July 24, 2020

Skies, Mountains, Wildflowers.


1. Black and White: A hay truck was ahead of us on I-81.


2. Skywatch. A sun dog (parhelion) is a bright spot to the side of the sun caused by light that is refracted by ice crystals in clouds.

3. Friday Bliss. There are plenty of wildflowers blooming along Skyline Drive this month.

4. Weekend Reflection: I debated whether to share this confusing photo but wound up cropping it to cut out parts of the parking lot. My car mirror is reflected in a side window along with part of the view. A reflection of a sign on a raised part of the wall looks to me like Porky Pig!

5. Overlook, Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park.

6. Floral Friday:  I took this picture of mountain laurel last month along Skyline Drive.
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Have a good weekend and stay safe!



20 comments:

  1. Your photos are lovely. Thank you for sharing these captured moments of beauty with us. Happy weekend to you, too!

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  2. I love your mountain / sky views. Never heard of sun dog phenomenon! Wishing pleasant weekend Linda!

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  3. Your sky photos are fantastic. What a wonderful mountain scene! A creative reflection image and the wild flowers are interesting as well as pretty. Have a good weekend Linda.

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  4. ...I love your neck of the woods.

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  5. Hello,
    Gorgeous sky and capture of the sundog. The Shandendoah view is lovely. Beautiful flowers and photos. Enjoy your weekend!

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  6. So beautiful! I'm glad you are out and about and saw the hay truck. It used to elicit a groan from me, because usually they were going pretty slow. I have no idea why I always had to hurry places.

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  7. Lovely Sky Watch photo!
    Great to see wildflowers blooming, and the Mountain Laurel is beautiful!
    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  8. Beautiful sky and mountain scenery. Nice to see the wildflowers. Have a great weekend.

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  9. I like your slice of life type photos.

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  10. Enjoyed your "porky pig" shot (I see him, too) and the black and white cloud formation. We have some similar wildflowers right now; think I am seeing soapwort and milkweed in your picture. Happy weekend to you, too! Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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  11. Nice collection of shots. Skyline Drive is always a pretty view.

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  12. A great series of images. The sundog is really cool and the sign does look like Porky!


    Feel free to share at My Corner of the World

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  13. Beautiful photos. Thank you for sharing.

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  14. I can't get enough of the Shenandoah.

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  15. Your skywatch photos are beutiful! I don't see Porky but it's still a nice reflection. :-)

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  16. i always wonder what it is .. but why are black and white views so cool. i love them. have a super great week. stay chilled out in the AC. best place to be. ( ;

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  17. Love the sky in your black and white! We get hay trucks too - but the roads are MUCH narrower, and some times the hay is in a trailer pulled by the farmer's tractor :)

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  18. Lovely post. The Sundog was really nice and I liked your Black/White & the mountain laurel.

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