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Thursday, August 11, 2011

SWF.....Sunset while cruising

For my Skywatch Friday I am showing some of the sunset photos from our cruise ship. Also, a shot of the moon. We had gorgeous skies while cruising and I enjoy skywatching. This is most likely the last cruise we will take. We have enjoyed cruising Alaska , Western Caribbean , Eastern Caribbean and this last one to Bermuda. You can click on my link to see pic's from my previous cruises. But, we really enjoy the fly-drive type vacations. Stopping where we want and as long as we want.

These are in the same sequence as I took them but a few of them are zoomed in closer to the sun.

I like the long line of clouds just hanging over the ocean in this shot below.

I hope you enjoyed my skies and sunset. Take some time and enjoy the beautiful skies from around the world please visit Skywatch Friday. Thanks to the hosting group: Sylvia, Wren, Sandy and Klaus.

Also, thanks for stopping by to see my post. I wish everyone a great weekend and beautiful skies.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

SWF>>>>Bermuda sunrise

For my Skywatch Friday I have a few sunrise photos from our ship the Enchantment of the Seas docked in Bermuda. I also included some shots of Bermuda and the beautiful sky.

This moody looking sky greeted us as we made our way to the top deck to watch the sunrise.

This was the second day in Bermuda so we up early and were excited about seeing more of Bermuda. We only had till 1:30 in afternoon to see and do as much as we could fit in the small amount of time we had left in Bermuda.

We were happy to see the sun rising up over the other end of the island.

After watching the sunrise, we rushed off for breakfast. You can not go hungry while on a cruise ship. They have plenty of food.

If we can we usually try to arrange our own tour and excursions. We usually meet great local people and pay a lot less for the tour. By the way I have two unused two day bus tickets for Bermuda, anyone interested? My son and friend did not use their bus passes. Our plans were to take the bus to the beach to hang out for awhile and then go back to the dockyard for some shopping.

By the time we made our way off the ship, took the bus to Horseshoe Beach this is what the sky looked like.

Back on the ship, we looked back at the view of the Dockyard and the shopping mall.

Here is our view from the back our of ship as we were leaving the dock.

I hope you enjoyed my Bermuda skies, I sure did. To see more wonderful skies from around the world click : Skywatch Friday . Thanks to the host: Sylvia, Wren, Sandy and Klaus! Also, thanks for stopping by to see my skies and I hope everyone has beautiful skies to enjoy and a great weekend.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

SWF>>>>Sunset on the bay

For my Skywatch Friday I have sunset photos from our cruise to Bermuda. We enjoyed the sunset on the Chesapeake Bay on the first night of the cruise from Baltimore to Bermuda.

The Cheseapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the England and approximately 200 miles long. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. Noted for its beauty it does have environmental issues like over fishing and crabbing.

I hope you enjoyed my sunset on the Chesapeake Bay and

to see more beautiful skies from around the world please visit Skywatch Friday. Thanks to the hosting group: Sylvia, Wren, Sandy and Klaus.

Also, thanks for stopping by to visit with me and I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

SWF..........Cruising to Bermuda

For my Skywatch Friday I have some shots from our cruise to Bermuda from Baltimore this past week. It was a great vacation for hubby and I and my son and his friend. The first shots I have are of our ship the Enchantment of the Seas going under the Key Bridge and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge here in Maryland.

The Key Bridge

It looks so close! I liked looking at the pretty and puffy white clouds thru the bridge on this shot below

The second bridge over the Chespeake bay is the double span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

This shot shows the east bound bridge along side the west bound bridge. The sky was perfect for cruising.

This shot below shows the ship is past the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and we are on our way to Bermuda. It was a fun cruise, the weather and the skies were gorgeous all during our vacation .

I hope you enjoyed my skywatch shots and to see more beautiful skies from all around the world

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Thanks for visiting me and my post. I'll be posting some more pic's soon from our visit to Bermuda. I appreciate all the comments and the visit. Have a great weekend!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

SWF....Keep the skies clean over Bryce Canyon National Park

My Skywatch Friday post are shots from my archives of my various trips in 2005 and 2008 to Bryce Canyon National Park. It is one of my favorite parks, the trails are amazing to walk among the hoodoos. The scenery and sky over the Bryce Canyon is just gorgeous. This is also my plea to help put a stop to the Alton coal mining just 10 miles from Bryce Canyon National Park. Here is a link to send a letter to the governor of Utah protesting the Alton strip mine.

Various articles on the Alton coal mining NRDC and Robert Redford and OnEarth.org. Alton is located 10 miles from Bryce Canyon National Park and Bryce is just 50 miles from Zion National Park. I read that just Bryce Canyon National Park attracts over 1 million tourist a year. I for one would not like to see coal mining trucks, dirty air pollution and the natural beauty of the beautiful red rocks destroyed on the way to the national parks that I love.

Please visit Skywatch Friday to see beautiful skies from around the world. Thanks to the hosting group of Sylvia, Wren, Sandy, Klaus and Fishing Guy. Thanks for stopping by to view my skies and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

SWF at the National Zoo in DC

Happy Saint Patricks Day!!!!

For my skywatch I have a few shots I took while visiting the National Zoo in DC last weekend. It is one of my favorite zoo's to visit, the exhibits are just wonderful.

One of the budding trees at the zoo

This was the first time I caught the one of the orangutans using the O-line. The O-line is a transit system for the orangutans to use to travel from the Great Ape house to the Think Tank. It is wild to be there watching the orangutan climbing on these ropes that hang right above your heads. And that they can use these to go from building to building.

We stopped to watch right under the O-line as the Orangutan climbed and hung on the ropes. This time the female used the O-line to go to the next tower and stopped to wait for the male to come along too.

Not the prettiest skies, but it was a nice day with warm temps.

But the male had other ideas and stayed in the yard outside the Great Ape house. We were told by a worker that the female will not go all the way to the Think Tank by herself .. so we watched as she made her way back along the rope to the tower in the yard.

She wasn't going anywhere without her man. LOL!

These are for my Skywatch Friday post and I hope you enjoy. Click on my link to see more awesome shots from around the world. Thanks to the Skywatch host: Sylvia, Wren, Sandy, Klaus and Fishing Guy

Also, I appreciate your visit and comments. I hope everyone has a wonderful St Patricks Day and a great weekend.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

SWF.....Baltimore Harborplace

These are my skywatch shots from March 3rd. I took my camera to work with me and was happy to see some pretty skies. I am also trying to get in some exercise by taking brisk walks down to the harbor. So I feel good by walking and taking some pictures along the way.

I saw some pretty pinks along the walk to work.

The early morning pinks and blues are some of my favorites.

Hard to believe just a short distance away the sky turned more orangy.

The next couple are from my quick walk down to the harbor. I loved these contrails.

The sun was rising between these two buildings and by trying to take this shot I scared these ducks away before I could get a good look at them.

On the picture below, I believe it is a test area where grasses are growing to help keep the harbor water clean. I hope the test area works.

To see more wonderful skies from around the world Click on my SKYWATCH FRIDAY link. I hope you enjoyed my skywatch.

Thanks to the hosting group of Sylvia, Wren, Sandy, Klaus and Fishing Guy! They make Skywatch Friday happen every week.

Thanks also for stopping by to see my skywatch. Have a wonderful weekend.!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

SWF..at home & work

For my Skywatch Friday I am showing various scenes from different days starting with the cresent moon on my way to work and a sunset from my backyard.

City Hall's dome

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky".

Rabindranath Tagore ...found this lovely quote from Brainy Quote

This quote is just right for my photo below ..it is not sharp but I really love the blue color of the sky and the awesome looking clouds. The building in the middle is the War Memorial building in Baltimore.

Sunrising behind the Shot Tower

Now we are back in my yard watching the sun setting.

I hope you enjoyed following me to work and back home. To see more wonderful skies please visit Skywatch Friday

Thanks to the host: Sylvia, Wren, Sandy, Klaus and Fishing Guy.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend......ENJOY!!!