A foggy day, but it cleared somewhat

A foggy day, but it cleared somewhat

When I looked outside this morning I couldn't see the building next door.  Fortunately it wasn't smog like the pollution that blankets Beijing, but Chongqing has a few names, and besides being named The Mountain City, and One of the Three Furnaces of China, it is also known as the Misty City, and this morning provided the proof. Well, by 3 in the afternoon it cleared up enough that it was worth going for a walk, and this time we went to somewhere I had not been before. Only a 20 minute walk from home we went to the reservoir, around which many farmers grow their crops. Here is what I saw today.

1.   The farmers find spots on hillsides and wherever to plant.  This is beside the dam for the reservoir, seen on the left.

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6.   The reservoir is beautiful, with the mountains behind (still pretty misty).

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10.   I can hardly wait for a clear day to see those mountains.

11.   Because this is a reservoir for supplying water to our area, there is not supposted to be any fishing or swimming in it, and lo and behold, there was someone swimming at the other end.  The temperature today was 55 F, so I imagine the water wasn't particularly warm either.