The Fog

Wasn't that a Stephen King book?

Anyway, we're down in Navarre Beach, on Santa Rosa Island, Florida panhandle, and today we experienced one of the most peculiar weather days ever: a gorgeous clear morning during which a low, thick fog settled stubbornly over the beach and stayed there all day. It was actually a sunny, cloudless day, except for this one big cloud on top of us. Kinda like that old Li'l Abner character Joe Btfsplk.

The photo was taken around 2:30 in the afternoon. Ordinarily, you'd be able to see the pier in the top portion of the shot. It's less than a quarter-mile away. We're in a 20-story high-rise, and for most of the day the top half of our building was invisible. At one point, a small single-engine plane flew overhead. Everyone looked up. We could hear it, just couldn't see it. Viewed from the nearby mainland, Santa Rosa Island disappeared, totally shrouded by the fog.

Locals down here say this happens every now and then. Very strange.

Same shot, next day, no fog.