A Marbled Sunset

This was a recent scene over the top of my gazebo.

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Anybody Seen Homer Simpson?

Not many clouds in the sky for a great background to the tower but I couldn't help snapping this water tower as we drove by.
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The Sun and The Moon

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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!

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Just the night before the moon itself was but a sliver in the sky.

Sky Watch: Before The Storm

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.

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Sky Watch: A Snow Moon

Snow Moon

February 8, 2009

I see the moon

and the moon sees me

The moon sees the somebody I'd like to see.

God bless the moon

and God bless me

God bless the somebody I'd like to see!

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Sky Watch: A Child and A Toy

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.

If you don't see my vision it's ok. I hope you'll look up wherever you are and find one of your own to enjoy.

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. :)

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Sky Watch: Snow and Ice

The snow came leaving between four and six inches.

Then ice to cover and make the snow glisten.

Branches heavy with snow and ice, yet beautiful!

Treacherous roads of ice and snow.

Downed trees meant ten hours without power.

A huge thanks to those who braved the elements!

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Sky Watch: Blue Skies - Finally!

January 21, 2009

Finally after days of cold and snow and grey skies I see blue!
The day just kept getting better!

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Sky Watch: A Tiny Touch Of Blue

Along with most of the country in the United States we have been bracing for days for an Arctic blast of very cold temperatures. The skies have been gray for many days with snowfall off and on and just a rare glance of blue sky. As I type it is 16 degrees outside with a windchill of seven and light flurries but is expected to get more bitterly cold tonight. That's only my little corner of the world. Others will no doubt be colder.

Here's hoping no matter where you are you find a little warmth to fill your day.

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Sky Watch: A Pink Sunset

Many times I'm sitting at my computer and can look out the huge double window in my sunroom. As I look through the branches of the big old oak tree often I catch a glimpse of the sky and know a sunset I wouldn't want to miss is about to happen. Traces of pink in this image were enough to make me grab my camera last Thursday as I was looking at Sky Watch posts and head outside.

Reaching my front porch this was the view over my front yard.

Waiting patiently I was soon treated to this beautiful pink sunset. Having lived almost thirty years in the city I know how lucky I am to be able to witness the beauty God spreads before me at my own front door.

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Sky Watch: Vacation Skies

I took this on my way to visit my daughter and her family for the holidays. This is the dome of the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia. The magnificent 293- foot gold dome which tops the structure is five feet higher than the dome of the U.S. Capitol. The entire dome is gilded in 14 karat gold leaf applied to the copper and lead roof in tiny 3 3/8 inch squares.

My daughter's 27th birthday was on the twenty-eighth of December. We took her out to eat at her favorite Chinese Buffet and as we left the restaurant the evening sky was pink and blue with some ominous black clouds. We were sure a storm was approaching but it slowly passed by without a drop of rain.

Starting home down the interstate Tuesday afternoon the sky in Virginia was gorgeous. I took this one through the windshield of the car. I liked the contrast of the whispy clouds with the cotton like ones overtop.

This was taken from the passenger's seat looking out the driver's side window.

A little further down the interstate I noticed the rainbow colors in the clouds. I bumped up the color saturation in this image so you could see the color a little better. It wasn't a rainbow. Dewdrop will have to tell us the correct term. I'm thinking a sundog but she's the resident expert!

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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

Sky Watch: A Winter Sunset

December 7, 2008

"A sunrise is God's promise the world should go on...

...a sunset his signature."

Sky Watch: Contrails At Sunrise

Waiting For The Sunrise At My Mom's House

Two Contrails In The Morning Glow

Yet Another As The Sky Is Turning Blue

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Sky Watch: Before Sunset

View From The Back Deck

View From The Front Porch

Fairytale Clouds

All of these were taken in the late afternoon last Thursday before the beginning of sunset as the sun was descending in the sky.

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