The Weekend in Black and White: Esso

I took this shot a few days ago in the NC mountains. In the U.S. it's unusual to see Esso signs anymore. After 1972 regulatory restrictions Exxon replaced Esso on most U.S. signs, although Esso continued to be used in other parts of the world.

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SkyWatch Friday: North Carolina Mountains mid October

I'm starting with sunset shots I took in Spruce Pine, NC on Tuesday evening.

The dots on the hill above are cows enjoying the sunset.

 

We had supper at the Mountain View Restaurant.

The view was wonderful and so was the food.

The sky was changing so fast that I took a bunch of shots before I went inside to eat.

Earlier in the day on Tuesday we enjoyed blue skies and lovely clouds.

I love mackerel skies.

Spruce Pine is in between Asheville to the south and Blowing Rock to the north of the NC mountains.

On different days we drove towards the south and then on another day towards the north.

The southern end of the NC mountains have just started changing colors but the northern end was close to peak color.

These shots are something of a jumble because I just got home (Raleigh in central NC) today.

Sunday afternoon when we arrived it was drizzling but stopped raining in time for a hike to the Elk River Falls.

Monday morning was raining but it stopped in the afternoon.

Monday afternoon we hiked to the Crabtree Meadows Falls.

Even on the overcast days it was pretty but I was glad that the sun came out for Tuesday and Wednesday.

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The Weekend in Black and White: Old Tires

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SkyWatch Friday: Early October Skies

The past few days have been chilly and rainy but we had some pretty October skies prior to the rain.

The beginning of October was unseasonably warm and I'm glad that it's cooling down again.

I hope the rain won't last much longer.

We've had such a wet summer that I wouldn't mind more pretty days like we had at the beginning of October.

I love golden sunsets.

As I've said many time I also love cotton ball clouds.

It was nice to have some days with blue skies.

This is one of my favorite times of the year.

I like all changing seasons.

I wouldn't want to live somewhere that didn't have four distinct seasons.

Part of what I like is change.

Each season has its own distinct beauty.

I'm looking forward to more of the trees changing colors at the lake.

This sunset was a good one to photograph.

Every few minutes the sky changed.

There was a nice mix of colors in the clouds.

The dark clouds added a contrasting element.

At the end of the sunset the clouds started to turn pink.

Very shortly after the last shot the sky became dark.

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