Photos of the Week: The Rimes of Pelham
Rime on trees, Pelham, February 2026. Photo: Annique Boomsma
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week a new picture by a local photographer. We invite local photographers to share their photographs here. Please include a description/caption and an indication of who is to be credited.
rime /rīm/
noun
frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapor in cloud or fog.
verb
cover (an object) with hoarfrost.”he does not brush away the frost that rimes his beard.”
In 2011, early on a foggy January morning on our way to register for art classes at Hill Institute, just before we crossed the Coolidge Bridge, there was a willow tree covered with hoarfrost. It was breathtaking! Sadly, there wasn’t an opportunity to stop for a photo, but I’ve never forgotten the beauty of that icy silhouette. For years, I watched the willow tree and hoped for another moment of beauty, but the tree has since been cut down. Thank you for capturing these fleeting moments of winter beauty.