Favorite Thing Friday: Fog

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One day this week, I woke up to the oddest thing: Fog. I live in a desert, so the appearance of this thick white stuff really took me by surprise! Everything from shrubs, palm trees, and the sun were obscured in a haze that made my neighborhood look like a different planet.

I was so fascinated that the weather actually did something, I grabbed my camera and went on a little photography expedition through the mountain preserve across the street.

The fog was so thick, the mountain I normally see outside my window everyday was completely “gone.”

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I swear there is usually a mountain in this view!

My running trail also fell under the spell of fog.

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There’s usually a mountain in the distance, but not this time!

As I ventured further into the desert, the fog only got thicker. In some places, pockets of clear air sat inside thick walls of mist.

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I literally could not see anything beyond what was in this shot!

Not even the sun could get through the blanket of fog!

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It was another hour before the sun could finally poke through the fog.

I’m sure fog is a regular occurrence for many places, but it was a truly a remarkable event in Arizona. I love it when nature gives me a surprise, almost like an invitation to come outside and marvel in its wonder.

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What’s your favorite thing this week?

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c.b.w. 2015

 

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11 thoughts on “Favorite Thing Friday: Fog

  1. That’s beautiful! Fog only shows up around here during the cooler months, and it feels so magical. I love when it lays almost literally like a blanket a few feet above the ground, like it does in the clear, moist pastures.

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  2. We’re near a creek bed, so I see a lot of what I like to call ‘fairy fog’, where there’s just a thin layer of it that hovers a few feet off the ground. When it permeates an area thick with trees, I always wonder if I’ll find my way into ‘fae’ territory if I explore it…

    Sadly, most of it is on private property when I see it, so I never have gotten the chance to explore. The downside of living close to the airport (besides the noise) is that all of the big, open fields are inaccessible.

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  3. Wow, wow!! How cool, CB! Thank you, for sharing these mysterious and interesting images!

    Hmmm…my favorite thing this week…My new Yogi Tea…Lemon Ginger in my sage green mug with a spoonful of raw honey! 🙂 Yum.

    Doesn’t take much to please me. 😉

    Happy weekend to you!

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