APOD: 2012 May 29 - Sentinels of the Arctic

APOD: 2012 May 29 - Sentinels of the Arctic:

It's the astronomy pic o' the day, and while it doesn't have very much to do with astronomy, it is a tres cool photo!

"Who guards the north? Judging from the above photograph, possibly giant trees covered in snow and ice. The picture was taken last winter in Finnish Lapland where weather can include sub-freezing temperatures and driving snow. Surreal landscapes sometimes result, where common trees become cloaked in white and so appear, to some, as watchful aliens."