Friday, February 22, 2008

Sky Watch Friday

I've been drawn to water and blue skies lately for my Sky Watch photos and today is no different. This one was taken down in St. Augustine. We've had some rain the last couple of days, so I was feeling the need for a crystal blue sky. :)


27 comments:

SandyCarlson said...

That's very beautiful. What an eternal image. Thanks.

Dottie said...

I love the blue sky too!

dot said...

The sky is a beautiful blue and you caught that bird too. Great shot!

Lilli & Nevada said...

That was a great photo and the seagull is great too,

Anne said...

Oh my G.... is this a church ?????

I have never seeen anyhing like it!!

FO - 2 said...

This is a GREAT shot! :)))

Daniel J Santos said...

Beautiful image, excellent.

quintarantino said...

And you did well. Nice blue sky and a quite good catch of the seagull over there.

Since it's my first time around, let me also tell you I loved the image on your header.

Andrea said...

What a beautiful shade of blue sky. I too love water with sky pictures. Love the capture of the bird and the cross. You need to share about this cross, the height and why it was placed right beside the water.Is there a church not in view?

Juliana said...

What an blue sky. I love it :D

My first SWF
My SWF #4

Tom said...

Very nice indeed... could be a poster

pts said...

beautiful blue sky

gaz said...

totally excellent capture...

Erin said...

Thanks for all the really nice comments! :)

To answer a few questions:

It is called the Great Cross and is behind the Mission Nombre De Dios in St. Augustine. It was erected in 1966 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Mission.

It is meant to be a "Beacon of Faith" according to the website for the Mission. I don't have figures for how tall the cross is, but I can tell you that it is over 65 feet (because the lower 65 feet of it are filled with concrete to help protect it from hurricanes).

If you'd like to know more about it, check out this website: http://www.missionandshrine.org/great_cross.htm

DeeMom said...

WOW adn thanks for the information on the cross

Garden Angel said...

Wow! This is beautiful! Excellent!

Jo's-D-Eyes said...

Hi
This is a great skywatch, I love the blue colours and the bird is fun too.

Watch the DUTCH sky on my blog,
Greetings JoAnn from Holland

marcia@joyismygoal said...

I love the simple statement and w/ the bird it is reminiscent of 'a dove descended...'

Anita said...

Gorgeous... Looks so warm!

Daryl said...

Pretty!

Yolanda said...

Very Pretty. Is it a pelican?

Petunia said...

This is beautiful!

Misty DawnS said...

This is an absolutely fantastic photo! One of my absolute favorites!

Lissa said...

Nice capture - were you on the bridge? Very striking.

Alan said...

That looks awful familiar... hmmm... ;-)

duopastorale said...

Wow! An amazing cross. I love blue sky too.

Andree said...

That cross is so lovely. I tried to figure out if it is brass or wood (probably neither!). And the bird is huge. What a beautiful photograph. My Sky Watch is here. Thank you.