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Watery Wednesday #55: Ocean Isle Beach

September 30, 2009
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 6, 2009.

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 6, 2009.

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.

I didn’t have an opportunity to get any watery pictures this past week, so I pulled the above picture from my archives.  This picture was taken in May of this year at Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina.  The weather was absolutely beautiful while we were there, as you can see from the picture.

If you closely (the picture can be enlarged) you’ll see a shrimp boat.  I’m not sure, but I think it was busy catching our dinner for that night.  That’s another nice thing about this part of our watery world: the seafood is fresh — and delicious.

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Skywatch Friday: Mountain Morning Sky

September 11, 2009
Morning sky in Otto, North Carolina. May 29, 2009.

Morning sky in Otto, North Carolina. May 29, 2009.

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.

The picture above was taken in May of this year while we were visiting friends in western North Carolina.  It was cloudy and overcast when we got up, but the clouds started to lift as the morning went on.  We could definitely see blue sky after we finished breakfast.

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Watery Wednesday # 51: Ocean Isle Beach

September 2, 2009
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 6, 2009.

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 6, 2009.

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.

I’ve been working on pictures taken when we were at Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina this past May.  We’d been to Ocean Isle Beach before, but the weather this time was absolutely gorgeous.  The sky and ocean were both a brilliant blue.  It was a perfect spot from which to contemplate our beautiful, watery world.

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Scenic Sunday # 59: Ocean Isle Beach

August 30, 2009
The ocean and beach at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 5, 2009.

The ocean and beach at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. May 5, 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.

The picture above was taken this past May at Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina.  It was a perfect morning with clouds on the horizon, a calm, blue ocean, and a clean beach all to ourselves.

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Skywatch Friday: Carolina Mountains Evening Sky

August 28, 2009
The evening sky in Otto, North Carolina. May 28, 2009.

The evening sky in Otto, North Carolina. May 28, 2009.

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.

Betsy and her childhood girlfriends are working on their ‘Girls Only’ annual getaway.  This year they’re talking about renting a cabin in Maggie Valley, North Carolina.

That got me to looking through some of my North Carolina pictures.  I came across the picture above, which was taken near Franklin, North Carolina earlier this year.  It shows clouds over the western North Carolina mountains in the early evening.  The tops of some of the clouds still reflect the setting sun.

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Battleship North Carolina

August 20, 2009
5-inch and AA guns on the North Carolina. May, 2007.

5-inch and AA guns on the North Carolina. May, 2007.

We got some much-needed rain here on the Plateau today, so I was able to get some work done on the computer.  One of the things I got done was working on some of the pictures we took while we were at the beach in 2007.

One day of our stay was rainy, so we drove to Wilmington, North Carolina, where we visited the battleship North Carolina.  The North Carolina was launched June 13, 1940 and commissioned April 9, 1941.  At the time of her commissioning she was considered to be most powerful ship afloat.

The North Carolina participated in every major naval offensive in the Pacific and earned 15 battle stars.  During the war she steamed over 300,000 miles.  Although the Japanese claimed to have sunk her six times, she survived the war with a loss of 10 men killed in action and 67 wounded.

In 1958 the announcement that the North Carolina was to be scrapped led to a statewide campaign by the citizens of North Carolina to save the ship and bring her to her namesake state.  The campaign was successful and the battleship arrived at her current berth in Wilmington on October 2, 1961.  She was dedicated as the State’s memorial to its World War II verterans on April 29, 1962.

It’s possible to tour almost all departments of this ship, from the engine room to the flag bridge.  We thoroughly enjoyed our visit — we were glad that we had a rainy day while we were at the beach.

If you would like to see more of the North Carolina click HERE.

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Watery Wednesday # 46: Sliding Rock

July 29, 2009
Sliding Rock, Brevard, North Carolina. July 11, 2009.

Sliding Rock, Brevard, North Carolina. July 11, 2009.

This is my post for Watery Wednesday, a weekly meme created and hosted by 2sweeetnsaxy of Eyes, Mind, Heart.  To see more of our beautiful watery world, or to join and post your own pictures to share, click HERE.

The pretty little fall shown above is Sliding Rock in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina.  Sliding Rock gets its name from the fact that sliders patiently line up and wait their turn to ride the chilly water down the 60-foot flat, sloping boulder.  At the bottom of the slide they splash into an eight-foot deep pool and swim a few strokes to the shore, get in line, and do it all over again.

Sliding Rock is a natural waterslide fueled by 11,000 gallons of water flowing down the rock each minute.  Since the stream comes down from the mountains, the water temperature is always on the cool if not down-right cold.

Bob and Sean at Sliding Rock. July 11, 2009.

Bob and Sean at Sliding Rock. July 11, 2009.

This second picture shows my son and grandson putting Sliding Rock to its proper use.

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Scenic Sunday # 53: The Blue Ridge Mountains

July 19, 2009
The Blue Ridge Mountains near Mount Mitchell, North Carolina. July 11, 2009.

The Blue Ridge Mountains near Mount Mitchell, North Carolina. July 11, 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.

The picture above was taken last Saturday (July 11) at Mountain Air, North Carolina.  The mountains under the clouds are the Blue Ridge Mountains near Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.

The Blue Ridge Mountains under a sunny, blue sky.  What could be more scenic?

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How the Other Half Lives

July 18, 2009
The runway at Mountain Air, North Carolina. July 11, 2009.

The runway at Mountain Air, North Carolina. July 11, 2009.

When Betsy and I visited with my son last weekend, we stayed at a condo in Mountain Air, North Carolina, owned by the parents of my son’s girlfriend.  Mountain Air gets in name in part from the private air strip shown in the picture above.  The air strip is on top of the mountain and runs through the golf course.  Do you want to spend a weekend in the mountains?  Hop on your plane and fly in.  If you enlarge the picture your can see a few planes parked to the right of the runway near the ridge line.

The Mountain Air golf course.

The Mountain Air golf course. July 11, 2009.

Crossville calls itself the Golf Capital of Tennessee, and the Glade, where we live, has five golf courses.  But none of our courses have holes quite as dramatic as the course at Mountain Air.  Can you spot the two golfers on the tee to the left of center in this photo.  That’s the runway in the lower right-hand corner.

A home in Mountain Air, North Carolina. July 11, 2009.

A home in Mountain Air, North Carolina. July 11, 2009.

I will admit that the architecture of the homes we saw did a marvelous job of blending with the environment.  But some of the houses were huge.  I think several of the houses on our street would fit inside this one house.

But Mountain Air is a beautiful part of the country, and we were very happy to be able to visit there.

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Skywatch # 53: Evening Sky in North Carolina

July 17, 2009
Evening Sky, Mountain Air, North Carolina. July 10, 2009

Evening Sky, Mountain Air, North Carolina. July 10, 2009

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.

Last Friday evening we were at Mountain Air, North Carolina, enjoying a delicious meal prepared by my son and his girlfriend.  We were sitting on the deck of the condo when the sky slowly changed color after the sun set.

I couldn’t get around the trees in the foreground, but I did manage to capture the red afterglow.

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