Sky Watch Friday

I was cleaning out my SD cards today and found a whole slew of photos that I had completely forgotten about. This shot was on there, but I cannot figure out where it was taken because the other photos had no relation to this, so I am guessing this was one of those shots I took while I was out driving around, and just had to stop to get a shot.

Sky Watch Friday - Alpena Pier

On a cold day in February I decided to walk out onto the pier in Alpena to take some photos of Lake Huron and the harbor area. It sure was cold and I definitely regretted not wearing a hat and gloves, but I did capture some great shots.

Sky Watch Friday - Painted Sky

I caught a glimpse of this "sun pillar" on my way out to run errands on Tuesday evening. I am glad that I had my camera ready. I've heard of these and seen pictures, but I have never been lucky enough to see one, that is until now. This shot was taken about 15 minutes later. I think it looks painted and it has an almost surreal feeling to it.

Sky Watch Friday - Hook In The Sky

Doesn't the opening in the clouds look like a hook?

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It won't be hard to find this cloud, it's leaving a trail.

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Here is a picture taken during a camping trip to the upper peninsula last summer. This is where the Two Hearted river drains into Lake Superior between Grand Marais and Whitefish Point. This is a favorite place of mine and I hear there is great trout fishing here.

Sky Watch Friday - Rays of Light

Took this shot last summer on a very weird day of weather. It was sunny and then we had these really nasty thunderstorms roll in and out through the day. Sure made for a great day of photo taking...

Sky Watch Friday - Storm Cloud

Going through my photo archives today, I found this shot from last summer. The clouds look great in this shot, but I wish the barn wouldn't have been quite as dark..

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This was taken on New Year's Eve. If you click to see the larger picture, you can see Venus under the crescent moon.

Sky Watch Friday - Fletcher's Floodwaters

This photo was taken on Election Day this past November. I had driven to my polling place, but I got there about 20 minutes too early, and since I am not one who likes to wait, I took a quick drive down a local road that has really good views of Fletcher's Pond. Here's what I captured before going to cast my vote. Luckily, I live in a rural area, so I didn't have to wait in line when I went back to vote...

Sky Watch Friday - Autumn

The sun reflects on the trees from behind, as the dark clouds roll in on a typical northern Michigan autumn day.

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These pictures were taken during the same trip as my last post. This is the view where water meets sky on Lake Superior near the eastern entrance of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The top view is looking east toward the Grand Sable Dunes and the town of Grand Marais, and the view on the bottom is looking west toward the Au Sable Point lighthouse. If you look very closely near the farthest point, you will see a white spot which is the lighthouse.

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Wow, is it Friday already? Where did the week go? Oh, that's right, I've been helping my husband repaint the entire downstairs of our house all week, that's why it's flown by. In the meantime, my housework has suffered big time. I guess that means I'll be restoring order around here today and hoping I'll get caught up before the weekend rolls in this afternoon.

Here's a shot I took during a camping trip to the upper peninsula in July. The sun is going down over Lake Superior, while a bug heads in for the night. ;-)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Sky Watch Friday

We have had spectacular springlike weather here, so on Tuesday I took a quick overnight trip to Lake Superior to spend some time with family and break in my new camera. On my way home last night, I arrived to cross the Mackinac Bridge at just the right time. I just wish it would have been a full moon.

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My daughter pointed this out during a walk last week. She says it looks like an angel fish..

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On my way to get inventory for my book store, I came across this rainbow and just had to catch a shot. Unfortunately, my photography hobby made me late to the book sale.

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Reflections over the Au Sable River in northern Michigan.

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A few pictures I took during our camping trip to Lake Superior. I took these over a short lapse of time while watching the sun fade to the west.

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My first Sky Watch Friday...

They are in the process of painting a local water tower, so I caught these pics the other day while out running errands. Would you ever do this job? I don't think I would, no matter how much you paid me...