Snow flakes are extremely minute. Here is a one sticking to the finger of my glove, supported by a thin thread.
Only 1/6th of the size of tip of an index finger!
In the coming photos, there will be a diagram inset to show the structure of the flake. The diagrams were drawn by William Scoresby in 1820.
The drawings by William Scoresby were based on snow flakes found in Arctic regions.
A mix of centipede and star fish. The carpet-like background is actually my umbrella.
Almost 200 years after those diagrams were drawn, we still find flakes that resemble the drawing exactly
Perfect symmetry?
Lovely hexagonal disk in the center of the snow flake. (The bottom surface is actually an umbrella. Holes between twains can be seen.)
Looks like a ship's steering wheel
Landed on my glove finger
Sliding off of umbrella
Dense on the corners
Embossed to show outlines
This cute one lost one of its hands
Note: The largest snowflake (bottom left) was 1/12th of the size of a quarter. The smallest, in the top left, was ten times smaller than the largest one!
