Wednesday morning, the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter, was cold but clear. There was a strong inversion down in the lower areas. The view to the east was almost whited out, except for the top of the mountain.
When I took the dogs out for their walk, we went down into the fog you can see lapping up into the valley just behind the near treeline. It got noticeably colder as we went into the fog, but the sun was trying to stream through the trees.
The sunbeams always fascinate me.
On the way back up, we saw an armadillo. The dogs were very interested.
The armadillo is above Sam’s head about midway up the bank.
I had some second thoughts about taking this picture. In the past, Zeke would probably have gone wild and I would have needed both hands to hold the leash. If that had happened, I would have probably dropped my phone. Fortunately, Zeke maintained his cool. I guess he’s getting old.
The inversion was long lasting. It persisted through noon, when we went down for our regular Wednesday huevos rancheros. By the time I went to Lowes for some material around 4:30, the fog was gone and a cloud bank had moved in.
Some waves were visible near the sun (on the left side of the image) as well as further to the north, but they are nearly impossible to see in this image.
We get a lot of fog here, but every now and then it does something beautiful like this as it streams through the trees. Love seeing the sky there and the armadillo. I see some interesting hint of colors in the panorama shot in the far left. Beautiful.
Robin — Thanks.I know the west coast gets a lot of fog. My thesis advisor gave me a composite satellite image of the western US that had to include a lot of different days in order to get the entire West Coast fog free. The fog (or clouds, if you happen to be down in the valley) are one of the things I like about living up here.