SkyWatch Friday, Weekend Reflections / Midnight Sun

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This float plane is tied for the night.  

It is midnight and the sun just set moments before I took this shot.

Other float planes were coming back after their scenic flights throughout the day.

Alaska...the Land of the Midnight Sun

Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska USA

June 24, 2011

SkyWatch Friday

Weekend Reflections

Scenic Sunday, Camera Critters, Watery Wednesday / Kenai Fjords, Seward, Alaska, USA

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We took a 9 hour boat tour of the Kenai Fjords while in the Seward area of Alaska.

The scenery was marvelous!

...and, it was COLD!

Amazing rock formations!

It gets colder by the hour...

We're entering the glacier area at this point.

You can see seals in the water and floating on glacial ice!

I took many photos of the glaciers...this is just one close-up.

It was a cloudy day which gave the glaciers extraordinary color!

This little guy stole my heart!

Scenic Sunday

Camera Critters

Watery Wednesday

Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday, SkyWatch Friday / Orca Whales

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Orca Whales in Resurrection Bay, Gulf of Alaska USA.

June 20, 2011...

We had the joy of seeing SO many of them frolicking in the sea!

...and, the scenery was spectacular!

...just cruising along!

Watery Wednesday
Outdoor Wednesday
SkyWatch Friday 

Blue Monday, Mellow Yellow, My World Tuesday / Bald Eagles of Alaska

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Just a few of the Bald Eagles I enjoyed while in Alaska last week!

This guy is guarding the nest...

This is the same bird as above but much later...the joy of the "midnight sun" in Alaska!

Dinner is served!!!

I saw these and many others at Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska.

Blue Monday

Mellow Yellow

That's My World Tuesday

SkyWatch Friday, Scenic Sunday / Umbrella by the Pier, San Diego, California USA

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A nice day in San Diego!

We were walking to the pier at Imperial Beach when I spotted this umbrella.

I can't resist a colorful beach umbrella...ever!

SkyWatch Friday

Scenic Sunday

Camera Critters, Scenic Sunday, Blue Monday, Mellow Yellow, Ruby Tuesday / Doggie Surfing Contest - San Diego, California USA

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These doggies participated in the 'doggie surfing' competition in San Diego on Saturday, June 4, 2011.

This little lady is Kalani.

She had a nice long ride!

This is Louie!

He made me laugh!

Gotta LOVE that face!

This is Louie's friend...can't remember his name...

This guy was trained to push his own surf board out until he was deep enough to hop on...perfection!

...a flawless performance...!!!

Camera Critters

 Scenic Sunday

Blue Monday

Mellow Yellow

Ruby Tuesday

Blue Monday, Mellow Yellow, Ruby Tuesday, My World Tuesday / Balloon Glow

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It seems I can't resist a 'balloon glow' or every combination of color I can create!

 This is when the balloon was inflated and then the heat lifted it to an upright position...it's amazing to watch the process go from packed in the back of a van to ready for launch!

Although, these balloons were tethered to the ground for the night-time 'glow' event.

This is just a sample of the 'gazillion' photos I took this past Friday night, June 3, 2011.

Temecula Balloon and Wine Festival - Temecula, Califoria USA

Blue Monday

Mellow Yellow

Ruby Tuesday
My World Tuesday

Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday, SkyWatch Friday / A Sunset Sail

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A sunset sail in Key West, Florida USA

I am always ready to return!

Watery Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday

SkyWatch Friday

Ruby Tuesday, That's My World Tuesday / Tour of California Cycling Race (7th Stage)

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The 7th stage of the Tour of California Cycling Race started in our local area (Claremont, California).

Whoa...do they fly by FAST!
...and this guy isn't even in the race!

...nor this guy!
I tried some panning shots with a slow shutter speed for extra effect!

 READY, SET, GO!!!
It was an amazing rush to see the start!

 They sped by SO quickly!
I wanted to get back to my car and dash to another location where they would pass, but, it is impossible because of the huge crowds lining the streets.
You pick one spot and that is all you get.
It's over in a flash!

Ruby Tuesday
That's My World Tuesday

Today's Flowers, Scenic Sunday, Blue Monday, Mellow Yellow / Wisteria in the Bay Area

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I so enjoyed the wisteria in the San Francisco Bay area on my recent visit.

These were among the grape vineyards of  Livermore, California USA.

This is from another perspective of the top photo.  

It was breezy so I tried a slower shutter speed to play with motion blur...1/15 second.

Today's Flowers
Scenic Sunday & Blue Monday
Mellow Yellow

SkyWatch Friday / Looking STRAIGHT up!

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The sky soars above an old sailing ship docked at Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco, California USA.

...and the U.S. flag waves beautifully over the downtown area of Livermore, California USA.

A dark sky hovers over my head at home in southern California.

SkyWatch Friday

Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday, Weekend Reflections / It's All a Reflection2

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A window reflection of San Francisco Bay...it's all a reflection from a shop along the wharf.

Watery Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday

Weekend Reflections

SkyWatch Friday, Scenic Sunday, Blue Monday, That's My World Tuesday / San Francisco Cable Cars

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This was a perfect day to park the car and walk and walk and walk around San Francisco.

Our day ended with a climb up Hyde Street to find some great places to photograph the cable cars.

This one was going UP the hill!

This cute couple enjoyed the breeze as they came down the hill to the wharf area.

 SkyWatch Friday
Scenic Sunday
Blue Monday

 That's My World Tuesday

Blue Monday, That's My World Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday, Watery Wednesday / San Francisco, Calfifornia USA

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The "Rocket Boat" speeds past Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.

This boat isn't for me but I sure liked watching it!

Alcatraz is 1.5 miles from the Wharf area of San Francisco.

It has been a light house, a military prison and a penitentiary over the years.

Now, it's a great tourist attraction.

...and, of course a trip to San Francisco is incomplete without a bridge!

I can't believe I didn't get a shot of the Golden Gate!

Sinful, to say the least!

This is the Oakland Bay Bridge as we drove into the city from the east side of the bay.

It was a girls' road trip...such fun!

Thank you, Candi and Sally!

You 2 ROCK!

Blue Monday

That's My World Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday
Watery Wednesday

Weekend Reflections / Everything is a Reflection

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Everything is a reflection!!!

People are walking along the San Francisco Wharf area enjoying a nice sunny day in late April.

It was tricky keeping myself out of the picture!!!

Weekend Reflections

Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday / A Watery Reflection in the Eastern Sierras

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This is a scene from one of the Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra of California.

The area is one of my favorite places on our planet...
October 2010.

Watery Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday

That's My World Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday / The Flower Fields @ Carlsbad Ranch, California USA

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Buckets of the Giant Tecolote Ranunculus surround a beautiful white gazebo at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, California USA

 

Yellows and pinks...whites and reds...purples and oranges!
The fields were rows and rows of color.

...whites and reds...purples and oranges!The fields were rows and rows of color.

It's a beautiful place to have a camera or have some professional photos taken!
The Flower Fields @ Carlsbad, California USA
March 1 - May 1, 2011

That's My World Tuesday
Ruby Tuesday