Fog...

...is a cloud lover tiptoeing down the mountains to kiss the earth.

We've had several foggy days this past week, accompanying the rain. Nearly seven inches of the wet stuff has fallen in August, for which we're very grateful. The forests look bright and clean, the air shimmers with moisture, and the heavens rotate between hosting rainfilled black clouds, puffy white clouds, and brilliant blue skies.

My favorite sight has been the morning fog, settling into the verdant valleys between pine-crested hills, and cuddling up to the earth with wispy arms twisting around fragrant foliage.