On 8 Jun 2006 07:27:53 -0700, "Pat"
wrote:

I wasn't there, but the OP says "It seems to me the sky was quite blue
when I took this photo". Therefore, it seems more likely that it just
washed out from overexposure.

Look at the picture. What is the color of the sky? It is white. The OP
is wrong. We have photographic evidence.

The house and trees are in bright sun, therefore there is indeed blue
sky, but the sky behind the house and trees is hazy or cloudy.

Reshoot when the sky is not so white.

KS