Catherine Nicolai

to its inches of frozen ice.

to its inches of frozen ice.

to its inches of frozen ice.

And I stopped a moment to look at the way the light caught the angles of its surface. It wasn't even and flat.

And I stopped a moment to look at the way the light caught the angles of its surface. It wasn't even and flat.

And I stopped a moment to look at the way the light caught the angles of its surface. It wasn't even and flat.

The wind must have been blowing hard

The wind must have been blowing hard

The wind must have been blowing hard

as the crystals came together. I'd seen pictures before of frozen waves on the Great Lakes.

as the crystals came together. I'd seen pictures before of frozen waves on the Great Lakes.

as the crystals came together. I'd seen pictures before of frozen waves on the Great Lakes.

I'd heard of candle ice that made a beautiful ringing sound as millions of of thin straws of frozen water bumped into each other.

I'd heard of candle ice that made a beautiful ringing sound as millions of of thin straws of frozen water bumped into each other.

I'd heard of candle ice that made a beautiful ringing sound as millions of of thin straws of frozen water bumped into each other.

And once I'd held a frost flower in my hand, a kind of ice that came from a freezing fog. This was just a small pond with a slightly bumpy surface.

And once I'd held a frost flower in my hand, a kind of ice that came from a freezing fog. This was just a small pond with a slightly bumpy surface.

And once I'd held a frost flower in my hand, a kind of ice that came from a freezing fog. This was just a small pond with a slightly bumpy surface.

But still, I felt like I'd stumbled upon something miraculous. I squatted down to look more closely and noticed that

But still, I felt like I'd stumbled upon something miraculous. I squatted down to look more closely and noticed that