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Scenic Sunday # 99: Fontana Lake

June 6, 2010

Fontana Lake, North Carolina. May 30, 2009.

This is my post for the Scenic Sunday meme, which shares beautiful scenes from around the world.  To see more Scenic Sunday posts, or to join and show your own pictures, click HERE.

When Betsy and I travel east from the Plateau, we often travel on back roads rather than the interstate.  Depending on our destination we will at times travel through the ‘backside of the Smokies’.  This part of the park doesn’t have the tourist attractions of Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg, but it does have some beautiful scenery.  We captured this scene at an overlook of Fontana Lake in North Carolina.

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Watery Wednesday #89: Enjoying the Beach

May 26, 2010

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.

This is my post for Watery Wednesday.  To see more of our beautiful watery world, or to join and post your own pictures to share, click HERE.

One of the nice things about going to the beach in May is that we often have the place to ourselves.  A walk along the beach allows us to enjoy sand, blue skies, blue seas and white caps.  Not much could be better than that.

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Scenic Sunday #97: Evening in the Mountains

May 23, 2010

Late afternoon in western North Carolina. July 10, 2009.

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Our yard and garden has been keeping me busy, so I haven’t had much time to work on pictures.  As a result I’ve gone back to my archives for this picture.

We were in the mountains of western North Carolina last July visiting family.  The day had been overcast, but in the late afternoon we were treated to rays of sunlight breaking through the clouds.

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Skywatch Friday: Sky Over the Beach

May 21, 2010

The sky over Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 5, 2010.

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We enjoyed beautiful weather while we were at the beach earlier this month.  It did rain one day, but we had  beautiful blue skies most of the other days.  We were enjoying the beach one sunny day when I looked inland and saw all these clouds from an approaching front.  The contrast with the blue sky and sand of the beach was striking and attractive.

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Watery Wednesday #88: Ocean Isle Pier

May 19, 2010

Beneath the Ocean Isle Pier, May 3, 2010.

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When we were at Ocean Isle Beach the Islander Inn was within sight of the pier.  I enjoyed walking along the beach and watching the surf come in under the pier.  The pier itself makes an interesting pattern, and if you look closely you can see the spray caused by incoming waves hitting the pilings.

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Scenic Sunday #96: Calabash, North Carolina

May 16, 2010

Calabash, North Carolina, waterfront. May 3, 2010.

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The picture above is of the Calash, North Carolina, waterfront.  Calabash is a fishing town and those are fishing boats at the dock.  Although the largest boats are shrimp boats, there are also charter boats available for deep sea fishing.  The inlet leading to the intracoastal waterway and the Atlantic is to the right front of the picture.

Calabash is also the location of some fabulous seafood restaurants.  To the left of the boats in the foreground (across the dock and some marsh land) is the Dockside Restaurant.  Calabash is just above the North Carolina – South Carolina border and only a few miles from North Myrtle Beach.  If you are in the area and want some great seafood, visit the Dockside or one of the other restaurants along the waterfront.

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Skywatch Friday: Rainbow Over the Ocean

May 14, 2010

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

We had beautiful weather while we were at the beach, although it did rain one day.  Even that was a good day since we could catch up on reading and even slip in a nap.  The sun came out late in the afternoon and we were treated to a rainbow reaching out over the ocean.

If you enlarge the picture and look closely to the right of the rainbow you will see a faint second rainbow.  We don’t often see double rainbows, and this is the first time I’ve gotten a picture of one.  I guess that made a few raindrops very worthwhile.

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Betsy and I are going to Hendersonville this morning to see my parents.  Dad got something in the mail which has him concerned, so he wants me to see it.  I’ll try to catch up with each of you as quickly as I can.

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Watery Wednesday #87: Ocean Isle Beach

May 12, 2010

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 5, 2010.

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Betsy and I were fortunate enough to spend several days at the Islander Inn in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.  We had an ocean view room with a balcony that enabled us to enjoy the beautiful scene of the ocean pictured above.

This was the fourth year we’ve been to the Islander Inn.  But with views like this, I seriously doubt that it will be the last year that we visit.

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SkyWatch Friday: The Moon at Ocean Isle Beach

April 30, 2010

Moonrise at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 8, 2009.

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The picture above was taken at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, last year.  We’ve been  treated to a moonrise at the beach for the past two years.  We’re heading down there early tomorrow (Saturday) morning and hope we get to see such a scene again.

This will be my last  post until we get back.  I’ll have my iPod Touch with me and will try to visit as many of you as possible.  Until we get back I hope you all enjoy beautiful sunny days and peaceful star-filled nights.

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Scenic Sunday #91: Dunes

April 11, 2010

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 4, 2009.

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is a popular beach destination for people living in our part of Tennessee.  It has beautiful beaches and lots of attractions for tourists, so it also has many people on the beach just about any time of the year.

Betsy and I go to Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, which is a few miles north of Myrtle Beach.  There aren’t as many people on the beach, but the beach is still beautiful and is backed by dunes that are very scenic in their own right.

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