Friday, May 08, 2009

MOONSTRUCK BLUES - SYKWATCH


You want the moon? I'll get you the moon




No not a Blue Moon, but a Blues Moon. In fact It's so well behaved it sits slap bang on those electrical wires nestling in a true blue sky. I know I'm showing you a first here, a cloudless bluest of blue sky. Not a speck of grey, no drizzle, fog, mist. Not even so much as more than a gentle breeze. Very obliging lone bird flew into shot at the right moment too. What can I say! It's always a wonderful life at the festival. Of course the day after it was pis..... I mean persisting down with ocean rain, winds worse than Wuthering Heights and the moon had skedaddled back to undercover of the night. You wanted the moon , I got you the moon, the whole of the moon not dancing but certainly moonstruck.


It's over 'til next year. Do you remember the photos of the musicians and my words being" I haven't a clue who who the guy is" and "anyone want to fill in the Blanks feel free? Well knock me down with a feather! Out of the Blue(s) the saxophonist has left a comment to tell me it was him. So now I know who he and the guitarist are. That would be the deliciously titled "Manx Jazz Kats" and I will be telling you more about them tomorrow. Of course that's if you're good I'll even show you the faces that go with the hands I posted this week. Lots of images all in one post. Spoiling you. Babooshka will be presenting "Manx Jazz Kats" and I know you'll all be thrilled to see them and tell them so, especially you Virginia, Birmingham DP. People, V. I got me some real live people. Poor Manx Jazz Kats. Not sure they are prepared for the worldwide audience on this blog. To sneak a peek click colour below. Makes a change from not being able to photograph the Police with UK Photographic laws. If you are in the UK you need to read that post. See third link.Italic

Sax appeal
Plucking performer
Police framed



Skywatch watchers can be found here. Many thanks to Dot for the inspirational idea, Tom for the first caretaking and the My world gang for looking after skywatch now.



That's all folks!

78 comments:

Ninnu said...

What a lovely bluesmoon :) Great idea!

Jackie said...

Gorgeous shot. Glad to see the boys in blue haven't carted you off yet.

Daniel Chérouvrier said...

Belle portée avec une note toute ronde et bleue.

Photo Cache said...

Only a professional photog eyes' can spot this. Great one. Loving it.

PJ said...

Smokin'

cara said...

I think that moon is playing a "c".

Rune Eide said...

The moon has lost a string on his guitar...

Nice fit-in!

Brian Miller said...

nice capture, peeking through the power lines. probably pretty shocking experience for the man in the moon.

erin said...

the shot is awesome and reminds me of a musical score page...i am thinking abstractly here but, it does go with the blues festival and such.
have a fab friday

Marie said...

We need a few more stars for the score to be complete :-)

Pearl Maple said...

Fun photo of the sky, like the angles and lines framing up the moon. Thanks for sharing with us all in sky watch friday.

Merisi said...

And now, ladies and gentlemen,
the Bloo Moon Groop!

Beautiful capture,
proof that the moon's not yet joined the wireless craze. ;-)

Unknown said...

Cool shot, Babooshka.

Thumbelina said...

Lovely shot. vivid blue.
Scarey stuff about laws. :0/

Guy D said...

I absolutely love the blue in this pic, its awesome.

Have a great weekend
Guy
Regina In Pictures

ninja said...

Hi. This moon is well camouflaged.

Anonymous said...

Moonstruck a chord.

Dewdrop said...

So nice of the moon to cooperate that way. SOunds like a blast at the blues festival. My wonderful groom loves jazz and blues.

Glad I could aid you in your sky enwisenment! :D

Anonymous said...

I love jazz & blues, sky & moon, rain & sun.

So glad you had a cloudless, sunny day. After a week of rain, I appreciate them even more.

Bim said...

The blues moon is just great :)

Carver said...

I love it. Beautiful and fun.

Unknown said...

The Moon is playing the notes on the strings of the electric pole.

laxeylass said...

How did you get the moon to come out? Laxey will always be blue skies to me. Looking forward to the Manx Jazz Kats. Did you have any comeback about the Police image?

Inday said...

Blue cloudless sky will for me!

Anonymous said...

Cool

VALKYRIEN said...

That is a fun capture! :)

marley said...

Great swf photo. And you've got me in a state of suspense!

Laughing Orca Ranch said...

I've been mooned! hehe

Great capture...love the bright blue with the moon peeking from behind the horizontal lines. :)

~Lisa
New Mexico, USA

Marcus said...

Moon on a G.string too punchy perhaps? I am new to your blog but have enjoyed your musical images and your harder hitting posts. One for the bookmarks. I wrongly presumed Russian, but I see the WH reference. A Kate fan too.

B SQUARED said...

Can always count on you for a great Skywatch photo.

Virginia said...

What a fab shot B. It's a like a note on a music score.
V

Cathy said...

Great moon!!

VioletSky said...

A lonely blues note.

The Write Girl said...

Hey great post and yes the moon appears to be hanging on the electrical wires (almost like its in a hammock : )

GreensboroDailyPhoto said...

You are making us all want to "lift every heart and sing....!" Great cloudless blue sky.

Sally in WA said...

Awesome blue sky.

Have a fantastic Friday!

gogouci said...

It seems trapped and tangled among the electrical wires.

Stan said...

Magical.

Stan said...

Magical.

bowledover said...

Such wonderful blues you have there. Thanks for sharing.

Laurie Allee said...

That image looks like a shot of a cosmic volleyball game! What a glorious image, B... wow.

And am I ever gnashing my teeth over the blues festival. Sounds divine.

Reader Wil said...

Moonstruck Blues! The perfect caption for your photo! Very great shot, but not everybody will see this like you do. I mean: you need to have an eye for it, probably two eyes. I enjoy reading your posts always, for they are witty, informative and British. When two Dutch people meet for the first time they start also talking about the weather;"Nice weather,isn't it?" "Yea, lovely, but yesterday it was cold... Well it's that time of the year.."" Yea you can't complain, actually"
Have a great SWF!

Pam said...

A work of art today B.

Baruch said...

You are very sharp (excuse the pun) with your titles and comments Babooshka - great work!

Mo said...

What a striking blue. Perfect for a day of the blues.

Pat said...

Nice! We both have similarly-composed photos today!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Babooshka: I'd have to say you captured an electric blue today for the Moon to sit in.

Jan K. alias Afanja said...

It's always nice to see the moon in daylight. You've framed it nice with the wires.
Enjoy your weekend!

Naturegirl said...

I like your blue moon but it's the bluest sky that I love the most!

lv2scpbk said...

Nice shot of the moon against the blue sky. I like the wires in the photo too.

EG CameraGirl said...

How wonderful that the owner of the hands checked out your blog!

Love the five wires and how the moon appears to be a note. This is a GREAT shot!

Lynette said...

Nothing helps a photographer more than a well-behaved moon! Fabulous photo, and I love the blues festival photos, the colors are special as is your text. That's splendid that the saxophonist commented!

Gattina said...

These wires hanging in the air are really a noisance ! What a perfect blue sky !

Tarolino said...

You put the moon behind bars for safekeeping! Very funny. Think he'll stay there and grow or just break out and continue his rounds?

Ces Adorio said...

Ah look at that moon. It is barely visible! I like the way you presented this image. It focuses on the electric post and then ther's the moon!

Steffi said...

Wow...!Great shot!Very good photo for a SWF!Thank you for sharing!Have a nice weekend!

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

Nice blue sky shot. Happy Skywatch Friday!

pantteri, Finland said...

Interesting composition. Thanks for visiting my blog

Patricia said...

blue moon, Blue Moon
You saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own..
love the song he he he :D
nice shot! it made me happy
and because of that happy weekend!!!

CTG Ponies said...

I will be more than happy to send you lots of rain and mist. We've had 10 consecutive days of rain - 12 will be the record. Unusual for Pennsylvania this time of year.

Marie Reed said...

I'm ooohing and ahhhhing! It looks like it might be purple but hey what do I know!

Jan said...

Always a treat for us Babooshka. Moon on a score at a music festival. You are so clever. See you at the TT, I hope.

Bettey said...

I love it when the moon just barely shows itself to you. Great job capturing it!

inge said...

What a lovely moon :)
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend

Lisa Wilson said...

Great moon! Sounds like you had perfect weather!

DeniseinVA said...

Wonderful moon shot, great post. Fun having the musician contact you. Blogging is a great world.

raf said...

Wow, looks blue to me, Baboosh, and perfect for the "C" on your musical staff of wires. Fantastic coverage too this week on the blues festival. Thank you!

Karen said...

Looks like the moon is playing the guitar strings of the power lines... the blues, of course! Nice shot.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Clever way of connecting the moon and the "strings" and the blues! An entertaining post!

Cezar and Léia said...

Great work! I will be waiting for more information about the musicians!
Léia

Chuck Pefley said...

I'm thinking it's more like a moon as the key of C.

Just had to check in today and see if you'd been arrested -:) Watch out for Bobbie!

Lew said...

I did not believe that the British Isles allowed that color blue in the skies! A very proper sky for your music this week.

kRiZcPEc said...

interesting! the guitarist actually left a comment to tell you his was him. :)

chrome3d said...

Your moon plays a happy bass solo on those 4 strings. I´m deep in to music metaphors this week.:-)

Gaelyn said...

The moon looks like a note on the muscial scale, sort of jazzy. Glad you had one day of blue sky.

Redzlan aka Tabib said...

Very simple AND bluV

mannanan said...

Perfect Blue.....sssss

Arija said...

The moon is a real cool cat plucking at the steel strings.

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