The Weekend in Black and White: Shadow

I was struck by the shadows on the bottom steps and sidewalk in front of my house.

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SkyWatch Friday: clouds and flowers

We've had some large clouds lately.

I enjoy cloud formations with shades of white and gray that look like you could jump on them.
 

Instead of a privet hedge, I've let some of my privet grow as tall as trees and this time of the year I'm rewarded with their white flowers.

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ABC Wednesday: Over

Over here, over there, over mountains, over sea, over roads, over rivers, overpasses for the masses . . .

Above is the Newark, New Jersey Airtrain going over the road at the airport. Next is a bridge going over the Blue Ridge Parkway in the North Carolina mountains.

Below is shot taken while going over the sound side of a North Carolina beach not very far from the outer banks.

Next is a shot on an overpass in the triangle area of North Carolina.

Below is a bridge going over a river in the West Virginia mountains.

Before I am over and out, I'm posting another West Virginia mountain shot of a bridge going over fast moving water.

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Our World Tuesday: Everyday Things

Sunday was a rainy day and I found myself photographing mud and moss. My feet also got into the shot.

On another day my feet, in another pair of funny shoes, got into a shot of the butterfly weed.

I'm glad we're having a wet spring because it makes the plants happy.

The shot below of my oak tree bark was odd to me because it had been pouring rain. The rain had slowed to a drizzle when I went out but it seemed strange that one section of the tree was dry while the rest was wet.

My neighbor has reassured me that their cats don't catch birds but these shots show they do try.

Black Jack not only perched in my dogwood tree he started climbing when he heard the birds.

I keep my backyard gate shut and so far the cats haven't tried to climb the fence, so the birds can bathe on my deck in peace.

My city has a law against cats being allowed to leave their owners houses and yards but that law is ignored by some. I have mixed feelings about it but I'm pretty tolerant since I think the birds are generally able to get away from the cats. I keep my backyard protected at this point (at least until the cats start climbing my fence).

I like the way flowers look on the ground after they drop.

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