That's not Spanish Moss. It's astonishing rime ice that Miika saw on the Appalachian Trail.
In 2016, at a Cabin Fever University Scotch tasting event, Joe Hollis gave a memorable recitation of Tam O' Shanter by Robert Burns. He was holding the book, but he managed to deliver about 2/3 of the poem from memory.
This was the scene just before midnight Saturday night on Hannah Branch Road. Thanks to the quick efforts of neighbors and the South Toe Volunteer Fire Department, we had the road open in half an hour.