This is my entry post for the Season Hunt Challenge Week 17 by 
Mist and fog can bring a lot of things to mind. It can be beautiful, sad, scary and even dreary! Scary because have you ever had to drive in a very dense fog and barely be able to see in front of you?! All you had were maybe the faint lights of the vehicle in front of you and you just hoped that they could see ahead a little better than you. I do remember a couple of times being in the car with a parent and getting caught in a very dense fog. Luckily, we made it through the misty fog and home safely though. I think it can evoke a feeling of sadness and if you are already sad then it can magnify that feeling. I also think that something that seems so dreary can also be very beautiful!
These are all photos that I took while at the Gunpowder Falls State Park. This trail is part of the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail and is at Paper Mill Road to Ashland Road. It was definitely misty and foggy on this particular visit.
It did seem so very dreary but past and within that dreariness there was such beauty! I thought the tree reflections in the murkiness of the water were quite pretty! You also can't see him but there is a Bald Eagle sitting regally on a tree branch far away and a bit obscured by the fog.
I also caught this Sandpiper and its reflection!
I saw these large rocks in the water and then I realized that those rocks were moving .. yikes! They weren't rocks at all but some huge Snapping Turtles. They can be scary but also cool to see from a distance. If you love turtles then you may even find them to be beautiful. I politely reserve opinion on that and will stick with "cool" to see! 😉
I could hear this beautiful bird long before spotting him. It is a Great Blue Heron that was swooping about (and calling) some distance away.
The trail was misty pretty much the entire walk but the fog was patchy as is often the way with fog.
On my way back on the trail I spotted these Bittersweet berries in some brush. I only saw the webbing on them after I got home and viewed the photo on a larger screen.
I'll end my post with this silly wet squirrel. It was running around and up a tree. He would poke his head out from around the tree every now and then as though he was playing a game of peek-a-boo with me and my camera. I finally got him though! I know that it may not be the best photo but obviously the squirrel was better at this game than I was! 😁
Thank you
All photos and text by me 
