Looking out of the window today, I get the distinct impression of living in a goldfish bowl full of milk. This is the view from my dining room window:



It is difficult to discern whether the view is that of low clouds, or of fog that has risen from the valley. I would have to drive down to find out.

Fog in the valley often looks like this:



The picture was taken early one morning just as the sun was coming up over the hills.
Down there in the fog, somewhere, is St.Gallen and behind it is Zürich.

The views from up here can be quite spectacular. I was lucky to catch the scene below - it lasted all of 25 seconds - I just happened to have a camera lying at hand.



In fact I have been lucky a couple of times and have been able to capture a few scenes, that only lasted seconds:



These last three images were all taken from my dining room window,
during evening meals.



The pros and contras of living in the foothills of the Swiss Alps!