The word Fog, can be used as a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to a cloud like mass or a collection of liquid water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air or near the Earth’s surface, that reduces visibility. It also refers to a confused mental state.
As a verb, Fog refers to covering or enveloping one with fog or to confuse or obscure a situation.
“After the accident, he was in a fog like state for several days”
The steam from the boiling water, fogged her glasses so she could not see"
We experienced fog each morning this past week staying on the beach at Bodega Bay. For me it felt like a soft blanket of cool air. It was very quiet and peaceful and reminded me of this poem.
The Fog - by Carl Sandburg
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Fog is pretty much a part of my life every day, living here in the Bay Area. The Golden Gate Bridge is almost always enveloped in fog during the early morning hours and many times in the evenings. It is sometimes an eerie sight to behold, with the top of the bridge just peeking out from the thick mist. But, as Carl Sandburg wrote: it "then moves on." Hope you had fun in Bodega Bay!
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