Your foggy photos are almost surreal, yet I can feel the damp air, smell the fresh forest and hear the near silence.
Ugh, I feel you on the tripod frustration, it took me a long time of being annoyed until I finally got myself a really suberb tripod that can hold up the bigger lenses too. My photography teacher also had a good tip (that requires some commitment) of super glueing the tripod quick release plate onto the camera permanently.
Thank you so much @eveuncovered! The fog does make everything look a little other worldly. It was a stunning morning to be out, and the way you imagine the morning is very beautifully described. :)
I'm not sure I would dare stick anything to my camera with super glue. :) However, in the case of my heavy lens, I mount my camera using the quick release plate that I have attached to the lens collar, rather than mounting the camera body onto the tripod. I'm going to have to start researching which tripod head to buy....