Thursday, April 18, 2013

SkyWatch Friday: New Life Springs up against the Sky

I love this time of the year when everything outdoors seems so fresh and new.
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It's been a mix of weather where I live in terms of rainy, cloudy, sunny.
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I like the variety of spring days.
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Hopefully we're past any hard freezes and we probably are.
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In the part of NC where I live our average last frost day is around mid April.
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Even on our rainy days the sky has started to be colored with green leaves and flowers.     skywatDSCN5867
We've also had some blue skies which are nice.
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The shots are a jumbled mix.
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They were all taken over the past six days.
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Hard to decide which shots to use this week.
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I tend to take more pictures during the changing seasons.
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Particularly in the spring and then fall it seems like the changes happen on a daily basis.
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The amount of blue sky shots are misleading. There were more pictures I liked on the sunny days.
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The sky is hidden by the trees in some of these shots but that's the way it is when I look up this time of the year.
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22 comments:

  1. Cezar and LéiaApril 18, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    I love your header!Spring is glorious in your place!A special selection of pictures with wonderful sky and colors!
    hugs
    Léia

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  2. EG CameraGirlApril 18, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    It's so beautiful in North Carolina right now!

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  3. Lady FiApril 18, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Oh, how lovely to see all these blossoms and blue skies.

    Spring is very much delayed for us this year!

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  4. IndraniApril 18, 2013 at 1:03 PM

    I like how you frame the leaves and flowers against the sky.
    Great series.

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  5. Photo CacheApril 18, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    incredible. i love the shot looking up to the sky under the dogwood a lot.

    happy weekend.

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  6. ♥ Łucja-Maria ♥April 18, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    Oh Carver!
    Your photos are wonderful. I admire the flowers and flowering shrubs.
    They look lovely.
    I send nice greetings.
    Lucia

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  7. SteffiApril 18, 2013 at 3:42 PM

    Great photos for SWF,Carver!Thank you for sharing and have a nice weekend!

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  8. Sylvia KApril 18, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous capture for the day, Carver, and the perfect picture of a perfect Spring! The beautiful, colorful, flowering trees against the blue, blue skies are breathtaking! Thanks as always for sharing the beauty!!

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  9. CarlettaApril 18, 2013 at 3:46 PM

    A lovely jumble Carver but my favorite is the soothing second one with the newly green shoots against the sky!

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  10. RajeshApril 18, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    Beautiful shots of flowering trees against the sky.

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  11. Sallie (FullTime-Life)April 18, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    The skies are wonderful and the last two shots of the dogwood are my absolutely favorites...I would frame them if they were mine! I love sharing in your seasonal change, because I don't experience this one!

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  12. eileeninmdApril 18, 2013 at 5:06 PM

    I love blossoming trees and the pretty sky shots, Carver! Our last frost is a bit later, we will wait to plant some annuals. Beautiful series, happy skywatching!

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  13. genieApril 18, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    These captures are beautiful. You all are way ahead of us in NC. What a difference a few miles make in the scheme of things. Your daff header is so springlike. Love it! Happy spring to you. Take lots of picture. genie

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  14. Jenn JilksApril 18, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    What fabulous photos! I am so happy to share your spring. Our is coming along, not so fast, but enjoyable!
    Cheers from Cottage Country!

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  15. AnonymousApril 18, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    Magnificent photography Carver ~ delightful composition and color contrast and dynamite gems of nature ^_^

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  16. ArijaApril 18, 2013 at 10:58 PM

    Absolutely beautiful Carver. All possible shades of green , flowering maples and azaleas, quite spectacular.

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  17. lina@womens perspectivesApril 18, 2013 at 11:37 PM

    Thanks for sharing those beauties, Carver.

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  18. MeowwApril 18, 2013 at 11:42 PM

    All the shots are wonderful in introducing the Spring! Nature is so amazing!

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  19. JoyfulApril 19, 2013 at 3:32 AM

    It's beautiful where you live :-)

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  20. Jan K. alias AfanjaApril 19, 2013 at 3:57 PM

    Wonderful spring shots, Carver, I love alle those blossoms and the fresh green trees under the clear blue sky.
    Overhere spring is late, but in some days we'll have the first blossoms in our garden too, I hope.

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  21. Kay L. DaviesApril 19, 2013 at 9:49 PM

    Leaves, and flowers, and blossoms...oh, how wonderful. We haven't any yet, but we have had some blue skies. Beautiful photos as always, Carver.
    K

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  22. AmitAagApril 20, 2013 at 1:23 AM

    Lovely spring skies, Carver:)
    http://amitaag.blogspot.in/2013/04/moods-rishikesh-in-himalayas.html

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