Contrail Thread Volume VI

Contrail Thread Volume VI

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    • #527060
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Having reached 101 posts in Volume V it is time to start a new Contrail volume but not before mentioning the marvelous ending of Volume V by Keelin. Congrats with your first spotting of CVI, Keelin. It wouldn’t be you when there was not some pun in the title you gave it. Isn’t it strange to watch CVI develop and change?

      And then you also introduced me to a new kind of CVI. Ingenious in one word. I had a good laugh about it. Before going any further go check a new kind of CVI

      I don’t know how long I have to wait to spot something unique like this special CVI.

      Having this in mind Volume VI has to start with CVI as well. Here is just one tiny link of a dissipating chain.

      2022-03 Wolken (20)-1

      Ill Oriented Horseshoe Wannabee?

    • #527110
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Glad to hear my final post to V. V gave you a good giggle, Hans. And thank you for getting V. VI off the ground with such an elegant, linear gesture. I think it’s gonna be a ringer. ;)

      IMG_2038_Split EndSplit End

    • #527318
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      I see contrails on a daily basis.  The other day I saw 2 that crossed each other and in the center ? a curled cloud.
      Kathy Member 58356 I just joined this month.9A6B5F80-2675-4C76-A85F-D6F13EFFEEB5

    • #529798
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Kathy, welcome to the contrail page.  Always interesting to see sizes, shapes, and colors.

      Hans and Keelin, exciting pictures.  The shapes are there.

      P1110226 (2) A Twist Of Licorice

    • #532052
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Reached In The Lost And FoundP1070718 (2)

    • #532213
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Seeing snakes in the sky.

      Cobra ContrailP1022694 (2)

    • #534196
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      The Joy Of FlightP1022356 (2)

    • #535341
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Welcome to the CAS Forum, Kathy. Looking up provides all kinds of amazing sights, doesn’t it?

      And Ruth, you caught some great color in your latest. Love that accent of Joy.

      This is only the second time I’ve seen Crow Vortex Instability. There was sometime different about the clear parallel lines that compelled me to watch. And suddenly, it happened!IMG_225_Thought Interrupted

      Thought Interrupted

       

    • #535344
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
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      Keelin,

       

      I just saw one of those contrails today while out walking in my neighborhood.

      Kathy

    • #535444
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Welcome Kathleen. What a wonderful trail you spotted just through the hole of a curly cloud. That must have been a matter of precision flying.

      A scary Cobra Contrail is it that you spotted Ruth.

      Great to see you have spotted already twice CVI in a contrail Keelin. In my opinion that one can be ticked off for you…..

      2022-05 Wolken (1)

    • #537058
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
      Participant

      V for victory

      I guess this would have been better in volume 5 (V).

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    • #538117
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Yes Duncan the one that took this very sharp turn could have been a great start of the former volume. Great spotting!

      2022-06 Wolken (42)-1

      Kelvintrail

    • #538119
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Duncan, very nice V.  May be for victorious.

      Hans, you found a V too.

      The Big Noodle.P1120192 (2)

    • #538976
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Just Lay It Down HereP1033459 (2)

    • #542614
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Nice big Noodle, Ruth, and ‘Just Lay It Dwon Here’ is a very funny title.

      2022-07 Wolken (89)-1

      Crossing A Broadband

    • #543419
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Hans, I like the B & W affect.

      Additional DecorationsP1090675 (2)

    • #543959
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
      Participant

      A handheld shot taken with my phone so a little bit fuzzy.

      Stepped outside to take in the cool night air and was treated to this spectacle.  The photo doesn’t do it justice.

      Jupiter – Moon – Saturn

      Midnight Moon

      IMG_20220814_001044

    • #544131
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      Very cool.  Initially I thought I had a speck on my screen but it didn’t come of.  Then I read your note more closely and realized I was looking at the planets.  🤣

      Crazy Kathy

    • #545468
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Great constellation, Duncan. Impossible to wipe it from my screen, Kathy😊.

      2022-07 Charigny (42)-1
      A Poor Attempt to Cut One Line

    • #545735
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Hans, dramatic course you have taken.

      Left My LuggageP1033593 (2)

    • #547715
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Blowing SmokeP1120797 (2)

    • #548871
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Now Pink Works P1044440 (2)

    • #549166
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      Good Morning,

      I need help as I don’t see any way on this forum to enter my contrail pictures.  I have no trouble on my Massachusetts page but on this one I am baffled.

      Kathy

    • #549182
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Kathleen, boy do I understand.  I will try to help with some easy instructions.  When you see this large box there is an Insert Photo Icon, far right with a picture of mountain.  That opens up the next box to upload your photo.  The print is not totally visible but stay to the right and insert your photo.  The file size should be 3MB or smaller for it to be accepted.  It is so much fun to be involved in the forums.  I enjoy the other cloud spotters and a great way to learn about the clouds.  If you need more assistance let me know and we can talk this through on the phone.  Anxious to see your contrail.  Ruth

       

    • #549194
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

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    • #549197
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      The order of my pictures above were rearranged.  The middle one is the first one I took.  The top one is of the plane cutting through the halo of the sun.  The last picture is of the contrail dissolving.  I am not sure if in the middle picture that is a contrail at the top cutting through the halo.  I was only aware of the one I actually saw being made.  I have so many contrails in the sky in my neighborhood it is crazy.  These pictures were taken this morning (8:53-9:06).

      Thanks Ruth,

      Kathy

      • #613793
        Frances Myers avatarFrances Myers
        Participant

        I’m fascinated by the “shadow” of the contrail.  What causes this?  Especially since it appears to be on the sun side of the contrail.

    • #549209
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Kathy, you did it!!  Love all of your shots.  #3 feels like there is a fine piece of paper over your halo.  All exciting.  Hope to see more photos.  Ruth

    • #549457
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

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    • #549459
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      The above photo was taken 10/3 at 4:43p in Haverhill, MA.  Initially I thought I had one contrail but realized there were three.  Also it wasn’t until I was looking at the photo later that I noticed the halo around the sun.  The sky driving north tonight had very odd colors to it amidst the clouds.

    • #549974
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Kathleen, grand show with your contrails.  They seem to be very abstract at times don’t they.

      One For The RoadP1044432 (2)

    • #549980
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      Ruth,

      Those contrails look like very colorful floating ribbons.

      Kathy

    • #550192
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Finally a chance to catch up with this fun thread and the great posts from everyone above.

      Is this a bit of playful sky texting?

      IMG_3298_Tilde

      Tilde

    • #551905
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
      Participant

      At last!

      DSC_0603 (2)

    • #552115
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Keelin and Duncan, so cool on your contrails.  Trail on Trail.P1130031 (2)

      Trail On Top Of Trail

    • #553465
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      A46070E0-8541-4500-9384-916078324575389924D6-FAF2-46A1-8A75-B7088483FA2E2988FC42-5573-4082-AEBA-4B6DAC0D0EB315535CB5-C3B0-4CF9-AB5D-532DC1F394C0

    • #553648
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Kathleen, nice group of contrails.

      Missing Some RibbonsP1044418 (2)

    • #553672
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      I have a cool one from yesterday going right into the back of my house.
      EDBFDC65-6A22-452F-88CD-FACF174C6CE935AABA52-E54A-4CA0-8DB0-58C1DC3BF8306D9A72B5-238B-4697-A15D-B1B477E276CBWhat is the most contrails in a single view people have seen?   Mine is 9 and it was the day I took those 3 pictures in the previous grouping.  The time of day was about noon.

    • #553922
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Something odd with tis thread. I just tried to upload a picture first. That worked well but editing does not make appear the lowest part of the box. The text about the order of the three pictures by Kathleen seems to be a bit of a problem for the system. Anyway….

      Kathleen, I scrolled a lot back and found your 22 degrees halo with contrails and shadows crossing it. I love it. I hope the last one did not crash on your house. It looks dangerously.
      I also love the sky texting by Keelin and the pink ribbons, by Ruth  as well.

      Kathleen you asked how many contrails one has spotted on one picture. Well I don’t want to discourage you but this one is from my archive. I live in the neighborhood of an airport so maybe that is a bit cheating. Just check it. For the ease of counting I added white lines on each separate contrail.

      2018-11 Wolken_0005-2

      2018-11 Wolken_0005 contrail 26 (Large)

      I counted 26 contrails. Oops.

       

       

       

       

    • #553996
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Hans, those could be firecrackers!  Busy sky.  Years ago we had a show for kids called ” Sky King”.  I loved it.

      Birds, Planes, and Sunset.P1044414 (2)

    • #556217
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      67C575C2-7FE0-4F8E-B4AE-FABC6ED45411C776D6C8-FA4E-45CB-B225-BBC383DFD06CEE22FF08-50EE-4558-8AA2-F42DF66B8EE3

    • #556418
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Kathleen, nice contrails in your first photo.

      Evening WhirlpoolP1090676 (2)

    • #557080
      Peter Roper avatarPeter Roper
      Participant

      DSCF 4629

       

      This is all I could find that looked remotely like a contrail. We have been fog bound for a week!DSCF 4630

    • #557083
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      D221F720-5C58-41AB-B489-004770FFB992F1D15941-C4A7-4B22-9793-01F53129FE26

    • #557084
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      D221F720-5C58-41AB-B489-004770FFB992F1D15941-C4A7-4B22-9793-01F53129FE26

    • #557326
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      A B&W Contrail ..actually everything in the photo is contrail.

      jan1821a1460Con Art

    • #557642
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Kathleen, that is a big group party you captured.  Busy flights.

      Michael, interesting contrails.  The B&W is the way to go.

      Broken ZipperP1130272 (2)

    • #558945
      Gregory Venarsky avatarGregory Venarsky
      Participant

      Hello everyone!

      Lovely photos as always! I especially like the most recent photo by Michael. How is everyone by the way? I hope all is well!

      I have two photos for this thread today. The first of which is a multicolored contrail which was quite interesting. I believe a cloud may have blocked the back half of it and the sunset allowed the other parts to glow! The second of which you may have to look at closely, but there is a regular contrail, but further to the lower right of the image there is a black contrail. I am unsure of whether this is a shadow or a contrail in shadow. It was amazing to see nonetheless.

      Hope you enjoy!

      Greg

      DSC_3519-minDSC_3516-min

    • #559092
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      2022-02 Wolken (31)-1

      How to get this one through the eye of the needle?

    • #560094
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      A72CA13A-090E-4AAE-A78A-EEC1E86A7C07

    • #560095
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      A72CA13A-090E-4AAE-A78A-EEC1E86A7C07

    • #560545
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Plain and SimpleP1120219 (2)

    • #561508
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Plain And Simple shows a very elegant swirl. Love it.

      2022-11 Wolken (46)-1

      Let’s take a look at that burning trail.

    • #563247
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Hans, I really am liking the contrail B&W’s.  I will take a stab at that myself.

      Streaking The SkyP1044483 (2)

    • #564229
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      thanks Ruth. Streaking the Sky shows young and old ones all together. Nice view on the mountain range btw.

      Another B&W with good old CVI.

      2021-04 Wolken (107)-1
      In The Slipstream

    • #564329
      Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
      Participant

      Today the sky was filled with contrails.E03CFD7A-0A03-49B4-90B9-208616A7A642820F23B8-5DB5-4ED4-9D67-A5D5E0DDF1F6E261F6EC-DEEA-4537-9E90-577387A4E79F

    • #565008
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      A Hard FallP1020193 (2)

    • #565645
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Whirlpool WasherP1120191 (2)

    • #565889
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Heading DowntownP1020147 (2)

    • #566584
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona Contrail

      oct0921b5319Ctrl

    • #567067
      Robert Pearson avatarRobert Pearson
      Participant

      Playing in the sky.

      IMG_0716 (3a)

      • #567131
        Kathleen Quinlan avatarKathleen Quinlan
        Participant

        Robert,

        Your picture is beautiful.  The contrails are cool.

        Kathy

    • #567949
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Michael, a big wow on your AZ contrail.  I have to mention to all I saw a CVI yesterday, ran in the house for a camera and she was gone.  Still made my day.

      Robert, terrific Playing In The Sky.P1100730 (2)

      Diamond Necklace

    • #568527
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Now A Pearl NecklaceP1130498 (2)

    • #569162
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      I am back hoping I caught what Hans calls CVI.  Those guys don’t last long up there.

      Chain Link FenceP1130551 (2)

    • #569859
      Robert Pearson avatarRobert Pearson
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      Twisted ribbon with a bonus or two0W0A6549 (2b)

    • #570511
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Yes that’s Crow Vortex Instability (CVI) you spotted, Ruth. Very nice. I love to spot them but – as you say – they are very short lived.

      Your twisted ribbon has certainly some marvelous bonuses, Robert. An impressive scenery.

      The ribbon reminded me of a twisted contrail I spotted some years ago.

      2018-03-03 Luchten_0389 ac klein
      Spiral Staircase

    • #570826
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona Contrail

      nov1320b0926ContrailArt

    • #571839
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Michael, a snake in the grass in your photo.

      Missing Something Like My Head and TailP1020384

       

    • #572330
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hans, your staircase is a thing of beauty.  Wonderful light and shapes.

      Early and LateP1055478 (2)

    • #572772
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Thanks Ruth. Early and Late might not be applicable as a title to next one,  but …

      2022-09 France (139)-1

      One’s Burning His Trail

    • #572976
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hans, yep contrails’ can be fun to capture.  B&W adds some elements.

      Busy TravelersP1055539 (2)

    • #573558
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      What a marvelous variety of lines and squiggles everyone’s been capturing here!

      IMG_2576_Loose Thread

      Loose Thread

    • #576460
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, yep, a loose piece of white thread.

      A Fan Of ContrailsP1055569 (2)

    • #578839
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      A Loose Thread and a Fan Of Contrails had too long to wait for a follow-up. Then there was this strange message in the sky.

      2021-04 Wolken (109)-1

      Alien Handwriting?

    • #579114
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Gorgeous Fan, Ruth (and in your signature colors too!) — as was your recent sunrise on the gallery.

      And Hans, is that what Alien stream of consciousness writing looks like? Love it!

      IMG_3994_Just a Tiny Scratch

      Just a Tiny Scratch

    • #580555
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, I love your barely there.  Hans great B&W of CVI.

      Mercy, Which Way Do We GoP1130957 (2)

    • #583903
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      I am way down here !P1140135 (2)

       

    • #584456
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      A Big NoodleP1077209 (2)

    • #585138
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Just A Tiny Scratch is very funny, Keelin.  It is in great contrast with A Big Noodle, by Ruth, being evenly funny.

      2023-09 Charigny (32)-1

      Trail At Sunset

       

    • #586368
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      collision at  20k ft

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    • #586741
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Great collision Michael! Love it.

      2023-09 Thedirac (85)-1

      Twist And Shout

    • #586862
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hans, nice close up contrail.

      Cloud, Bird, and PlaneP1066734 (2)

    • #586928
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Wonderful variations on a theme from all of you! It’s obvious that the wind will play whatever tune it wishes with these trails.

      IMG_5082_Guitar String for Aeolus

      Guitar String for Aeolus

    • #587917
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, nice music on the guitar.

      Outer Limit ChaosP1066576 (2)

    • #589091
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona Contrail

      dec0222b8790contrail

    • #589562
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Down on the FarmP1020383 (2)

    • #589928
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      2022-02 Ardennen (23)-1
      Aeolus Strikes A String

    • #590313
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hans, fun looking strings.  Crazy stuff out there.

      Missing some parts.P1077387 (2)

    • #590960
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Almost BuriedP1077376 (2)

    • #591992
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      A Contrail Sunset

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    • #593066
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Great zingers from all of you, Ruth, Hans, Michael ~~ hitting all the chords and beyond to the outer limits!

      I heard the last meteor shower of the year will be at its height tonight. Looks like this these two couldn’t wait for dark.IMG_4590_Why Wait Meteor

      Why Wait?

    • #594930
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Michael and Keelin, very different shots out there.

      Wait a Minute, Let Me Catch Up P1130959 (2)

    • #595738
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Nice Set Of MolarsP1140488 (2)

    • #597087
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Dressing Up For The EveningP1000667 (2)

    • #597691
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      Love the whimsy in your latest trio, Ruth, and Dressing Up is absolutely elegant.

      IMG_5779_Between the DashesBetween the Dashes

    • #597874
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, many elements and a fine-looking sun.

      Spreading Out

      P1044473 (2)

    • #598655
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      There are a few very eye catching ones above. A sunset by Michael, Why Wait by Keelin with a misty scenery, a Nice Set of Molars (love it!) and a Spread Sheet by Ruth.
      2024-02 Westfeld (3)-1

      A KH Trail

    • #599019
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Twist and ShoutP1120222 (2)

    • #599643
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      Spreading Out is a formidable wing on the wind, Ruth. And you must have been quick on the trail to catch that KH, Hans!

      Funny how some clouds bring certain songs to mind. Shall we have a sing-along?

      IMG_6239_Somewhere Over the Contrailbow

      Somewhere Over the Contrailbow ~~~

    • #601644
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, man do I like that glob of yellow.

      Every Which WayP1077724 (2)

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