Sky Watch Friday - Afternoon blue

The sky on Tuesday was blue, with a scattering of white clouds drifting overhead, low humidity and below normal temperature.

On Thusday the heat is back and the sky is hazy, but the view through my window is still nice.

Window Views - Window separation

Only the window separates these two from a good chase! The squirrels have demonstrated they are much faster than the neighborhood cats. (Ours are indoor cats and only get to watch, and perchance to dream of catching the squirrel.)

My World Tuesday - Close to home

Bench and yard - late afternoon July 7

New rose bed - early morning July 7

Backyard and field - early morning July 14

Odd shots - Odd eyes?

It was odd to see the neighbors walking a goat in the street in front of our house. And I thought the slit in the eye odd. Marianne posted the story behind the goat.

To see more Odd Shots, start at Katney's Kaboodle and follow the links.

PhotoHunt - Burning garbage

Frederick and Carroll counties are considering a joint waste-to-energy project, using garbage as fuel to generate electricity. There has been a lot of opposition to the project, including this poster on the side of a two-story house. Both county governments recently decided to go ahead with planning for the project. There are a number of hurdles to jump before the project gets going: funding, state permits, federal approvals and continuing political opposition. It will take several years before the plant goes into operation if it clears all the hurdles. There are several waste-to-energy plants in operation in Maryland, including one in Montgomery County just to the south of Frederick.

Sky Watch Friday - Clouds without rain

June 30 - Moon over clouds

June 30 - Long thin cloud

July 6 - Fire in the clouds

July 7 - Western sky at dusk

July 9 - Clouds over farm

Window Views - New roof top windows

A few days ago I spotted some new windows atop this old building in Frederick. Back in January I took the photo below of this vacant, old building when I saw renovation in progress. In addition to the windows on top, it looks like dormer windows are coming to the lower portion of the roof.

Here's a cropped view of the windows.