Ice flowers bloom along the shores of Lake Ontario, sparkling and translucent like a dreamy fantasy

I am a sea-gazing, wave-listening tour＋ global traveler, please follow me! (Published the 1647th travel photography article in 1004 cities across 56 countries/regions on 5 continents) Ice flowers are a natural phenomenon in winter, but seeing them depends on luck. Around the unfrozen water surfaces in winter, there is water vapor in the air with extremely high saturation. Once it suddenly encounters low temperatures, it will condense on plant branches and rocks to form a collection of ice crystals, which is what we call ice flowers. Toronto faces the vast, unfrozen Lake Ontario in winter. Whenever the temperature drops sharply, the sparkling ice flowers will bloom to their heart's content in the cold winter days. It happens every year, and this year is no exception. Ice flowers are often astonishing. The shapes of ice flowers vary; some look like feathers, some like flowers, some like rime with ice crystals, and some like tree branches scattering in the air. Their beauty and uniqueness are amazing. I went to see the ice flowers at J.C Saddington Park located at the mouth of the Credit River in Mississauga. Here along the lakeshore rocks and branches, there are large patches of ice flowers and ice sculptures, crystal clear, creating a very dreamy scene. Address: 53 Lake St, Mississauga, ON L5B 3Y3