Friday, April 24, 2009

A Fun SkyWatch Friday

This is actually the first of a 2 part post.  The second part will be about my shopping at this local, family owned and operated nursery, the one I shop at the most.  They let me roam around taking photos, and it will be hard to decide which ones to include.  

These sky photos are in the order they were taken.  When I got home from work, it was 89, and on my way there after supper, it was 79.  There are storms forecast, but this front did not bring rain.  I am seeing lightning in the distance.  I read in a child's devotional a long time ago that lightning releases, I think, nitrogen, which helps plants grow.  Do you know about that?  Am I right?  (This is an addition to the post.  I decided check out what I said about lightning.  Here is a link to an interesting article that explains what I said, written by the NOAA, National Severe Storms Laboratory.)








I took some pics on the way home, and these are 2 of them:



10 comments:

  1. Hi Susan~~ Beautiful skies. I hope it means sunshine for you tomorrow. :)

    I look forward to seeing the photos of your nursery jaunt.

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  2. How's your sunset.... silvery too like ours?

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  3. Wonderful photos, Sue. That fact is new to me.

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  4. Very enjoyable silvery skies in your evening.

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  5. I get absurdly happy to hear that people are supporting local nurseries. Great skies...hope the weekend is lovely for you.

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  6. enjoyed your post this week...the sky was interesting...liked the third and foruth shots.
    and the entrance to the park looks quite interesting too...
    have a most lovely weekend.

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  7. Nitrogen generated by lightning and absorbed by water is why everything looks so green and fresh after a thunderstorm.

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  8. Interesting fact about lightning. Your creek looks a bit low - maybe you need more spring showers?

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  9. Interesting. We don't get very much lightning here, and it's a big deal when it happens. Looks like spring is coming to some corners and not others, judging by the blossom in some shots and yet bare trees in others.

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