Two mornings after a heavy, wet snowfall, the meltwater atop the concrete patio puckered up into ice crystals:
It seems the liquid water collects into the crystals as they freeze, leaving the concrete between the ice patches nearly dry. They seem surprisingly linear, with only a few hexagonal flourishes here and there.
That’s almost as picturesque as the window crystals…
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 