Skywatch Friday: Glorious Clouds

This is another week where I can't decide on one shot for SkyWatch Friday.

When I first started this blog I intended to post one shot per post in the large size with no words while keeping my other blog for smaller sized photographs and more words.

The only part of that plan which has continued is that this blog has larger photo formats than my other blog.

It's not like any of it has to be set in stone but I try to keep skywatch and my monochrome posts at one shot per post.

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ABC Wednesday: Q is for Quaint

The ice cream stand is quaint or possibly Qtsy. Although cutesy is spelled with a c it sounds like Qtsy.

I've lived long enough for the signs of my youth to become quaint.

I remember when Esso signs were common before they were changed to Exxon in my part of the U.S. Now an Esso sign or an old RC Cola sign look quaint.

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That's My World Tuesday: Autumn walk at Shelley Lake

Friday afternoon I went on a walk, in part, because I had a feeling the reflections from the cloudy sky would be beautiful.

I also knew that Saturday would be rainy most of the day and that we might get a hard frost over the weekend.

The fall color is still a work in progress. The NC piedmont where I live is always a few weeks behind the mountains.

Since the mountains were at peak color when we were there, I expected we would be reaching peak color around now.

That hasn't turned out to be the case since the oak trees are only beginning to change colors.

We do have a lot of fall color but since my city has so many oak trees, it's hard to consider our fall color at its peak until they change colors.

I checked my photographs from past years and normally by now the oaks were much further along in terms of reaching or almost reaching their full color.

Even with only the beginning color in the oak trees it is still very beautiful.

This time of year the coumorants stake out the piling left over from a removed dock for their perches.

I don't think they are at the lake in the summer or maybe I don't see them because the ducks are usually on the piling in the summer.

I think the lake almost looks like it's frozen when shot at certain angles.

I had to laugh at how the colorful jackets almost seemed to be part of the fall color.

I love the way the geese create interesting patterns in the water when they are swimming.

The shot below is another example of how the lake almost looks frozen.

I think this goose looks like he's standing on top of another goose who is standing on his head.

I could go on and on because I took so many pictures but I think I'll leave it with one more.

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The Weekend in Black and White: Old revealed under new

I couldn't help but wonder if someone refurbished the old barn with inexpensive materials. It's noticeable that new siding was placed on top of on old wooden barn at some point but now the new siding is peeling off.

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