Social Distancing # 12
Not only is Covid-19 keeping us home, but also the biting wind and blowing snow is keeping us indoors~except to shovel the driveway and clean the snow off the car. (just in case we need to get out and get the bare necessities of life)
I had noticed this icicle hanging off the rain down spout. It has its own unique shape. Looking at it I think it looks like a lobster or crab claw.
Thank you for taking a look at my photos and reading my blog!
I hope everyone is well, and is getting some fresh air.
See you tomorrow!
Jewels.
Advice from an Icicle
Keep your cool
Be clear
Know when to chill
Spend time hanging out
Avoid meltdowns
Get to the point.
(Author Unknown)
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Icicles typically form when the outdoor air is below freezing yet the sun is warm enough to melt the snow. As the water runs away, drips off the roof/eve it loses heat to the cold air and the droplet freezes. After a few dozen droplets an icicle forms. The wind or deposit line of the droplets has an direct bearing on its shape. The wind (and its chilling effect) can create some wild shapes of course never straying far from Newton’s fourth Law. Take a walk in the forest and back country and you will rarely see icicles. They need near perfect continuous dripping conditions to form over time, however you may discover them near rivers and streams as the snow melts into the tributary.
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