Illuminated by the low sun, the frosty spikes had been coated in more snowfall. Pic: Steve Brown.
An uncanny wall of icicles has captured the attention of drivers passing through the Fife countryside.
Storm Darcy has blanketed Courier Country in snow, with temperatures this week plummeting to below -20 C in parts of Scotland.
The Courier photographer Steve Brown captured the ordinarily verdant verge in a unique contrast.
Along with the carpet of snow, drivers traversing the A91 in Fife would have noticed the roadside hedgerow completely crystallised in ice.
Pic: Steve Brown.
Sub-zero stems and branches were entirely engulfed in ice, turning the tangled topiary into a huddle of icy stalagmites which hugged the carriageway near Cupar.