Most snowflakes are less than one-half inch across, the largest snowflake recorded was fifteen inches in diameter.

It's minus 10 degrees Celsius and snowing today. It just keeps on snowing and snowing and snowing.


Some fun facts about snow:
Scientists think that there are five different shapes of snow crystals. A long needle shape, hollow column that is shaped like a six-sided prism, thin and flat six-sided plates, six-pointed stars and intricate dendrites.

Permanent snow and ice cover about 12% (21 million square km's) of the Earth's land surface. 80% of the world's fresh water is locked up as ice or snow.

The most snow produced in a single snowstorm is 4.8 meters (15.75ft) at Mt Shasta Ski Bowl, California (USA) between 13 and 19 February 1959.

Denver CO was buried under 21.3 inches of snow, 19.4 inches of which fell in 24 hours. The heavy wet snow snapped trees and wires causing seven million dollars damage.

In Prince Edward Island, Canada, where the soil is red clay, snowflakes often look pink.

What I'm wearing:

Dress and socks from Cubus, cirle scarf bought on Ebay, heart from Accent, bolero from Giovanni, jean from Bikbok, vintage boots and bag.