Great Mind Skies #SkywatchFriday

I was going to post some pictures of streaky skies that I took on June 3, when my guest photographer sent me some of her own.

I'm going to use some of her pictures and save mine for another day.  So please enjoy these pictures from early June in a rural part of New York State.

Note, for this and the next Skywatch I may be a little late getting back to commenters and posters, but I will get back to you.  Thank you for your patience.

Joining Yogi and other skywatchers for #SkywatchFriday.
 

Will Friday the 13th Be Lucky Skies #SkywatchFriday

Where I live in the Southern Tier of New York, the last time we had a weekend without any measurable precipitation (be it rain or snow) was the weekend of November 16 and 17, 2024.

Let's see, that's 29 straight weekends, I think, with rain or snow.

We are hoping that this weekend breaks the cycle.  Today is Friday the 13th.  Maybe the 14th and 15th be our lucky days.

But, back on June 7, it had rained and it was supposed to rain again later in the day.  What an opportunity for some puddle pictures.

The sky and puddles did not disappoint. 

Puddle picture 1 - clouds. 

The only time I like potholes.

Puddle picture 3 - along a curb.

Oh, so you want to see the sky that the puddles are reflecting, too?  No problem.

Here you go.

Everything, at least, is green.

Let's hope the 29 week streak of weekend rain ends this weekend. 

Joining Yogi and other skywatchers for #SkywatchFriday. 

Spring Green and Catbird Grey #SkywatchFriday

Spring color has come a little early to the Southern Tier of New York State.  Our up and down weather seems to be evening out a little.  Although high temperatures recently have struggled to make it out of the 50's (13 or so degrees C), I have plenty of spring color and skies to show you.

Let's take a walk.  No worries, although I used an AI assist for yesterday's Star Wars day blog post (and disclosed that), I was less than impressed, and this blog post is 100% human written and photographed.

During the week of April 27, the tree leaves were coming out in shades of spring green, and cloudy skies threatened rain.  Earlier this week, in fact, this park partially flooded for a couple of days.

Green, blue and white with purplish hills beyond.

Clouds by the river.  Doesn't this look peaceful?

Finally, some clearing.

And today, on another walk, we saw our first grey catbird of the season.  Our summer feathered visitors have returned or will return soon. Yes, spring is really here.

Joining Yogi and other skywatchers for #SkywatchFriday.

Cloudy February Sunset #SkywatchFriday

Wednesday was an unbelievable day where I live in the Southern Tier of New York State.  Blue skies!  Temperatures in the 40's F! (7.7 C)

Spouse and I went to our local rail trail.  We had had ice about a week ago, with snow on top of it.  It was well salted but there was still a lot of icy slush where we and other walkers going in the other direction barely had enough room to go single file in our lanes.

The walk started out with blue skies, but, as we walked, clouds started to gather. (This is the same walk where I took the tree pictures that I posted yesterday, if anyone is interested.)

Some of the clouds looked like cotton puffs, like this one right over the trail.
 

The clouds increased.  

By sunset, it was still mild enough to watch the sunset (in a different location) but there were so many clouds I didn't know what type of sunset I would see.

It's difficult to get into the park we like to watch sunsets in, and we weren't in the most scenic location, near a city facility. But if I edit out the trucks I also edit out the sunset, so my apologies. The sign here attracted my attention, too. What, may I ask, is a Xmas Trff Dropoff?

Let's rejoin the sunset, as the clouds catch the last rays of sunlight.

Thank you, Nature, for another performance of beauty.

Joining up, as I do each Friday, with Yogi and the other skywatchers of #SkywatchFriday.

Sky Celebration #SkywatchFriday

Wednesday at sunset, it looked promising - perhaps this would be the night the sky would celebrate the New Year with

The sky did not disappoint.

Let's join the sky as the sun reached the horizon.  The clouds look almost like rays of light.

Sunset reflection on the river.

More rays.

A large cloud appears.

And clouds up.  Almost in the center, doesn't that look like an arrow?

These are the colors I've been waiting for as I zoom in.

The blue of the post sunset sky and the red of the river.

But the show isn't over yet.

More next Friday.

Joining Yogi and other sky watching bloggers for #SkywatchFriday.