Shades of Gray
We’ve been anticipating rain, I guess as a result of all the Ike activity, but it only happened once this past week (rain, that is). The sky has been changing colors, and I don’t know whether it’s because of that storm activity, or the pending change in seasons. The air is cooler, and I can feel fall coming. I LOVE the fall. Especially in these hills. These pictures are inspired by the color changes that I’m anticipating.
There’s a reason they call this area "Smoky Mountains." The mist just hangs.
My post (and your week) would be incomplete without a pond shot, so here you go:
You can see another really cool misty shot from this week here.
Play along with sky watch, or stop by and see all sorts of skies from all around the world here.
Tags: Fall, Gray, mist, Rain, skywatch
September 18th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
My week IS complete with the pond shot! My favorite is the first photo. But I like the peacefulness of all of them.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Ike is gone. Several cold fronts have been making their way through signifying autumn’s approach. That would account for the changes in the sky too. Great shots, Deirdre.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I guess with the seasons changing soon, grey will be the normal, good post.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I LIKE the shades of grey! Grey can have a subtle sophistication, which you captured well in you first shot. Happy Sky Watch!
September 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I really like the second shot!~ It looks very creepy but a good shot:)Mine is here. See you there!~ Happy SWF!~
September 18th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Aaaah - my favorite Pond again! How serene!
Love it!
Cheers, Klaus
September 18th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Fantastic pics, thanks for sharing
http://reginainpictures.blogspot.com/
September 18th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
The first shot does it for me too. It’s cooler here in this part of CA too.
September 18th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
AH… yes… I really adored the first shot and as I scrolled slowly down I fell in love with the pond shot!! Beautiful!!
Have a nice weekend!
~Michele J~
September 18th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
3 beauties this week… love the pond one also.. :O)
Mine’s Here
September 18th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
#1 is my fav. Happy swf!
September 18th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
All great shots, but my favorite is the first one.
September 18th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
So beautiful shots and landscape.
You can taken nice birds. Go ahead.
September 18th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Beautiful series! I like all three.
September 18th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
The pond shot is fy favorite, but I love them all!
September 18th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Deirdre: Really neat shots in the mountains, thanks for sharing and always enjoy the ‘pond shot’.
September 18th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
This are wonderful shots! It was fun seeing the pond in the last one, too.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
lovely country shots! I love it! Happy weekend!
September 18th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Like the 1st one the best.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Beautiful!! The mist makes everything seem so soft.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
I love the first and the last photos! very beautiful..
September 18th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
All beautiful photos! Gray is GOOD!
September 18th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Beautiful shot of the Smokey Mountains. Have a great weekend.
Cheers
September 18th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Always love the mist over water, so relaxing.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Oh, I love fall, too! (don’t tell my kids, who are back in school). Wonderful skies you have captured. Quite dramatic, your first sky photo here.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
You are too kind with your comments in my blog…you have some very fine photographs here…I enjoyed browsing your blog.
Cheers,
Scotty
September 18th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I LOVE the fall too and I loved gray smokey skies. Lovely photos
September 18th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Love your sky photos! Great pictures!
And I appreciate your visiting and nice comment on my Sky.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
i like the silhouette in the first photo and the pond in the 2nd photo. Happy weekend!
September 18th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Those are lovely shots. I like the way the sky looks this time of year and I’m also ready for fall.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Wonderful shots of the sky
September 18th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Lovely Sky pics series.
Happy SW Friday!
September 19th, 2008 at 12:58 am
I love the Smokies and these are beautiful shots!
The pond image is so serene and with the mist I image fall too!
Lovely.
September 19th, 2008 at 1:33 am
Nice series.
September 19th, 2008 at 2:55 am
great sequence of shots
September 19th, 2008 at 2:55 am
Wonderful shots. I like the fall too, and your mist
September 19th, 2008 at 3:40 am
Wonderful pictures. So romantic views.
September 19th, 2008 at 4:05 am
Lovely pictures, a slow easy start to the day feel.
Yes I would miss you pond shots please continue with them many of us are drawn to water.
Have a good SWF
September 19th, 2008 at 4:15 am
Beautiful photos, so peaceful
September 19th, 2008 at 5:04 am
yes wonderful shades of grey. i love the moody dusk time pics.
mine is up
http://www.mummydiariesblog.com/2008/09/sky-watch-friday-cat-cloud.html
September 19th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Very nice shots:)
September 19th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Hiya, Chick! Wow, that first one looks like we were looking at the same kind of sky - Knoxville’s had some awesome clouds rolling through lately. Pond shot is a beauty too.
September 19th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Waw, especially the first one I like very much. Nice area and so much to see in the pictures.
September 19th, 2008 at 7:05 am
Love the rays emminating from that top shot…
September 19th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Lovely shot. So serene. I like the misty pasture below too.
Marnie
September 19th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Smoky weather I’ll say!!!:)
September 19th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Gorgeous shots! I’ve enjoyed visiting your blog! Happy skywatch
September 19th, 2008 at 11:14 am
amazing shots! the pond looks so cute!
September 19th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
thanks for dropping by my skywatch.
nice set!
September 19th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Beautiful pictures, as usual
I especially like the first one. It seems that we all got to see a little bit of Ike!
September 19th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
I especially LOVE the pond shot!
September 19th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
The mist makes for an alluring beauty, but you’re right; I really needed to see the pond. Seriously… I love ponds!
September 19th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Great photos, the sky, the trees and the pond, all at one with nature and perfect for SWF. Thank you for stopping by my blog and have a great weekend.
September 19th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
This is a good series of the same sky at different times.
September 19th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
They are all so beautiful, but I LOVE the last one with the mist rising off the pond — just gorgeous!
September 19th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
The pond shot looks like a hole. Not a black ‘menacing’ hole, just a mirror hole which reflects all the light in the center of your picture.
It gives a nice effect. Thanks for the pond! I threw a coin and made a wish.
Great serie.
September 19th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Nice series of photos. The clouds are lovely.
I too have received the letter from Larry and thought it hysterical!!!
September 19th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Lovely atmospheric shots
September 19th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
love the pond shot!
September 19th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Lovely shots. Beautiful sky.
We do get some sunny days in the UK - not many though ;O)
September 19th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Lovin’ it!
Believe it or not, this has been the first five days we have had without rain since April! AND we are supposed to have a nice weekend!!! I can’t tell you how excited I am… we have not had a Summer at all, because it rained (and flooded) all Summer.
September 19th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
By the way, I forgot to give you an invite… I don’t know if you have any critters (pets, wildlife, farm animals, insects, birds, etc) that you photograph, but if you do, we’d be thrilled to have you participate in Camera-Critters. It’s a weekend meme, and you can check it out at http://camera-critters.blogspot.com to see if you are interested. That’s all - I’m not trying to spam ya, just wanted to invite ya.
September 20th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Now that makes our pond look like a puddle.. Beautiful…
September 22nd, 2008 at 10:26 am
This is a wonderful view and I enjoyed all the subtle colors with each shot. I could just stand there and take it all in.
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:57 am
Thank you for visiting my blog. I love your skys of gray - it seems to depict me today, and the one with the pond in the foreground.
I’ve added your blog to my blogroll.