SkyWatch Friday: The Misty Mountains Cold

Far over the Misty Mountains cold,
To dungeons deep and caverns old,
We must away, ere break of day,
To seek our pale enchanted gold... ~ from "Over the Misty Mountains Cold" by J.R.R. Tolkien

I had another post all ready to go for this week's SkyWatch Friday, but when I returned home from a walk with the dogs late yesterday afternoon and saw this view from my front porch, I grabbed my camera and telephoto lens and snapped away. Given that my bare fingers quickly froze, I've used my telephoto lens only twice before, and I was shooting almost blindly into the bright glare of the sinking sun, I didn't expect much. But after downloading the results, I immediately scrapped my planned post in favor of this one. These photos really captured yesterday's cold and misty look of our Big Horn Mountains. 
I recommend playing the above video for great mood music to accompany them (for an entirely different mood, check out the rockin' guitar cover)...

Though annoyed at first by the presence of the chain link fence that surrounds the school playground across the street, I decided that, like the bare trees, it adds an element of texture, depth and even beauty to the photo. (I could do without the street lights, however!)...

Far over the Misty Mountains cold, To blogs quite new and blogs of old, We must away, ere break of day, To view skies of blue and red and gold...

:-)