The Seasons


As the summer continues to heat up I often find myself on "sky watch". Searching for a dark cloud, an overcast sky, or the blue mist that never seems to reach the ground. What does sky look like this time of year above your home?

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30 comments :

  1. I really love the light music staff texture on the windmill shot. Great stuff.

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  2. Anonymous10:23 AM CDT

    Very beautiful shots and wonderful texturing! Our sky looks pretty stormy every afternoon this time of year...and now with Isaac rolling in we are getting rain almost 24/7.

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    1. Wow, I hope you've got a chance to capture a few stormy skies!

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  3. I love the windmill silhouette. I love all of your photos, actually.

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    1. Thank Kim, silhouettes are always fun for structures with a lot of lines

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  4. I love the weather vane - what a great shot!

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    1. Thanks Lisa, it was hard to get close up of it. It just so pretty I had to try!

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  5. Nice set of photographs. I like your work. Nice blog too.

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  6. Beautiful - and love the textures!

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  7. oh our summer has most assuredly cooled down! I'm missing the heat for sure!

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  8. Beautiful photos it is warming up again here. But the rain greened everything up at least for awhile. B

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    1. We did have a few storms in August too, thank goodness

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  9. I too love the windmill (?) great texture work too :)

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  10. Anonymous2:00 PM CDT

    Lovely images!

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  11. I love both of these pictures, lovely textures!! :)
    We have been getting quite a bit of rain here! YAY!!

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  12. I love the windmill :) i always wanted to have one near my house ^_^

    -iamprew.com

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    1. I have to say I have lived on a ranch and a farm with a windmill. It's a nice welcome home to see from the distance.

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  13. Just a quick note to let you know that starting tomorrow, I will begin hosting a new photo meme on my blog. Please come join me at "Orange You Glad It's Friday", and post a photo displaying a little or a lot of orange, my favorite color! Hope to see you there!

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  14. I love to watch how the sky changes day to day. I think my boys are tired of my telling them how amazing the sky is every day! Love your windmill. My father in law loves windmills and has a big collection of photos of every one he's found. There really aren't any around here except for the small one in his yard!

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    1. That is so neat Deb! I wonder what you father would think of this all texture out?

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  15. These are beautiful, I love the texture :) thanks for sharing on Shoot.Edit.Submit!

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  16. Gorgeous! I love the windmill.

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  17. Two very lovely photos Kristy!! I love the windmill and the texture you applied adds such a sense of moodiness to the photos.

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  18. Luv your photos and their special backgrounds! I like to find contrails in the sky that look like tic-tac-toes...they are hard to find♫♪

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  19. We've been having a lot of storms lately and tonight had a double rainbow...beautiful!
    Visiting via Rural Thursday Blog Hop.

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    1. Oh that sounds so great, we have 30% chance of scattered storms today. I'm keeping my eyes to the sky and my fingers crossed.

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  20. Very pretty cupola Kristy. Thank you for sharing at Rural Thursdays.

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  21. Gorgeous photos!! Love your place, too! So grateful I stopped by! In Wyoming we are hot, dry and windy. :) Praying for rain for both of us.

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  22. I love the windmill with the texture, so beautiful!
    We have had rain all of July and August,and now expecting a hurricane. So it's been gloomy skies.

    Thanks for sharing with Foto Friday,
    Lori

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