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Tennessee Skies

October 5, 2012

A summer sky on the Tennessee Plateau. August 1, 2010.

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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 Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee is the highest wooded plateau in the U. S.  On a beautiful summer day we’re high enough that it seems as if we could reach up and touch the white clouds sailing in that blue sky.

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Skywatch Friday: Plateau Evening Sky

July 27, 2012

Evening sky over Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. July 25, 2012.

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Betsy was on the back deck Wednesday evening and said that I should come out to see the sky from the fairway out back.  I went out back with my camera and found that Betsy was right — the sky was beautiful.

Evening western sky over Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. July 25, 2012.

The sun had dropped below the Plateau, but the sky was still blue.  The clouds and contrails to the west were a beautiful pink.  The sky wasn’t exactly red, but I was reminded of the saying, “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight”.

Eastern evening sky over Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. July 25, 2012.

When I turned around and looked to the east, the clouds were a beautiful orange-gold.  It truly was a gorgeous evening.

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Betsy’s Sky Photos

June 29, 2012

Tennessee sky west of Knoxville, Tennessee. June 14, 2012. (Photo by Betsy)

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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.

I’ve been telling Betsy for some time that she should show some of her sky pictures on this meme, but she always has some excuse for not doing so.  So today I’m posting some  of her photos for her.

When we go some place I usually do most of the driving since Betsy is often busy on her computer (we have mobile wi-fi for when we travel).  We went to Asheville a couple of weeks ago, and while was driving Betsy kept an eye on the sky.

There were severe thunderstorms around us, although we didn’t run into any of them.  The picture above was taken west of Knoxville just before we started up the Plateau.

Sunset on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. June 14, 2012. (Photo by Betsy)

We got up on the Plateau just in time to catch the sun dropping below the horizon.  That’s when Betsy got this picture of the sun and colorful sky.

The sky over the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. June 14, 2012. (Photo by Betsy)

Even after the sun dropped below the horizon, the clouds were still a beautiful red-gold.  It’s hard to believe that Betsy got all of these pictures from a moving car on the interstate.

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SkyWatch Friday: Remembering Summer Skies

January 20, 2012

Summer skies on the Cumberland Plateau, Hebbertsburg, Tennessee. June 27, 2010.

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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.

Even though it’s January with cold temperatures and gray skies, it’s nice to remember the blue skies and white clouds of summer.  This picture was taken in June here on the Cumberland Plateau not far from our house.

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Our World: Rural Tennessee

January 17, 2012

Farm and mountains in Grassy Cove, Tennessee. July 18, 2010.

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This is my post for the Our World meme.  This meme is a second generation of My World Tuesday created by Klaus Peter and is hosted by five wonderful ladies.  To learn more about our world or to join and share your part of the world, click HERE.

With all the technology we have in our lives — computers, smart phones, the world wide web, satellite television — it sometimes feels as if we are all living at a fast pace in a large city.  But of course, that’s not true.

Some of us are fortunate enough to live a slower-paced life in a rural area.  The Plateau of Tennessee is one of those places.  One of our favorite areas up here is Grassy Cove south of Crossville.  Driving some of the back roads is almost like going back in time.

A barn in Grassy Cove, Tennessee. July 18, 2010.

These pictures were taken back in July.  Green grass, blue skies, mountains, and a red barn.  Life can’t get much better than this.

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SkyWatch Friday: Plateau Skies

October 7, 2011

Autumn skies in Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. September 30, 2011.

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Autumn brings cooler temperatures and color to the trees.  Autumn might bring clouds, but here on the Plateau in Tennessee it also brings amazing blue skies.

Clouds in an autumn sky, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. September 30, 2011.

These pictures were taken in our front yard.

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Skywatch Friday: Plateau Skies

January 14, 2011

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.

One advantage to posting on Skywatch Friday, is that we become more aware of the sky and the beauty that is in it on just about every day.  I recently came across an archived file of sky photos from 2009.  I used that file to create the collage above.

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My World: Sunday Drive

August 3, 2010

Blue skies along a country road west of Crossville, Tennessee. August 1, 2010.

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Sunday drives are becoming a tradition at our house (at least until football season starts — then we might have to find another day.

This past Sunday was another hot day, although the humidity was lower than it has been.  But the skies were a beautiful blue with white puffy clouds.

A creek along Taylor Chapel Road, Crossville, Tennessee. August 1, 2010.

We headed west of Crossville and once again got out into the country fairly quickly.  We traveled along a small country road, but stopped to get a picture or two at the bridge over this unnamed creek.  There wasn’t a lot of water in the creek, but it still looked pretty nice to us.

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Skywatch Friday: Clouds Over the Plateau

July 2, 2010

Northern Cumberland County, Tennessee. June 27, 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.

Last Sunday Betsy and I took a ride out in the country here on the Plateau.  It was a very hot day, but it was beautiful.  The sky was blue, and when we started out there were many white clouds sailing above the mountains.

They weren’t predicting rain, so we were able to enjoy the day and watch the clouds as they changed.  Sometimes there were large clouds with just some blue around the edges.

At other times there were small white clouds scampering across an expanse of blue.

It was a wonderful day to be out and about.

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Skywatch Friday: A Golden Sunset

May 28, 2010

Sunset on the Plateau, Crossville, Tennessee.

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.

One of the advantages of living where we do on the Plateau is that we are often treated to beautiful sunsets.  This view greeted Betsy and me as we walked to the car after our ‘monthaversary’ celebration.  The sky was as glorious as the occasion was.

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Betsy was able to get her MRI earlier in the day than we expected, so hopefully the doctor will get the results earlier as well.

I know I’m behind on visiting many of you.  I haven’t forgotten about you and will get to you, but today I have to go to Hendersonville to help my parents run some errands.  In the meantime I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and, if this a holiday weekend for you, I hope you get summer off to a very happy start.

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