Morning Fog on the Neches: Why East Texas Spring Mornings Are Worth Waking Up For

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Some mornings, this place just shows off.

There’s a window of about twenty minutes on a spring morning in East Texas — right after sunrise, before the fog burns off — when everything looks like a painting.

The pines are still. The river is glass. The light comes through low and gold, and it catches the mist hanging over the water like it’s showing you something on purpose.

You can’t schedule it. You can’t plan for it. You just have to be up early enough to see it.

If you were out on the Neches this morning — or standing on your porch with a cup of coffee, watching the fog roll through your back pasture — you know exactly what we’re talking about.

This is the part of East Texas that doesn’t make the brochures. It’s not a destination. It’s just home, doing what it does best.

Take a breath. Slow down. Happy Sunday, East Texas.

Got a spring morning photo that takes your breath away? Send it to us or tag @TFCLiving on Facebook — we’d love to share it.

Lee Allen Miller
Lee Allen Millerhttps://msgresources.com
Lee Miller is a veteran of the broadcast media industry and CEO of MSG Resources LLC, where he consults on media strategy, broadcast best practices, and distribution technologies. He began his career in Lufkin in the early 80s and has since held leadership roles in both for-profit and nonprofit broadcasting. Lee serves as Executive Director of the Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance and is a member of the Texas Association of Broadcasters Golden Mic Club. He lives near Lufkin on his family s tree farm, serves on the board of the Salvation Army, and plays keyboard in the worship band at Harmony Hill Baptist Church. He and his wife Kenla have two grown children, Joshua and Morgan.

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