Fog, Snow, Sunrise

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Sunrise, Fog, Snow

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Fog, snow, and sunrise, a beautiful combination.  Though snow is rare, fog and Humboldt belong together.  So much so that a wonderful local cheese–featured in many gourmet magazines–bears the name Humboldt Fog.  Inevitably, a strain of another one of our local products will someday be labeled Humboldt Fog to stand alongside Sour Diesel and OG Kush and other famous marijuana “flavors.

Because the real Humboldt fog wraps my world so often, I try to capture the dreamlike quality it gives to the hills. Here, fog and the first rays of sunlight two days ago created a magic that I’ve tried to freeze and save for you today and in photographs on the last few posts but now a slight warming has sleet and rain licking away at the snow.  The beauty is disappearing but the dangerous road conditions that had two wheel drive vehicles trapped in the mountains is thankfully fading, too.

Though that danger is waning, I’ll bet I’m not the only one remembering the dangerous combination of snow melted by rain that led to the disastrous Sixty-four Flood.

The snow is melting and sunshine is hidden by rain clouds but the low mist throws filmy gray scarfs across the velvet curves of our land.  Through flood, snow, or sun, our Humboldt fog nearly always drifts across some part of the day.

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S. C.
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S. C.
15 years ago

If Humboldt were an oyster shell, your photo would be a pearl.

Staff
Member
15 years ago

That is very sweetly said. Thank you.

silverstar98121
Guest
15 years ago

Gorgeous, especially against the black background, and with the “snow” falling. We are getting hit hard with snow, and it’s supposed to rain next week. I just hope it doesn’t rain in the mountains, or we will have flooding, too.

Bob
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Bob
15 years ago

Kym…you’ve got an amazing eye for the beauty in all corners of our corner of the world. I try to walk the forests here looking for images like yours, but I miss them all. Thank you for revealing them to folks like me.

bluelaker4
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bluelaker4
15 years ago

Another beauty. Have you tried walking up that hill in the snow?

olmanriver
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olmanriver
15 years ago

these scenes feather my eyes. thanks.

Staff
Member
15 years ago

Silverstar, sometimes my theme doesn’t do everything I want (like yesterday when it wouldn’t allow a larger view of my horizontal photo) but, as a whole it is a nice compromise between a theme for a writing blog and for a photography blog. I hope you don’t have flooding there during Christmas especially.

Bob, thank you. Your latest essay is my favorite. Very peaceful and calming.

Aunt Jackie, I haven’t tried walking it yet though I want to but it is raining at the moment and the snow is melting. I suspect though it will snow tonight.

Olmanriver, I like that image. Snow does feather the eyes!

Toni
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15 years ago

Another beautiful capture, Kym. It is really outstanding – I love how the morning light hits the tree top and the cloud just behind it. Beautiful!!!

Elizabeth
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Elizabeth
15 years ago

S.C. said it beautifully.

I have really never seen such gorgeous winter photos as these last three or so you’ve posted. 🙂

forkboy
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15 years ago

You really do need to put together a book about the moods of where you live. A complete series could be done on just this tree.

And it is simply wonderful. Gorgeous. Fantastic. Wongeoustic!

Jennifer McKenzie
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15 years ago

I’ve said it before. You capture this county with perfection. Thank you.

Sandi
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15 years ago

Stunning. My family hopes to partake amongst some of that goodness this weekend. Of course, we’ll thankfully drive up to it rather than having it in our front yard. I’m jealous yet I’m not :-).

EYES WIDE SHUT
Guest
15 years ago

A simply breathtaking photograph capturing the beauty so perfectly

Elaine
Guest
15 years ago

This is breath-taking! I hope all of you are staying safe on the roads these days, if you have to be out there.

Beachcomber
Guest
15 years ago

You have captured the notion of “COLD” perfectly.brrrrr

Olivier Jules
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15 years ago

stunning picture! 😀

nursemyra
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15 years ago

poetic prose, dreamy image

sohumborn
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15 years ago

I feel like I don’t miss anything with you there to capture it. Thanks for saving these moments in time.

usebagon
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usebagon
15 years ago

Very amazing composition and color. You were there at the precise moment to capture the beauty of the snow.