Thursday, March 24, 2011

Sky Watching In March

March is one of my favorite months to enjoy looking at the sky. Lots of crisp windy days with a lovely blue covering overhead. To me there is something romantic about a daytime moon. It's always a surprise to look up and see one.
“The future is like the daytime moon, a diffident but faithful companion, so elegant as to be almost invisible, an inconspicuous marvel.”Robert Grudin

That same day provided wispy clouds above the trees and a perfect day to capture contrails.


"What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on the moon but that they set eye on the earth."
~Norman Cousins

The Supermoon on the 19th.

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33 comments:

Anonymous said...

My gosh Carletta these are stunning. I love the one with the jet contrails. It's just stunning :) They all are :) xoxoxox

diane b said...

great shots of the super moon and the daytime moon. I love your quotes too, so true.

rapunzel said...

Amazing shots!! I love looking at the moon.

Unknown said...

When I saw the thumbnail, I was hoping you'd taken advantage of the super moon! I LOVE the one of the super moon through the trees...incredible!

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Hi Carletta, Those are fabulous pictures (moon, sky, etc.).... March is a good time to take sky pictures, isn't it???
Hugs,
Betsy

JunieRose2005 said...

Wonderful sky shots, Carletta!!

George said...

This is a beautiful ode to March skies. Your photos are beautiful.

Anonymous said...

What wonderful skies and superb moon shots!

Jennifer said...

These are awesome! I love them all but that half moon during the day is incredible! Great shots.

And just in case you are interested, I'm hosting a new linkie at my site called Fabulous Friday. I'd love it if you would participate!
http://mcdougallphotography.blogspot.com/2011/03/fabulous-friday-linkie-party.html

Rose said...

I love the big, puffy clouds we are getting...and love flying a kite in the spring. Haven't did that in a few years, but we used to always get one and take the kids some place...now we have Lorelei.

Carver said...

Fantastic shots and quotes. I love the variety of ways you captured the moon.

My name is Riet said...

Wonderful shots Carletta. So special

Sylvia K said...

Gorgeous captures, Carletta! And the perfect quotes! Love your moon shots! Awesome! Happy SWF! Have a wonderful weekend!

Sylvia

Unknown said...

Great captures Carletta. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens said...

Great sky watch voyage to the moon.

Steffi said...

Stunning photos,Carletta!

Irene said...

Amazing shots! It´s difficult to choose a favorite!

Mrs.D said...

oh my golly! these are amazing shots....Hope you can check out my Skywatch Friday entry as well. Thanks!

EG CameraGirl said...

I agree that a daytime moon is often a surprise, even though it's actually fairly common. Great photos of the supre moon.

syel said...

fantastic photos! as much as i love the supermoon, i prefer the daytime moon :) and l like the one behind the tree branches! :)

Unknown said...

Perfectly selected quotes to accompany your beautiful photos. Love the "two moons" shot. Gorgeous, Carletta!

Gina

http://graceolsson.com/blog said...

simply marvelous
http://graceolsson.com/blog/2011/03/the-uruguay-of-my-dreams/


the most beautiful skyshots, this weekend

Gary said...

Very beautiful! Stunig shots!

Neal said...

Great shots Carletta. I need to put my zoom lens on and try some moon shots like this.

Janie B said...

I tried to get a shot of the super moon, but it just didn't turn out very good. Yours look great. You must have some camera with great zoom. Terrific shots and quotes.

Liz said...

Beautiful shots.

Liz @ A Simple Life

Laura said...

Stunning photos! The moon is so clear!

Karen said...

Bravo...excellent shots.

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful moon shots, Carletta! The daytime moon is pretty but the supermoon is gorgeous.

Ever Green Tree said...

I too tried capturing the supermoon. Must say i love your shots of the moon n the airplane trails.

Flutterby said...

Moon shots are fabulous.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Beautiful Carletta -- I took a picture of that daytime moon while we were on a boat trip, maybe the same morning last week.

My supermoon pix weren't much good.

Unknown said...

Great moon shots, well done!