All the rage on the internet over the last few days are images taken by Nantucket-based photographer Jonathan Nimerfroh of what have been dubbed slurpee waves after the slushy drink. These waves are at once surreal and magical. And once more it points to the fact that if you are willing to suffer a little inconvenience and discomfort that winter is filled with photographic opportunities. Nature rises to the fore in all its glory and complexity.

I am waiting and looking for a decent scientific explanation to satisfy the physicist within me. Scientists interviewed by the NY Times didn’t have a real explanation, but that’s different than saying that it has no explanation. So in the meantime I am content to applaud these wonderful images by Mr. Nimerfroh. You never know what you may encounter on a cold winter’s morning on the beach.