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.”
My running trail also fell under the spell of fog.
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.
Not even the sun could get through the blanket of 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
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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Magical is the perfect word to describe it! 🙂
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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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I love the idea of calling it fairy fog. Where else would mythical creatures hide? 🙂
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My mountain disappeared too! The humidity that morning was 100%… a welcomed change.
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It really was a nice surprise!
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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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I have a friend who loves Yogi tea, so I totally get why it’s such a favorite thing!
The little things are the big things, right? 🙂
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Absolutely!! They have to be, for me or I’d be one dull gal. 😉
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So cool.
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I felt like an idiot running outside with my camera, but I’m glad I got these shots!
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