Thursday, October 23, 2008

SkyWatch *10

This week I am posting a few different skies all
Photographed from different parts of our farm.
Some Cumulo-Nimbus looking North over
Windy Hill Paddock, the first part of our farm.



Over the fence of my garden, looking over Fern
Hill towards the western skyline



View South down to 'Hintertiersee', a paddock
named for the place in Austria we spent a glorious
alpine summer.



Looking East with the autumn leaves on the
elms of the Wild Wood.



Just to fit in for a moment with the Northern
Hemisphere some late afternoon sky behind
my grapevines on the pergola.



My thanks to the SkyWatch team for all their work
in streamlining this operation for some 400 people
around the world snapping at the sky like rabid dogs
and posting some breathtaking images you too can
share by clicking on the Logo to the right.
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77 comments:

  1. The BirdladyOctober 23, 2008 at 2:26 PM

    How beautiful! How I would love to see that farm...your photos are so lovely (not to mention that it's spring there!)

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  2. WebradioOctober 23, 2008 at 2:57 PM

    Great skies Arija...

    Very beautiful shots !

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  3. Tess KincaidOctober 23, 2008 at 3:23 PM

    Beautiful, as always, Arija. I swear, your sky is a different, deeper, bluer blue!

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  4. Ruth's Photo BlogOctober 23, 2008 at 4:02 PM

    Absolutely lovely.Each picture is so vivid and the sky so beautiful.

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  5. VickieOctober 23, 2008 at 5:32 PM

    Hi Arija. What lovely sky photos and photos of your farm. I especially love the one of flowing dresses with the horse. I see so much joy in your photos.

    Thanks for visiting my blog and inviting me across the world to visit yours. Delightful.

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  6. LeoraOctober 23, 2008 at 5:47 PM

    "like rabid dogs"? LOL!

    Love the bottom one (large yellowy brown leaves against the sky). All are beautiful.

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  7. DrowseyMonkey-PhotosOctober 23, 2008 at 7:01 PM

    Gorgeous Fall photos :) I love the last one with the sun shining on the leaves, very pretty.

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  8. Louis la VacheOctober 23, 2008 at 7:05 PM

    What fine Sky Watch images!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 7:26 PM

    Excellent SkyWatch series. Looks like you have a lot of open sky areas at your farm.

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  10. Suz BroughtonOctober 23, 2008 at 10:03 PM

    That first shot is unreal--stunning. Loved the series of photos.

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  11. Torsdag 1952October 24, 2008 at 3:49 AM

    Beautiful SKYS from a beautiful place, I love places like that and hope you enjoy the weekend with some more wunderful skys.

    Hartmut

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  12. MicheleOctober 24, 2008 at 4:58 AM

    Gosh... so pretty is your farm!! Beautiful skies!! I would love to roam the farm.. it's awesome!
    Hope your weekend is good!
    ~Michele~
    Mountain Retreat- Canada

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  13. Pearl MapleOctober 24, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    Big beautiful views of the sky for this week's Sky Watch Friday. Thank you for sharing this pretty view from your garden with us all.

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  14. MariaOctober 24, 2008 at 12:36 PM

    What a beautiful farm! And great skies Arija, so beautiful!

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  15. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 12:56 PM

    A scrumptious sequence. Lovely.

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  16. Guy DOctober 24, 2008 at 1:12 PM

    Love these shots of the countryside. Thanks for sharing!

    Cheers!

    Regina In Pictures

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  17. KOSTASOctober 24, 2008 at 1:24 PM

    Very good blog, with marvellously posts and beautiful photographs!
    Congratulations!

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  18. PeacefulChaosOctober 24, 2008 at 1:27 PM

    Beautiful photos!

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  19. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 1:31 PM

    Thank you for these great great clouds! I would love to obseve these fields during a thunderstorm...and then check them out after the rain is gone and nature resumes its loveliness :)

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  20. Sheila Keller-PowellOctober 24, 2008 at 1:42 PM

    Southern Australia..I'm so jealous! YOu're heading into summer...I'm heading into winter. I'm an avid gardner/urban farmer and really hate the long winters here in Utah, USA.
    When the snow is deep here, I 'll think of your farm to keep me happy!
    Thanks for the summer inspiration!

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  21. Reader WilOctober 24, 2008 at 2:56 PM

    South Australia is more like our middle European countries, than like north Australia, I think, or am I mistaken? I see you have also autumn colours. Beautiful pictures! Thank you for visiting.

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  22. ellen b.October 24, 2008 at 3:00 PM

    You definately have some beautiful views on your farm!! Enjoy!

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  23. Rambling WoodsOctober 24, 2008 at 3:09 PM

    Beautiful series Arija..I enjoyed them and I hope you have a good weekend...Michelle..

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  24. LouiseOctober 24, 2008 at 3:34 PM

    Wonderful post--I love every picture! But the clouds in the first are incredible, and your composition with the tree in the second is masterful!

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  25. The Ridger, FCDOctober 24, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    Gorgeous - especially that first one.

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  26. AnonymousOctober 25, 2008 at 4:38 AM

    Nice shots...I particularly love shots with a single tree in them.

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  27. poefusionOctober 25, 2008 at 5:05 AM

    Good Morning, Arija! These pictures are beautiful. You must have a sprawling farm to see all that beautiful sky. Thanks for sharing.

    Also, thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. I made that header myself with some rubber stamps I had. I'm glad you liked it. Have a nice day. Happy Sky Watching~

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  28. AnonymousOctober 25, 2008 at 5:50 AM

    Thanks for the wonderful tour of your place, and the skies above it. Enjoyed your notes and descriptions, too.

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  29. Som mine dager erOctober 25, 2008 at 6:14 AM

    Hi Arija. Thank you for your nice comment, I had to come visit you again. You have posted some fantastic Australian sky pictures this time. My favorite must be the second one with the tree against the turbulent sky. I think you are so lucky to live on a farm, far away from snow and -20 degrees cold, like it is in Norway during the winter season.

    You really take nice pictures, and I love the ones from the beach further down on your blog. Really amazing. We have a long coastline in Norway, but it is not beaches, we have skerries. And it is not the same.

    I wish you a nice weekend.

    Love Marit

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  30. PJOctober 25, 2008 at 6:40 AM

    I would love to have enough property to be able to give different parts such lovely names. It's obvious you love where you live and thank you for sharing the sky.

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  31. CarverOctober 25, 2008 at 6:52 AM

    You have a beautiful farm and the sky shots are all lovely.

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  32. InkivääriOctober 25, 2008 at 7:02 AM

    So beautiful skies - from white clouds to grey clouds, all so beautiful!

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  33. MariaOctober 25, 2008 at 7:19 AM

    HalloArija, thank you for stopping by! I hope everything is OK and I'm longing forward to see you on my blog again!

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  34. rivergardenstudioOctober 25, 2008 at 7:31 AM

    Your photography is so moving to me , your skies and and especially your trees. A delight for my eyes this Saturday morning.

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  35. Quiet PathsOctober 25, 2008 at 7:54 AM

    The lone tree is very dramatic. You've had some interesting sky! thanks for sharing this great collection.

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  36. indicaspeciesOctober 25, 2008 at 8:00 AM

    Such lovely photographs from your farm, thanks for sharing.

    - celine
    http://indicainq8.wordpress.com

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  37. BarbOctober 25, 2008 at 8:45 AM

    What a lovely farm! I would enjoy sitting under your pergola.

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  38. Lapa37October 25, 2008 at 9:18 AM

    All great shots thanks for the visit.

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  39. MarieOctober 25, 2008 at 10:38 AM

    Beautiful sky watch :)

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  40. Anne-BeritOctober 25, 2008 at 11:14 AM

    Wonderful pictures,all of them.Thanks for visiting my site!

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  41. Brad MyersOctober 25, 2008 at 11:33 AM

    What a great view from a back yard.

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  42. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the GardensOctober 25, 2008 at 2:03 PM

    A great, happy sky above your "green, green grass of home.
    Lovely names for all the paddocks.

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  43. Fish WhispererOctober 25, 2008 at 2:15 PM

    Lovely farm and a great sky.
    Cheers

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  44. Jack and JoannOctober 25, 2008 at 3:36 PM

    Thanks for stopping by my Sky Watch site. I grew up on a farm in Ohio. this is fun. Visiting the world by Sky Watch.

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  45. AnonymousOctober 25, 2008 at 3:53 PM

    Nice shots. I think #4 is my favorite. Beautiful contrasts. Thanks for sharing.

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  46. Craver ViiOctober 25, 2008 at 4:33 PM

    These pics are lovely. I had to crack up at the BBQ pic in the previous post! That was great!

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  47. AnitaOctober 25, 2008 at 4:38 PM

    Just gorgeous... you are very blessed to live where you do! Great shots...

    Thanks for stopping by Prairie Visions!

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  48. AnonymousOctober 25, 2008 at 4:44 PM

    What lovely views of your farm! Beautiful landscape and skies!

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  49. Ces AdorioOctober 25, 2008 at 4:44 PM

    Arija, these are beautiful photographs of wide open spaces. You of course capture them with much delight, it shows.

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  50. Louis la VacheOctober 25, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    "Louis" thanks you for your return visit to San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

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  51. CaroleOctober 25, 2008 at 5:42 PM

    I love the stormy sky in the second photo. Troubled skies are the most interesting to me. The last two have that wonderful play of sunlight on the leaves. Very magical.

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  52. RoanOctober 25, 2008 at 5:48 PM

    You live in a beautiful area. Each shot is perfection. BJ

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  53. TootieOctober 25, 2008 at 7:57 PM

    I liked them all, couldn't even pick out a favorite. :-)

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  54. Gemma WisemanOctober 25, 2008 at 8:24 PM

    Your world is like a wonderland with those stunning skies! So very lovely!

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  55. Sylvia KOctober 25, 2008 at 8:27 PM

    Arija, your pictures are exquisite! Thank you for visiting my blog and for your comments. I'll be back that's for sure. I'm enjoying being a part of Sky Watch, something extra to look forward to each week.

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  56. Sylvia KOctober 25, 2008 at 8:30 PM

    Arija, I tried to leave a comment, not sure it made it, but your pictures are exquisite! Thank you for visiting my blog and for your comments. I'll certainly be returning to yours. I do so enjoy Sky Watch, one more thing to enjoy and be a part of.

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  57. JeanneOctober 26, 2008 at 5:09 AM

    Beautiful property. Love that second shot with that solitary tree and the dark clouds behind it. Very dramatic looking.

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  58. DorothyOctober 26, 2008 at 5:52 AM

    Hi Arija,
    Thanks for stopping by my blog! Come back and visit anytime. You have a super and very popular blog!
    Loved looking and will be back.
    Cheers!

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  59. UnknownOctober 26, 2008 at 5:54 AM

    Thank you for viewing and kind of words from you.
    The farm very beautiful.
    Have a nice day.

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  60. AnonymousOctober 26, 2008 at 8:30 AM

    A lovely and varied series of photos. So many photo ops, so little time. :)

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  61. SandraOctober 26, 2008 at 8:52 AM

    Gorgeous photographs - I just can't choose favorite one because they are all magical. Thank you for you visit and greetings from Croatia

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  62. Suffeli kuvaileeOctober 26, 2008 at 10:32 AM

    BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS!!
    have a nice weekend!!

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  63. DarylOctober 26, 2008 at 11:42 AM

    Such beautiful country .. such great skies .. and those flowers in the post above this.. exquisite ..

    Thanks for visiting me!

    :-Daryl

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  64. The Good Life in VirginiaOctober 26, 2008 at 2:48 PM

    your farm and the countryside are so beautiful...you are blessed to live in such a place.
    thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment.
    have a great week.

    erin

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  65. NormOctober 26, 2008 at 4:02 PM

    great shot! beautiful series of photos..

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  66. CelesteOctober 26, 2008 at 4:38 PM

    Great series of photos, I think the second one is my favorite, very dramatic.

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  67. LOURDES C COSTAOctober 26, 2008 at 4:49 PM

    How beautiful, fhotos Arija!Happy SWF:)

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  68. chrome3dOctober 26, 2008 at 8:35 PM

    What a great set. The second photo with that lonely tree is my fave.

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  69. AnonymousOctober 26, 2008 at 9:23 PM

    Great photos Arija! Please tell me that they weren't taken recnetly. My part of South Aussie is soooo dry, and the crops have failed...
    The photos are just beautiful though. Thanks for sharing and dropping by my blog

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  70. Jean Chia aka Ms.Yummy~liciousOctober 26, 2008 at 10:20 PM

    wow, those shots were beautiful. I love especially the first and the last one! :)

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  71. Carrie and Troy KeiserOctober 27, 2008 at 12:32 AM

    great shots! My fav is the last one the turning vine and the sky- love it!
    Thanks for dropping by my Big Sky! I sometimes wish we were still out of town on the farmland -- making the kids use their imaginations more and less of the TV!

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  72. geoffOctober 27, 2008 at 6:28 AM

    Glorious sky above great landscape shots. Good angle on the last one. Good photos!

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  73. DewdropOctober 27, 2008 at 7:08 AM

    Very cool skies! Great collection.

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  74. AnonymousOctober 27, 2008 at 7:30 AM

    Wow! These are simply stunning!

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  75. NovaOctober 27, 2008 at 10:30 AM

    good thing i never let the chance to miss the visit and comment here inspite of the fact that i'm way more behind than the day.. but i never regretted it as i've seen one of wonderful scenery for swf. .thanks for the visit and comment... happy monday!

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  76. AndreaOctober 28, 2008 at 1:51 PM

    Oh, these are awesome. Thanks for visiting my sky watch pictures and sorry I am running behind on my visiting. We were out of town for the weekend visiting the mountains of Tennessee.

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  77. TinaOctober 29, 2008 at 10:39 AM

    the first one is my fave,its like a giant smoke is about to overtake your farm!

    thanks for stopping by my swf, im a little behind on my comment returns!

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