Fog Magic By Writer and Contributor NJ Jaeger
Peninsula Fog Landscape Moment
How lucky we few to greet fog night or day, we lucky few who live near the bay
My childhood friend, good morning I say, I feel more alive when you start my day.
Softly awake the world starts anew, as fog dances down petals leaving fresh dew.
Visit in morning, day, or evening I say, you always are welcome in Lunada Bay.
Peninsula Fog Movie Magic
Shot on the Palos Verdes Peninsula
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
“You must make your own life amongst the living and, whether you meet fair winds or foul, find your own way to harbor in the end.”
- Captain Daniel Gregg
“In my opinion, you are the most obstinate young woman I have ever met.”
- Mr. Coombe
The score was a highly personal one to composer Bernard Herrmann ‘s haunting melodies intertwine the sound of the sea into every character. His music was intended to evoke romance and the sea’s enduring influence on people.
Peninsula Bay Bird Fog
Bird’s Eye
Cinder and Ella my favorite raven pair,
Swoop down to visit on fog’s morning air
Boot black your feathers how they glisten and shine
As you welcome a snack I feel like you’re mine.
A decade and more we meet each day
So I worry if missed, still you are away
In the cold of winter or heat of summer’s day
I wait for you to come, please visit me today
Prized Fog Poems by Sandburg and Yerman
FOG by Carl Sandburg
The fog comes
On little cat feet.
It sits looking
Over harbor and city
On silent haunches
And then moves on.
A PELICAN IN THE FOG excerpt by Jim Yerman
I suppose that’s why in life… I love the color grey…
Walking in the fog … and paintings by Monet
Walking on the beach the other morning…the sky changed from blue to grey
And when the fog settled over us it was like walking in a painting by Monet.
Point Vicente Lighthouse
On November 17, 1979, Point Vicente Lighthouse was added to the National Registry of Historic Sites. Despite advancements in technology, foghorns continue to play a crucial role in ensuring the safe navigation of vessels. Electronic sensors and automated controls now trigger the foghorn. A well-known landmark in the South Bay the lighhouse sends it's beacon across the Catalina Channel and can be seen up to 20 miles away.
Peninsula’s Beloved Foghorn
I hear the foghorn in my dreams, its resounding hum covers land and sea
Does oceanlife hear a message and wonder how big the human must be?
Some humans love it, some complain, do whales and octopus feel the same,
If loved or hated, this sound of old, has saved the lives of mariners untold.
Peninsula’s 2024 Epic Wall of Fog
Wall of White
I saw a wall of white today, a sight I’ve never seen
I saw a wall of white today, it looked other-worldly being
I saw a wall of white today, so vast, how could this be,
I saw a wall of white today, I’m awed and speechless – me.
NJ is a storyteller who has written in many voices for clients in health, education, entertainment, food, sport and politics. Her firm managed publicity for documentary films, book authors and the U.S. Championships. NJ received the Lynn Weaver Award from the Entertainment Professional Publicists Society for her lifelong commitment to philanthropy and community volunteerism.
