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Thursday, September 26, 2013

SkyWatch Friday: late September 2013

September is flying by like the rest of this year has done.
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There are more and more signs of fall each day.
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The dogwood trees as well as a few others are always way ahead of oak trees that change into their fall colors much later.
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My next door neighbor's weather vane is one of my continual photographic subjects.
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I like the way the rooster looks and it's much quieter than a real one.
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The moon was playing hide and seek behind the clouds this morning.
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I had to wait a while to catch it as the wind moved the clouds.
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I've been noticing how the light is changing as the season changes.
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This is one of my favorite times of the year for sky watching.
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I also look forward to winter when the bare limbs will be against the sky.
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I love trees throughout the year but there is something especially beautiful to me about deciduous tree after they drop their leaves.
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There are also a lot of evergreens where I live to provide some green in the winter which is also nice.
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This is a long post because I had trouble deciding which shots I liked.
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There were only three good sky watching days but I took a lot of shots on those days.
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When it's windy and there are a lot of clouds against blue, the sky changes so much within seconds.
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I also wanted to include the few fall leaves I am spotting.
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I've heard that rainy weather leading up to fall doesn't usually provide the best color so I'll be curious if that's true this year. We have had a lot of rain.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

ABC Wednesday: K is for Killdeer

Three killdeers knocking back at the lake.
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Thursday, September 19, 2013

SkyWatch Friday: Some sunny days for a change

Although we've had a few cloudy, rainy days, there have been some sunny days for a change.
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I'm starting with clouds because I'm using photographs that cover the days following the last sky watch.
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It took a few days to get to the sunny skies.
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With the weather cooling down it's particularly nice for the sun to come out.
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There is a big difference in the night and day temperatures.
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Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and had to get an extra blanket because I was so cold. I love the seasonal changes so I didn't mind.
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There are more and more signs of summer being at an end.
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I love the way clouds look against vivid blue skies.
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The last shot was close to sunset but the sun was hiding.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

ABC Wednesday: J is for Jogger

Jogger jogging jostling jaded jocular jabs
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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Our World Tuesday: Sunday walk at Lake Lynn

I usually walk at Shelley Lake because it's less than a mile from my house but this Sunday we walked at Lake Lynn.
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Lake Lynn is only four miles from my house so it's also close by.
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The grey goose above was pretty rambunctious but the ones below were calmer.
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I like the way the ducks swam past the upside down tree in the water or rather the tree's reflection was upside down.
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I think the shadows below are interesting.
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The Canadian Geese were hanging out with the mallards.
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 It was a beautiful day and there were a lot of people taking advantage of it to walk, jog and cycle.
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The mallard below was running.
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The duck below was keeping its eye on the mallard.
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At Lake Lynn there are long bridges/boardwalks.
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I spotted four swans on the lake.
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I didn't get any good group shots of the swan pairs.
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I tried to catch the geese in flight but didn't get a shot until they were landing below.
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Before long the trees will be changing colors.
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 A few trees are starting to change but only isolated leaves have fall colors so far.
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