Category: Cape Ann Weather

Foggy Sunday

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

The fog was very thick on Sunday.  Rick and I walked the Stacy Boulevard and Magnolia Beach.

Swimming on Magnolia Beach

Ducks having fun under the Cut Bridge

Beautiful sea smoke from Shore Road

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Reblogged from  Wikipedia:

Sea smoke, frost smoke,[1] or steam fog[2] is fog which is formed when very cold air moves over warmer water. Arctic sea smoke[3] is sea smoke forming over small patches of open water in sea ice.[4]

It forms when a light wind of very cold air mixes with a shallow layer of saturated warm air immediately above the warmer water. The warmer air is cooled beyond the dew point and can no longer hold as much water vapor, so the excess condenses out. The effect is similar to the “steam” produced over a hot bath or a hot drink, or even an exercising person

Beautiful reflections

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

As Mr. & Mrs. Claus arrived at Maritime Gloucester for the Lighting of the Lobster Trap Tree, the reflection in the harbor were so pretty.

Sunset on Magnolia Pier

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

This week has been rainy and windy.  On Thursday, the Sunset Group, was able to get some great shots of the sun setting.  Even though it was and cold and windy, watching the sunset and socializing with these great people, make it worth being a little cold.

 

Sun Pillar at sunset

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

A sun pillar, also known as a light pillar or ice pillar, is a vertical beam of light that appears to extend from the sun or another light source. It’s an atmospheric optical phenomenon caused by sunlight reflecting off of ice crystals in the air or high-altitude clouds.
Sun pillars are most commonly seen during sunrise or sunset, when the sun is low on the horizon and cirrus clouds are present. They are less likely to occur during the summer.