By midmorning, the coastline began to haze over, softening the lights of the harbor.

At the farmers' market, a vendor explained that purple haze commands a premium because its deep violet leaves signal a particularly high THC content.

From the highway overpass, the distant cars looked distorted through the shimmering heat hazes.

From the cracked asphalt parking lot, the city skyline seemed to float in the heat haze, the edges of the buildings blurring and bending in the wavering air.

Every evening, as the city quiets, a light mist hazes over the river, softening the outlines of the buildings.

By late afternoon, the old photograph had hazed over, blurring the faces of relatives I barely remembered.