Thursday, May 22, 2008

Skywatch Friday - Watching the Skies
Alphabet Photo Challenge - W

Last Friday as I sat looking at Skywatch Photos and reading comments I looked off my deck and saw the sight pictured below - a late afternoon daytime moon.
Then, for a week it was pretty much rain, rain, and more rain. Finally this past Sunday it was gorgeous and I couldn't help but Watch the skies.....
...over my house
...over the garage
...off my deck
....through the pergola
and...sunset from the front porch!


You see, we can sit on the deck, the porch, in the gazebo, or walk through the yard and enjoy beautiful skies all around. Happy Skywatching!
In case you missed my previous post I have turkey vultures in the sky. If you have another minute scroll down and see them too!


For more Skywatch participants please visit Tom at Wiggers World.
For more Alphabet Photo Challenge participants please visit Quilly at Pacific Paradise.
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77 comments:

  1. JunieRose2005May 22, 2008 at 3:39 PM

    Carletta,

    I love ALL of your skies! It would not be possible to say which is prettiest!

    Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

    We'll be away from tomorrow morning until late Sunday!



    Junie

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  2. This Is My Blog - fishing guyMay 22, 2008 at 3:44 PM

    Carletta: There are some great skies in this series. Very nice SWF.

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  3. SandyCarlsonMay 22, 2008 at 3:49 PM

    The variety of color, shapes, and size reminds us to take a good look all the time! Thanks for the magic.

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  4. RoseMay 22, 2008 at 4:09 PM

    You have outdone yourself! These are wonderful!

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  5. AnonymousMay 22, 2008 at 4:24 PM

    cool pictures

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  6. AnonymousMay 22, 2008 at 4:24 PM

    Great skies in this series!

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  7. UnknownMay 22, 2008 at 4:25 PM

    Oh wow, the first and second ones are especially lovely!

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  8. TomMay 22, 2008 at 4:27 PM

    Thank you Carletta for a great series of pictures, all from the comfort of your own garden.. it shows just what is there if we look up now and then.

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  9. Daniel J SantosMay 22, 2008 at 4:28 PM

    beautiful sky photos, excellent.

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  10. judi/GmjMay 22, 2008 at 4:42 PM

    You live in Paradise!!! Plan and simple as that. Beautiful SW. Shots.

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  11. Voz do meu CoraçãoMay 22, 2008 at 4:54 PM

    Pretty pictures, excellent. Congratulations

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  12. TR RyanMay 22, 2008 at 5:16 PM

    beautiful pictures and beautiful music. They go so well together.

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  13. MicheleMay 22, 2008 at 5:32 PM

    Oh Carletta, your skies are amazing.. so pretty and interesting... I could sit there for hours and watch how it changes from minute to minute... very nice!
    Rocky Mountain Retreat

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  14. NealMay 22, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    Great shots....all of them.

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  15. FO - 2May 22, 2008 at 5:44 PM

    A beautiful set of Sky Watch pictures.
    Lucky you for having a pergola. :)

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  16. ***Fotografia e Luz***May 22, 2008 at 5:48 PM

    beautiful sequence of photos, with very pretty colors

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  17. Ramblings of a Villas GirlMay 22, 2008 at 6:34 PM

    Hi! All beautiful pictures. It looks like you live in paradise. Lisa

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  18. AnonymousMay 22, 2008 at 6:42 PM

    perfect catch for SWF! Hope to see you around in my corner too..

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  19. UnknownMay 22, 2008 at 7:07 PM

    Great set of sky shots!

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  20. EG CameraGirlMay 22, 2008 at 7:39 PM

    Nice series of Sky Watch photos. ;-)

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  21. AnonymousMay 22, 2008 at 7:46 PM

    I love the whispery soft cirrus clouds! You also added the perfect song pick -- I started humming it about three notes before the music actually began to play. It was cool to know we were on the same wave length.

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  22. MariaMay 22, 2008 at 7:54 PM

    Great sky watch! Great window!! :-)

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  23. dotMay 22, 2008 at 8:46 PM

    Wow, all of your shots are just plain beautiful!!

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  24. Pat - ArkansasMay 22, 2008 at 9:30 PM

    A lovely series of quite different shots that go wonderfully together.

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  25. MelliMay 22, 2008 at 10:25 PM

    WOW! They are ALL lovely! And I guess now I'll go put MINE up too... since so many others are! I WAS holding out until ... Friday! LOL! Sillllllly me!

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  26. UnknownMay 22, 2008 at 10:42 PM

    Oh, your images and this music are so lovely. Magical. How beautiful that you can sit on your porch and what the sun set. Karen

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  27. NovaMay 22, 2008 at 10:49 PM

    nice... great shots... keep it coming...

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  28. Stacey OlsonMay 22, 2008 at 11:42 PM

    Beautiful sky in all directions.. thanks for sharing.

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  29. IngridMay 23, 2008 at 12:13 AM

    I like the picture "watching the skies", lol ! The strange thing is they look pretty much the same than mine in Greece !

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  30. UnknownMay 23, 2008 at 12:23 AM

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  31. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 12:39 AM

    you have many sky from over all ur house :D nice

    My SWF in here Thanks

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  32. Juliana RWMay 23, 2008 at 12:39 AM

    like ALL ur shots...

    Mine in here Thanks

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  33. chrome3dMay 23, 2008 at 1:19 AM

    All of these were very good. My favourite would have to be last one. It had the most interesting formation.

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  34. IngridMay 23, 2008 at 3:45 AM

    I think they restore EVERYTHING at the Acropolis, lol ! The pollution in Athens is horrible !

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  35. BobkatMay 23, 2008 at 4:05 AM

    I love the colours in your photos and the different formations of the clouds. I particulalry like the way the botttom of the clouds are lit at sunset in your final picture.

    Thanks for popping by my blog :)

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  36. Flying SoloMay 23, 2008 at 4:31 AM

    Very nice pictures. I like especialy the 1st one and the last one because of moon and sun!
    Have a nice day.

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  37. IndraniMay 23, 2008 at 5:02 AM

    You have a lovely collection. All of them are beautiful moments captured.

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  38. Jane Hards PhotographyMay 23, 2008 at 5:36 AM

    A wonderful collection. Some amazing colours.

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  39. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 5:48 AM

    wow! those are wonderful set of sky pictures

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  40. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 6:22 AM

    pretty shots with different perspectives

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  41. NevaMay 23, 2008 at 7:13 AM

    And just where are those West Virginia hills in the background??!!! your sky is lovely from your deck!

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  42. Anne-BeritMay 23, 2008 at 8:11 AM

    Beautiful photos,the last one is very special and beautiful,love it!

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  43. DebbieMay 23, 2008 at 8:13 AM

    I'm back LOL...missed five of your photo posts!!! Shame on me :)

    I love them all but the "over the garage" is my favorite.

    Beautiful, gorgeous, fantastic and I need to come up with better descriptions...oh, I could say AWESOME but I'm too old ((Carletta))

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  44. maryt/theteachMay 23, 2008 at 9:32 AM

    Carlette, how lucky you are to have beautiful skies all around you! Interesting turkey vultures! :D

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  45. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 9:43 AM

    Your shots are absolutely Wonderful!!
    Your skywatching is great :)

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  46. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 9:55 AM

    Wonderful series of pictures! You are lucky to live in such a beautiful place.

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  47. Dr.JohnMay 23, 2008 at 10:57 AM

    Watching is W. But you can almost see the Wind as you move from one picture to the next.

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  48. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 11:14 AM

    Wow! you really got some fantastic skies! Way to point and shoot! :0)
    Have a great Memorial weekend...

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  49. Profile Not AvailableMay 23, 2008 at 11:21 AM

    Perfect clouds, lovely colors!

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  50. chanphengMay 23, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    The first picture is so beautiful - looks like another planet!

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  51. Craver ViiMay 23, 2008 at 11:58 AM

    Love 'em! All of them, but especially the first one with the moon. It is a view of the sky one might see less frequently than the others.

    Oh, "pergola." So that's what it's called... cool!

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  52. PattyMay 23, 2008 at 12:10 PM

    Beautiful shots! That sunset is wonderful

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  53. PetuniaMay 23, 2008 at 12:11 PM

    So many nice shots:)
    You have done a really good job!
    Petunia's SWF

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  54. DewdropMay 23, 2008 at 12:25 PM

    I love it!!! There is definitely plenty of sky. I am constantly amazed by it. Love your cumulus with the moon, the cirrus patch looking like a stairway to heaven and the pergola shots the best.

    Mine is up on my blog.

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  55. Lilli & NevadaMay 23, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    Carletta,
    A beautiful set of photos
    Have a good weekend

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  56. Karen CoutuMay 23, 2008 at 1:08 PM

    What a great way to combine the two projects! Those are all beautiful photos of the sky!!

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  57. UnknownMay 23, 2008 at 1:39 PM

    Thanks for dropping by my blog.

    Some wonderful images here - quite stunning.

    Great SWF post.

    Gary

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  58. julianaMay 23, 2008 at 2:45 PM

    wow, that was wonderfully combined!
    love how the sky changes from photo to photo... and the moon shot is precious!

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  59. Marlow TraoreMay 23, 2008 at 4:19 PM

    great shots for sky watch theme,

    thanks for this

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  60. AndreaMay 23, 2008 at 4:36 PM

    You are blessed with a beautiful view of the sky. Very nice Sky Watch captures.

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  61. PernilleMay 23, 2008 at 5:41 PM

    Wonderful shots:)

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  62. MarieMay 23, 2008 at 6:06 PM

    I love them all!

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  63. abbMay 23, 2008 at 6:41 PM

    Love the last picture! Looks like a puppy dog with his ears flying out. Can't you see his/her face?
    Great sky watch!

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  64. mercèMay 23, 2008 at 6:45 PM

    Wonderful serie
    Great shots!!

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  65. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 8:21 PM

    Nice shot.

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  66. D HerrodMay 23, 2008 at 8:37 PM

    Oh, the colors in the 1st one are amazing.

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  67. SuzanneMay 23, 2008 at 9:13 PM

    What a lovely sky. Great photos.

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  68. peppylady (Dora)May 23, 2008 at 9:25 PM

    Thanks for stopping in and I had a great time view some of the great sky shots.

    Right now our clouds are gray and covered the whole sky.

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  69. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 10:39 PM

    wow! very nice collection of sky shots! and a lovely sunset

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  70. AnonymousMay 24, 2008 at 3:01 AM

    I so loved the first and the last pics!

    The sun framed in the treetop is simply beautiful.

    Thanks for your visit.

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  71. CrazyCowMay 24, 2008 at 3:35 AM

    How lovely to have these beautiful sky scenes to enjoy.

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  72. lv2scpbkMay 24, 2008 at 8:13 AM

    My favorite is the sunset from the porch. Lovely.

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  73. Diane Vogel FerriMay 24, 2008 at 9:05 AM

    Those are all great - once you start "skywatching" it's hard to stop!

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  74. Tanya BreeseMay 24, 2008 at 9:51 AM

    Wow, they are all so amazing! The sky is always changing!

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  75. AnonymousMay 24, 2008 at 11:49 PM

    Great sky to watch! Well done.

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  76. AnonymousMay 24, 2008 at 11:50 PM

    Whoof!! I like to watch stuff too. Every time Mom goes into a store or church or somewhere, I sit in the truck and watch for her to come back. Bark!

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  77. AnonymousMay 26, 2008 at 1:10 AM

    How wonderful to have so many varieties of skies! Beautiful images :)

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