hoarfrost at Birkensee [I] 2013-12-12

common heather (Calluna vulgaris)

getting up early pays off - way to Birkensee with hoarfrost

common heather

Birkensee ("birch lake")

refletions in the frozen Birkensee

lens flare

birch trunk

Sunlight melts the hoarfrost and converts it into drops, refraction in these creates the colours.

"birch trunk in birch lake"