It’s a foggy morning here in Greensboro, NC.
Generally, fog is a type of low lying cloud. It’s a collection of tiny water droplets that appear out of existing ground moisture. It’s causes are many. Superficial musings aren’t enough to fully explain fog. It’s a complex matter.
While rain, and other forms of precipitation, pose a moisture problem. Fog creates a vision problem. It’s hard to see far in the distance when it’s foggy.
Because fog obscures vision, it is often used as a jumping off point for story and metaphor.
Both The Mist by Stephen King and The Fog by John Carpenter use this natural occurrence to set up a scary “what if” scenario.
Fog can be a metaphor for one’s perception. “My sight is foggy,” describes a vision problem in the present. “The events of last night are foggy,” indicates a memory lapse. “The outcome is foggy at best,” shows uncertainty of the future.
As the sun rises this morning, I see the fog begin to burn away. Light makes everything clearer, doesn’t it?
