Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Freezing Fog



The hard part isn't freezing it, it's catching it. Just kidding. We had some "freezing fog" this morning which is a bit interesting in and of itself. I suppose a little like freezing drizzle only on a lighter basis. It sometimes causes some travel problems but seldom does it accumulate enough to. The neatest thing about it is the effect it has on trees. It collects a little like snow only a more delicate coating that settles on the branches sort of like moss on a rolling stone. I mean, stationary stone. I always get those two stones confused. Anyway, I got a couple of pictures today, as I remembered my camera for a change. In the afternoon we had what I suppose you could call frozen fog. The moisture suspended in the air, (that would be the fog), froze while still floating about aimlessly. It looked like tiny snowflakes, or more like pieces of snow flakes that weren't quite heavy enough to move themselves to the ground. This put a delicate finish on any snow that was still around and added an interesting texture to the landscape. It looked a little like the non-skid surface of a bath mat or something like that. By the way, in an earlier blog I commented on a phenomenon I referred to as a "heat event", the actually name is "heat burst". So if your Googling "heat event" was fruitless, try "heat burst". It truly is an interesting phenomenon. Well, I hope you enjoy the pictures. I've included two today since my blog is so short. By by the the way way, you can click on the pictures and get a full sized view of them. I discovered this last week but forgot to mention it to the two of you. Sorry, I'll try to do better.