A March Sky on the Peninsula

At play in the dunes on the Long Beach Peninsula of Washington state.

Linked to  The Black and White Weekend     Skywatch Friday

Shades of Chocolate

The CDP Theme Day for April is One Color.

A visit to a new sweet shop in the Old Market called, Chocolat Abeille.

reveals a world of delightful creative variations on chocolate!

Linked to: City Daily Photo

Spring in the City

Reflection on a pond.

Contributor to Weekend Reflections  

CDP Theme - Stylish

Hood ornaments from stylish rides of yesteryear.

Details of classic cars beneath classic summer skies

at the annual Joslyn Castle Classic Car Show in Omaha, Nebraska.

1940 Packard 110 Coupe

1933 Pontiac Coupe

1959 Jaguar Salon

1938 Packard Super Eight Touring Sedan

1935 Auburn Speedster

To view a list of all participants in today's CDP Theme Day, please click here.


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Sunrise on the Platte

Sandhill cranes departing their overnight roost on sandbars in the Platte River, near Grand Island, Nebraska. They will spend their entire day feeding on stubble in nearby farmland fields before returning to the river at sunset.

Contributor to:   Sky Watch Friday     The Bird D'Pot     Weekly Top Shot    

The Great Grus Canadensis Gathering

 The spring migration of sandhill cranes is truly one of the great spectacles of nature and a birder's delight. They arrive in waves from various southern wintering grounds beginning in mid February and continue until early April. In the weeks ahead I hope to make several posts with current photos and information about the extraordinary sandhill crane gathering and possibly a few pics of some of the other estimated 300 species that will also be passing through on their northbound journey.

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Moon at Twilight

The Weekend in Black and White

The Trumpeters

 A small flock of some 20 plus trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) have chosen a lake (with some open water) in the Omaha metro as their place to winter over before heading north again, most likely in late February. The trumpeter swan is considered to be the world's largest extant species of waterfowl.. They mate for life and congregate in small groups or families rather than travel in large flocks. Their loud, resonant, bugling voice is unmistakable. The trumpeters are native to North America and have a black bill with a long straight neck and do not share the bright orange bill and classic S shaped neck of the introduced Eurasian mute swan more commonly seen in urban ponds and lakes.

Contributor to:     Wild Bird Wednesday

Day's End on the Plains

Contributor to:   ABC Wednesday     Wild Bird Wednesday    Sky Watch Friday

Sketchings

Sunny and seven below this morning while peeking through the frosty kitchen window.  

Sky Watch Friday

Yearning for Spring

A summer sky reflection tweaked and inverted. A new year and a good time to look anew.
All the best to you and yours in 2014!

Contributor to:    CDP Theme Day      ABC Wednesday      Sky Watch Friday     Weekend Reflection

Winter's Sky

A December sunset in Memorial Park

Contributor to Sky Watch Friday

Vibrant Vermilion

The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) stands out vividly in winter white.

  Contributor to:    ABC Wednesday    Wild Bird Wednesday     Weekly Top Shot

Night Flight

Canada geese migrating south along the Missouri River corridor at dawn.

Sky Watch Friday

Sky Watching or...

...perhaps, looking for its vanished master or...who knows?

Found this interesting, untitled piece of public art by sculptor, Mel Chin,
along the waterfront promenade in Corpus Christi, Texas. 

It seemed to make a good foreground for a sunrise picture while looking out
across the bay on that clear fall morning.

 CDP Theme Day/Looking Out          Sky Watch Friday 

Terminal Reflection

A quick shot from the hip while hurrying to make a connection.

Travels

Weekend Reflections        Weekly Top Shot

South Jetty

Peaceful fall morning sky over Mustang Island on the Texas gulf coast. 

Sky Watch Friday       Weekend Reflections

Oh, October Orb

After a day and night of thunder, lightning and heavy rain, the sunrise yesterday brought a brilliant orange sky to the marina in Port Aransas, Texas and blue skies with warm temps ensued.

Travels

ABC Wednesday        Sky Watch Friday

Clearing Sky

From morning fog and rain to afternoon patches of blue, the sun finally prevailed on this September day in Ilwaco, Washington. This small fishing village sits on the northern edge of where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. Astoria, Oregon lies on the southern side. Although there was not a northwest passage to be found, this was the  land where Lewis and Clark finally achieved their quest to reach the Pacific.

Summer Travels 

Sky Watch Friday       Weekend Reflections      Weekly Top Shots

To Market, To Market

Another photo from a recent visit to Seattle. Shot this one into a low afternoon sun at 1st Ave and Pine in Pike Place Market looking across Elliott Bay to West Seattle beyond. Although overexposed, I liked the results after tweaking for effect.

Summer Travels

ABC Wednesday