93. Sleet, sharp and stinging
“So all night long the storm roared on;
The morning broke without the sun;
In tiny spherule traced with lines
Of Nature’s geometric signs,
In starry flake, and pellicle,
All day the hoary meteors fell.”
That all may know and understand the life history and formation of the crystals shown in the photographs, I will give a brief description of each which you will doubtless find both interesting and instructive. It will be seen that each crystal possesses some individual characteristic differing entirely from its predecessor, and each, in its way, fascinating and beautiful.
[No. 61]. A very showy crystal, of local-storm type, also a blizzard crystal formed in low, warm altitude.