Winter Sky Part 2



Winter sky- Clouds and contrails

More winter sky pics

Winter Sky through the trees

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☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺



Winter Sun

Winter Sun- Christmas Star

This was taken a couple of days before Christmas when then winter sun was high in the sky and there were wonderful cloud formations being criss-crossed across the sky by contrails.  When Tom saw it he said "It's a Christmas Star".  After all the star that shone on Christmas night lit the night with the light of noon day.  The sun with its light rays fanning out does indeed remind me of what that star may have looked like.

In reality it is the winter sun; shown at noon and as high as it goes in the sky.  I am endlessly amazed and facscinated by the way light effects the way we see our world.  This day was bright and cheery and because of the rain the day before the clouds were amazing in their shapes.  Added to that the fact that we live south of the Atlanta Airport and the heavy holiday trafic with the contrails the jets left behind made for phenomenal sky panaramas.

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☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺

Fire in the Sky

This is the first picture I took after getting home from the hospital.  Tom pointed out to me the way the morning light lit up the trees.

So very different from light at any other time of the day.  Add to that the trees still in shadow and you get really dramatic skylines.

I took these propped up against my house.  This trip to the hospital combined  with all my medical problems have made made for a more dramatic recovery.  I am really struggling to gain back my life this time and have decided that I need to take a break and just rest and recover, so I'm taking a few days off and will be back in week or so.

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☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺

If you don't like the weather...

We've been having cloudy, rainy days for several days now.  The weather has been pretty gloomy, but at times the sun breaks through and we get some delightful  cloud formationds.  These picture were all taken within an hour of rain.  There is a saying here that if you don't like the weather just wait 5 minutes it will change.  I would really feel bad complaining about the rain and clouds because we desparately need the rain, however the gloom was starting to get to me till I looked up when it wasn't actually raining and saw the teriffic shape of the clouds caused by the weather.  My garden is enjoying it; both the plants that are supposed to be there and the weeds.  At least it is getting cooler so I can go correct that balance when the rain stops. 

Hope you enjoy the clouds, too



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☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺

Bright new day

Hoping for a bright new day.  I just got home from taking my computer down to the Geek Squad at Best Buy.  When I got home the first priority was to walk the dog and when I looked up this is the sky I saw.  I love it when the sun shines through the clouds like this,  It always cheers me up.  I always really dislike leaving my computer but it was not allowing me to download my new photo-editing program that I received for my birthday sooo since I have the insurance that covers such things to the Geek Squad I went.  Since my computer was also running slow again they suggested a complete check-up.  My insurance also covers this, love insurance, love the Geek Squad and Best Buy.  Between Emily and I the insurance has more than paid for itself.  I still hate leaving my computer though because all my pictures are on my computer.  However I had not erased my pics from my camera so I still had 475 photos on my card in my camera.  Went to download the program that allows me download my photos only to find that the CD was cracked.  I went to http://www.canon.com/ to see if there was anything I could do.  I fully expected to have to leave an E-mail and hope for an E-mail back.  Surprise, surprise they have a toll-free number with real people, really helpful people and the person I talked to patiently walked me through the process of getting my photos downloaded.  I was even more impressed when I found out the are headquartered in Virginia in the path of the hurricane and they were still quick and patient and helpful.  Certainly improved my opinion of Canon.  All in all this is the best experience I've had when my computer has been down and out, so I will still be able to post.  Maybe when my computer comes back it will work better and I will indeed have a bright new day. 

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☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺