Fog??

 My granddaughter had an early soccer game (8am) and I signed up to help with net setup, so we had to get to the field by about 7:15am (yuck... not a morning person). After helping with the nets, I had about 15 minutes before game time. I noticed what looked like low-lying fog (something I rarely see where I live) along what in the desert I would call a wash, but here in suburban Orange County I would call a dry stream bed. There's a nice hiking trail that follows the stream bed just adjacent to the soccer field.

After taking only about 20 steps beyond the soccer field fence, I came face to face with this guy. Perfectly quiet and still. He (she?) looked at me for what felt like forever, but in reality was probably just a couple minutes. Still, a long time. There was curiosity in those eyes. And intelligence. Not fear, but a wariness about me and what my next actions would be. Was I friend or foe? I finally made the first move to see if I could edge my way closer for another cell phone photo, and he went trotting away into the brush.

 

You can see the fog along the dry river bed in this photo, which is what originally caught my attention. Seems really odd to me to have the orange glow of the sunrise and blue sky and fog all at the same time. A bit of everything!

 

With the sun climbing a little higher in the sky, the fog is disappearing fast. It was fun while it lasted, and a treat to come across Mr. Coyote!

 

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