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"firework sunset"
sunset with jet contrail...
Another version of the "firework sunset"...
Good night moon! 😉
Is it still winter in Michigan? Sometimes we wonder! The calendar tells us it is, but Mother Nature is playing some tricks on us!
We had two snowstorms last week that gave us about 5 inches of snow. It has been bitterly cold, with nasty winds. Our temperature has been between 9 degrees F to 30 degrees F, not counting the windchill. Today our temperatures soared to about 45 F and our snow is gone! The sun was out and there was a definite feeling of SPRING in the air!
Winter? Where are you?
Here are some photos I’ve taken over the past few days:
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In the photo above, you can see Porcupine Grass up close and personal. The seed head/tassel caught a lot of snow in our last storm.
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Once in awhile the male and female Cardinal will come to our feeder. Usually they are ground feeders, or will eat from a flat tray-style bird feeder. Here the female eats with a Titmouse during a windy snowstorm. Actually my husband took this one when I was not at home.
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I’m crazy about clouds! I liked the look of these. They looked very intense at first, and then they opened to show blue skies, while the sun rimmed the clouds with light.
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I thought the colors of this sunset were lovely. Pinks, oranges and blues splashed through the skies.
I liked having the spruce as a deep contrast on one side too.
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Ahhhh love those berries/crab apples…whatever they are! That spark of red is so vibrant and just about the only color we have left in the yard in this season!
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Ending with the sunset, like a soft pastel chalk rendering in the Heavens. It never ceases to amaze me….the colors that can be produced; the tints and tones bouncing off clouds in the atmosphere. Magical.
Have a great day!
Judy
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Hello blog readers~
We had a really cool sunset tonight. I was dancing around with my tripod like crazy. I’m always trying to catch the tall porcupine grass in the setting sun! Unfortunately it catches the breeze far too easily and blurs in the photo. Oh well, maybe another time! The sunset colors were very intense….I just had to share a few photos with you!
Because I wasn't shooting in an open area, I wasn't able to catch much in the way of cloud variations~ with the trees all around me. But in the photo above you can see a bit of variance in the clouds.I do like the tree in the upper right corner, as a "frame"!
A horizontal view.............
Here are the elusive porcupine grass “feathers” or seed heads. Because they are more of a silhouette, it’s not as noticeable that they are shmeared or blurry in the photo!! 😉
Thanks for visiting!
Judy
All images are copyright © 2005-2012 and are the exclusive property of Judy Johnson (unless otherwise indicated). All Rights Reserved. All Images are protected under United States and International copyright laws. None of the images on this site are in the Public Domain.
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