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    • #519320
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      I’d like to propose starting a new thread.

      As there is a strong relationship between the land and the sky let’s see your pictures that feature the two in equal measure.  Bodies of water will also count as a land element.

      It’ll be interesting to see what you come up with.

      To get things started here is my offering for #1.

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      • This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan.
    • #519369
      Howard Brown avatarHoward Brown
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      https://www.facebook.com/BBCNW/videos/307645127997121/

      Land and Sky is not dissimilar to my Cloudscape topic which I introduced as a combination of Cloud and Landscape. So I am with you in spirit Duncan. Good Luck with this topic to you and your pussycat.

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      • This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Howard Brown avatarhygge.
    • #519430
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Duncan,  I am happy to throw in #2 to your proposed thread.  Now I won’t crop off the land so much.

      Cowboy Country P1090613 (2)

    • #519444
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      Ruth first out the starting gate.  Good job.  Yes, I know technically you’re second, but I’m not counting my ice-breaker.

      Now that I think of it, I should have named the thread Land, Sea and Sky, as all three are so inextricably linked.

    • #519446
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Duncan, this thread is a nice imitative. I think the fence on your picture will not stop what’s coming. It is a great composition imo. And Ruth is right, we have to give the land a bit more exposure for this thread. I therefore have to search for land and sky image,  since I prefer – until now – to picture details of only clouds or views with mainly clouds. This is one I found to make a start with on this new topic.

      2022-01 Wolken (15)-1
      Some Delay?

      • #519451
        Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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        Hans, good choice.

        Although there’s very little in the image there is a lot going on.

    • #519571
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Thanks Duncan. I hope you understood that I meant “initiative” and not imitative. I have to blame the stupid spellchecker.

      Next one was taken just a moment before the former one.

      2022-01 Wolken (12)-1

      • #519575
        Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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        Two thumbs up for all three in one shot.

    • #519580
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      Hans inspired

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    • #519581
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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    • #519582
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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    • #519662
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Exciting stuff for a new year and a new thread.

      5 ElementsP1011673 (2)

    • #519674
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      Thank you, Duncan ~~ this will be fun! Love the fresh breath that comes with seeing these beautiful first images here from you and Ruth and Hans. Such a great sense of space in each photo.

      IMG_0146_Santa Cruz_2021Santa Cruz Bay, Early Morning

      • #519792
        Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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        Keelin,

        I have mixed feelings about this one.  The melancholy from the hard metallic foreground is countered by the soft pillowy texture of the clouds.  I am drawn to the sea, but my soul wants to drift amongst the clouds.

        Hopefully, we’ll see some inspired images in future posts.

      • #519836
        Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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        I’ve seen already inspired images in the former posts. I love the Santa Cruz Bay, Early Morning Keelin. A great view over water and sky.

    • #519793
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      My next offering.

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    • #519794
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      Seashell Street

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    • #519819
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Looking like we all have lots to share of special ground and sky.

      Flowers TooP1030164 (2)

    • #519838
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      You’re so right, Ruth, and your Flowers Too is a fine example.

      Duncan, I am drawn as well to the sea and love it in any of its moods. One of my sisters lives in Santa Cruz and I never see the same sea hue twice in a row whenever I visit her. You captured a dazzling river of light wiggling its way to the sea and beyond.

      Hans, I know you must also share an affinity for the sea. I love the tiny accent of that lone seabird in Some Delay. And the windswept grasses on the dunes adds yet another felt dimension to your second posted photo here.

      While I haven’t many images that fit well into this new topic yet, here is one from the archives. Another quietly moody shot, but as I recall, not at all a match for my own mood in the moment it was taken.

      Clouded Sky, Textured SeaClouded Sky, Textured Sea

    • #519989
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, wondering if there are whales in that textured sea.

      Grass and FogP1070134 (2)

       

    • #520174
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Geese TooP1070569 (2)

    • #520824
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Clouded Sky, Textured Sea is so serene Keelin. Love the view over these smooth and calm waters. Peaceful. Air to breathe…..

      Grass and Fog followed by Gees Too form a great duo Ruth perfectly fitting together. Overwhelming vastness.

      2021-01 Wolken (140)-1

      It Was Very Windy On The Beach

    • #520841
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      Good stuff from everyone.

      My offering – Victor Victor taking a time-out.

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    • #521205
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Duncan, wow are those colors exquisite in Victor!

      Hans, looking like some horses too in your wonderful Windy photo.

      Sand and SkyIMG_0002

    • #521911
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Where Buffalo RoamP1000561 (2)

      • #521920
        Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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        Ruth,

        My kind of place.

        I imagine it as it was when Buffalo herds were in their millions.

        What mountain range is that off in the distance?

    • #521938
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Duncan, thanks for asking the mountain range.  I believe it is the Ruby Range.  The photos are in the southern part of the state.  Yes, there are buffalo in the area.  It is beautiful and wild.

      My RoadP1000556 (2)

    • #522248
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      River and Sky

      P1010226 (2)

    • #524206
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Mountain and SkyP1022364 (2)

    • #524903
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Pond And CloudsP1011953 (2)

    • #525179
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      I’ve been neglecting the forum, but I see Ruth has been keeping the ball in the air.

      Winter’s End?  A promise of things to come, let’s hope so.

      IMG_20220225_133513

    • #525659
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Bush and SkyP1022487 (2)

    • #526164
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      River and Early AM SkyP1000637 (2)

    • #527399
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Big Mountain Small CloudP1110009 (2)

    • #527868
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Little mountain big sky

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    • #528046
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Big Bird and SkyP1022472

    • #528917
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Michael, nice on your big sky.

      Beach and Crisp SkyP1080214 (2)

    • #529613
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hummingbird and SkyP1050312 (2)

    • #530287
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Field and FogP1030604 (2)

    • #530689
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      An Eagle With Breakfast P1011374 (2) A Few Clouds Too

    • #530934
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Vulture and Big SkyP1110238 (2)

    • #531732
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Thick Fog and FieldP1070120 (2)

    • #531994
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Vulture Friend in the Big CloudsP1110237 (2)

    • #532782
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Small Lake and Big SkyP1022632 (2)

    • #533496
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      The Joy Of Travel.  Plane and Big Blue Sky. P1022791 (2)

    • #533771
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Two Vultures on a Sky Watching BreakP1110455 (2)

    • #535130
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Mountain MistP1100130 (2)

    • #535650
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Field and FogP1022517 (2)

    • #536914
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      More fog different location.P1100266 (2)

    • #540122
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Sky and My Favorite PelicansP1120284 (2)

    • #540906
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      On this dog day afternoon, I thought it was about time I post something.

      As Above, So Below

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    • #540907
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      Earthbound, Heavenly sent.

      Borth 154 (2)

    • #543222
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Duncan, beautiful blue sea.

      Big River and Big SkyP1033565 (2)

    • #544527
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Osprey With Big Stick Reaching For The SkyP1120050 (2)

    • #546049
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      A Joy RideP1022994 (2)

    • #546172
      Giuseppe B avatarGiuseppe B
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      Nice thread, I believe glider flying, when you are alone without an engine, you get to learn how strong can be the bond between land and sky, to appreciate how deeply the land influences the sky, that literally keeps you up. Here a shot taken in the South of Italy, late December 2021.

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    • #546203
      Duncan Bulman avatarDuncan Bulman
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      Giuseppe, so true.

      A beautiful French bird waiting to fly.

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    • #546301
      Giuseppe B avatarGiuseppe B
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      Duncan,

      Amazing bird! and such a great sky to fly :)

    • #546336
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Glider flying gives great views Duncan.

      Nice to meet you here Giuseppe! Great sky over Italy.

      Ruth I love all your images with birds. Especially your last pelican. The birds give an extra dimension to this thread.

      My last one in this thread was from a long time ago with the horses in the wind on the beach. Here’s another B&W. Did you already check the B&W thread Giuseppe?

      2021-06 Charigny (238)-1

      Sky Over French Land

    • #548157
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hans, French land makes me want to travel.

      Big Mountain And Big SkyP1070501 (2)

    • #548400
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Logger and SkyP1033999 (2)

    • #549004
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Which Way Are We HeadedP1034059 (2)

    • #552116
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Sea Gulls and SunsetP1044794 (2)

    • #553737
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Swans On The MoveP1044341 (2)

    • #553809
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Love your gees, sea gulls and swans Ruth. They remind me having seen a lot of cranes migrating in February 2022 above Belgium. They make a lot of noise. I think it was to coordinate their drawing of Snoopy in the sky.

      2022-02 Ardennen (4)-1

      Grus Grus

    • #553999
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hans, very cleaver birds you have there.  This thread is fun, but I have to remember it is all about the clouds.

      Bird On WireP1000601 (2)

    • #556712
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      An Afternoon Meal with some cloudy skiesP1040041 (2)

       

    • #557523
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      A Young Sea Gull Working Out Flying In The Big Sky P1044952 (2)

    • #562658
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hans is correct, I do love to catch birds in flight.  Timing is everything, which I rarely get those moving objects to not be one big blur.

      Afternoon Exercise In The SkyP1022132 (2)

    • #563535
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Geese On Break ( frosty day )P1022093 (2)

    • #564571
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      A Raven and MeP1055282 (2)

    • #565611
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      Wonderful visions you’ll all captured of Land and Sky and travelers ’twixt and ’tween!

      IMG_4005_Cream Filling

      A Little Layer of Cream Filling

    • #567111
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, I love a cream filling.  As my Dad would say ” a sweet roll”.

      Frosty BushP1012015 (2)

    • #567148
      Robert Pearson avatarRobert Pearson
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      Everything in line.0W0A3074 (2a)

    • #567225
      Robert Pearson avatarRobert Pearson
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      Selective sun

      IMG_4722 (3a)

    • #567757
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Robert, once again those pictures are beauties.  Looking like the Rocky Mountains.

      Which Way To Warmer TempsP1020173 (2)

    • #569059
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Bird In Cloud HandP1120763 (2)

    • #569909
      Robert Pearson avatarRobert Pearson
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      water and skyIMG_7531 auto (3a2)

    • #569927
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Robert, another exquisite photo.  The blues just jump right out.

      Big Rock And MistP1044896 (2)

    • #570003
      Robert Pearson avatarRobert Pearson
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      Rock and skyIMG_0890 (2a)

    • #570562
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Robert, that is some powerful cirrus.  Beautiful photo.  I keep looking for a marmot.

      The Big Rocky Mountain Front.  023

    • #572338
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      What a stunning collection of images here! So grateful to everyone for sharing such splendid views far beyond my horizons.

      Morning Fog and Silver Sea

      Morning Fog and Silver Sea

    • #573369
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, man is that photo a keeper.  Wonderful reflections on the water.

      One of my favorite birds is the Great Blue Heron.  A blurry photo, but still a fun sighting to see it lift off and negotiate the clouds.P1020440 (2)

    • #575088
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Eagle On The HuntP1020635 (2)

    • #575560
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      Thanks, Ruth! And how lucky for you to see both a Great Blue Heron and an Eagle—such fine feathered friends you have there.

      Finally flew out of my zip code for a small family gathering in Colorado last week. I’d forgotten how fun it is to be at cloud level.

      From the window seat…

      IMG_4946_Window Seat

      IMG_4970_Window Seat

      and on the road…

      IMG_5040_On the Road

      IMG_5123_On the Road

       

    • #577390
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, hope you had a wonderful trip.  Boy did you get some fun shots from land and air.

      This big guy lives on the Bison Range.P1056051 (2)

    • #577883
      Philip Green avatarPhilip Green
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      My home, a place in the fensIMG-20230703-WA0051

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      Philip Green avatarPhilip Green
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      Philip Green avatarPhilip Green
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    • #579831
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      From home on the range to home in the fens, beautiful photos, Ruth and Philip.

      Here’s another glimpse of some of that wild Colorado weather.

      IMG_5091_Light in the Distance

      Light in the Distance

    • #582511
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin and Philip, what beautiful clouds you have presented.  So dynamic.

      Pretty In PinkP1066548 (2)

    • #583961
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Pelican on the move south.P1066988 (2)

    • #591510
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      May be this thread is close to ending.  CAS is about clouds.

      Raven in FogP1030285

    • #593067
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      True, and yet non-cloud elements often give meaningful context. Many here are real beauties. Even the more subtle images like your Raven in Fog, Ruth. I hope if this topic does fade, we’ll find your flyers cruising into another one. They are such a delight.

      Land's End_Santa Cruz Surfer Silhouette
      Surfer on the Edge of Land and Sea and Sky

       

    • #593495
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, nice surfs up!

      I Love Pelicans, Moving on Up High in the Sky P1066994

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      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hawk on Food WatchP1000400 (2)

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      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Spring is in the AirP1030463 (2)

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