SKY WATCH FRIDAY time! Our hosts: Klaus | Sandy | Ivar | Wren | Louise | Fishing Guy
SKY WATCH FRIDAY (click the word to link and participate!)
Thanks to Dot and Tom, who were instrumental in the success of this blogging event. You should definitely come fly with us!
It was such a joy hearing every one's hail stories last week! Thanks for sharing and stopping by! My friend, Steve M. TX, shared on his blog a video of some hail he encountered the other day that actually looked like snow, to the point where snow plows were deployed for hail removal... WILD! Follow this link to Steve's great video.
Morning skies here lately have been strewn with patches of barely there clouds, lightly toned in shades of soft pink against a pastel sky. I like to call it a cotton candy sky, but clearly that's not the scientific name. Along with the beautiful "cotton candy skies" we have had a persistent pattern of gorgeous spring weather, hazy skies, warm temperatures. My wonderful groom and I decided to take the cue and share a picnic lunch yesterday. I had a blast shooting (photography) the curious little fella who decided to join us at our shaded picnic table. 
He wasn't so sure of us, but when my wonderful groom started "accidentally dropping" the ridged chips he had brought, the cute little (and much less shy then) squirrel came right on over... at first, grabbing a chip and scurrying up the tree to enjoy his prize, 
... later deciding that except for the dose of MSG in the chips, we weren't a threat, and he enjoyed his feast right beside us.
Sure, I enjoy chasing storms and severe weather, but I sure don't take the beautiful days for granted!
Have a great day!
~Dewdrop
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Squirrels like ridges!
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Great video, Jenn! I love how the squirrel was being cautious.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ken. I like to shoot video, and use it to learn my video editing tool. I am breaking out of my still photo hang-up... or trying to anyhow. I actually cut the speed in half. He was so fast, especially when he grabbed the chip.
ReplyDeleteOh I love the term cotton candy skies. Where do I sign the petition to make that the "official" term?
ReplyDeleteWe trid to feed them bagels in Central Park, but apparently, they're not into bagels. Too bad it's really a good NY bagel.
Enjoy the weekend.
what beautiful colors - and it does look like cotton candy.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics of the cute squirrels!I love it.Your video is cute too.
ReplyDeleteYour sky pic looks great!Have a nice weekend!
Beautiful colors in the sky, feeding the suirrels chips, I never thought of that, maybe the could prefer sour cream and onion chips.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky photo and I just love the squirrel pics and video!!
ReplyDeleteTake care
Happy SWF
Yum! Cotton candy skies!
ReplyDeleteLove the squirrel photos too! He looks cute holding and eating his loot!
:)
A delight,
ReplyDeletesky and all! :-)
Lovely candy floss ( cotton Candy )skies you have and a peaceful start the day with them.
ReplyDeleteThe squirrel is cute and as you have shown bold enough when a stomach needs filling. Good taste he has too.
Have a great weekend and May day break.
The video I could not see but those clouds have a gorgeous colour and the squirrel is so cute. We have red squirrels and thei look a bit different. Have tufts on their ears for one thing and are a bit smaller than the grey ones.
ReplyDeleteIt does look like Candyfloss ( Cotton Candy), awww I love the squirrel pics and great shots of him too:)
ReplyDeletelove the cotton candy clouds. and your squirrel looks smart.:D
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lesson on how to make friends with a squirrel. ;-) Sounds like they become addicted fast!
ReplyDeleteCotton-candy sky sounds good to me. ;-)
Aww love the video. Squirrels will eat anything. Your skywatch photos is very pretty. It does look like cotton candy. Hope you have a wonderful Friday.
ReplyDeleteReally splendid sky. That squirrel is wonderful. I wish I could be so delicate around a chip!
ReplyDeleteThe squirrels in Drexel Park look a bit plumper than the ones in my pecan orchard! Perhaps I should by some Ruffles!
ReplyDeleteYou aren't going to believe this, but I lived in Winthrop until I was 13 when we moved to Tewksbury! I still have family there and plan a trip with my sisters this summer. We're going to revisit our childhood home by the Yacht Club, go to Point Shirley, check out the Highlands and see if Samuel's is still there!
Of course, we'll have to take a ride to Revere Beach for a visit to Kelly's, too!
Candyfloss came straight to my mind too and raspberry ripple ice cream for those skies. Squirrels so cute I miss them here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pink and blue sky...love the way you say wonderful groom...hope he's saying beautiful bride....
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I love the pink sky and the squirrel is adorable.
ReplyDeleteGreat set of shots, Dew.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend.
Lovely pink sky!
ReplyDeleteBut I fell in love with the squirrel - what a qute little fellow!
I love the colorful dancing clouds, awesome shot.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend
Guy
Regina In Pictures
I love those swirly pink clouds. And those squirrels are cute!!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful, beautiful sky. and those squirrels are adorable...i so like little squirrels ^..^
ReplyDeletesky is nice.
ReplyDeletethe squirrel is soooo cute...
I love how you got the pink. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors.
ReplyDeleteCotton Candy love that term we wont worry about the proper term Cotton Candy sounds just fine XXX Don
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful post! I thoroughly and utterly enjoyed every word, each photo, and the darling squirrel in the film clip.
ReplyDeleteI especially loved the pink skies! I saw an angel or two there...
Just gorgeous!
Beautiful sky and a picnic with a squirrel is always fun!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely cotton candy sky, that works for me. Plus it looks like you had a wonderful picnic with your new friends!
ReplyDeleteFun video!
ReplyDeleteCute squirrel pics! They are so fun except when they eat all the bird food!
ReplyDeleteCotton candy skies make for beautiful sunrises and sunsets, unless you are way behind on annual rainfall! Then you want the big, wet, gray clouds. Great shots of the squirrel! The ones in our yard now mostly ignore us when we go out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your kind words and compliments. The squirrel was great fun to watch. It was fun to play with my video software too! I am learning. I'm glad so many agreed with the "cotton candy skies" description.
ReplyDeletePhoto cache, I don't know who we would talk to. I can't believe they dissed New York bagels. Who would do that?
Bradley, they probably would. You should try it sometime!
Bowledover, Jane and Babooshka, never heard it called candy floss.
Tarolino, hate that you missed it. Cute little scurrying squirrel.
Barb, Really ironic! Bring back some Kelly's for me?!
Carol, he does, and we send each other love notes every day... and we date. It's very special.