Dramatic Michigan skies (SWF)

It's been a while since I've done a Skywatch Friday post, but photos from our recent trip to northern Michigan gave me some great sky images that I just had to share!

Being on a lake always makes for nice fluffy, puffy, dramatic clouds. This post is dedicated to my Dad, who is a big fan of taking sky photos. Hope you enjoy these, Dad!










(this photo was taken by Dave while I was reading bedtime stories to my niece and nephew - nice work honey!)


*Skywatch was created by Dot and put in motion by Tom, who made it a huge success. It is now hosted by Klaus with the help of Sandy, Ivar, Wren and Fishing Guy. To see more great sky photos from around the world, go to Skywatch Friday.

Glimpses of clear sky (SWF)

During the worst of our recent ice/snow storm, blue sky was a welcome sight in the midst of so much greyness. Even though there was snow and ice everywhere, it all looked kind of dull and washed out due to the cloudy sky.

The sky was actually kind of hard to see through all of the ice and snow-encrusted branches now hanging so low.

Some of the gentle giants in our wooded acres. I was sad to see all my trees so weighted down.

Ahhh, a break in the clouds. Fleeting, but lovely.

This is my first entry to Skywatch Friday. Don't know what Skywatch Friday is? Simply put, it is a place to enjoy Skies and views from all around the globe. But don't take my word for it, go see for yourself. Either click here, or click on the Skywatch Friday badge over in my sidebar at any time to go to the site.

Sunset at the Wilds

Not feeling much like doing a research-laden post tonight (which was originally my plan for the rhinoceros post), so I will share some sunset photos taken at the Wilds instead.

The one evening we got to take the buses out was quite magical. We saw a brilliant sunset, great animals, a rainbow, and a raging fight between 2 Bactrian deer bucks. On the way back to camp, those enormous clouds that I photographed finally let loose and we had a wet ride back. It eventually stopped, but the rains came back in the middle of the night, and my tent was soaked by morning.

Some of these photos have been touched-up a bit, either switching to b&w or kicking up the saturation a notch, especially in the rainbow photos. Enjoy!

No touch up on the rest of the photos, until you get to the very last one...