frohe weihnachten!

under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty; and it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others. every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated. when a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost. just that much beauty was gone, without leaving any record behind."

(wilson "snowflake" bentley, photographer, 1925)