Afternoon DelightThe road meanders past acres and acres of farmland.
Suddenly I stop to gaze at the straw statues in the open field.
It's as if they are poised, ready to roll about when my eyes aren't looking.
I laugh knowing one roll would have them unfurling like cinnamon rolls.
Chuckling to myself it's time for me to roll on down the road to where the gravel drive points to home and the moon in the sky beckons me welcome as it glows in the clear blue afternoon sky.
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The last one for me - the moon can be quite as beautiful by day as by night.
ReplyDeleteNice photographs, Carletta. I like the one with the moon too.
ReplyDeleteHay time sure is sweet! Beautiful.
ReplyDeletelove the alst one but they where all great:)
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Beautiful words as well as pictutres Carletta
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining in with Sky Watch this week and helping to make it special.
Tom :O)
Magnificent the sequence of photos with the magnificent sky
ReplyDeleteThe moon is awesome in that bright blue sky... that photo has got to be the best but they are all really nice...
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Nice sky watch selection Carletta
ReplyDeleteCarletta, here you are my friend ... and with so fantastic shots.
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess the one day I'll get a crash will be when you show a no good phot :)
This week I'm having a long weekend so I won´t be able to visit anybody, therefore I decided to skip SWF.
pretty words describe thoughts i often have myself
ReplyDeleteHey... I mean HAY! That's bf's joke. Too funny. Someone please bail me out... bad one...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures of a crisp blue sky. Love the daytime moon capture.
Carletta,
ReplyDeleteThese photos are grand!!
Fields of rolled hay are among my favorite things to look at!
LOL- We seem to like a lot of the same things!
Junie
Carletta: Looks like your making hay just like Tom. Very nice SWF.
ReplyDeleteIncredible blue sky. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat sky, and a very beautiful landscape. I just loved the first picture so much.
ReplyDeleteNice weekend to you, from Anne in the middle of Norway.
Nice photos and lovely imagery in your narrative. Good Sky Watch.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff. I rally enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteVery nice series of photos!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful blue sky!
Pietro
The pictures are nice. I like your writing. But I can't help but laugh at the title - Afternoon Delight. My wife used to love that song as a kid. Now as an adult when she hears it she says, "Oh my gosh. I had no idea it was about THAT!"
ReplyDeleteMagnificent the sequence of beautiful pictures, with colors and landscapes expactaculares. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Beautiful blue sky!
ReplyDeleteI will take that first photo, thank you! I can just imagine the smell of the hay...I just love that smell! But all are beautiful with that intense blue sky!
ReplyDeletenice catch for SWF! the twinkling sky seemed to throbs off to one body, timed for a common pulse. Mine's up too hope you can drop by.
ReplyDeleteVery nice stroll down the lane with you Carletta. Enjoy your meanderings...
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely awesome!! Love the series and your words!! Special!
ReplyDelete(BTW, did I ever tell you that I can flip a thousand pound round bale with one hand?)
Nice pictures and a lovely blog.
ReplyDeleteNice series.
ReplyDeleteLove no. 1 & 2! :)
Such a clear blue sky. No worry about a wandering shower wetting the grass before it's baled.
ReplyDeleteA great Skywatch series.
Marvin @ Nature in the Ozarks
Beautiful
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ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous blue skies, Carletta.
ReplyDeleteJust stumbled onto your blog from The Fishing Guy's-your pictures are awesome! I loved the blue theme.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful passage to go with your pretty pictures.
ReplyDeleteI'm Kellan - nice to meet you. See you soon.
Beautiful shots. Nice Moon.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful day and sky!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos! I love hay bales! I lived in the Midwest for a very short time and I loved it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. I love the many different skywatch pictures - but I do think my favorite one are the ones like these - clear vivid crystal clear blue skies. I just love the beauty of God's creation. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteLove the moon shot! Great pictures!
ReplyDeleteHi Carletta, you did make me smile with that gorgeous yellow flower, and that beautiful sky of yours! It's still raining here, I hope to get some sunshine and blue skies in France as of tomorrow! Great pictures, as always!
ReplyDeleteLovely blue skay all over,beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm voting for 1 and 4. I'm partial to round hay bales, and I love blue sky ... living in Seattle I see far too much gray :)
ReplyDeleteLove your photoes today:)
ReplyDeleteCinnamon rolls! That's what the straw looks like ;) Wonderful photographs, thanks for the trip!
ReplyDeleteAll so good, but yes the last one with the moon is the corker.
ReplyDeleteI love rural areas and your drive was beautiful with the sky watching overhead. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you for having visited mine at Thank you for having visited mine at: varying seasons
As one who is fascinated with hay rolls (will observe this one day) I love the first picture, however, with your photos...they are all perfect! All are good Carletta :)
ReplyDeleteOH I do LOVE to see the moon in the daytime! And love those haybales and beautiful blue sky!
ReplyDeleteGreat for SWF!
The skies are clear in West Virginny. Pappy
ReplyDeleteFantastic Shots. Great Sky Watch.
ReplyDeleteGary
Bodge's Bulletin
Ain't country living GREAT!? I was driving down the road the other day and passed a farm where up on hill sat probably about 40 rolls - all in a line. I wanted SO badly to stop and photograph it, but we had an appointment and were running late. I meant to go back later or the next day... but life got crazy. I guess I missed my chance. It woulda been a NEAT shot though! Great choice for today!
ReplyDeleteA great series of sky photos!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! All of them! I like the Cinnamon hay rolls!! TGIF to ya!!
ReplyDeleteI drove by the newly cut hay rounds yesterday coming up the drive. I love your photos and description. :) Lynn
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the last one with the moon - beautiful! Lovely blue sky.
ReplyDeleteI like them all, difficult choice if you have to choose but I don't have to.
ReplyDeleteLovely. I especially love that old dead tree and the last photo with the moon. So much beauty in the world, isn't there?
ReplyDeleteCarletta, great photogs! Love them! Happy Skywatch! :D
ReplyDeleteI was the first one here yesterday and I left a long chatty post about blues and greens and ... wahhh!
ReplyDeleteI love the photos, Carletta. Despite living in Hawaii, I sometimes get homesick and you have just awakened a few memories that taste sweet, but leave me just a little sad.
I love the second one - The tree is great.
ReplyDeleteThis is truly a blue sky. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI really like that top picture. All are nice but I think it's special.
ReplyDeletefor some reason i thought i'd left a comment here yesterday... perhaps i did something wrong or blogger had other ideas... never mind, i can repeat myself as we had another bleak grey day here, and bloody cold as well... like the sunny flower, this sky cheers me up and fills me with envy :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful shots!
Wonderful photographs. Your area looks much like ours!
ReplyDeleteThe round bales are showing up here too, as the farmers get into hay making.
I have noticed that you are retired from teaching. I hope you are enjoying retirement as much as I am. It's unbelievable, but almost one full year in already.
What a beautiful clear day! Great photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat bright blue skies you show!
ReplyDeleteThe moon is so transparent in the brightness of the sky. Great Skywatch Friday picture. Thank you for sharing it with us. Mustang Mike
Very nice post. I especially like your words. Thanks for commenting on mine. I loved the white iris with the raindrops but I am afraid I did not see the fairy.
ReplyDeleteVery nice shots:)
ReplyDeleteNiice-- blue sky and moon...:)
ReplyDeletethis is pretty mnuch what our sky looks like - clear blue and undisturbed
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