| THURSDAY 21
DECEMBER 2006 |
| The Fog |
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| A
fogbow in a field on Butser Hill, Hampshire |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 11:19
AM |
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| Fog
washes over the trees under the winter sun |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 11:35
AM |
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| Video
gives a better impression of the fog's breaking wave motion |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 11:36
AM |
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| The
depth of the fog is illustrated by the pylons just sticking out
the top |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 11:51
AM |
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| As
it was freezing fog, some lovely examples of rime ice were discovered
on Butser Hill |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 12:19
PM |
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| The
hoar frost laid thick in the shade |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 12:19
PM |
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| My
very own Brocken spectre |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 12:22
PM |
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| The
Brocken spectre is named after the highest mountain peak in the
Harz range in Germany |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 12:22
PM |
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| It
was the first such glory I had seen |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 12:29
PM |
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| A
leaf delicately encrusted in hoar frost |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 12:29
PM |
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| Despite
the weakness of the winter sun, it felt pleasantly warm after being
stuck in the fog |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 12:30
PM |
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| We
moved from Butser Hill back into the fog, to find more examples
of rime ice |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 2:07
PM |
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| This
photo gives an idea of the reduction in visibility brought about
by the fog |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 2:11
PM |
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| The
rimey whiteness of the trees seemed to make the foggy scene less
gloomy |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 2:11
PM |
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| We
decided to get above the fog again, so headed for The Trundle, north
of Chichester |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 2:32
PM |
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| We
were rewarded with another glory. Who needs mountains? |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 2:40
PM |
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| After
a short while, Goodwood Racecourse began to emerge from the fog
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| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 2:44
PM |
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| The
setting sun brought a fantastic light, making the grandstand look,
well, grand |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 2:47
PM |
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| Bren
set up the camcorder for a fog wave timelapse |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 2:51
PM |
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| The
tops of the South Downs could be seen peeping just above the fog |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 2:56
PM |
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| Charlton
Down |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 3:05
PM |
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| The
Monarch's Way is a 615-mile path that follows the route of Charles
II's escape to France in 1651 |
| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 3:06
PM |
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| The
car dutifully waits... time to head home, more rime to see tomorrow
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| TAKEN
BY LAURA AT 3:29
PM |
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