Shadow Play

After the ashfall on Saturday, it was interesting to watch the interaction of snow, volcanic dust and sunlight.



As the sun struck the newly-fallen ash, the ash would absorb the warmth of the sunlight and melt the snow beneath. turning the pale volcanic dust dark with moisture. Where an object cast a shadow on the snow, the edges would be outlined by the dark, damp ash,

The result was strangely-beautiful "snapshots" in the snow of the shadows.