Saturday, July 31, 2010

July 31st - Mini-Pod!

Mama whale keeps a watchful eye on her pups - Mama might call them myPod!

Friday, July 30, 2010

July 30th - Re Mi Do Fa So

2 Aliens rappel down from the mothership in a really close encounter!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

July 29th - View of Mount Olympus!

Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes and maybe more - I can see their faces looking down on us!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

July 28th - Lucky Strike

Just happened to snap this photo at the right moment - it usually takes several hundred shots to get a strike like this!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

July 27th - Lady and the Tramp

Sharing a spaghetti and meatball dinner...true love!

Monday, July 26, 2010

July 26th - Afloat on a Sea of Glow

Okay so it sounds hokey, but the light from this sunset was so rich it seemed possible that these cloud puffs were actually floating in it!

Sunday, July 25, 2010

July 25th - Crashing Surf

So amazing how the sky creates images that look like the sea...

Saturday, July 24, 2010

July 24th - Mount Rushmore Sky

This Jetliner is dwarfed by the Monumental Cloud Sculpture behind it - Gutzon Borglum would be in awe!

Friday, July 23, 2010

July 23rd - Here she comes!

Tropical Storm Bonnie made for a pleasant breezy morning, but you could see her approaching on the horizon...



Wednesday, July 21, 2010

July 21st - Perfectly Pastel

This was such a calm and beautiful sky - I just love this color palette!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Monday, July 19, 2010

July 19th - Vanilla Sky

This could be the soft serve cone to die for - and as my dad always said, the only real flavor is vanilla!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

July 18th - Sunset Handprint

Like a giant hand pressing down on the clouds from above...

Saturday, July 17, 2010

July 17th - Lullaby Sky

Baby's boat's a silver moon sailing o'er the sky,
Sailing on a sea of dreams as the stars float by...


Friday, July 16, 2010

Thursday, July 15, 2010

July 15th - Avalanche!

The way these secondary clouds flow over the top of this thunderhead reminded me of the way powder might rise from a thundering avalanche.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

July 14th - Edge of the Storm

The edge of this storm was an amazing contrast to the bright blue sky that preceded it...





Tuesday, July 13, 2010

July 13th - Sunset Genie

Aladdin must have rubbed the lamp...

Monday, July 12, 2010

July 12th - Mother/Daughter Cloud

I wonder if clouds hold their children in their laps when they read to them...

Sunday, July 11, 2010

July 11th - Blue Period

I love it when the sky looks more like a painting than a painting does!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

July 10th - Sesame Street Reverie

Mr. Snuffleupagus: Hello, Bird.
Big Bird: Snuffy? I thought I'd never see you again! I can hardly see you now.
Mr. Snuffleupagus: That is because you are imagining me, Bird.

Friday, July 9, 2010

July 9th - Medusozoa Uprising

I guess the jellyfish at the beach this week made a lasting impression...

Thursday, July 8, 2010

July 8th - Atrium Sky

There is a huge Atrium in the Marriott Savannah Riverfront where we are staying tonight - here is the view from the balcony of our room!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

July 7th - Motion Commotion

You can sense the rapid beating of this dragonfly's wings...

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

July 6th - Distant Explosion

The sky seems to be on fire - ignited by this distant explosion...

Monday, July 5, 2010

July 5th - On the Road Again

We left a rainy Florida this morning and arrived at the Outer Banks in North Carolina in time for a beautiful sunset by the beach, and a wonderful dinner with family and friends - how good is that?

Sunday, July 4, 2010

July 4th - Out of the Cave

Okay - come on - you can do it! It's only sunshine, nothing to be afraid of...

Saturday, July 3, 2010

July 3rd - Needle in a Cloud Stack

I was intrigued by the way this altocumulus needle seemed to thread it's way through this cumulus cloud.

Friday, July 2, 2010

July 2nd - Final Curtain

The dark curtain of cloudy night slowly closes on the glow of a beautiful day...

Thursday, July 1, 2010

July 1st - Hagrid's Favorite

 The Hippogriff is a fierce beast part horse and part eagle.  It is not as well-known in modern fairy tales as the dragon or the unicorn, yet many writers have been fascinated by this unusual creature.   It adds another “winged” creature to the mythical zoo of the Harry Potter books.


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