Cherish is my favorite word, and I cherish the ability of turning the routine into a beautiful moment.
Nature creates in me, a spiritual and meditative time to bring peace, harmony and balance, into an otherwise ordinary day~
Mary Howell Cromer







Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Sun Drenched Winter's Sky for SkyWatch Friday~



~Sunrise on Covered Bridge Road for SkyWatch Friday~

I took this series Sunday morning, as I traveled Covered Bridge Road in Oldham County, where we live, through Sleepy Hollow and into the Springhurst area of Eastern Jefferson County, KY~

Linking up with Sylvia at:

SkyWatch Friday
I invite you to check out more 'Skywatch Friday' posts from around the world at:
http://skyley.blogspot.com/
 


The next three images/mosaics, were taken over looking the golf course along the country lane, that is one of my favored places to photograph from. 
I get so many wildlife and nature images here every week that I travel on it~
 
 
 


The following eight images/mosaics were taken on the far side of Sleepy Hollow, where the 2 counties meet~
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Just as I was getting ready to turn toward Springhurst in Eastern Jefferson County, 2 American Crows took flight in the sun drenched Winter's morning sky~
 
 
 


Upon arriving at my destination point, the sun was bright upon the tall Pampas Grasses that adorned the parking lot, where I stopped for the morning's offering...
That will have to come another time~
 
 
 
 

32 comments:

Brian King said...

Oh, wow! How gorgeous! Beautiful color and I love the tree and bird silhouettes and the hay bales!

TexWisGirl said...

prettiest soft peaches and pinks!

Gail Dixon (Louisiana Belle) said...

Your images near the golf course are so striking. One of the reasons I am drawn to it is for the three trees on the right. I love things in threes. All are very beautiful tho!

Rebecca said...

Beautiful collection... Love the silhouettes of the crows :)

Montanagirl said...

I'm finally back and feeling much better! I'm trying to catch up on blogging. Your post today is absolutely breath-taking with a feast for the eyes!

HansHB said...

Great collage! Perfect post!
Happy SkyWatcFriday to you!

Sylvia K said...

These are fantastic skies and superb captures! I love the colors and the bare, black trees are so beautiful against the skies! Great composition, Mary! Enjoy your weekend!!

eileeninmd said...

Lovely captures, Mary! The sky, colors and the trees are all beautiful scenes. Happy Skywatching!

Ranten said...

Takk for hyggelig kommentar hos Rantenhagen! Vi setter stor pris på den :) Veldig flotte bilder i bloggen din! Her må jeg nok bruke litt tid å kikke på gamle innlegg!

Judy said...

What a gorgeous morning you had!! I can't pick a favourite image, there are so many, but maybe I like the crows just a bit better than the rest...

Light and Voices said...

Kentucky has beautiful skywatches.
Thanks for sharing.
JM Illinois

Steffi said...

Fantastic photos for SWF!

Spare Parts and Pics said...

All of these skies are great... love the colors you capture here.

Mary Howell Cromer said...

I translated Ranten's comment from Norwegian into English. Thanks to all!
Thanks for the nice comment by Hagen Rant! We really appreciate it :) Really great pictures in your blog! Here I probably spend some time looking at old posts! on Sun Drenched Winter's Sky for Skywatch Friday ~

Bob Bushell said...

Beautiful landscape and, those colours, I positively love them.

ladyfi said...

What lovely shots - love all the rich colours!

Nancy Claeys said...

The "three trees" are so pretty against the painted sky. :)

Louis la Vache said...

«Louis» noticed your reference to "Covered Bridge Road". «Louis» hosts Sunday Bridges each (ahem) Sunday and invites you to link any bridge photos you might have and want to share.

Alan Pavey said...

Absolutely stunning set of images really enjoying these :-)

Phil said...

Sleep Hollow, what a great name for a place. It conjours up thoughts and pictures of sunny afternoons, dozing on the porch and watching the sun go down - or up. Wonderful collages Mary and superb colours too.

Tina´s PicStory said...

what a wonderful piece of heaven :)
i love them all and would be happy if you share your sky also with germany at *ein stück himmel* ♥ just if you like :)

Gattina said...

Beautiful golden Skies !

Karen said...

Such beautiful colours!

DeniseinVA said...

Wow, those are marvelous photos!!! I love the one where you've caught the crows in flight.

Louisette said...

Really a pleasure to walk on your wonderfull blog, greeting from Belgium. Have a nice end week.

lina@womens perspectives said...

Admire your shots. Love it :)
Thanks for dropping by!

Mridula said...

What a lovely set of pictures that you presented in such a pleasing manner too!

Pondside said...

That sort of sky is rare up here at this time of year. Just beautiful! I also enjoyed the shots of the crows, and the crows on the lamps in your last post. I love crows and ravens.

Connie Smiley said...

Such a beautiful sky, Mary! Things are good here--thanks for your caring heart.

EG CameraGirl said...

The colours are warm and wonderful!

Frank said...

Superb series Mary. I love the structure of the bare branches against the early morning light.

SandyCarlson said...

These are beautiful, soft colors.