Thursday, June 12, 2008

9 Days Before D(eparture) Day: Sky Watch



Driving back into Chicago on the Kennedy Expressway we could see the Sears Tower in the distance. It used to be the tallest building in the world until it was eclipsed by the building in Malaysia.

For more great Sky Watch Friday photos, join us at Welcome to Wiggers World and meet our very wonderful and most cordial host, Tom Wigley.

50 comments:

  1. Ohh--all that traffic-- makes me nervous just looking at the picture! Can't believe how swiftly the days are passing-- slow down!

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  2. You are going to miss the CONUS, aren't ya?

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  3. Another beautiful "sky" picture. Isn't it amazing that no matter what, there is always beauty in the sky?

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  4. Yes, a lot of traffic! And a very nice shot to :)!

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  5. Musing: Very nice capture of a lovely city. I don't envy your traffic problems.

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  6. This is a dramatic photograph. I like it and the traffic. I wonder if traffic will disappear if gasoline prices continue to go up?

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  7. That's an interesting view. I hope you had nice music in the car! Hope the move is going well.

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  8. Thank you for joining in with Sky Watch this week and helping to make it special.

    Tom :O)

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  9. Oh, yeah! Urban sky can be very beautiful:)

    Petunia's SWF

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  10. soon we'll be getting photos of hawaiian skies, are you moving to oahu? we visited there last jan. loved all the rain every afternoon. beautiful place and you are returning there to live. lucky you.

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  11. It's a great shot but wow... so much traffic!!!
    Mountain Retreat

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  12. Very nice city picture! The clouds are pretty.

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  13. What a city !! Is it clouds, or something coming out from all the cars ???

    Nice catch!!

    Nice weekend as well...

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  14. If you took this while driving on the Expressway, it's even more spectacular.

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  15. As cities go, Chicago is the most beautiful.
    Such great distances must be covered in America, whether it is back and forth or up and down in that Sears Tower elevator.
    Thanks for being faithful to Sky Watch even through your ordeal.

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  16. Excellent photo with a very beautiful sky and colors expetaculares, congratulations.

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  17. Magnificent city with the sky very beautiful

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  18. nice catch for SWF! the twinkling sky seemed to throbs off to one body, timed for a common pulse. Mine's up too hope you can drop by.

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  19. It`s a very tall building,must be a great view from the top of that building.Great shot!

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  20. Awesome shot!! I've never seen that skyline looking so beautiful!

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  21. Lovely cityscape! The Petronas towers in Malaysia are amazing as well.

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  22. Yes, you would not want to eat Night Shade. I do love currants though and looked for jam or jelly today when we went shopping at Wal-Mart and they didn't have it. Shucks. I keep eating the few berries that turn ripe on my two bushes, so I guess I will have o clone some more and maybe have enough berries next year to make some jam or jelly.

    I also planted two blackberry bushes and they are coming on. But instead of eating them I bought a jar of blackberry jelly today at Wal-Mart and it tastes good to me.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. I am glad you liked it.

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  23. Looks like the same traffic jam we have in NYC.

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  24. An excellent Chicago skyline photo for your memory book, if you keep one. I'm looking forward to Hawaiian skies soon.

    Hope all is well with you.

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  25. I love city skies. Nice picture.

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  26. Hawaii will be so different from this! You'll probably really miss the Chicago winters, eh? LOL

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  27. The traffic is light by San Francisco Bay Area standards....the freeway right below us is THE BUSIEST in the 9 Bay Area counties.

    That sky has that typical midwestern humid look! "Louis" knows that well - his native Texas Panhandle often has very similar skies...

    "Louis" being an early riser, caught San Francisco waking up. Louis attributes the camera shake to (A) it was still early enough that "Louis's" caffeine meter was not yet out of the red zone and (B) the lack of a tripod for a shot like this....

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  28. Very nice picture of the city, complete with beautiful sky. I've never seen the Sears tower so this is really neat.

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  29. I've seen clouds like that when flying into O'Hare. Good luck with your scan! Thanks for visiting my Sky Watch.

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  30. Love the drama in the sky and the obstacle course in front of you.

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  31. Very beautiful SWF photo. Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a nice weekend.

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  32. I always love city skylines... but not city traffic! Great shot!

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  33. Man and Nature... Nature doesn't seem too pleased.
    Moody sky.

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  34. This is a lovely cityscape to have combined with a sky watch. Your picture also has very nice composition and balance with the lamp posts guiding our eyes toward both city and sky.
    My sky watch is at: varying seasons

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  35. Hi Kay..
    I called back to say a big thank you... while I make my way around the Sky Watch blogs today your beautiful smile greets me on all the blogs.. Thank you for the amount of time and visits you give each week. I appreciate it and I know others do, I just wanted to let YOU know that.

    Tom

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  36. I bet you won't miss this traffic! Loved your photo!

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  37. Fantastic Shot. Impressive skyline. Great Sky Watch.

    Gary
    Bodge's Bulletin

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  38. Dramatic shot, Kay.

    Hope all is going well. I know today is the day the sellers sell your garage sale items.

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  39. Nice sky line but look at all that traffic. It should be so peaceful in Hawaii! Can't wait to see your Skywatch posts then!

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  40. Looks like an angry sky....must be because of all the traffic. :)

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  41. When heavy traffic builds on land, look up the sky is something refreshing....Great photo! Happy Skywatching!

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  42. Hey! That looks like home! Cool! :)

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  43. Have a great Sky Watch kind of day!

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  44. This is a very nice Sky shot!

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