Winter's Icy Grip Frozen in Time

On the shores of Lake Michigan the waves crash into a break wall.  The spray is caught by the wind.  100 yards downwind the spray settles onto small branches.  Misty drop by misty drop it freezes on the branch.  Then onto itself.  Months of this accumulation results in photographic opportunites like this;

Nikon D3s with Nikon 105 AFS VR lens (1/1250 at F/8, ISO 200)