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Skywatch Friday # 49

June 19, 2009
Fairfield sky. June 15, 2009.

Fairfield sky. June 15, 2009.

This is my post for Skywatch Friday, a meme for sharing views of the sky from all over the world.  To see more views of the sky, or to join and share your own photos, click HERE.

I realize summer doesn’t officially arrive until Sunday, but we’ve had typical summer weather up here on the Plateau.  The mornings start out sunny and clear — a perfect day.  In the afternoons the clouds start rolling in.  Sometimes we get rain; sometimes we only get more clouds.

This picture was taken in our front yard earlier this week.  A little of the blue sky remains, but the clouds are definitely on the way.  We didn’t get any rain that day.

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Skywatch Friday # 48

June 12, 2009
Clouds rolling into the Petit Jean River Valley. March 11, 2009.

Clouds rolling into the Petit Jean River Valley. March 11, 2009.

This is my post for Skywatch Friday, a meme for sharing views of the sky from all over the world.  Last week many people shared their view of the sky.  To see more, or to join and share your own photos of the sky, click HERE.

While we were in Arkansas in March, Betsy and I visited Mount Magazine State Park on a dreary rainy day.  Mount Magazine has many wonderful views, several good hiking trails which we enjoy, and a wonderful restaurant that serves delicious lunches.

As we were getting ready to head back down the mountain we stopped at an overlook of the Petit Jean River Valley.  The sky was gray and dull looking, but there were clouds rolling over the mountains on the other side of the valley.  Even though the sky is indistinct, I like this picture anyway.

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Skywatch Friday # 47

June 5, 2009
An Evening View from the Otto Cabin. May 28, 2009.

An Evening View from the Otto Cabin. May 28, 2009.

This is my post for Skywatch Friday, a meme for sharing views of the sky from all over the world.  Last week over 350 people shared their view of the sky.  To see more, or to join and share your own photos of the sky, click HERE.

Betsy and I visited our friends Judy and Charlie last week in the mountains of North Carolina.  It rained fairly hard the first afternoon we were there, but it cleared up in the early evening.  That’s when I got the picture above.  The sky was clearing but there were still clouds over the mountains and fog was rising from the valley below the cabin.

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Skywatch Friday # 45

May 22, 2009
Moon over the ocean at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 6, 2009.

Moon over the ocean at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 6, 2009.

This is my post for Skywatch Friday, a meme for sharing views of the sky from all over the world.  Last week a couple hundred people shared their view of the sky.  To see more, or to join and share your own photos of the sky, click HERE.

Last week I posted a picture of a moonrise over the ocean at the beach while we were on vacation.  We were treated to a beautiful show for three nights, and of course I took more than one picture.  I couldn’t resist posting another picture of the moon over the ocean.  We were enthralled by the reflection on the water, which you can better see by enlarging the photo above.

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Skywatch Friday # 44

May 15, 2009
The moon over the ocean. Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 8, 2009.

The moon over the ocean. Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 8, 2009.

This is my post for Skywatch Friday, a meme for sharing views of the sky from all over the world.  Last week over 300 people shared their view of the sky.  To see more, or to join and share your own photos of the sky, click HERE.

There were so many nice things about our vacation at the beach that it’s hard to pick the one thing that stands out.  I’ve already mentioned the beach and the seafood and Betsy talked about some of the waterfalls we saw to and from the beach.

But one very special thing was the show Mother Nature put on for us the last two nights we were at the beach.  We had a beautiful moonrise right opposite the balcony of our room.  The moon and the reflection on the ocean were absolutely gorgeous.

Of course I didn’t have a tripod with me, so the picture above is not as good as it could be.  Still, it’s a nice reminder of a couple of special evenings.

I’ve posted another picture of the moon over the ocean on my photo blog, Photos by Senior Hiker.  You can see it by clicking HERE.

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Skywatch Friday # 42

May 1, 2009
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May, 2007.

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May, 2007.

This is my post for Skywatch Friday, a meme for sharing views of the sky from all over the world.  Last week over 300 people shared their view of the sky.  To see more, or to join and share your own photos of the sky, click HERE.

The picture above was taken on Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.  I honestly don’t know what I like most about this picture — the sky, the beach, or the ocean.

I selected this picture because Betsy and I are getting ready to head back there for a week.  We try to get there each year, and although we’ve been on the road quite a bit this year, we decided to go back.  The beach is nice, but the seafood is irresistible!  Fortunately our yard and garden can get along without us for a few days.

I plan on doing a post tomorrow (Saturday) morning, but then we’ll be away from our computers for a week.

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Skywatch # 41

April 24, 2009
Clouds over Cane Creek Gorge. April 21, 2009.

Clouds over Cane Creek Gorge. April 21, 2009.

This is my post for Skywatch Friday, a meme for sharing views of the sky from all over the world.  Last week over 300 people shared their view of the sky.  To see more, or to join, click HERE.

The picture above was taken this past Tuesday at Fall Creek Falls State Park here in Tennessee.  The waterfalls are usually the main attraction of this park.  We did enjoy the waterfalls, but the day was bright and sunny with many clouds floating in the blue sky.

This picture was taken at the Fall Creek Falls Overlook, but I was looking across Cane Creek Gorge.  Cane Creek Gorge is about 15 miles long and is sometimes referred to as Tennessee’s Grand Canyon.  It is very impressive, but on this day so was the sky above it.

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Skywatch Friday # 39

April 9, 2009
Pointe West, Galveston Island, Texas. April 15, 2008.

Pointe West, Galveston Island, Texas. April 15, 2008.

Sky Watch Friday is a weekly meme in which people share pictures of the sky,  Last week over 350 people shared beautiful sky pictures through this meme.  To see more pictures from around the world or to join and post your own pictures, click HERE.

The picture above was taken on Galveston Island in April, 2008, before Hurricane Ike devastated the island later in the year.  Betsy’s son worked at a new resort on the island and he was giving us a tour of the resort club house when I took this picture.  I like the clouds floating in over the Gulf.

It’s difficult to reconcile this pretty picture with the damage caused by the hurricane.

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Sky Watch # 38

April 2, 2009
Sunrise at Sea. September 15, 2009.

Sunrise at Sea. September 15, 2009.

Sky Watch Friday is a weekly meme in which people share pictures of the sky,  Last week over 380 people shared beautiful sky pictures through this meme.  To see more pictures from around the world or to join and post your own pictures, click HERE.

Sunrises and sunsets at sea always seem especially spectacular.  Betsy and I enjoyed the sunrises and sunsets each day on our Caribbean cruise.  This particular sunrise was taken on our day at sea as we returned to San Juan at the end of the cruse.  I can’t account for the green tinge in the sky, but I do know that I like the picture and think it is appropriate for Sky Watch Friday.

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Skywatch Friday # 35

March 19, 2009
The interior of Old Fort Niagara, New York. October 25, 2008.

The interior of Old Fort Niagara, New York. October 25, 2008.

This is my entry for Sky Watch Friday, a weekly meme that allows you to see more of the sky from all over the world. Last week over 300 people shared their skies through this meme.  To see some beautiful skies from around world, or to join and share your sky photos with us, click HERE.

When Betsy and I visited by daughter and her husband in Buffalo last October, we also visited Old Fort Niagara.  The fort is at the entrance to the Niagara River not far from Niagara Falls and has been in existence since 1726.

It was a rainy, blustery day the afternoon we visited the fort.  I snapped this picture from the parade ground as more clouds moved in.  Since we were visiting an old military post, I couldn’t resist converting this to sepia.

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Just a reminder that you are invited to visit my photo blog, Photos by Senior Hiker, by clicking HERE.

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