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Skywatch Friday #11
Posted by Stephany on September 25, 2008Sit in reverie and watch the changing color
of the waves that break upon the
idle seashore of the mind.
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow –
The weather in the western foothills is blah and the lack of gasoline (not to mention the long lines) on the this side of the state is keeping me at home. So, for today’s Skywatch Friday, we’re off to Tampa Bay (Florida) for a virtual vacation. These pictures were taken in St. Pete near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (the bridge in the second photo), when I went to visit in May.
Posted under Travel/Place, photos
6:26 pm on September 25th, 2008
Those picture make me wanna jump in the water! Is that a Double-crested Cormorant sitting atop that sign post?
6:26 pm on September 25th, 2008
Love the variety of blues in these pics! The first one especially is stunning with the bird on the post watching far horizons!
7:21 pm on September 25th, 2008
Great catch for Skywatch! Mine’s up too hope you can visit… Happy weekend!
8:10 pm on September 25th, 2008
“The idle seashore of the mind”. Beautiful shots and subject.
8:24 pm on September 25th, 2008
Great perspectives of the sky.
9:00 pm on September 25th, 2008
A virtual vacation can be a good thing! Now, if we could only climb inside our computers….
Happy Sky Watch!
9:02 pm on September 25th, 2008
Terrific shots! I love bridges and beaches, and the blue is spectacular! Excellent captures!
9:20 pm on September 25th, 2008
Is that Cormorant on the post? Very lovely place–love the coast!
Great photos! Really enjoy your site.
Nina at Nature Remains
9:43 pm on September 25th, 2008
Very nice photos – I’ve not been to that part of Florida, but your skywatch makes me hope to get there soon.
11:50 pm on September 25th, 2008
Thanks for the virtual vacation! These are wonderful shots – I’m sure they are nice to look back on.
You always find the most amazing quotes.
4:27 am on September 26th, 2008
All 3 excellent but the first with the bird is oustanding
11:25 am on September 26th, 2008
Thanks to all for stopping by and for your nice comments! That is a Cormorant in the first photo.
12:28 pm on September 26th, 2008
Great pictures. The first one I like the most. Also a nice area, lvely to see.
2:17 pm on September 26th, 2008
Splendid views! This is a great Sky Watch.
6:47 pm on September 26th, 2008
Great shots. Very cool bridge in the second one.
Cheers
7:42 am on September 27th, 2008
Is that a cormorant enjoying the day? That is a wonderful sequence. Oh, to be at the beach right now!
7:30 pm on September 28th, 2008
Very nice! I notice that your images suffer in Quality from re-sizing – they go soft on you. Maybe sizing them to 500 pixel width before uploading can remedy that.
Cheers, Klaus