Hubby and I were on our way to check on some new tires for the Jeep when I noticed the cloud formations in the sky and asked him to pull over so I could get out my camera. It struck me how much this cloud looked like pearly white spaceship hiding among the clouds. At least in my own mind that's what it reminded me of. Others might see whales or sharks or just plain clouds. Regardless it was a warm day with lots of sunshine and the skies overhead were gorgeous. 
Linking to Skywatch.
On a recent evening the night came closing in on what was left of a cloud covered blue sky.
When you were little didn't you love looking at the clouds and picking out the shapes? Don't you still love it? What do you see? I think Miss Piggy was floating around looking for Kermit.
Days after the Harvest Moon I was out trying to capture a photo for my little granddaughter Lily. She had seen the big ole moon and remarked to her Mommy that 'if that moon comes over here maybe I can sit on it." Ah, the mind of an almost four year old! 
I glanced out my front door last evening and thought it looked like there was going to be a lovely sunset. The day had been warm with temperatures in the mid-sixties and by evening the wind was warm. I grabbed my camera and proceded to go out through the garage door. The image above is the sight I saw as I walked outside. I know my jaw dropped. The texture in the sky was unbelievable. I wonder if this was the kind of sky that influenced Van Gogh when he painted "Starry Night"? 
Seven minutes later I caught the sun dropping behind the trees. My goal is learning how to take sunburst images and if I had remembered to change the aperture on the camera I might actually have gotten more than a one-sided one. :) 
An additional seven minutes later the sun had dropped over the hill out of my view. Soon the dark horizon would meet the light blue sky and blend effortlessly into night. 
Reflections taken through a hotel window in Arlington, Virginia of the windows in an adjoining apartment complex.
I hadn't been out searching for reflection shots this week and was afraid I wouldn't have anything to post. Late yesterday afternoon I was on my front porch washing windows and rocking chairs. Sounds mundane I know. I have four windows and four rockers so I sat in each clean rocker washing the next window and rocker so it wasn't tiring and I was able to enjoy the lovely breezy day we had. When I had finished the task I hosed down the porch getting rid of the dirty soap and water. Just before dinner time I stepped out on the porch to put everything back in place and noticed the evening sun shining on my once again clean white chairs. Then I saw the puddle that remained at one end of the porch with this lovely reflection of the evening sky and porch railings. Goes to show you that you never know when a photo opportunity will present itself to you. You just need to be ready.
This week the skies have been full of clouds and my little part of the world has been inundated with lots of rain. Everything is lush and green. I know it won't be long and hot humid summer weather will set in and I'll be wishing for cooler days. Although today we are experiencing a very cool and wet 55 degrees.
ghts that made me smile. One was how the raindrops on the bleeding heart leaves were like little diamonds waiting to be plucked and treasured. Oh, if only it really did rain diamonds!
and white varigated bloom seemed lost among the spent azaleas.
days I have seen a crow walking gingerly in the grass too. Both times he is accompanied by a bird that dive bombs him repeatedly. I haven't yet identified the bird but the crow doesn't get annoyed easily and the bird is usually firs
t to retreat. 
It was a cold wintry day a week ago Sunday when I returned home from getting the newspaper. The sun was up there in the sky sending down rays to earth wanting desperately to pop through the clouds.
For a few moments it did; but it looked more like a nighttime moon!
The eight mourning doves must have known the change was coming as they congregated in the massive oak tree under partly pastel colored skies.
The white tops of some clouds gave the impression of vanilla ice cream cones.
The dark clouds began to swirl trying to swallow all the blue and white that remained. The 'angel' couldn't hold back the darkness.
A shimmer of light still beckoned briefly before the rain and hail and thunder came storming down.
Tuesday there was a break in the snow and cold and the skies off my back deck beckoned to be noticed.
It's hard for others to see what we 'think' we ourselves see in the clouds. On the right side of this one I think I see a child running with their arm bent at the elbow and glancing back to the clouds behind. 
In this shot I tried to capture the noisemaker who had come interrupting my quiet solitude. The shot is blurry but if you enlarge it you can see my distractor of peace and quiet. Looks like a toy to me. :)
View From The Back Deck
View From The Front Porch
Fairytale Clouds
Traveling down the interstate after visiting my Mom on Monday I looked out the window to my left and saw a huge Autumn moon rising in the last light of the day. After exiting the interstate I took the first ridge I came to to try and find a high spot to take a photo before night descended.
About five minutes later grasses on a high embankment by the roadway framed the moon as darkness beckoned closer.
Coming to the end of the ridge there was time for one last shot over the mountains in the distance and time to head on home.Click on the badge at the top of my post to visit more Sky Watchers from around the world.
The first two images were taken last Friday as I was perusing Sky Watch entries. They were taken out my sunroom window. It is a view I enjoy every day through good weather and bad. Sitting at my computer a couple of days later I could hear the unmistakable sound of aircraft and grabbed my camera. I was just in time to step out on my deck and snap a quick picture of the 'spider in the sky' as it flew over. 
This was the sky last Saturday over the rooftop of my home. It may be just what I imagined when I uploaded this photo; but I see an angel just to the right of the point in the roof. It's as if she's ready to land on that little cloud and watch over what's below.
I have been joining Robert (Thoughts of a Father) this week in his photo project titled "Show Me." Today he has asked participants to post photos of their favorite views from their home. For a few weeks now I have reserved Thursday to post photos of the view Through My Window. It is one of many favorite views in my home. One day this week the skies were gorgeous. I love sitting at my computer and being able to see nature all around me. For some thirty years I lived in a subdivision with someone living on each side of me and in front and back of me. It is a wonderful pleasure to look out and see space and nature.
This week the turkeys have been coming in to the yard in great numbers some days. They come to eat the spilled seed from the bird feeder. This past Monday there were ten here together as you can see. There were seven gobblers and three hens.
And who wouldn't love this view! This is one of two fawns that have come to the yard this summer. This one is the youngest and seems to like the flowerbed around the oak tree. I took this on Sunday but I've seen it everyday this week.
The skies are the best thing about the view out my window. This was just before sunset the other night. I did walk out on the deck and take this so it wouldn't be through the glass of the sunroom window.
