Posting two weeks Sky Watch in one!

As a few of you know, we just got back last week from a little vacation...if I had had my wits about me I would have posted these first five photos then. They are from the sunrise on our outward journey. Not too bad for taking through a windshield going about 60 mph.




Again from our trip, but these last photos show the sunset on our return journey. Again while moving right along down the highway.



I hope these post...I notice I am getting an Error message saying that the autosave failed, so who knows if this will post at all. I tried to put a badge for skywatch on here but that failed also.
If you want to join all us skywatchers, go to the Sky Watch Friday Blog and throw your name in the mix.

I am just going to go ahead and see if this will post....I normally don't post till right before the link page opens at 2:30...our time. Now I am wondering just how much trouble I am going to have to get this posted.

From Fort Mackinac

This is the officers' house at Fort Mackinac...it was one house but divided down the middle. Each side had a living room with a bay window, a dining room and kitchen on the first floor, along with a small room I assume for the maid.




The upstairs was divided into two bedrooms. I don't know why but I didn't take any pictures of the upstairs rooms.

Enlarge the pictures and look at the living room furniture--just look at how ornate it was. I can't imagine having that today, much less in those times. I would not even want to think about dusting it!

These were taken through a plexiglass wall I guess you would call it. It let us see but not touch. I could have looked longer but we were holding others up. It wasn't super busy, but just seemed to be a few coming along all the time.

What kind of bird is this?

I tried to lighten this one...please click to enlarge and get a better view.


We saw these on the Mississippi...I first thought pelican and then I thought no. I really don't know their range. Then I have just been checking out the internet a little and still undecided. So, tell me what you think they are.