Skywatch Friday: Sherwood Isle, Westport

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There were plenty of poodles and terriers taking their constitutionals around Sherwood Isle State Park in Westport, Connecticut, on Sunday before the storm. The sun shone through the clouds--weakly--while promised snowstorms loomed on the horizon.

Skywatch Friday

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  1. whoa! i can feel summer now. by the why summer in the philippines begins in march and ends in april. you might just wonder.

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  2. I like particularly the sea picture. Too bad for Sky Watch : )

    The sight at the seaside is changing at each minutes. I like the waves rolling on the sand, again and again. I could stay for a long time watching without tiring.

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  3. Before you know it, that tree will be full of leaves and a lush green.

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  4. Love the bubbling sea-fountain. You captured the details.

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  5. Sea waves are always enchanting. I like the picture of the tree too: a nice and well composed silhouette.
    Happy Sky Watch!

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  6. Lovely captures, thanks for sharing.

    Have a great weekend!
    Guy
    Regina In Pictures

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  7. Do you ever think, will they ever have leaves on them again?

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  8. Sea and sky, wonderful combination.

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  9. Anonymous4:05 PM

    A sky, a tree and a wave : basic ingredients for happiness.

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  10. NIce cropping of the tree. I love the negative space created by the limbs.

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  11. That tree speaks volumes, as does the cold gray-green of the surf. A forbidding kind of beauty, that.

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  12. They are both great shots! Happy SWF!

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  13. The tree is as beautiful naked as it is fully clothed in all the greenery. I love bare trees with grey cloud background.

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  14. Any relation to Sherwood Forest in the UK? The bare branched tree is so striking and you can never have enough surf.

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  15. Love your tree and wave, great shots.

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  16. Lovely captures, both.
    Happye weekend, Sandy!

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  17. Love the tree!!! Love it! Wonderful shots!

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  18. Anonymous5:00 PM

    That's a fantastic tree against the sky and I'm also glad you showed us the waves lapping on the edge of the sand.

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  19. Great tree contras, Sandy. And the water is so familiar; I can hear the small pebbles being pulled in and out.

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  20. We had the "pleasure" of enjoying that mentioned snowstorm. I'm ready for warmer weather. Enjoy the weekend.

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  21. Trees are always fabulous to make a great composition. The sea is an endless source of inspiration too

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  22. I like that lonely tree...

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  23. Anonymous7:04 PM

    Love the silhouette, but that water looks really cold...brrr.

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  24. Good captures for skywatch, the ocean is one of my favorite places to be.

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  25. Beautiful compositions on both!! There is just something about water.

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  26. Anonymous7:48 PM

    Love the tree and of course that's the one with the sky in it - but the sea, wow! Looks like the water's boiling.

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  27. Really beautiful shots! Can't make up my mind which one I like the best, but probably the ocean, love being near the water. Have a good weekend, and thanks for sharing!

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  28. Those images are just sooo beautiful!!! Well done :)

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  29. Very pleasant to the eyes. Make one very relaxing seeing such a nice weather and the waves are so real. Have a nice weekend, Sandy.

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  30. I love the bold starkness of the tree against that slate gray sky. The waves are curling pretty good, must have been because of the storms approach.

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  31. I hope everyone brought their doggie clean-up equipment. '~) It won't be long and you can show us that soulful looking tree in full bloom! Happy SWF!

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  32. Brrrrr is all I can say about that photo. It looks cold. Even the water looks cold. At least it isn't frozen. Brrrrr I say.

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  33. it's that time of year, promises of blossoms followed by snow storms and freezing weather. but we know that SPRING WILL COME...

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  34. Anonymous10:32 PM

    Hi Mary, this photo makes me think of PEACE!

    I played too! Come by if you have time. :)

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  35. The picture of the tree definitely speaks of winter. But I really like the picture of the surf. There may be a storm approaching, but it's a great picture.

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  36. That tree is a beauty.. great shots.

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  37. I can hear the waves rolling in and can smell the salty air!

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  38. Great photos Sandy, as usual! Quite dramatic in their own quiet way!
    Love the seaside!

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  39. That's a lonely tree! It needs some birds for company and color.

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  40. lovely, Sandy! that little wave was captured so nicely!

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  41. Well caught wave, just beautiful.

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  42. I too will be taking Wilma on the beach shortly! It is my daily fix of abandonment!

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  43. Amazing how such a tall and straight tree can grow so close to the shore!
    Beautiful pictures.

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  44. I love the tree picture. The contrast of the black tree with all it's limbs going here and there against that snowy grey sky...beautiful. Well worth framing actually. : )

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  45. Beautiful silhouette of the tree!

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  46. Fabulous photos.

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  47. Beautiful photos, but you can feel the cold.
    Brrr!!!

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  48. Lovely pictures, although the sea looks decidely cool!

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  49. The silhouette of the tree is lovely against that dreary sky;-) - it really shows it off.

    Very cool little wave, frozen in time.

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  50. Two beautiful winter photographs! I can almost hear the wave gurgling in; a lovely shot there.

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  51. Anonymous2:22 PM

    Shivery pictures!! Brrr.

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  52. Two beautiful shots. I wish I'd been there with you. After several very rainy weeks I long to get back outdoors again.

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  53. Beautiful pictures! I have a fascination for trees - love this one up to the sky!

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  54. Both are BEAUTIFUL photos! You know how I love the ocean and that bare tree will soon be sprouting ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  55. Somehow, thinking of the poodles and terriers makes me not want to dip my toes in the water. :)

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  56. Anonymous1:13 PM

    Lovely justaposition. The colors of winter are strong in both pix. I love the detail you've captured in the receding tide.

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  57. I'm glad you photographed the tree and the water and not the dogs doing their duty!

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  58. Anonymous1:42 AM

    I like the silhouette of the tree. The waves are inviting as well..very pretty with the rocks on shore-

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  59. Enjoyed both shots! Winter is still trying to show itself here in our low temperatures and sprinkling of snow for yet wtwo more days.

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