I found what I thought was a strange, feathery fungus growing on a rotting
branch at Nisqually today. When I went to identify it, I stumbled upon
this link:
https://phys.org/news/2015-07-fungus-responsible-peculiar-ice-filaments.html
It seems hair ice is the result of a specific wood/water/fungus/weather
combination. Quite beautiful. The time lapse movie is remarkable.
Carol Stoner
West Seattle, 2021 social distance champions