Thursday, December 18, 2008

Sky Watch: Through The Branches


The past couple of weeks we have had snow off and on. It snows, it melts, it snows again. I took this last Sunday. The snow and overcast skies of the previous days gave way to a beautiful crisp and clear day. Yes, the sky was this blue. This photo is straight out of the camera.
This was taken the night before after my daughter called from Virginia and wanted to know if I could see the moon because it was so large. It was right before sunset but the cloud cover was too heavy to see the moon. However, the clouds above the rooftop were very wintery looking.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone

36 comments:

Jientje said...

I'm a little bit jealous, you have gorgeous blue skies, and snow, AND ice to provide you with some stunning pictures!!! Belgium is just dreary and grey right now, yuck!

Shelly said...

The bottom one would make a pretty Christmas card!

imac said...

What beautiful snow captures

EG CameraGirl said...

Blue skies sound nice! The second photo is very beautiful. ;-)

Sylvia K said...

You do have beautiful skies and snow and like Jientje, here in Seattle it is just gray, cold and snowy! But each place has it's own beauty. I do love your photos! Thanks for sharing! and Happy Holidays!

maryt/theteach said...

This is just beautiful, Carletta! Happy Holidays to you and your family! :)

Leora said...

Yes, I love that bright blue. We get that color on a good day. Love the way the tree branches out all over the sky in the top photo.

Twisted Fencepost said...

I love taking pictures of the sky through trees. They seem to stand out against the sky when the leaves are gone.

Jane Hards Photography said...

The snow in the dark night looks gorgeous and very christmassy.

kayleen said...

Really like that second photo. Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

I love taking pictures of leaf-less trees with spotless blue skies in the background!

You can check out my sky watch posts here and here. Happy weekends!

Photo Cache said...

I am jealous at your view too. I love to be in one of those winter wonderland landscapes.

Happy holidays, keep warm.

George Townboy said...

Both gorgeous!

Dr.John said...

Beautiful pictures as usual. I hate sunny days because that's when the temperature here drops below zero. Give me some nice warm clouds.

Neal said...

Beautiful Carletta! I think the sun goes south out of site around here during December, January, and February. :)

Becky said...

Gorgeous shots Carletta! That 2nd one is excellant! I like the effect of the little lighted tree against the dark night.

Dorothy said...

Both are pretty, but I love the bottom picture! Looks so cold and Christmasy!

Linda said...

Beautiful sky through the tree.
I was able to see the moon - and it was huge.

Max-e said...

Absoluely stunning pictures

Leedra said...

Lovely SWF post.

Anonymous said...

Great pics. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you as well!
:-)

Indrani said...

Beautiful shots both. Happy Christmas to you too!

Gattina said...

That looks so beautiful, you could use them as post cards !!

Anonymous said...

That tree shot is stunning! The lower one's mood would fit a book for this time of year.
(I joined the sky watch crowd.)

Anonymous said...

Truly beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing!

Rose said...

It is another drab day here...it has been a while since we have seen skies that color blue!

I like that bottom photo--just something about it appeals to me.

JunieRose2005 said...

Love your snowy scenes!


Junie

The Good Life in Virginia said...

beautiful sky shots and i just love that tree shot.
have a happy holiday.

Arija said...

Both lovely, I always love bare trees.

Anonymous said...

That bottom card looks very wintery, but I like the cheer of the lighted tree and the promise of a warm house!

Kostas said...

Marvellous the photographs, impressive the clouds, and the small christmas tree cute and beautiful!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Janice Thomson said...

Beautiful shots Carletta - love the bottom one with the lit tree :)

Raven said...

Beautiful skies. I don't know what happened to Thursday, but I completely misplaced it this week. I thought today was Thursday until about 5:00. Oh, well.

Janet, said...

I love the bottom picture, too. The lit tree looks so nice.

Pietro Brosio said...

Two very attractive photographs. The first one, with the splendid sky in the background; the second, with that beautiful lighted Christmas tree.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Carletta: Very nice SWF with two neat captures.