I've Got a Foggy Notion

John Carpenter's, "The Fog" (opening)

Wow, the lake is obscured by a massive bank of fog -- it's unusual having fog roll in during the evening, with the Sun shining as it's setting, it makes for a weird vista.

Looking to the north, I see that the fog has already claimed buildings there, and to the south, most of the Loop is hidden from view. Where I sit, however, it's a pocket of clarity amid a sea of obfuscation, protected by sunlight, but only a little while longer, because sunset is coming.

It's mesmeric, really, this great, gray wall that is gliding ever closer. I love fog, because it makes everything mysterious. Even the most mundane walk becomes magical when there's fog around. Still, a fog bank this massive, this late in the day, is faintly disconcerting.

Mansun, "Wide Open Space"