Afternoon Sea

Afternoon Sea © Lynn Wiles 2013
To celebrate Daylight Savings Time, we made plans to go to the sea. Since this happened two days after the most recent big storm, I wasn’t sure what we would find. The waves were bigger at this usually calm beach.
Seagull Smorgasbord © Lynn Wiles 2013
I have never seen quite so many sea creatures washed up. The seagulls couldn’t even eat them all. Photos of what we found will be coming up in the next few days.
It was nice having the sun set an hour later, but not nice waking up one hour earlier and yes, I’ve had a lot of tea.

The Houses Across the Lake

The Houses Across the Lake © Lynn Wiles 2013
Big houses on the lake, looking tiny compared to the sky reflecting on the now ice free lake, as we prepare for our next big winter storm. Click on image for a larger view.

Frozen Steam

Frozen Steam © Lynn Wiles 2013
The steam from the smokestacks frozen and suspended in the air or not.

Signs on the Hill

The Sign on the Hill © Lynn Wiles 2012
I liked the view of the top of the hill with the low lying clouds, but not the crooked sign. When I got to the top, at the foot of the big tree, I looked up to see a rotund squirrel. This could be a bad sign for the winter ahead.

Rotund Sign © Lynn Wiles 2012

Indestructible

Indestructible © Lynn Wiles 2012
After posting so many things from a cemetery, I thought I’d post something that never seems to die – Japanese Knotweed. Even though it might look pretty with a pale blue sky and puffy cloud background, does anyone know how to get rid of this nasty invasive species? I read that pouring Tabasco Sauce down it’s roots will eliminate it, but even that did not work.

Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise © Lynn Wiles 2012
I have rarely found myself awake before sunrise, with a view east to the sea, but that’s what happened on Tuesday morning.

Sunny and Dark

Sunny and Dark © Lynn Wiles 2012
Followers of this blog know that I love the phenomenon of sunlight and dark skies and that when it happens, I am known to either not have my camera with me or that I am in a not very photogenic spot. The latter was true this day, so I went to the best place I could find before it all disappeared.

Wispy Day

We are about to get some nasty rain storms, but the other day the clouds were wispy as can be.

The twins floated across the sky.

Eraser cloud.
Wispy Day images © Lynn Wiles 2012

Bird Gerhl

I love the song Bird Gerhl by Antony & The Johnsons. I do not love to fly.

A Great Lake in the photo above and land through clouds below. Just got back from a trip to Minneapolis. These were taken with my phone through a dirty airplane window.

Bird Gerhl images © Lynn Wiles 2012

Night Clouds

Cloud over geometric shapes looking east.
Night Clouds © Lynn Wiles 2012
Looking south, turbine turned off, with the glow of the city creating light through the cloud on the horizon.