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Last weekend, I went out to see how our family prairie was looking. Honestly, it didn’t really look that much different than it had a few weeks ago, but it was sure nice to be out there. I made my way down to the pond and wandered around on the ice with my camera. What stood out more than anything else were the bubbles in the ice. Much of the ice looked like a glass of 7-Up soda had instantly frozen solid, suspending all the rising bubbles in place.
Surely someone has studied the reasons behind all the various patterns and bubbles that form in ice. I can grasp the processes behind some of what I’m seeing, but much of it remains as fascinating mystery to me. This week, the biggest mystery was the myriad tiny streams of bubbles around every plant stem I could see within the ice. The stems appeared to be fuzzy because them. I assume the stems were releasing some kind of gas (methane?) but the explanation for the shape and pattern of the frozen lines of bubbles was beyond me. Regardless, my lack of understanding didn’t diminish my enjoyment of them. I hope you enjoy a selection of ice bubble photos from that day…
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