REAL Ice Cycles

This isn't scientific or even horticulture based. This is a picture of my Colorado Blue Spruce with real, YES REAL ice cycles!

All my live I've seen store bought crystal glass, foil, aluminum, plastic or other ice cycles for Christmas trees. I've seen pictures painted on Christmas cards and picture books with ice cycles on trees. I've seen ice cycles on houses, eve troughs, and other things. Never have I seen ice cycles on a real pine tree made by nature. The sun shining on them was just beautiful.

It took lots of heavy snow, a very sunny day and very cold temperatures to produce this beautiful sight.

Almost, but not quite, made me want to plug my outside Christmas tree lights back on. Almost.