I could not catch the wind, I tried, But unimpaired she passed me by;  Left breathless kisses on my skin, And hustled through the trees again.

I saw her briefly scan the wheat, The wheat bowed down without defeat of spirit, quick it rose once more, and stood unruffled as before.

I chased her hours without end, I saw her, but to my chagrin, she far outpaced my meger stride, And when I grasped for her, she'd hide.

Among the leaves, the woods, the glen, I chased, but could not catch the wind. 

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Sara Steger 2008

Pelican, oh  Pelican, He's beak holds more than his belly can!! Pelican 

Thanks to you I can walk wherever I may want to go

Thanks to you I can say whatever I may want to say

Thanks to you I can learn whatever I may want to learn

Thanks to you I can work for whatever I may want to have

Thanks to you I can be whoever I may want to be

Thanks to you and many others like you I am an American

And I am free.

Thanks to you !

 

Valhalla 

Here's one for the challenge.

Parasail 

From my archives.  A masthead view of a Global Challenge Yacht in Boston Harbor.Up the Mast Taking advantage of the wind in Jupiter, FL.Wind Catcher A cold and windy December at Halibut Point State Park in Rockport, MA.Breaking Halibut  

Catch the Wind.... 

Back yard macro one Back yard macro two Back Yard Macro three Back Yard Macro four 

Wind in my daughters hair ~ Windy Hayley 

Wind in my pony's mane ~ Windy Mane 

After a major wind storm ~ Wind Damage 

More Wind Damage 

 

Have a Great Afternoon!  :o)

 

and to Quote one of our very own....  "Blow Harder...."

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My 14 year old grandson took this shot of the flag (catching the wind) as the sun was setting over our town. He's getting pretty good at picking out his shots. Guess who's getting a camara for his birthday!100_0817 

It's may and you wanna know what that means?  The Middle Tennessee Rennaisance Festival is in town every weekend!  Although I won't be going every weekend, I did go the weekend of the 10th.  So you guys can look forward to lots of shots from there over the next 2 weeks.

Starting today with some ladies who didn't need to catch the wind, they made their own.

Through DANCING!

But not any kind of dancing.... Bellydancing!

These two ladies danced and then fought.  Then, they danced some more!

Tomorrow, something a little more refined.

I hope you guys enjoy seeing the fair through my eyes.  I have costumes and entertainers galore!

The wind in nature can be beautiful, creating wonderful waves on a lake.  Birds have a natural instinct to catch the wind, even when young they try.

On a personal note, I tried to capture the wind blowing a tree around.  Sometimes the wind will play havoc with things, like it did with this awning pole.

a visit with my Dad I pass this Large pond next to a camp ground. In the pond was a swan following a canada goose. He would not leave him alone (and He was not being aggressive about it) I got a couple of photos. They are not the best exposure But he was funny to watch.

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There also was a wood duck couple that had a visitor on they're log.

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And for the challenge My garden blowing_in_the_wind

Thank you for looking and have a great photo day! ;)

 

 

Storm Coming 

thumb:fisherman coming into shore.....  

Sorry- I had a pertinent post, but I can't get my images to load properly.  Everyone's been really helpful, but there seems to be something wrong.  If someone can point me in any other directions, that would be great.   Other than that, this thread can go away...

I was driving down by the river and noticed this guy out on Lake Huron Sailboarding right in the shipping lane. IMG_1343 

I couldn't help but wonder what the heck he thought he was doing.

Then when the ship came by it all made sense... He was nuts!!!

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... just Getting Air? 

didn't get the picture i was aiming for, but did get a picture of the wind.

We had a huge thunderstorm roll through central Texas night before last, with damaging winds and hail. The evidence was all over campus, and the only camera I had on my was my phone.

   While driving to South Dakota and really bored on the long stretch of Hwy 90 I saw this flag and had to stop.  It is not too often I pay attention to things blowing in the wind but the challenge had me looking.  I liked how plain the sky looked but now looking at the pictures I wish some nice clouds were in the sky instead.

Flag 1 

Flag 2 

Flag 3 

And I included some extras that really ticked my Lhasa Apso off while taking the pictures.

Biker Cosmo Cosmo the Biker Chick