The beauty of fog is that it creates a haze of the things we normally see sharp, clear and with strong colors. No blue sky or the sun's rays beaming upon us. Colors are muted. Our world is more quiet thanks to water droplets in the air. Building tops seem to disappear into the sky. That describes today's blanket of fog over Sacramento:

Downtown's Wells Fargo Center  along Capitol Mall was shrouded in fog early this morning. The tallest building in the city, it stands at 423 ft. The remainder of the first full week of 2011 should be not so much fog and partly cloudy, according to the forecast.    SacPress Photo | Kati Garner

The Bank of the West building along Capitol Ave. seems to disappear into the fog around 9am this morning, as does the Wells Fargo Building (below). The forecast for the next ten days calls for rain and wind from the southeast.   SacPress Photos | Kati Garner

SacPress Photos | Kati Garner

This view from the Sacramento Marina says it all - the weekend before Thanksgiving started off in foggy mode. Clearing began around 11am. Weatherbug forecasts mostly sunny skies for  Thanksgiving week with a slight chance of showers tomorrow. SacPress photo | Kati Garner

Fog has cancelled at least one flight this morning at Sacramento International Airport. Mine. Well, my aunt’s. She was flying in from Portland to visit my mother, but after circling the airport for the better part of an hour Wednesday morning, she was off to Palm Springs. She should be back today, later. But keep in mind that it’s wise at this time of year - especially when it’s foggy - to check arrivals at the airport. I tried to get more general information from the airport itself about flights and delays today, but I was surprised to find that the airport doesn’t have a central information line for weather information. Or if they do, it’s not for you and me. This makes sense if you’re j