What a wonderful sunrise this morning! I was in awe of the streaky, wispy clouds that seemed to hover above Lake Michigan this morning. The sun began to rise, and the pattern of criss-cross clouds appeared above. It almost seemed as if the clouds were trying to replicate their version of a spotlight at some fancy premiere. You know what I mean; the spotlights that compete for, well, the spotlight! *grin* I think of the old days of Hollywood when a movie premiere forced a couple of spotlight operators to flood the night’s sky with beams of light which only seemed to detract from the main event, not necessarily highlighting it.
How can you tell I think a lot about these clouds? You may also notice the lake has a rather dulled sheen to it; there is some ice on the surface, but it’s not frozen by any means.
I hope you have a magical Friday!
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This was a magical picture for a magical Friday!
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Ah, bless! Thank you, Kimberly! And I hope you have a magical weekend, my dear! cher xo
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Wonderful photograph. 90% of the Great Lakes are frozen, even Niagara Falls!! Keeping warm in Paris!!
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Keep your woolies close, dearie! Now there’s something unusual that Niagara is frozen! Wow!!! Big hugs and love, Cher xo
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Beautiful photo! It has been colder in southern Michigan than I can remember. Glad we left.
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Thank you, John! I am most certain you are glad you left Michigan! *LOL* Cher xo
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Wow! So beautiful! 🙂
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I was in awe this morning!! Cher xo
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I can imagine seeing it in person … again, Wow! Have a great weekend, Cherry! 🙂
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Thank you, Teri! It is an ever-changing painting and I love it! Have a great weekend, too! Thanks!! Cher xo
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That is quite a sight you have there. Would love to wake up to that, have my cup of coffee and of course my cigarette watching that. Great photo, quite amazing really.
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Ah, thank you, Charly! Well, I have the coffee watching the sunrise (no cigarettes) but I am sure there are a lot that do exactly as you described! We are extremely lucky and grateful! Cher xo
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You sure live in a place with some beautiful sights, and great photography as always.
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Ah bless! You are way too kind, my dear! Thank you! I think I am a horrible photographer, but I sure do have fun trying! cher xo
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That´s what it most counts, having fun, with whatever a person does. The day I stop having fun writing then I stop, but I doubt that day will come. You are a good photographer, I´m actually getting to have a pretty good eye with photography after following so many photographers here in wordpress. Would like to tackle it someday, and make a living out of writing and photography. A loooong shot, but dreams are free( unlike a goo camera) so I´ll keep dreaming.
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You know, you are right about having fun. Awh, thank you so much! I say to you, why not? There is no reason you couldn’t do your writing and photography professionally! I think anyone with a dream such as yours is always a wonderful starting place, don’t you? Cher xo
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Well there is that dream to hold on to that maybe just maybe one day I can earn a living out of it. But the worst thing I can do is stress myself over it, and also be realistic about it. So yeah, having fun with this ride.
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Keep visualizing as if it already existed; that’s the stuff dreams and made of! You are right; the worst thing to do is stress over it. Timing is everything; keep moving forward and as you said, have fun with the ride! Cher xo
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Amazing perspective those lines create, beautiful shot.
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Thank you, Hilary! I thought so too. It was as if brush strokes by an unseen painted created it for that fleeting moment, and I snapped the photo! Cher xo
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Oh yes, I see those Hollywood spotlights… how appropriate with the Academy Awards this weekend!
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I purposely didn’t mention that, and I had hoped someone would say it; and you did! Well done, dear! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Cher xo
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That’s a glorious sunrise – nicely captured!
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Well you are much too kind; thank you so much! Cher xo
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