. 

Undulations

until next Monday,

DB

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