Foggy Day
Some ground was finally beginning to show through the snow
on Friday after being blanketed in white for days. But then irony took over.
The ground was visible but the sky was not. Heavy fog was everywhere.
We could hear birds chirping but they didn’t seem to be
flying anywhere. Birds can fly in fog but prefer not to as they can become
disoriented. These geese landed within the confines of a local school, the
flock choosing to hunker down and take a rest until the fog lifted.
Birds are not the only ones who can get disoriented; people,
too, find fog confusing. Going across the Ben Franklin Bridge to Philadelphia
was an experience in caution. Where was the car ahead of us? Where were the
lanes? It was hard to think we still on the bridge because we couldn’t see the
cables.
It was beautiful, in its own, soft way. All things blended.
There were no hard lines to anything. The road, the buildings along the way,
the people on the streets, all were fairy-like. I wouldn’t have been surprised
to see someone sprout wings and take off into the clouds. Sometimes it’s nice
to have that sense of fantasy to gentle a day, especially after a
snow-shoveling marathon.
What causes fog?
Be safe when driving in fog:
http://www.weather.com/activities/driving/drivingsafety/drivingsafetytips/fog.html
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Agree with the opening line about nature being pushed to the background. It always saddens me when I teach Emerson and we discuss our relationship to nature how disconnected my students are from it. Found you through the chicken soup book.
ReplyDeleteAngela Glenn-story 22-@ Time with A & N
Hi Angela, thanks for writing. I hope your students come to connect more with nature. They'll miss so much if they don't. Coming from a city-girl background, I really appreciate what the natural world has to offer.
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