All Quiet on the Western Front

The sun had already slid below the horizon at Fort Loudon Lake way out in the western reaches of Knox County, but threw back a bit of color to remind us of its presence.

Addendum: Jim at Terrell Daily Photo just reminded me to link to Sky Watch. Thanks, Jim! I'd lose my head if it wasn't attached this week!

Glowing Somewhere

Not really clouds, but a contrail that has reflected some sunset glow in a clear winter sky.

There's lots more at Sky Watch.

Heavenly Peace

An archived image, but still lovely and peaceful: sunset and moonrise over Old North Knoxville.

Sphere and Crescent

Coming home from tai chi class yesterday, I noticed the crescent moon hovering beside the Sunsphere as the sunset faded to an oxblood red on the horizon. Well, who could resist stopping for a photo?

Whatever you do, don't resist Sky Watch Friday this week. 

And speaking of class, I volunteered to be in the group photo modeling our brand new Year of the Rat t-shirts. Our instructor had brought her camera for the photo, but when it came time to shoot, she paused and said, "Oh no, the battery's dead. I don't suppose anyone else has a camera I could use?" I smiled and pulled my trusty Fuji out of my bag to save the day. My friend Lynn looked at me for a moment and said, "you're going to blog this, aren't you?"

Yup.

My Chi Is Fine, Thanks

Here's a sunset over Happy Hollow that I snapped as I was leaving my tai chi class. My fellow tai chi'ers think it's funny that I always have my camera with me, but I never know what I'll see that takes my fancy.

Soaring

These cloud formations just don't quit! We're looking south through the trees of Krutch Park. The sunset colors are reflected on this massive cloud by the Holston Building. I've shown this view before by moonlight. The bird swooping by is a grackle. They are migrating through town by the hundreds right now.

To see more beautiful skies, migrate on over to Sky Watch. It will lift your spirits.