Frozen Fog in Munich

In late November, Munich had about 2 weeks of consistent fog.  Almost every day, at least downtown or out in Neuperlach where my office sits, there was low cloud cover and a thick, cold haze all around.  I've never experienced anything like it.

At one point it got cold enough that the fog froze overnight:

At first glance you might think that it snowed, but the ground is clear and the layer of frost gets thicker as you go higher.

It created quite a photo opportunity at one of the train stations south of Munich:

Here's a close crop:  nothing on the ground, but everything the fog had condensed onto became frozen white:

Finally, at the end of November, the weather cleared up a bit, enough to see the mountains again from my office:

Of course, now the sun is setting around 4:20pm, so even during afternoon meetings it starts to feel late:

Still no snow, so it doesn't feel like Winter has really arrived, but you can see some on the peaks (two photos up).
Hopefully we get some nice storms and then the sun comes out for some good skiing.  Until then, it's still umbrella weather.

Autumn in Munich

Autumn is here, in full force:

- the weather is colder, consistently single digits (Celsius) in the evening and only teens during the day
- the leaves are falling in bunches, and people always wear a "real" jacket (even the summer holdouts)
- the Alps are getting snow

Note that Munich lies at 48 degrees north latitude... this is further north than St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada)!
The days are getting quite short, and the afternoon sun is already very low on the horizon.

Despite the increasing darkness, I've had some nice views from my office in Neuperlach (southeast Munich).
This first one uses the Olympus "Dramatic Tone" art filter on the E-PL2:

It's a little dark, but I zoomed way out to show how the mountain peaks are getting significant snow now...

... and zoomed out a little more on the same area (about 16:00 in the afternoon):

Winter is on its way, so we'll have to dust off the skiis soon.