One of my real pleasures over the last month was to see rime in many places. When we lived in Oberbayern it was quite common that there would be a month of freezing fog in the November-January timeframe and the rime on trees and bushes would be very spectacular. With mild southern English winters I have seen little rime in the last decade.
Around the New Year we really enjoyed seeing the rime on vegitation in Hitland. Much of the vegetation near frozen waterways had a good half centimetre of rime.
When walking in South Wales there were some interesting looking grasses such as those above on the Rhiw yr Ysgyfarnog ridge in the Brecon Beacons. Like in Hitland there was a clear blue sky so I could enjoy the contrast between the rime and the sunshine.
Back in the south of England the rime was very evident on the downs with a thick covering on bushes and trees two weekends ago. Sadly it all melted on 11th January.
Nevertheless I have seem more rime this winter than for a decade.
