If you could capture into a pint of water all the heat energy from burning a wooden kitchen match, the temperature of the water would increase 1°F. When that same pint is cooled 1°F, that same amount of energy is released into the surroundings. Similar transitions of energy happen as water freezes, ice thaws, vapor condenses and water evaporates.
These are all part exchanges of what is known as latent energy. When we look at these simple relationships and expand them to the whole Earth, it is clear water—and this latent energy—play an immense role in both the climate and climate change, even if it quickly become so complex that the specifics are challenging to understand.
For now, thinking about the remarkable science of water, let’s look at a few photographs of water vapor as it condenses into liquid water to form clouds, mist or fog. These and many more will be part of the solo show I am putting together for the Highland Center for the Arts opening February 18th.
Still Learning To See 
I had a wonderful experience when I saw the second photograph showing rushing water with the mist over it. A few years ago I purchased a watercolor by a northern Michigan artist and it is hanging over our fireplace and your photograph made me feel like you and she had seen the same place place although I