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First Day Of Fall

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The first day of fall 2025 opened with fog and closed with a thunderstorm so severe it shook my ridgetop home.

We suffered through relentless rain for the first half of the year before everything dried up and drought took hold again. Last night, though, was wonderful. Relentless rain, thunder and bright streaks of lightning kept me looking out the window. It was a nice night to read a mystery and to drift off to sleep with the rhythm of the rain on the window.

There’s just something about fog and rain that make the world seem a little more mysterious and more enjoyable. I don’t know what it is but I’ll enjoy it all while it lasts!

I once read the line “some folks feel the rain and others just get wet.” Whatever you do, please try to enjoy it!

Gloom And Light

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It’s a gloomy day here in southern Ohio. Most of my snow is gone and there’s fog setting the scene for a perfect day to stay inside and cozy.

I’ll be indoors but maybe not so cozy. I have to face the consequences of decisions made yesterday when I decided that it was time to paint my bedroom. It’s about half done and I can finish most of it on my own. Adam asked to help when he learned what I was doing so I’m going to ask him to take care of the highest part of one tall wall. A ladder and long arms will come in handy for that section.

Meanwhile, I’m thinking of all the first responders and folks who have no choice but to go out this morning. It sounds like black ice is wreaking havoc all around.

Yes, I still have up a tree as the photo illustrates. This tree features white lights, woodland creatures and other things hallmark of winter rather than Christmas. I’m glad for the pretty lights reflecting in the window this morning.

My furnace is getting a break today since it’s warmer but we are expecting a steep dip in temperatures like much of the nation. I worry for people who can’t afford their heating bill, for homeless folks, and especially for those in North Carolina who are still living in tents after a hurricane devastated areas that should never see a hurricane.

I’m grateful for my circumstances and hope you are as fortunate as I am.

Foggy Mornings

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We had some remarkably foggy mornings this week. While I work a hybrid schedule, I was out driving around two of these mornings. Both days, I found myself inches from hitting deer and thanking my lucky stars that they didn’t come through my windshield. There’s nothing like a near miss in the dark to wake you up.

These images come from the Lake Rupert area on one of those days. It was about 9:30 a.m. and just starting to lighten up. I actually pulled over here to get my bearings after one of those near misses with a deer. When I looked up, it was just too pretty to not reach for my iPhone. It was a nice silver lining to the proverbial dark cloud.

You know how I enjoy reflections.

It’s good to know that, even in the fog, there’s opportunity to find something soft and lovely that will brighten the day.

Foggy Morning Web

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The Old Farmer’s Almanac published a story this week that talked about folklore used to predict snow. A new one to me is that for every fog in August there will be a snowfall in winter.

Since I like both fog and snow, that sounds like a fair deal.

Incidentally, yesterday was foggy.

Here’s a look at the view from my front porch after it had started to move out. That old tree makes me happy.

And here’s one of several webs in a shrub near my bedroom window. Someone had been busy.

I suppose I’m an odd duck for paying attention to these things. Most people hate fog and wouldn’t dream of stopping to examine a spider web. But I think it’s fascinating to consider how our world changes when we aren’t looking. Light and darkness temporarily change the look of the world. Fog rolls in and softens the look of trees and roads. It dissipates and reveals the stunning handiwork of a tiny creature with eight legs. How do they make these things so beautiful anyway?

It’s all pretty wondrous if you stop and consider it.

Want to read that story? Here it is! Maybe you’ll learn something new as well!!

Forlorn

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It’s been gloomy a lot here lately but this scene is simply forlorn.

It was early Friday and rain had settled in for the day. The fog was trying to lift but these bare trees against that fog were just too much to resist. What I wouldn’t have given to have my camera in the seat next to me but had to settle for capturing this with my phone.

One of these days, snow will blanket the landscape and it won’t look so sad. For now, all we can do is seek beauty in unexpected places.