{"id":1604,"date":"2024-02-06T00:14:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T00:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2024-08-10T21:42:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T21:42:01","slug":"more-ice-crystals-on-minihaha-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/2024\/02\/06\/more-ice-crystals-on-minihaha-creek\/","title":{"rendered":"More Ice Crystals on Minihaha Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b8c777c2b3806d009658e9295066baa3 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>5 February 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We continue to have above freezing weather during the day, dipping below the freezing point at night. The leads to a lot of melting and re-freezing on the creek. There are areas where the creek is entirely frozen over, and others where it runs free, except for a fringe along its edges. The ice itself is quite varied. Some is clear, some an opaque white; some has a dull granular texture, some is a palimpsest of crystals upon cyrstals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<ul style=\"--columns: 3;--space: 0px;--min-width: 0px\" class=\"filebird-block-filebird-gallery wp-block-gallery blocks-gallery-grid columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-filebird-block-filebird-gallery\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SpikeyIceOnMinihahaCreek-sm_0273.jpg\" alt=\"SpikeyIceOnMinihahaCreek-sm_0273\" class=\"wp-image-1611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SpikeyIceOnMinihahaCreek-sm_0273.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SpikeyIceOnMinihahaCreek-sm_0273-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SpikeyIceOnMinihahaCreek-sm_0273-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SpikeyIceOnMinihahaCreek-sm_0273-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SpikeyIceOnMinihahaCreek-sm_0273-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/REflection-Ripples-only_0239.jpg\" alt=\"REflection-Ripples-only_0239\" class=\"wp-image-1610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/REflection-Ripples-only_0239.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/REflection-Ripples-only_0239-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/REflection-Ripples-only_0239-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/REflection-Ripples-only_0239-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/REflection-Ripples-only_0239-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2101\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KeelProjectingFromBottomOfPlate-Cropped_0270.jpg\" alt=\"KeelProjectingFromBottomOfPlate-Cropped_0270\" class=\"wp-image-1609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KeelProjectingFromBottomOfPlate-Cropped_0270.jpg 2101w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KeelProjectingFromBottomOfPlate-Cropped_0270-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KeelProjectingFromBottomOfPlate-Cropped_0270-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KeelProjectingFromBottomOfPlate-Cropped_0270-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KeelProjectingFromBottomOfPlate-Cropped_0270-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KeelProjectingFromBottomOfPlate-Cropped_0270-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2101px) 100vw, 2101px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2275\" height=\"1689\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IceCyrstalsOnMinihahaCreek_0276.jpg\" alt=\"IceCyrstalsOnMinihahaCreek_0276\" class=\"wp-image-1608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IceCyrstalsOnMinihahaCreek_0276.jpg 2275w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IceCyrstalsOnMinihahaCreek_0276-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IceCyrstalsOnMinihahaCreek_0276-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IceCyrstalsOnMinihahaCreek_0276-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IceCyrstalsOnMinihahaCreek_0276-1536x1140.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IceCyrstalsOnMinihahaCreek_0276-2048x1520.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2275px) 100vw, 2275px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flatPlates_0247.jpg\" alt=\"flatPlates_0247\" class=\"wp-image-1607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flatPlates_0247.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flatPlates_0247-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flatPlates_0247-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flatPlates_0247-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flatPlates_0247-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dendriticFansAndPlatesAndKeels_0268.jpg\" alt=\"dendriticFansAndPlatesAndKeels_0268\" class=\"wp-image-1606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dendriticFansAndPlatesAndKeels_0268.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dendriticFansAndPlatesAndKeels_0268-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dendriticFansAndPlatesAndKeels_0268-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dendriticFansAndPlatesAndKeels_0268-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing that interests me is that a plate of ice that freezes will sometimes develop &#8216;keels&#8217; &#8212; parallel sheets of crystal that project down into the water. I imagine, but could not verify because of where I collected them, that the sheets are parallel to the flow of water beneath the ice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#  #  #<\/h1>\n<p>Views: 17<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 February 2024 We continue to have above freezing weather during the day, dipping below the freezing point at night. The leads to a lot of melting and re-freezing on the creek. There are areas where the creek is entirely frozen over, and others where it runs free, except for a fringe along its edges. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/2024\/02\/06\/more-ice-crystals-on-minihaha-creek\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">More Ice Crystals on Minihaha Creek<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federate","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,34,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily_entry","category-has-pictures","category-ice-crystals-etc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1604"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1616,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1604\/revisions\/1616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}