Peering through the fog

Looking for clarity
London, ON
February 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

We get fog around here. Thick, soupy fog, especially when warmish weather rolls in and turns the delightfully heavy snow pack (thanks, Canadian winter) into a sublimating mess. It is at once dangerous and captivating.

Yesterday morning dawned with a thick blanket over the region, so the rules of life* dictated a quick, spontaneous walkabout.

I figured the woods would offer up the most optical potential, so down into the valley I went. It didn’t take long for the giant trees to telegraph their story, and before long I was seeking near-parallel trunks either emerging from the fog, or being devoured by it.

There’s no script to any of this. Just get out there and see what grabs the soul. The point is to get out there at all. On this morning, the scene was painted with fog. Next time it’ll be another palette. Maybe another way of seeing the familiar. I’ll know it when I see it.

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* The rules of life, at least how I choose to see them, are fairly simple. If we’ve been lucky enough to get another day, then it’s on us to remember it somehow. My weapons of choice are cameras and pens (or maybe keyboards), and a good day is always the one where I get to use both.

Your mileage may vary, of course, but the point is to seek scenes and moments out and somehow make them yours. Not a bad way to live, I reckon.

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