It’s that time of year when atmospheric scenes of fog await us - especially as the sun rises.
Dawn mists can be stunning, but let’s face it, Wearside is often striking at any time of day.
Here are nine Echo archive photos showing the mist, fog and sand storms at Seaburn, on the Wear, and in Durham.
It’s a 40-year gallery of great scenes from 1975 onwards. Enjoy.
1. Misty memories from Wearside
9 times that Sunderland and Durham looked stunning in the fog. | se
2. Coping with the sea fret
Back to August 1975 where Joe Turnbull (13) and Leslie Robson (15) were putting up their tent at Roker to the sound of fog horns. | se
3. Seaburn sands in 1995
A sand mist greeted these sunseekers on Seaburn beach on a red hot day in July 1995. | se
4. Just visible in 2004
Spectators watch as the Queen Mary 2 sails past on a July day in 2004. | se
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