blue highways

I took this photo from the back of the motorcycle this summer on a Sunday afternoon near St. Francis, Minnesota...you can see the top of the windshield in the bottom right. Roads are my favorite subject, next to the sky, to photograph and this one has both, as well as visual proof of how hard the winters are on the roads around here! See more sky views at Sky Watch Friday.

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Speaking of rough winter months, I noticed this specimen near the apartment grounds where I live. This bench is never covered and is visited by all manner of weather and, except for some splinters, it appears to be nicely weathered and sturdy. You'll find more benches on Rune's site Visual Norway where he posts his Bench of the Week and gladly accepts others' photos of benches they've seen recently. That makes Friday even more fun!

On the road to ABC Wednesday

When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

Yogi Berra

May the road rise to meet you. . .the road not taken. . .take the high road. . .all roads lead home. . .why did the skeleton cross the road? (to go to the body shop)
Today's letter for Round 4 of ABC Wednesday is R. Not one to quit overthinking while I'm ahead, I noted that besides flowers, birds and clouds I seem to automatically photograph roads. For some reason they appeal to me, at least with my camera, but some roads I am afraid to follow, sometimes I have to be drug kicking and screaming. Sigh. . .nevertheless I offer some scenic roads from my own chosen travels.

Visit Mrs Nesbitt at her delightful meme here and join in the middle-o'-the-week fun! BTW, she asks what the weather is like where we are: w-i-n-d-y and hot. You?

SkyWatch at Snail Lake

You can see a lot by just looking.

Yogi Berra

which I did one day as I walked in the woods by Snail Lake. To see more great photographs from all over the world for Sky Watch, visit its new site here.