The Dreaming Tree: SkyWatch

Friday, October 3, 2008

SkyWatch

Various skies from our hikes at the Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve...

Common nighthawk

Turkey vulture

30 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...: Good stuff, of course. Love your photos.; October 3, 2008 at 5:42 PM
lucy said...: I love the angle of the tree shot. The rest are gorgeous too. Would love to share mine with you!; October 3, 2008 at 5:57 PM
Rose said...: I like them all...love the one with the trees..just something about it.
Do you know what kind of bird that is in the second picture? Just kind of wondering.; October 3, 2008 at 6:04 PM
Carletta said...: A wonderful series!
I especially love the first one looking through the trees and the one of the moon is very nice.; October 3, 2008 at 6:05 PM
Lana Gramlich said...: charles; Thank you, honey. I love the way you point out allllllll the things I overlook. We make a great team!

lucy; Thanks. I popped over to see your blog & noticed that we're both Coke addicts in one form or another. ;) *L* My sympathies.

rose; The bird in the 2nd picture is a common nighthawk.

carletta; Thank you. We love our local, endangered, longleaf pine forest. :); October 3, 2008 at 7:24 PM
dot said...: Your pictures are really beautiful! I especially like the first picture. It makes me think of the swamp area in South Georgia.
In reference to your comment on Picture This. I want the post to stay at the top for two weeks so I have to post date it.; October 3, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Denise said...: Hi, great set of photos here, loved every one of them.; October 3, 2008 at 8:30 PM
Wren said...: Lana, they are all nice, but that first one is my favorite. Very dramatic composition.; October 3, 2008 at 8:47 PM
Sidney said...: That first one particularly makes me miss Louisiana.; October 3, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Eddie D. said...: great stuff!; October 3, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Tabib said...: LOVEly series!

No. 1 (trees) is my pick; October 3, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Michelle (artscapes) said...: That first one would make such a cool painting - especially with the way you do skies...!; October 4, 2008 at 12:42 AM
imac said...: Great shots, love the 1st.; October 4, 2008 at 6:08 AM
JR's Thumbprints said...: I need to get away from the heavily populated area I call home. If I didn't fish, I'd probably lose my mind.; October 4, 2008 at 7:00 AM
Donnetta Lee said...: Pretty, pretty, pretty. There is nothing like gazing at a beautiful sky. D; October 4, 2008 at 8:52 AM
Lisa said...: What a wonderful walk you had . . . I really love the photo with the moon and tree silhouettes. So peaceful. :); October 4, 2008 at 9:00 AM
letspaintnature.com said...: Cool moon shot!I love the hawk too, heck, I love all your photos! :); October 4, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Barbara Martin said...: The crescent moon caught between the branches is lovely.; October 4, 2008 at 1:05 PM
Lana Gramlich said...: Thanks all for the kind comments. I'm just glad we live so close to this wonderful preserve. As JR put it, without stuff like that I'd probably go nuts. :); October 4, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Travis Erwin said...: Thanks. I needed a bit if serenity today.; October 4, 2008 at 3:40 PM
laughingwolf said...: dang, sure would be nice to see that personally

*sigh*

once i win the lotto....; October 4, 2008 at 4:17 PM
roadgurl5 said...: All are so nice! I really like the moon shot with the two different types of foliage. Good work!; October 4, 2008 at 6:57 PM
Mary Hughes Studio said...: Beautiful set of pictures for this week!; October 4, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Lana Gramlich said...: travis; Glad to oblige. :)

laughingwolf; It's not really all that much to fly down, you know. I mean, more than it used to be, of course, but I don't know that you'd need to win the lottery. *L*

roadgurl5; Thanks. Hubby & I like to go for midnight hikes here during the full moon, too. I got a shot of Mars out there once. Great views!

mary hughes; Thank you kindly. :); October 4, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Arija said...: Oh I love that first one with trees growing like asparagus. Nice birds and others as well.; October 5, 2008 at 2:05 AM
Punam said...: Hi Lana, loved the moon. :-); October 5, 2008 at 3:21 AM
Miladysa said...: Amazing photographs Lana!

The third one really grabs me, something quite magical about it :-D; October 5, 2008 at 8:22 AM
Birdfreak said...: Gorgeous times a hundred! Especially love the nighthawk shot!

Good birding to you!; October 5, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Lana Gramlich said...: arija; Thank you. Those trees are longleaf pines, which are greatly endangered here in the US. 98% of our once vast longleaf pine forest is gone. I treasure what we have left (while I can.)

punam & miladysa; Thanks. :)

birdfreak; Back atcha, of course. It took me quite a while to ID that nighthawk (I'd never seen one before,) but I was delighted when I finally put 2 + 2 together!; October 5, 2008 at 11:50 AM
ivan@creativewriting.ca said...: Went out to get some air, eh?

Photos are breathtaking!; October 6, 2008 at 9:53 AM