As Karen and I enjoyed dinner with my sister and brother-in-law at Newport Shores Restaurant, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in Port Washington, WI, we noticed lightning over the land some distance to the north - perhaps over Sheboygan, WI. As we ate, we watched the lightning moving ever eastward - first over the lake and then toward Michigan on the far side of the lake. It finally disappeared off into the skies of Michigan. As we were leaving the restaurant, we marveled at the dramatic sky in the east. I asked my sister and brother-in-law to let me take a couple shots of them. They wanted to pose as you see in the thumb, and then I asked them to turn and look out over the lake. The sky was breathtakingly beautiful.

 Looking out over Lake Michigan

We, Jaryd and I, took our first roadtrip since my operation.  We dropped Barb off at work and headed to the lake to try and beat the sunrise.  We didn't quit make it but we had some nice clouds.

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 09971101LAKE2   Before you say it... I intentionally kept this near center cause I like the mirror image look.

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There are a couple more in my images if you're interested.

This was shot at Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Arkansas.  It was early in the morning and the fog was rolling across the lake.  The fog completely engulfed the islands shortly after I snapped this shot.

I was playing with frames and added one for fun.  Maybe it would be better without. 

Enjoy and thanks for looking.

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Last Saturday morning we took a drive to peaceful little Binder Lake near Jefferson City, Mo.  The fog had just disappeared from the lake leaving a bit of a mist in the air.  We were there mostly by ourselves except for a few early morning joggers, but by about 10 am, there were people setting sail in small colorful sail boats at the far end of the lake.  However, Geese were honking and gliding to perfect landings on the still water at the location we were parked.  So, this is where I focused my attention.  My wife napped in the car while I shot these.

Binder Lake Horiz  

Binder Lake Vertical  

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Geese On Binder Lake  

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Here's one I took a while back.  It was taken on a foggy morning walk on a nearby golf course.  Thought it would be a good one for the challenge.

 Foggy Tree Sillouette 

The only thing these pictures have in common is that I took them on a recent trip to Montana.

We had record snowfall amounts in the North Cascades this winter, and this is the result of the spring melt (it was raining in addition to the spray and mist, resulting in an almost dreamlike quality - except for the deafening roar of the water)  Snoqualmie_Falls1  

This one I should have had for the BLUE challenge - how many shades can you count (aqua counts too) Flathead_Lake  (I know the horizon should be higher or lower, but I couldn't move it without losing shades of blue in the sky or water).

And finally, lots of timber industry in Montana, as you might imagine, and I liked the look of these bundles of fence_posts