Skywatch Friday

Relentless blue California sky...I wish it would rain.

I feel a little better after finding out that Hillary won the popular vote by over 400,000 votes.  But, once again, the will of the people has been trashed by the Electoral College.  That's a mess that needs to be cleaned up.

My brother, Jack, served on a destroyer in the Pacific during World War II.  Thank you, dearest brother...and thank you, men and women everywhere who have fought on the side of the good, for our  freedom.

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Dark Times

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men (and women) do nothing."  Edmund Burke


I am heartsick...the America I thought I knew is gone, and I feel like a stranger in my own land.

Endlessly Entranced

These photos are a series of leaves in the backyard bird bath that I took last October just after a bit of rain.

 I am endlessly entranced by autumn...



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Q is For...

Starting with the obvious...Q is for "quack, quack, quack!" 

Quaint, delicate teacups. 

Randi and Rita are so quick, it's hard to get a non-blurry photo of them. 

One of my favorite things to do is to listen to a quiet breeze moving through autumn leaves. 

It doesn't matter how beautiful the weather is, it's always quake (earthquake) weather in California!  As I finished snapping this photo a 3.1 rumbled underneath my feet.  Thankfully, no damage anywhere on that day.


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Colors

A pretty dogwood tree in the San Bernardino mountains. 

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It's That Time...

Time to put on the hat and hand out the candy.

Max says it's also time to fly...Happy Halloween!

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Sky Watch Friday

Looking over Lake Gregory to the San Gabriel mountain range.  Taken earlier this week.  Today and yesterday were cloudy, but no rain fell.  The weatherman says we have another chance to get rain on Sunday, so I'm crossing my fingers!

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October's Trees

Trees after the rain...

Wet bark...

Brilliant colors...

I wish I could follow autumn around the world.

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Light and Shadow

San Gorgonio and the eastern end of the San Bernardino valley in light and shadow and rain.  Yes, it finally rained in Southern California!  Up here in the mountains we received a little over two inches of the precious water drops.  The rain was accompanied by the most intense, and longest, thunderstorm I've ever experienced.  It sounded like it was right over us, and it lasted for over six hours!  Happily, the lightening didn't start any fires.

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Saturday's Critters

I caught some cormorants having a meeting at Lake Gregory.

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O is for October

And October is full of  friends, young and old, dropping by...

Sometimes from unexpected places, waving hello as we observe them from the ground.

Whirling, swirling...

beautifully colored leaves.

October is full of orange pumpkins small...

Orange pumpkins glittery and scary...

And some orange pumpkins that are glowing.

October is full of Halloween parties...

With an over-abundance (as far as my waistline is concerned) of lovely treats to eat. 

And, at my home, October is full of kitties snuggling on the hearth, oblivious to Halloween decorations.  (That's Stella on the left, Penelope on the right).

I hope the rest of October is full of happiness for everyone...

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Autumn's Colors

 

 

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                    Monday Mellow Yellows
                    Our World Tuesday

ABC Wednesday

N is for:  Newly fallen autumn leaves... 

Nosy (but darling) Randi and her big brother, Max... 

And....it's nearly Halloween! 

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Sailing

Clouds...I never tire of watching, admiring and photographing them.

They sail majestically through the skies untroubled by the woes of this world.

If only they could be persuaded to drop some rain... 

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