A backyard winter scene in Walnut Creek, California. With all the rain we've been having of late the conditions have been very favorable for the formation of Tule fog. Tule fog is a dense, thick, ground fog that forms in California's Central Valley during the winter months as opposed to the air borne summer fogs that blow in from the Pacific. Both, however, have the same effect, one more enjoyable than the other. In the summer, we generally welcome the fog because it means a warm spell- a span of 4 or 5 days of triple digit temperatures-will be ending. In the winter, it means your 45 degree day will feel more like 25. Like today. Brrrr, though the ivy seems to thrive in it, much to my chagrin. Ivy changes everything and grows everywhere if you don't keep it in check.
