Skywatch Friday: Carolina

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  1. Stark tree against a beautiful sky.
    Great capture and very innovative.

    Our "Sky Watch" is Here.
    Come visit,
    Troy and Martha

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  2. Mmmmm! The tree silhouetted against that peachy background is gorgeous!

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  3. Anonymous3:36 PM

    soooo beautiful! God's amazing wonders. dropping by from MM's blog then ebb tide's. and wanting to meet more friends in the blogosphere.

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  4. Striking. I love when the sun plays hide-and-seek behind clouds.

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  5. That's a great shot, I love old tree pictures, they make me feel young in comparison

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  6. I enjoy this picture a lot.
    The sun, the silhouette of the tree, the light. Great scenery!
    Happy Sky Watch!

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  7. Gorgeous image, Sandy. The silhouette of the dead tree is just perfect.

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  8. Fabulous and stunning photo! So colorful!

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  9. Love that dark silhouette against that orange sherbet sky! Makes me think of tiger tail icecream!

    Have a wonderful weekend of beautiful skies!

    My Sky Watch Photos are posted Here and Here

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  10. Wow... this is really so perfect in every way!
    Mountain Retreat

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  11. Looks like a bush fire has gone thru and even the sky is on fire!!!

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  12. Very impressive shot!

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  13. Very beautiful photo!

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  14. Lovely and lonely at the same time.

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  15. That is a piece of Art, Sandy! Very beautiful!
    Cheers, Klaus

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  16. That is a piece of Art, Sandy! Very beautiful!
    Cheers, Klaus

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  17. Love the tree, wonderful capture Sandy.

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  18. Sandy that's so beautiful. The wonderful colors of the sky with that bare tree against it.

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  19. what an inspirational shot.

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  20. Lucky you! This shot is just wonderful!:)

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  21. Beautiful picture. Looks like the tree will catch the sun as it goes down.

    My SWF is over here. Hope you enjoy the views from my part of the world!

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  22. Those trees are so stark against that sky. Beautiful.

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  23. mother nature certainly is an artist...thanks for capturing and conveying a moment of beauty to lift us all...

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  24. Oh Sandy, this is beautiful! What a lovely shot. It's sultry and steamy and moody too!

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  25. Anonymous9:22 PM

    All I can say to this one is - oh, wow!

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  26. Lovely sky with so beautiful colours. Love the way the tree is in the centre. Have a nice weekend.

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  27. Well done. Great subject and beautiful colors.

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  28. This is so beautiful! You have sure posted a winner today.

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  29. Wow...that is very different and beautiful! Like a woman with arms spread embracing the sky and sun.

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  30. Anonymous10:22 PM

    Wow... it looks the tree is reaching to the heavens!

    My SWF photos are posted in these blogs:
    Jenn Was Here and Shutter Happy Moments.

    Please drop by if you have some time. Thanks.

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  31. Anonymous11:05 PM

    love the picture. the tree makes it so cool

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  32. I love dead old trees, especially with the sunset. :)

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  33. just wow - more words are useless.

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  34. once again Sandy, you are proving that old adage about a picture and a thousand words...

    This is Stunning! One of your best yet and that is saying something1

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  35. wow that is a stunning photo shot

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  36. Anonymous2:24 AM

    lovely shot! I love the colors and and the dramatic effect of the tree. :-)

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  37. perfect picture!wonderful sky

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  38. Wow! That's incredible!

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  39. Anonymous4:57 AM

    Stunning!

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  40. so beautiful and poetic. lovely shot!

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  41. Hallo Sandy

    WOW! Great RED sunset I love the colours,clouds and sky,
    Happy skywatch
    from JoAnn-D-Eyes in Holland

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  42. An awesome connection between nature and the cosmos, I thought.

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  43. Greate photo for this fridays skywatch. Have a happy weekend:)

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  44. the stark tree makes a great composition.

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  45. The silhouettes of the trees look fabulous against that sky!
    /Katarina

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  46. Great capture! So beautiful, it looks like a painting!

    Thank you for visiting my Skywatch Friday. :-)

    Tina

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  47. Glad you went to Carolina. You took some great photos there. Pappy

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  48. Anonymous8:14 AM

    Its pretty sky there. Happy SWF!

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  49. I'm only waitung for the vultures.
    Beautiful silhoutte and nice colours.

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  50. Beautiful - like sun is really burning with smoke:)

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  51. What a lovely sky, Sandy!

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  52. I know I seem to say this for every picture you have but WHAT A GREAT PICTURE! You really have a great eye!

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  53. Wow! Beautiful---a live sky and a dead tree. MB

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  54. Hi Sandy, this is beautiful (sunrise or sunset--soon)? And it is a very nice looking place to visit, my parents had a farm in Nebraska which was dull visiting.
    Happy Skywatching, I have a pre-storm sunrise today.
    ..

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  55. Anonymous10:12 AM

    Amazing photo-you need to turn it into a postcard.

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  56. AH HA! The skies AT+RE as beautiful in North Carolina as they are in Coonecticut! ;-)

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  57. Oh Sandy....what a shot! This takes my breath away! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!

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  58. Anonymous11:56 AM

    What a grand shot! Beautiful 'eye in the sky'!

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  59. Just a gorgeous shot Sandy - Happy Skywatch Friday!

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  60. Some great looking weather battered tree and gorgeous colors, perfectly matched and captured! Cheers! :-)

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  61. OOOOO! Very different than others. Great capture!

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  62. Beautiful. I love the layers of shadow and color.

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  63. Well, Sandy, I FINALLY caught up with you way down on the list...   Glad I did...   This photo is fabulous!   The colors are out of this world!   Interesting composition too...
    Best regards, Don.

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  64. Fantastic transition of clouds!
    Marvelous colors in a lovely photo!

    Have a nice weekend, Sandy

    Luiz

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  65. "Oh, MY!" was my 1st thought. Gorgeous colors. Makes me want to paint it.

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  66. What an incredible color, Sandy!

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  67. Gorgeous!
    This is a wonderful silhouette of the bare tree.

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  68. Mmmmm... that color makes me want watermelon, or fruit punch. It's a beautiful composition, too.

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  69. Anonymous6:21 PM

    That is a painting. An artistic taken.Congratulations.

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  70. OOOh so beautiful, lovely color!!

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  71. Awesome orange sky behind the silhouetted tree … amazing photo for this week’s Sky Watch. Mine’s at Sacred Ruminations today … Unusual sunrise on a cloudy day.
    Hugs and blessings,

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  72. Oh I used to love a tree like that here at our nature center but it took one too many lightning strikes thanks for sharing and reminding me the contrast is nice

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  73. oh what a great silhouette, and such beautiful color!

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  74. Beautiful sunset silhouette.

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  75. This is an eternal picture! Beautiful settings.

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  76. It's like those branches are reaching up to that sun. Beautiful shot. Happy Sky Watch Friday.

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  77. Yes, Sandy, similar posts with a bare bones tree that spoke to us! :)

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  78. Sandy: Love your choice for SWF, the scene is beautiful.

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  79. Very nice photos for sky watch! Happy week end and start of a new one!

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  80. Anonymous3:43 PM

    Very professionally done with a lot of imagination and knowledge selected fantastic moments ..... excellent word blog. I will visit you in the future I want to you all the best steven

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  81. Anonymous9:09 PM

    Such a beautiful SWF sunset, Sandy! Very dramatic.

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