Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Skywatch *3

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Sunrise in a pond.

Promising cumulus building up over our road.

To enjoy many more skies around the world,
click on Skywatch Friday on the right.

80 comments:

  1. Didn't know how else to tell you that I loved your post on my blog about the rainwater. Wow...huge water holding tanks. Some folks around here have 1000 gallon tanks for storage of water from a low yielding well, but yours far outweighs that. With the weather patterns the way they are we have not had the rains we normally have, however, I sometimes feel our rain barrels are inadequate as a big rain (such as we just had from tropical storm Fay) fills them quickly and the rest is simply wasted. As my gardens and my need for watering increases I'm working on ways to capture more of the rain. The condensation idea worked because we had not had rain for over 3 weeks and my rain barells were empty. I love that you have been able to live on rainwater. I think your idea is a good one even for the cities around here. Of course, I also think solar power should be used more often and our dependence on oil must be ended...but I'm not seeing that happend anytime soon. Anyway, sorry for the long post..just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your posts.

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  2. These are fantastic shots!!! I love the colors in the sunrise reflected in the pond, and the background is awesome... a little walkway or bridge... precious, and I certainly love the cumulus... :O)

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  3. These look like skies in dreams! Beautiful.

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  4. Lovely way to present a sunrise! Wonderful photos of both sunrise and cumulus cloud!

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  5. Oh my. The sky is so blue and the clouds so white. It must be a perfectly clean environment with no pollution.

    See my SkyWatch post here > Canon Pixels

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  6. wonderful photos. the 1st one is my favorite

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  7. Great photos. I especially like the one of the sunrise reflection in the pond. We have had clouds build up too but still not rain - maybe this week-end!

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  8. wow! Perfect catch for Skywatch! Mine's up too hope you can drop by.... Happy weekend!

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  9. Those trees - poplars (?) turn the lower picture into something truly special.

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  10. Amazing distribution of water..

    Dxx

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  11. arija, wonderful pictures again. How do you do it? What magic is afoot?
    I hope you don't mind but I've given you an 'I love your Blog'award. It's at my place if you'd like to pick it up.
    Blessings to you.

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  12. Wonderful shots. The first one is WOW!

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  13. I like the way the road runs towards the sunshine!

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  14. If you did enable the "feeds" option in settings, it would be easier to know when you update your blog. These are beautiful and somehow restful photos. I needed that today..

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  15. Beautiful post! You definitely have a talent for catching shots perfectly! Well done...

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  16. Oh I did find a feed..sorry about my mistake...

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  17. These are exceptional! I love the reflection in the first one - amazing. The clouds in the second are my favourite kind and this landscape is beautiful.

    Thanks for coming by my bridges post and leaving such lovely, lovely comments.

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  18. Nice shots. I especially love the second one. That tree makes it!

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  19. I'm sorry, I found the "feed". My mistake. My day..just a another rainy day of which we have had too many and a parent who has now become more of the child than the parent...the usual stuff...Thank you for asking. It was very sweet of you..

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  20. wow I love the reflection in the first one...

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  21. i love both the photos but that first one is spectacular with the reflection on the water great shot

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  22. Dramatic sunrise. Happy SF.

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  23. Beautiful photos and a beautiful blog!!!!

    You're right about flying in PNG We used to live in the Star Mts over near Irian Jaya and boy flying around there in small planes was very hairy!!!!

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  24. These are beautiful photos. I love the reflections in the pond in the first one and those clouds are just lovely in the second.

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  25. Thanks for the visit and the comment. Adelaide? We're practically neighbours.

    Your first shot is stunning. Some great work on this blog.

    Do keep in touch.

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  26. thanks for the information about the fire on the mountains (you really were clever to be able to pick out the fire better than i could!)

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  27. I have really enjoyed you blog and its lovely photographs.
    The reflections are perfect.
    I have added you to my favourites for visiting.
    Thank you for your visit and comment on Scotland.

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  28. This is very beautiful countryside and the fluffy clouds are so peaceful looking. Also the reflection in the water is lovely. Nice photo.

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  29. Very beautiful photos! Very inviting!

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  30. When cumulus clouds look "promising: it must be a drought you're experiencing. Hope those clouds let go over your garden!

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  31. I'm so glad you left a link in your coment so I could discover your blog! Try as I might I don't get to view every Skywatch participant each week, so I'm glad to find yours - I really like your subjects and the light you choose, very lovely blog!

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  32. tranquility in pictures. lovely post.

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  33. Arija: Those are two wonderful Skies. I love the reflection in the pond.

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  34. Beautiful reflection and clouds!

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  35. Beautiful our Mother and your Home pictures. Congratulations

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  36. Loved the sunrise in the pond shot, very lovely.

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  37. What great clouds and a wonderful reflection.

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  38. Those are both wonderful shots. The first one looked like a painting.

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  39. Both of theses are just so beautiful!!

    The blue sky and white clouds are my favorite! That's a perfect picture!!!



    Junie

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  40. great captured! I love the first picture, the sky reflection in the pond is colorful and fabulous..

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  41. My oh my these are two beauties for skywatch. I loved my little trip to Southern Australia today! Have a great weekend...

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  42. Beautiful post. Perfect blue and white sky.
    Thank you for your visit on
    Mumbai Skywatch

    Happy Skywatch Friday

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  43. Wow, so beautiful pictures! Unbelievable colours!Great!
    Have a nice weekend!

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  44. Very beautiful! The first one is so fairy tale like. Exquisite colours.

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  45. The second photo is specially WOW!

    Thanks for sharing your wonderful skywatch photos! Happy weekend1 =D

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  46. Arija, very beautiful and serene pictures of the countryside. I think reflections in a pond are so special and this picture with a bit of candy is so beautiful.

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  47. Lovely photos, great skywatch

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  48. Oh that sunrise shot in the pond is my favorite. I'm partial to reflection shots anyway and the colors are just perfect. Thanks for sharing and coming by to visit my blog!

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  49. The sunrise in the pond is beautiful and the clouds are very impressive. Great captures!

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  50. What a fantastic reflection in the first image!

    "Louis" thanks you for your visit to San Francisco Bay Daily Photo and for your kind comments.

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  51. I really enjoyed both of these photos, they are amazing. Have a good weekend.

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  52. Fantastic photos for sky watch friday, the reflection is stunning. Thanks for sharing and your kind comments on my post.

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  53. This is the most gorgeous sky photos I saw this time until now!
    Awesome, thank you!

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  54. Lovely SWF shots! Thanks for popping by my blog! :)

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  55. The sky reflection in the pond is a good reminder that we don't always have to look up to see a beautiful sky! Lovely photos!

    Thanks for visiting my skywatch!

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  56. Beatutiful photos, they go so well together. I love the reflection on the water. Happy SWF!

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  57. Both of your photos are so wonderful and each has different mood. I love the first one most. Sometimes you can see so many things looking at water surface.

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  58. Wow what a wonderful reflection, you captured it perfectly. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful photos.

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  59. Lovely shots. I particularly like the first one. It reminded me that I need to take more sunrise photos.

    Thanks for visiting.

    Bobbie

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  60. I love your photos and thank you so much for the rest of your comment too... I agree teen girls seem to have pudding between the ears... at least mine sure does!
    again thank you:)
    Laura

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  61. Great photos!
    I am particularly fond of the reflection on the pond.

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  62. That looks more like a lake than a pond! I'm never up earlier enough to catch the sunrise.

    Thanks for your SWF comments. They are appreciated.

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  63. These are such gorgeous photos. (Your entire blog is filled with gorgeous photos!) The pond reflection shot is breathtaking.

    Thank you for your comment on my blog about my plum tree. I'm sorry you lost one as well.

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  64. Awesome photos, the reflection of the tree is fantastic. Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a nice comment. I have enjoyed yours very much and will look forward to coming back.

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  65. Beautiful shots, awesome reflection in the first one. Thanks for a truly great posting.

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  66. Both are great Sky watch pics. I like the first one for it is quite a creative capture.

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  67. Great shots.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. The photos that I took in the Flinders are from Skytrek, a private four-wheel drive track not far from Wilpena. We camped on the property for a few days and did the track on one day.

    Sharon

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  68. Just a short stop because I'll start my vacation this week.
    Thanks for this beautiful SWF.

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  69. These pictures are beautiful,the first one is my favirite.Thanks for visiting!

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  70. Thank you all for visiting. I am travelling in remote regions Australia minus net connections. Am subliminally in Sydney where I have coverage yet very little time, so please excuse me from answering all of you individually.

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