Foggy Morning in Alabama

Post Card from Alabama

It was a damp and foggy morning in Shelby County, with a threat of rain, but he took his camera out to see what they could see together. This first shot alone made it worth the trip.

Cantilever Space Dock

The dock at the Beeswax Creek boat launch appears to be cantilevered out into space.

Falling Branch

No, I didn't shoot just as it fell, nor did I throw it up in the air. It was foggy down at Lay Lake, and some fisherman had tangled his line, broke off the branch, and left it hanging. The mono-filament was invisible. 

Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery

They've lain here over 150 years. What's one more foggy, rainy day?

Cold and Foggy Morning

The boat dock at Beeswax Creek Park looks cantilevered into space.

The sun was up, but hard to see for the dense fog

The water was silky smooth.

One old guy (no comments from the peanut gallery, please) did launch his old flat bottomed johnboat to work his catfish trotlines like he does every day. He went very slowly, and this is all I could see from the dock.

The johnboat created only a tiny wake.

After a few minutes, you can't tell where the water stops and the fog starts.

As I was headed home, the fog had thinned a little and you could see all the way across Beeswax Creek, but it was still thick only a little downstream.

This guy finally decided to go ahead and launch. He was headed upstream to do a little bass fishing, but wanted to wait till he could see the water ahead pretty well. He had heard the main channel was full of floating logs washed into the lake by the recent heavy rains.

Foggy

After a couple of good rain showers the last couple of days, and with the temperature down slightly, this morning was quite foggy when we looked down the driveway.

I got dressed, packed up the camera, and headed out to see what I could see and show you.  I stopped at the corner in the drive and looked into the neighbor's garden.  Fortunately, the barbed wire caught only my eye.

I knew a great deal of our fog was caused by Lay Lake, which is less than two miles away, so I headed that way.

Near the lake there are some beautiful horse farms.  These two were enjoying their early morning breakfast.

The fog was really thick at the boat launch and dock.

I wouldn't want to speed off into this.  Who knows what's out there?

I decided to try this one on Weekend Reflections, my first entry there.  Really it's only the last two photos.

It Was a Cold and Foggy . . .

. . morning yesterday on Lay Lake.  Very little color, but some fruitful silhouettes. 

Lay Lake Dragonfly

This is another of the many types of dragonfly that hang out at Lay Lake. A previous one is here. Or maybe it's the same kind, just at a different point in the life cycle/molting process.