Spirits in the Mist part 1

Spirits in the mist

It's Friday, and yet another week has gone by. As I type, this may well turn out to be a bit of a fragmented entry in some ways. This first section being "written" today, Friday , and the rest in my normal "blogging slot" early Saturday Morning, when I've had a chance to sort out the main part of the entry.

But I had to put down this particular thought whilst it's construction was still rattling around in that empty space that is my brain.

Through out history there have been stories of Spirits walking the mists. But , up until now anyway, I have never really believed why people would see them. I could understand people mistaking other people, animals and the like "flittering" in and out of view because of the mist and fog around them, but not figures, elusive ghost like figures, just out of reach. Not until yesterday.

Those of you that know North Lincolnshire will know that there is a road that runs adajcent to the River Humber, passing the town of Winterton, and then taking you along the river bank, passed the Cement Works at South Ferriby, and then on up the hill to Barton-on-Humber and the Humber Bridge. Now partway down the Winterton/Cement Works stretch, just passed the Chicken Farm, the river is very close to the road.

Anyway the day starts misty and cold, very Autumnal. Headlamps are on to cope with the patches and banks of Fog as I make my way to my first job of the day at a Kwiksave store in Barton Market Place. Then I get to the section of the river closest to the road and the mobile goes. I pull over to answer, whilst at the same time looking out of the windscreen towards the river.

You could just see the surface of the water, with a bank of mist and fog floating about 18 inches above. Wisps of white clouds twisted down to touch the surface. But then I had to look twice. Legs?

Slowly you could see a ghostlike body appear, fading and gliding in and out of the fog banks. Then another, and another. I know they were only imps in the fog, pseudo people, but it was fascinating to watch. I now understand why some people believe they actually saw "people" in the mist. After a few moments of course I was left with a rather dull bank of cloud, and some where to go as the fog rolled down and covered the surface of the river completely

The worst part was, although I know it was only the mist, I was left feeling some what disturbed - Odd????