Creation Moment 12/22/2011 - Snowflake Bentley

Wilson Bentley (1865-1931) is the man who first photographed a snowflake. As a scientist, he said "...snowflakes were miracles of beauty". He discovered that no two snowflakes are alike, despite the estimated over a trillion, trillion that fall on earth each year. He believed it was the design of the Creator God.

Most snowflakes have 6 branches. A few have 3. Types of snow chrystals include diamond dust (tiniest chrystals which make up the cirrus clouds), stellar dendrites (the larger, leafy looking ones), monster chrystals (largest), and sectored plates (broad branched chrystals).

And why is snow white? Snow is chrystal-clear. So it reflects all light equally -which makes it look white.

The ultimate beauty in Creation isn't in the largest, but rather in the details of the smallest-from the snowflake to the single cell complexity. There is the ultimate handiwork of the Creator.

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? Job 38:22