SKy Watch Friday #25

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The sunset seems to be enveloping the flag that is flying high above a building.


Do sunsets need to rest? Seems this one likes the lamp post.


"Goodbye, until tomorrow " . . .


The sun is peeking out from behind the tree.


Although the sun has gone down, the night sky is visible through the many lamp lights.

Sky Watch Friday #23

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This was the sunset out my window recently! If you click on it, it will be spectacular!

Sky Watch Friday #22

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These are some different sky views through the iron structure on the Confluence trail. To read more about this project in Vancouver, WA, go here.




See that sun shining through the iron bars?




Looking through iron rod canopies that are on the Confluence walking and bike trail over Hiway 14, alongside the train tracks and into Fort Vancovuer.. Clouds moving in on a beautiful day and warning that the rain storm is coming.

For more information and photos of this Confluence Project see Thursday's post and more will be coming on Saturday. I also wrote about it in March -- see link on yesterday's post.

Sky Watch Friday #21

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The 20 second rainbow. . .

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Never did I ever think I would find something so beautiful at Walmart! But that's just what happened last week as I was walking thru the parking lot. Think only once in my life have I ever seen such a huge rainbow. It began behind Walmart and stretched across the parking lot. . .


and over the fast food places and across the street called Mill Plain.


I wanted to take a photo of the whole thing but figured maybe I would take the two photos above first and then run over to Mill Plain and dodge cars to get across the busy street and take one from the sidewalk over there but those dark storm clouds moving in on it completely engulfed it before I could so I am glad I got the two shots of half a rainbow each direction. If you enlarge it, you will also see that spring is in full bloom here with the gorgeous colors of the trees that line that area.

Enjoy!

Sky Watch Friday #22

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This is what our SPRING skies looked like last week. . . CLICK on collages to enlarge.

Sky Watch Friday #20

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Took this sky photo yesterday when I was standing waiting for the bus. The sunny beautiful day we had when I was going for my doctor appointment changed to bitter cold and rain.

PS To those who celebrate Easter this weekend, may your day be blessed with joys!

Sky Watch Friday #19

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We might have gray skies but I see buds on the trees and lots of diffrent birds recently. Not sure what this is -- maybe a crow? I guessed right. The major consensus is a crow as it is too small for a raven.






 

Sky Watch #17

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All these photos were taken the same day, just at different times.

Early morning fog and sunrise from my 8th. floor window.

Fog lifted and sun setting.

Sunset through the fence at car dealer two blocks from apartment.

End of a beautiful day that began with thick fog.

Sky Watch Friday #17

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What a difference in the skies today from this with the sun trying to hide behind dark clouds

and the sun smiling under a blue sky with puffy white clouds. . . OK, so it's just a balloon but it makes for a good photo caption!

Sky Watch Friday #14

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We have had so much rain this winter, I am sick of it. I thought these photos were appropriate for my thoughts. . . would like to imprison all dark clouds. This is a start . . at least in my mind. The weatherman said in the next 4 days, it will rain three of them! sigh

Sky Watch Friday #13

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Found this little bird up high in a tree on a cloudy day.


The rest of the photos were taken during my snow walk when we got our first snow last week that covered the ground and lasted for about 12 hours. I went on a hike on one of our paved trails in the city. Burnt Bridge Creek Trail


After hearing a loud noise, I looked up and spotted all these Canadian geese talking to each other.


These Canadian geese form a V to fly. When the lead bird gets tired it falls back and another takes its place.



This one looks like they are forming a heart shape --just in time for Valentine's Day!

Vancouver Tornado skies. . . 1-10-08

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I woke up Thursday morning and soon, I saw the sunrise peeking out from these dark , ominous clouds.



4 hours later, a tornado hit the northern part of our city. We don't usually have any touch downs and not since 1972 when there were lives lost and a high school destroyed, among other things. If I had not been in the eastern part of the city today at Bible Study class, I might have gone shopping with some other residents of my apt. building and been right at the center of this tornado today. Scary thought! Far as I know, everyone that went is safe. The news is not reporting any deaths YET. Saw some friends tonight at BUNCO and they said they all got back to the apt. building just as the tornado hit where they had been shopping.



Ok this is a bad image from the TV but it shows the tornado; a young man captured this scene with his video camera.