Fascination with Fog

“Fear death? - to feel the fog in my throat, The mist in my face.” - Robert Browning

Yes, I do have a fascination with fogs.
I think its beautiful and poetic in a very creepy way.
My drive to work provides me with ample opportunity to see this magnificent thick cloud of water droplets almost kissing the ground. To top that off, you also see this big ball of light trying to break through.
Just marvelous!
God's finest at work.

Snow in March

Out of the bosom of the Air,

Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,

Over the woodlands brown and bare,

Over the harvest-fields forsaken,

Silent, and soft, and slow

Descends the snow.

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Catnip Hill Pike



Taken along Catnip Hill Pike on my way to work.



The snow on the naked tree branches - just magical!

Communing with Mother Nature

Emma and I tried to commune with Mother Nature.
Together with Emma's Ninang Mina,
we spent a few days in Gatlinburg, TN.

Gatlinburg is adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park. The resort that we stayed in was actually
in the foothills of the same mountains. So you see,
we were really surrounded by nature.

Of course, as soon as we arrived at the resort,
my throat, and head and nose were stuffed up.
If you've ever had a cold and flown or drove where
the elevation drastically change, you most likely
know and can feel my pain.

The little head cold did not stop me from doing
our planned activities. We had dinner at Pigeon Forge,
rode the Emma-friendly rides in Dollywood, shopped at
Tanger Outlet Mall, and drove the 11-mile scenic loop of Cades Cove.

I don't know if it was my stuffy head or the ringing ears,
or even just being around a 3 year old, but every activity
that we did just exhausted me to the max!

I used to be able to stay inside a theme park from
opening until closing AND ride everything that I can
possibly ride. At Dollywood - after 9 Emma-friendly rides,
I was begging to go home. That's only after 5 lame hours.

Tanger Outlet - my friend Jojo will be very disappointed
with this one, less than 3 hours, 6 stores, and that's including lunch.
Out of the 6 stores, 4 were mostly for Emma-store.

What did I learn from this trip?

1) I am now very Emma-centric.
I've known this since her conception, but it did not
really hit me hard until after I rode the flying elephant
and the VeggieTales rollercoaster with her. Also
that little shopping I did - none for me...all for her.

2) Too much nature is not for me.
It's not for Emma either. Getting sick upon
arrival was not just a coincidence!

3) I'm O-L-D.
Still in denial about this one. I'm sticking with
#2 as the primary reason for my exhaustion.

Will post pictures soon.
Most of our pictures were in Ninang Mina's camera.

A P'd Off Mother Nature

Hale
Originally uploaded by Abbie67

Last June 6 was the first time it really rained in LexKy. It was 2 months of just heat and sunshine, and the roses were burning! When it did finally rain, it was INTENSE!

How intense? Tornado warnings were issued left and right, AND it started hailing...IN JUNE!

When we got home that evening, there were remnants of that t-storm/hale in the front yard. That picture was just one area that has not completely melted.

We got lucky because those were tiny compared to what the other counties got that day. Some were as big as golf balls!

It would have been nice to see those, but we are still thankful we missed the golf ball size hale and tornado.

Mother Nature

eggs
Originally uploaded by Abbie67

We were visiting my brother and his fiancee in Henderson, KY last weekend. Katie showed us this bird's nest that she found inside the flower pot that was hanging on their front porch.

I just thought it was very cool, so I took a picture. I've never seen a nest or bird's eggs that upclose!