Another very early morning.
No sky to speak of.
Shrouds of mist that suddenly part to reveal
The dim figures of birds.
I can’t see anything. Fumble with the lens cap
And then just shoot where I can vaguely make out
A feathered soul floating in the sky.
It’s only when I upload my photos that I realize
The camera and heron worked in harmony
To give me the gift of these magically misty shots.
Sometimes not having a sky can be a gift in itself.
For clearer skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Lady Fi 
I like your poems and your photos. Great!
Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.
Maggoe
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These images are just exquisite!
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What fantastic shots. You are lucky to live where you do!
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Wow. Just wow. Stunning shots, but combined with the words? Haunting.
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Magical! Even when you can’t see you capture beauty!
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Amazing detail, despite the fog. Mysterious is a spot-on description! 🙂
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the pictures are as haunting as the poem.. beautiful.. 🙂
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wow those are magical shots….fog makes such great mystery…very cool…almost dream like….
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Your pictures are as always beautiful – I really like the mystery that comes with the early morning darkness and these birds with their long wings extending in the sky.
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Isn’t it a sweet surprise when you capture something but don’t know it until uploading! I love the fog and these images are awesome captures. Great eye!
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Great shot because you must be difficult to take a shot such a situation.
Also good your sentence. 🙂
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How truly inspired your were to press the shutter button without really seeing what you were taking. Beautiful work 🙂
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your photos are gorgeous despite the fog. 🙂
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I would say that your camera & the heron worked very nicely together… beautiful captures, Lady Fi =)
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I cannot see the words I type in the comment box for some reason. The box just remains black. But after I click post, I can see the comment posted above the box.
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Magical shots. Amazing !
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Really delicious, I love the framing of that preciosovuelo in the fog.
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You are right, this is mystical as well as magical.
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So worth the effort, those are great shots.
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A “feathered soul,” and skywatching in the absence of sky–beautiful!
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Wow! Those are the MOST wonderful pictures — and who would ever have thought that a gray sky could give you so much beauty.. You’re a master!
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I love these shots. It is very mystical and great catching the heron in flight.
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o fi…thank you for sharing this mystical beauty with all of us…a gift I accept with humility and gratitude. YOU are such a gift to all of us.
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That was brilliant photography with an etherial effect that made me feel a bit shivery!
Autumn is here and we have to face another long winter.
Maggie X
Nuts in May
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· Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful and so on.
· the best for you
CR & LMA
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Moments like that are just magic and lucky you to be able to enjoy them up close
Thanks for your kind comments on my blog earlier
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Pure mystic magic.
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Love the misty morning. Love the heron. Love these photos and the words to complement them. Thanks.
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I love the mood of these photos. Yes, absence of sky really isolates the subject. Nice job!
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Amazing photo’s in the fog. Bautiful shots. Very special
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awesome (~_~) looks like my back yard, the river, the herons, the mist
lovely words, awesome photos
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I love foggy scenes and the herons are beautiful. I also love Jade’s comment and description “Haunting”. Lovely photo, happy skywatching!
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–Lady Fi,
“A feathered soul floating in the sky.”
Sometimes when I observe your photos, I get all choked up inside.
This was one of them. Beautiful. x
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These birds are my god. Beautiful!
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Ohh love that fog! really cool shots!
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The Gift should be available now! Try it! 🙂
Love the fog…
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This is lovely. We do get some very misty mornings, but I am always rushing off to work, and never aprreciate the birds.
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Such breathtakingly lovely captures! I do love the misty days/mornings! I always look forward to your captures and I’m never disappointed! So glad to have you as a team member! Have a beautiful weekend! Enjoy!
Sylvia
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sometimes you just have to shoot & hope. Then at home, sometimes like for you today, MAGIC!
But your are the magician….look at ALL us visitors!
Warm Aloha from Waikiki;
Comfort Spiral
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Mysterious but lovely 🙂
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Just because you can not see the sky, doesn’t mean one isn’t there. Superb pictures.
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stunning!
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Unbelievably FAAABULOUS! I never thought of using the absence of sky as a SkyWatch subject!!
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the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness…. Happy TGIF! Hoping you can visit my skywatch post.
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I thought the angle of the birds’ feet looked very artistic in the top photo. Did you really not see it until you uploaded the photos?
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I saw a blur of something and by the time I took off the lens cap, I really wasn’t sure where it was. I just tried to focus on the blur and then snapped about 8 shots.
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lovely! You captured that so perfectly- photos and words fit like gloves!
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These are terrific, absolutely winning captures.
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mist-ical indeed. lovely photos to see ~
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Very special pictures ! you captured the mist so perfectly or at least your camera did ! Beautiful !
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Your photos are misty -fying, your poetry, divine!
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for the birds it’s always clear sky and everything nice.
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Very good photos.
Regards and best wishes
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Such misty magic! The bird in flight in this misty world almost seems to be stilled! Fascinating!
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These are absolutely stunning, love these captures, they have an aura of enchantment about them.) indeed, the best in life is often unexpected.))
Have a great weekend,
xoxo
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Beautiful captures of the heron flying through the misty sky.
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A wonderful series of photos – and taken in such difficult circumstances, too!
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Even in such a gloomy weather, the birds have been captured beautifully.
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Simply magical pictures and beautiful words
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These are lovely shots. To see things through mist is truly magical.
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Lovely! Especially the first one – the light and the composition are perfect!
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Those photos are awesome. It was really so nice to see how heavy fog hid them. I love most of all the, first one.
Happy week-end!
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What marvelous images!
«Louis» thanks you for visiting San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.
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Beautiful! It must be nearing migration time for some of these birds…
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Wonderful photo! I’m so glad I found your blog on Skywatch Friday; I’ve just become your latest follower!
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How wonderful! 🙂
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Oh, wow!! These shots are so wonderful, and to think, it was all serendipity!
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Outstanding!!! I’m speechless… I wonderf at what time in the morning you took these shots.
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It was just before 6 in the morning!
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I love these pictures. Tehy really put me in that fall state of mind.
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These are great!
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Gorgeous photos, mist is so hard to capture effectively. Doesn’t that bird know the laws about landing in fog?
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What atmospheric photos.
I am so pleased that I was able to convey the atmosphere of the Fiera del Vino to you in my recent post, meaning you enjoyed your visit, thankyou.
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You know Fi, it´s when you don´t except to get anything you usually get the best things…and these shots were absolutely fabulous!!! Well done!
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Wow! Magic in the air!
Thanks for sharing;o)
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Have a nice and happy weekend****
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tha´s a lot of mist. But as you say, it is good sometimes. 🙂
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just beautiful…amazing work!
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Oh my! How beautiful. xo jj
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Gorgeous shots.
My Skywatch, have a safe weekend!
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Wow! What a gift. This is an amazing shot.
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You’ve captured mystery with your lens. I just love mist – we rarely have it at altitude. I like the aura it lends – like a dreamscape. I often think of you Fi and your magical landscape. Stay well.
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I always know I am going to find “something wonderful” when I click on your blog. Beautiful photo–sometimes magical things just happen. Have a lovely weekend. Mickie 🙂
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A beautiful work of art it looks to me! Excellent :)\
My Yatra Diary…
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Hi there – the pictures are splendid. Another example of where we don’t need “perfect” light to make a good picture – I should remember that more often!
Cheers – Stewart M
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Wow! Very cool photo. I really like how the heron works with all the mist.
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Sometimes no sky is the best sky. You captured sheer beauty in the mist.
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Mystically misty. 😉
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Love that last shot!!!
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I keep going back to that first shot… it tells such a wonderful story ♥
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Fabulous shots, I always think that herons are quite strange anyway and the added mist really does create atmosphere 🙂
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I can see why you have so many comments! I love the feel in these shots and the post above. They are so very different and yet both are about feelings. Truly poetry without words. This is the kind of thing I aim for.
Kat
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if you wanted more clarity, I’d recommend using the auto-tone feature in photoshop. though sometimes it makes images noisy.
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True magic! This is spectacular!
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You know you are something else, right? I can’t imagine anyone going out on a day like this to shoot photos. But you go and nail it with unbelievable shots… and to top it off the words… well… ONLY YOU can do this!
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beautiful! congrats on your POTW!
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Wow, you make the tough shots look easy LadyFi. Congrats on the POTW.
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This is heavenly, really gorgeous. Through your words and images I feel like I was right there.
No wonder Hilary sent me here.
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I love the “unsharpness” of these enchanting images. 🙂
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