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Leaf entombed

To me it looks like this leaf was captured trying to escape - fingers of ice swirled in from all directions and seized it in an eternal embrace.
— Actually the leaf lay half buried in silty mud until ice grew around it. A dry cold wind sublimated the ice and blew away the silt to reveal this complex scene. Read more about our Life on Ice expedition.

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Photo taken by Erin McKittrick, Bretwood Higman

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