The tide must be in this morning.

Actually it's just the early morning fog down in the valley.

Here's a veiw from the "lawn" of the Aerie to the west.



And here's another looking northwest to the gap through which Route 15 (soon--perhaps--to be Interstate 99) passes as it heads out of Mansfield and toward Corning, NY.



Heavy fog is common in the spring and fall as the cool air sinks into the valley and any moisture from the several rivers, streams and impoundments condenses. One of the advantages of living at an elevation of 2100 feet is that the coldest air moves down the hill to the valleys. We get fogs only when the cloud ceiling is really, really low. At those times, the valley is getting rain while we can look at the rain drops forming. That doesn't happen too often, however.

One of the disadvantages of living at 2100 feet is the air is constantly moving. It's either going down hill as it cools or uphill as it warms. There's only an hour or so when the tide shifts that things are very, very still. That's why, I suppose, there's a wind farm being constructed atop Armenia Mountain. We will have some 75+ wind turbines along the ridge above and to the east of the Aerie turning that air movement into electricity. At community meetings last year, they were said to be ready to erect the wind turbines this summer--didn't happen. There are delays due to added restrictions and requirements requested by folks concerned about the birds, the view and the forest. So much for demands for alternative electrical production.