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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Storm Over the Tularosa, for Skywatch


When we drive through the Tularosa Basin on our way from Alamogordo to Las Cruces, New Mexico, we always marvel at the amazing skies. Something is always happening, something that makes me put down my knitting (imagine that!) and gaze up at the miraculousness of it all.

One tends to think big thoughts in the Tularosa.

For more skies and the thoughts they inspire, please be sure to visit Skywatch Friday.

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Klaus Peter, 1960-2011
 Today's Skywatch is dedicated to the memory of Klaus Peter. According to the Skywatch site, "he was an active participant, supporter, and eventually owner/maintainer of Skywatch and the founder of That's My World." He will be missed by so many, although we may not have met him in person.



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32 comments:

  1. JCAugust 18, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Gorgeous !!!

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  2. Sylvia KAugust 18, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Wow! Those are awesome! Incredible colors and what a terrific capture! Definitely worth putting down the knitting!! Hope you have a great weekend, Clariz!

    Sylvia

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  3. RajeshAugust 18, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Amazing view. Lovely variety in colors.

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  4. PegAugust 18, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    Beautiful! It could almost be an oil painting. I don't know what it is about the desert, but it always seems to produce such fabulous colors.

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  5. SivindenAugust 18, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    This photo looks like a painting! Superb!

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  6. Victoria TsavdaridouAugust 18, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Great photos Clariz!!!!

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  7. jocodeaneAugust 18, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Superior skywatch scene. Very fitting for today.

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  8. Pearl MapleAugust 18, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    magical view with all that color and light, have a great weekend

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  9. anemonenAugust 18, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Stunning and magical.

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  10. LizAugust 18, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Gorgeous sky. Too many colors. Happy sky watching!

    Liz @ A Simple Life

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  11. Míriam LuizaAugust 18, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Nossa!!!...É de tirar o fôlego! Nunca vi céi assim, com tantas cores ao mesmo tempo! Como a natureza nos surpreende! Felicidades!

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  12. Míriam LuizaAugust 18, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Posso copiar essa foto para fazer papel de parede?

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  13. nonizamboniAugust 18, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I raise my cup to the Tularosa and those magical skies! Such beautiful colors...

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  14. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    This is like magic painting!
    Our nature is calm, no big storms or hurricanes, but of course during winters we have thick snow drifts about five months and many times about -30 degrees Celsius / -22 Fahrenheit, perhaps it is enough dramatic to us :)
    Good, happy weekend to you!

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  15. clairzAugust 18, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Miriam, claro que você pode! (Of course you may!)

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  16. EG CameraGirlAugust 18, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Very lovely sky even if it is a storm/:)

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  17. Ms. BeckyAugust 18, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    the thumbnail of this on the SWF page really stands out. it is GORGEOUS! well worth putting down the knitting for this. happy SWF to you Clairz.

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  18. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    so pretty.

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  19. fjällripanAugust 18, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    So beautiful, like a painting! :)

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  20. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Incredible range of colours!.... how could anyone knit through that?.......:)

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  21. Yogi♪♪♪August 18, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Wow, what a sky. When I lived in New Mexico I always told people that I was going to attend Tularosa Tech.

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  22. Sallie (FullTime-Life)August 18, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    That is one of the top skies ever, even for your state which has the loveliest ones ever all the time!

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  23. KarenAugust 18, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    A big beautiful sky!

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  24. Kim, USAAugust 18, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    OMG this is stunning!!

    SWF

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  25. KBAugust 18, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    I feel the same way about the skies in the west. They seem endless and always changing. I love your sky picture!

    We have something in common - I was a New Englander who moved to CO more than a decade ago. I am now, most definitely, a Coloradan. I knew that it was my home as soon as I saw it.

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  26. eileeninmdAugust 19, 2011 at 3:18 AM

    A lovely landscape and a colorful sky. It would look beautiful as a painting. Thanks for sharing, happy skywatching!

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  27. TessAugust 19, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    Amazing! this is something no one can ignore.

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  28. Tatjana ParkachevaAugust 19, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Very nice scene in your photo.

    Regards!

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  29. DhemzAugust 19, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    fantastic...great shot!

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  30. LauraAugust 19, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Magical!!!

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  31. LindaAugust 20, 2011 at 1:26 AM

    What an iconic shot. It could be a film poster for a classic western, or one of the greats of American landscape photography. Bet you were chuffed you caught these clouds!

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  32. KateAugust 21, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Exquisite photo and a great memorial!

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