Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Blue Sky & Trees

Again I've learned more about one of my photos thanks to my knowledgeable commenters - this time Lesley and snowwhite both recognized Siegfried and Roy, and one of their lions, as the subjects in Monday's statue - thanks for the information. I should have known that myself, especially considering the statue's location!

Here's a photo I took on a recent late-autumn hike for both the Skywatch Friday meme, as well as for Tina's PicStory, whose theme this week is trees. It shows scrub oak in the foreground (more a bush than a tree), which has long-since shed its leaves, as well as some of our common pine trees, and our typical mostly-blue skies.
I was almost lying on the ground to get this angle, I'm sure my little dog Socks wondered what I was doing!
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20 comments:

  1. Sylvia KDecember 7, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Ah, lovely blue skies! I do hope to see some again soon! I bet Socks was puzzled!! I know Sam would have been! Hope you have a great weekend, Al! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  2. Sallie (FullTime-Life)December 7, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Love the sky -- it may be cold where you are but you can pretty much bet on sunshine~ tell Socks that all the work you went to for that shot was definitely worth it! Beautiful trees.

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  3. Tina´s PicStoryDecember 7, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    thanks for this nice shot! i love the blue sky :)

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  4. Mona SwedenDecember 7, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Gorgeous sight. Love the blue sky.

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  5. MarilynDecember 7, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Colorado does have the best blue skies ever!♥♫

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  6. Karin M.December 8, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    A very nice photo ...i love the blue sky...
    Greetings Karin

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  7. ViolaDecember 8, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Lovely to see the trees like that! :)

    Such a very special statue below!

    And your lightening pictures, so very impressive!!!! =) You are really good at it!!

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  8. AnonymousDecember 8, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    beautiful capture.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 8, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    'towards the light'.

    please have a good friday.


    daily athens photo

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  10. Magia da InêsDecember 8, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    º°♥❤ Olá, amigo!
    ❤ Valeu a pena deixar Stocks confuso porque a fotografia está sensacional.

    º°❤ Beijinhos.
    ♥❤ Brasil.

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  11. RajeshDecember 8, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Perfect angle to take the snap of these trees against the sky.

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  12. J.Rylie.CDecember 8, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Beautiful sky!

    Please come see my skywatch also. Have a nice evening.

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  13. JoyfulDecember 8, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Lovely!

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  14. AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 2:04 AM

    Such lovely blue skies!

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  15. rental mobil jakartaDecember 9, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Very nice, thanks for sharing.

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  16. ArijaDecember 9, 2011 at 4:10 AM

    Ah, what we do to get a good shot, even prostrate ourselves in front of our pets.

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  17. Red Nomad OZDecember 9, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    Blue sky & trees - a winning combination! Hope the dog wasn't TOO curious!

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  18. Cafe au laitDecember 9, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Lovely captures!

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  19. Spare Parts and PicsDecember 9, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    Nice shot. Glad Socks didn't lick your lens!

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  20. NanyDecember 12, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    That is simply gorgeous!

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