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Friday, July 11, 2008

SkyWatch Minnesota

I took this photo from the car window on a trip to southwestern Minnesota farmland. This is near Walnut Grove--of Little House on the Prairie fame--and very typical of the large sky and flat landscape where farmers grow feed corn, soy beans and alfalfa. Storms followed us all day and sent menacing clouds like these to tempt us to turn back.
For my views of the wide blue yonder for Skywatch, or to join in the fun, go to Wigger's World and ask for Tom.

22 comments:

Kerri Farley said...

WOW! What a Moody sky that is. Fabulous shot! I think of "Wide Open Spaces" when I see this!
Well done!

Anonymous said...

That is a dramatic sky. Very nice. Great capture!

Have a good weekend.

Alexander
Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

Sharon said...

It looks a tad threatning but beautiful all the same! I like the dark and light.

Reader Wil said...

Lovely place and it's good you told that this is the place where the series of The Little House on the Prairie was shot. I love that series!
Have a nice weekend!

Dragonstar said...

Threatening, stormy skies often provide excellent shots, and you have one here.

Inkivääri said...

I love 'The Little House on the Prairie' and your pic is really like somewhere there with the cloudy sky when something exciting is happening:)

Snap Catch said...

Great catch for SWF! Mine's up too hope you can drop by.... Happy weekend!

SandyCarlson said...

That's a beautiful view. I can almost see the wagon coming across the landscape!

Nessa said...

BIG sky country.

esnorway said...

nice pic have nice weekend

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Noni: What a great Sky, sorry your in so late.

Jane Hards Photography said...

Billowing cottonwool balls of fluffiness dramatically swooping down. In others words, wow that's a great catch.

anno said...

Beautiful! But not anything I'd want to catch up with me...

Catherine said...

Beautiful sky~watch capture! Sky & land touching as one! And what fabulous clouds!
Have a beautiful weekend!
Cat

Louis la Vache said...

Is is true that they only have two seasons in Minnesota: snow and road repair?

Is it true that because of all the Norwegians in Minnesota that the Taco Bells sell lutefisk burritos?

On a different subject, "Louis" et Mme. la Vache celebrate their premier anniversaire today.

Kyanite said...

How come I missed you yesterday???
Sorry!
Love the sky - reminds me of many a storm I've seen roll over the prairies whilst out in Saskatchewan.

Marianne said...

Whilst traveling through the plains on occasions, the flat landscape reaching out so far, the big sky but oh, those massive clouds, they always felt so low, riding on your shoulders.
Beautiful photo.

AnneKa said...

Hallo from north Norway. Last week I saw all Sky Watch Friday photos and they were all great, and I hope to see them all this week too. I love to travel around the world this way.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful sky watch and have a great weekend!

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CloudStalker said...

Fantastic sky watch photo!!
Thank you for stopping by my sky watch hope your weekend was greand!!!

Louise said...

Definitely looks like a farmlad sky. Great picture!

Tom said...

Better late than never... just thought I'd check out you Sky Watch.. well really it's a cloud watch.. and a very good one at that.