Through the fog

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Recently I took some fog pictures and added a few more from my archives to put up a blog. The reason for this blog was a dream. In the dream, I woke up after driving through the thick fog. I knew that the road might be flooded and I could perish. From time to time I came across other cars with the blinking lights – the drivers pulled over to the side of the road, but I didn’t give up until I finally knew where I was. It felt like a victory.

This is  Dove Hill Castle,  or De La Poer Castle, a fortified tower house that was built in the 14th century. In my dream, I was driving this road 🙂

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This is Kilsheelan Wood in the foggy morning, a background image taken for my film sandwich project two years ago.

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Kilsheelan bridge. This place was completely under the water during the last flood.

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When I think of water, my thoughts immediately shift to mosquitoes and Zika virus, the subject that has been all over the news these days. I come across this wonderful blog – The Hartley Hooligans.  Please, have a look. You might find answers to the questions you have never asked yourself before.

I had a chat with my daughter,  we talked about Zika and the babies with microcephaly. Perfect people, she said, and I knew what she meant. Perfect people who are here on Earth only to bless and teach others. It is how we should think of them instead of trying to come up with a politically correct word.

Reading news is bad for you, some people say. I don’t think so. It is like driving through the fog – if you are careful and don’t get distracted, you will be all right.

Waterford in the end of January, with the Christmas lights still on 🙂

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The rising sun is rolling the mist from Johns Hill.

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I took a picture of two Mormon missionaries in the narrow street still filled with mist. The media let the Mormons be until Mr. Romney decided to run for president. Since then, I have seen many hateful articles in their address.

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I think that I can end this post with a Mormon quote.  Google has a good assortment of them, and I loved this one for it’s optimism, good humor, and confidence in the future. I am a huge believer in the future.

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Have a wonderful weekend!

122 comments

  6. Your deep connection with your daughter is wonderful, Inese. I am so glad that you see the positive in the “voices” or “faces” of little ones with special disabilities due to the Zika virus-carrying mosquitoes. You are so ♡ wonderful to think about these children and how challenging their lives will be, if they live. . . . Poor sweet babies.
    I was appalled about the gorgeous Mormon photograph getting hateful reactions. 😦

    1. Thank you so much for your comment! My daughter and I have been through a lot in our life, and we can read each others minds 🙂
      Did you click the link to the Hooligans blog? I beg you do, it is a very inspiring and humbling read.

      It is a new photograph, so I didn’t get any reaction yet. I spoke about the Mormon Church. After Mitt Romney’s run for president, I noticed that the media turned against the church as never before. It is a very sad sign.

  7. There’s something eerie and mysterious about the fog that you’ve captured so well in your photos.

    I believe that we are living in the times of a thick fog of uncertainty, where the way forward seems unfamiliar, insecure, and dangerous, as you described in your dream.

    1. Thank you so much Rosaliene! Fear is a tool of control. If a politician uses word ‘fear’ too often, be aware. I rather listen to those who say ‘Fear not’ 🙂 Especially in these insecure, uncertain times, as you say. It is why I love this quote of Gordon B Hinckley.

  11. Beautiful photos of fog
    Gracing lovely words on your blog…

    I, too, have dreams where I am driving in a terrible fog (or snowstorm) and cannot see where I am going, even as I continue on. So far, it hasn’t resulted in a catastrophe before I wake up!

    1. Thank you so much, Cynthia! Nothing happened with me too, I was focused on staying on the road, and there was no panic or anything, a very realistic dream.

  12. Fog is somehow magical or creates mystery. The tree picture that you took the test shot is just that. It looks like in a story land. It is too bad that the place is less safe for people to enjoy it as before. Sadly, that crimes seem to be every where.

    1. Thank you so much for your comment! Yes, it is not safe to walk alone anymore. As a kid, I walked to visit my grandmother through the woods, a quarry, across the railway and highway, about 8-9 km. It took me a few hours with all the stops. Nowadays, I doubt that a grown up man would walk there on his own.

      1. That sounds like fun walking during those time. I recalled walking a long distance when I was younger even there were buses but I just wanted to walk so that I can see things.

  17. Nice entry. I love the fog. It is my favorite time to stroll outside. I like it when it is thick as well so we can hear the fog horns. As for dreams involving fogs I always look at it as an omen as the universe not wanting to let you see. The mosquito carrying illnesses are scary nowadays. It seems that you can’t turn your back and there is a new illness on our doorstop. Most disconcerting. Be well my friend

    1. Thank you so much for your comment! The fog horns! Yes! The sounds are struggling through the fog the same as the light.
      I am very concerned. Mosquito can fly up to 5-7 miles 😦
      Be safe and well!

    1. Thank you Jan! I don’t think that there is something wrong with the Mormons too 🙂 Speaking of Romney – to be honest, I don’t know much about his campaign, but I know one thing that is always true – people who are able to run their family well, can run the country 😉 I think the US needs not a party but a person for president. A leader.

  19. Inese you are in fine form, my friend. There is something about fog that lends a stillness to my mind; peace. These photos are so beautiful… truly magical. Even the city ones are magical, and I don’t tend to feel that way about cities. Thank you so very much for sharing them. Mega hugs! 🙂

    1. Thank you so much for your comment, Teagan! I wish I were in fine form to answer the question in your blog. Sitting and staring at the picture, and the only smell I feel is the smell of a fried fish someone is cooking for their lunch! I will go back and start all over again 🙂 Many hugs!!!

      1. I think that is perfect, Inese! Besides, you said something different. So many of the comments were either bread or rain, or both. Fried fish is a very evocative aroma. It reminds me of “fish fries” my grand parents would have, inviting a dozen people if my grandfather caught a lot of fish. More hugs!

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