Gorgeous!

I came across some websites today and think the pictures in them are absolutely amazing! I'm sure most of us have tried catching snowflakes on our noses or tongue, or have crouched close to a window or lifted up or mitted hands to examine individual snowflakes before they melt. But I've never seen so many photographs of real snowflakes up close or been able to see the intricacies and differences between them. They really are a work of art! It gives a different meaning to what God talked about in Job: "From whose womb has come the ice? And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?" (38:29). I read Job this week, and could hardly put it down... but when it got to this part where God talks of His power in nature, my thoughts were on the science behind it all...in all honesty, I didn't believe God on some of them because I reason them scientifically. In this case, as a simplified explanation, the water evaporates, condenses and percipitates in different forms depending on the temperature of the atmospheres... But as I look at these pictures, I wonder how such miniature, perfect, unique, and intricate pieces of art seem to only come from water solidifying? The question arises as to what decides how the hydrogen bonds will form to make the crystal. I know temperature plays a huge part, but there are too many different shapes for "natural" factors to play into their design. Besides, those are the mediums by which God fashions all the designs He made up in the first place!

We have alot of snow here in Edmonton. It's been melting the past couple of days, but while it's still out there causing havoc for any mode of transportation, think about how many crystals of snow are in your front yard and consider that they are amazing works of art designed by the most perfect and creative person that we know. He makes me smile.

http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/snowflakes/flake_thumbs.htm

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/photos/photos.htm