Ice-covered trees twinkle in the sunshine with a blue sky backdrop

Frozen raindrops and a layer of snow makes these trees glisten in the morning sunshine with a backdrop of blue sky.

The trees in Graceville, Minnesota, USA had been showered in rain overnight that then froze, and created the twinkling branches.

The sight was taken by agricultural business owner Carol Bauer, 57, who noticed the ice first on the trees outside her window that morning.

She said: "We had a lot of rain last night that turned into this scene, we then had a little snow afterwards.

"I do not get used to these scenes, they don’t happen very often.

"I feel excited and refreshed when I see the glorious white or clear ice everywhere.

"The roads were Ice covered so schools were cancelled but at least some beauty came from this storm."

This video was taken on December 16 2021 at 9:30am.