The January 11th Fog (2018)

An especially dense fog

descended over a wide area in the country

on the night of January 10th and most of next day, 

making travelling hazardous.

This Curraghmore tree gives some idea

of how bad it was.

                                                                                                                             This tree, quite near the previous one,
looks better when the shadow areas were modified in Photoshop!

Even this beechwood was somewhat enveloped in the fog also. 

                                                                                                                                                                                               However, these beech leaves, lingering on from autumn, brightened up the scene

                                             

                                                
Polo ponies,usually in plenty in this roadside field,   
were completely hidden,
except for this one in her winter coat.                   

Also brightening up the scene were these flowering Ranunculus ficaria plants,

growing beside a roadside stream in the same area.
Also known as Lesser Celandines. 

Lots more were just about to open.
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Then again . . . 

. . . I was pleasantly surprised today to see the above Camellias in flower in a local garden,
despite recent severe weather, and more of it to come

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The unwanted white borders, seen above,
just keep occurring.
Trying to get rid of them!