Yesterday started out with fog but ended up warm with sunshine filling my space.
Like most evenings since I’ve been here, there wasn’t much of a sunset even though there were a few floaty clouds overhead.
The sun quietly slid below the horizon while I was busy talking on the phone.
It was a good way to end a day I’d spent mini adventuring. More on that in another post.
This morning, just like a certain sheltie-girl who will remain nameless, the light woke me at 6 a.m. The strange glow in the room had me leaping out of bed searching frantically for my clothes and then the camera.
Because this was outside:
The whole world was orange and I knew it wouldn’t last.
Sure enough, after only a minute or two the grey fog began to creep in, damp on my cheeks and the camera lens.
And the whole world changed to grey.
But wasn’t that orange moment worth getting up early for!
Katie says that would be a lesson well learned.
Edit: If you want to see an extraordinary sky, check out this post from 3 years ago about now when I was down here with Katie-girl.
February 11, 2021 at 9:00 am
That is some fog! A little bit like Maine in the fall. I suppose similar weather conditions produce it. Will the fog burn away as the day progresses? That’s what happens here.
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February 11, 2021 at 10:16 am
Today rain and thunder is burning it off! Yesterday it eventually burned off with the sun.
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February 11, 2021 at 9:14 am
Wow, I would have jumped up for that too. Gorgeous!
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February 11, 2021 at 9:18 am
I KNOW! Sometimes when I’ve been here I’ve woken to gold light filling the bedroom and I leap up and race outside. This was the first time I’ve ever seen the air glow orange!
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February 11, 2021 at 9:55 am
Orange to grey, but still cool. Glad you are having a good time down there 🙂
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February 11, 2021 at 10:18 am
It’s nice down here, not much blooming yet, but I DID find some daffodils yesterday afternoon. And of course the orange sherbet sky doesn’t hurt.
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February 11, 2021 at 10:49 am
Wow, it will be quite a while before we see daffodils…
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February 11, 2021 at 11:31 am
I know. Last time I was here during winter I got to see spring all over again at home.
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February 11, 2021 at 10:10 am
Most interesting. The quick shift in color is Mother Nature at her trickiest. Lovely photos.
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February 11, 2021 at 10:18 am
Light move so quick. It’s so easy to miss these moments, I’m just glad I’m trained to wake up at 6.
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February 11, 2021 at 10:30 am
What a magical start to your day!
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February 11, 2021 at 11:32 am
It definitely was!
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February 11, 2021 at 12:43 pm
Wow, that is beautiful! Our skies look yellow sometimes, but never this gorgeous orange.
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February 11, 2021 at 9:04 pm
I’ve never seen it this color either. The sun was coming up, I wonder if it was pink before I saw it this color. You should have seen me stumbling over my feet trying to get dressed and out the door before it faded. Even in the pictures I took you can see the color leaving from one shot to the next.
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February 11, 2021 at 12:44 pm
Katie and I would get a long great since I get up around 4:00 a.m. most mornings. Love the orange those color changes only last a few minutes but I love them.
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February 11, 2021 at 9:05 pm
I’m enjoying the fact that even though I still wake up, I can roll over and go back to sleep v.s. getting up, getting dressed, putting on the heavy coat, boots, gloves and taking her out to wander in the yard.
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February 12, 2021 at 7:14 am
I am assuming you are still in Alabama. I love the ceiling of this house done in wood slats. Have you showed us the outside of this house?
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February 12, 2021 at 8:46 am
Other posts in other years have had a picture of the outside of the house. I’ll make sure I do that one of these posts before I head north.
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February 11, 2021 at 1:29 pm
WOW! Surreal! You have captured some breathtaking photos while you’ve been on your trip.
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February 11, 2021 at 9:05 pm
It’s been fun!
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February 11, 2021 at 1:54 pm
what a gorgeous place to stay, so cozy and inviting!
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February 11, 2021 at 9:05 pm
Thank you, yes it is.
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February 11, 2021 at 2:01 pm
I’d have hopped up to see that orange tint, too — something a bit eerie about a sky like that in the morning. Probably heralded the gray and rain to follow. But what a wonderful house you’ve got to curl up in — perfect for a nice cup of cocoa and a good book!
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February 11, 2021 at 9:06 pm
We had fog then thunder and rain. Thunder lasted all day, most of the day was rain too. Hoping for some sun tomorrow.
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February 11, 2021 at 2:31 pm
Your house inside looks like a wonderful place to be!
Wonderful color shots — those oranges and reds don’t last long at all, do they.
Except when thousands upon thousands of fires are burning in multiple places all at the same time and the smoke is infusing the entire valley for weeks on end. Then you get days that are eerily orange or red all day. Not the same pleasant feeling! So I like your variation much better.
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February 11, 2021 at 9:06 pm
So true about the fires, I remember you photos. I would have been so terrified.
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February 11, 2021 at 5:08 pm
Dawn, your Dad’s house looks like it would fit perfectly into the North Georgia mountains. I know you said it’s in Alabama, but I’m wondering where. Light is an interesting element isn’t it? You definitely captured the magic.
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February 11, 2021 at 9:07 pm
It’s near Auburn, quite hilly, would fit in Georgia’s mountains just fine, we’re probably in the same mountain(ish) range.
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February 11, 2021 at 6:18 pm
The light will return in 4 days, then hide again for 5. Have you seen the crazy forecast?
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February 11, 2021 at 9:08 pm
I haven’t been watching the weather. I’m afraid to know the truth.
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February 12, 2021 at 10:59 am
The magic of fog! And the changing light. Beautifully captured in these images.
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February 12, 2021 at 1:54 pm
Here at the lake it’s all about the light and it changes so fast I often miss the opportunity.
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February 12, 2021 at 8:22 pm
What great light!! Fun to get up for good light!
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February 15, 2021 at 12:33 pm
It sure is!
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February 13, 2021 at 9:52 pm
Wow!
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February 15, 2021 at 12:34 pm
I know!
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February 14, 2021 at 3:53 pm
What glories and beautifully captured too. It always seems incredible how a few minutes can make so much difference.
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February 15, 2021 at 12:34 pm
In a blink it’s changed.
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