The Majesty and Mystery of Ice: 200 Years of Artists Reverencing the Wonder of Water’s Wintry Face

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/01/30/ice/

Ah yes, because the world was desperately waiting for a photo shoot featuring frozen water ❄️📸. Let's all marvel at the groundbreaking revelation that #snowflakes actually exist. In 1885, Wilson Bentley single-handedly saved humanity from the ignorance of thinking snow was just white rain. 🙄
https://www.openculture.com/2017/12/the-first-photographs-of-snowflakes.html #frozenwater #WilsonBentley #history #ofscience #winterwonderland #HackerNews #ngated
The First Photographs of Snowflakes: Discover the Groundbreaking Microphotography of Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley (1885)

What kind of a blighted society turns the word “snowflake” into an insult?, I sometimes catch myself thinking, but then again, I’ve never understood why “treehugger” should offend.

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ARTFUL ICE SHANTIES
at the Retreat Farm

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Artistic ice shanties to return to Brattleboro this month

Hosted by the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center at Retreat Farm, the event aims to celebrate local artistic talent and Vermont’s rich ice-fishing heritage by displaying decorative ice shanties created by community members.
by Habib Sabet February 5, 2024, 6:01 am

https://vtdigger.org/2024/02/05/artistic-ice-shanties-to-return-to-brattleboro-this-month/

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#artfuliceshanties #bmacbrattleboro #brattleboro #brattleboromuseumandartcenter #charliekonkowski #dannylichtenfeld #motomagicbus #newbrookelementaryschool #retreatfarmbrattleboro #wardsborovermont #wilsonbentley #wilsonsnowflakebentley

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Artistic ice shanties to return to Brattleboro this month

Hosted by the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center at Retreat Farm, the event aims to celebrate local artistic talent and Vermont’s rich ice-fishing heritage by displaying decorative ice shanties created by community members.

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Last night’s snowfall ❄️ in Colchester #Vermont was stunningly beautiful and I understand why #WilsonBentley was so fascinated by snowflakes. https://www.jerichohistoricalsociety.org/
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Jericho Historical Society, custodian of the Old Red Mill, Snowflake Bentley Exhibit, and gift shop

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