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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Sky Watch Friday!


Sky Watch is hosted each week by Klaus and the Sky Watch team of Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and myself. Click on the icon, sign in and share your beautiful skies with people from all over the world who participate! PLEASE! do read and follow the instructions before you sign in!! Thanks! Enjoy the skies!

The sun came out yesterday!!! I was ecstatic! No, nothing particularly amazing or colorful, just BEAUTIFUL blue with puffy white exclamation points -- the soft white clouds seemed to be a little giddy themselves!



“The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination” Ralph Waldo Emerson



“Oh! `darkly, deeply, beautifully blue', As someone somewhere sings about the sky.”
Lord Byron



Sure enough the sun went away by mid afternoon, but I went down to the harbor anyway. It was worth the trip. Click to embiggen and see the mountains.

“Excuse me while I kiss the sky.” Jimi Hendrix





“I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?” Chuang Tzu

91 comments:

Loran said...

No blue for us today, just snow! Nice shots and quotes as always, Sylvia.

Anonymous said...

LOL, Sylvia. I do tend to take Hawaiian sunshine for granted.

abb said...

What beauty surrounds you!

Darlene said...

Lovely sky shots and matching words, Sylvia.

bobbie said...

I am so happy that you had the sunshine for a while at least. But your mountain pics are just gorgeous!

Roshni said...

ha! Normally we have skies just like those but this week has been stormy all the way!

Kay said...

Your skies have a lot more sunshine than ours today. I can't believe it's even a bit chilly.

Tania said...

Lovely skies and shot!:-) Good to hear that you have sunshine!
Have a nice evening!

Anonymous said...

You know it's still snowing on your blog ROFLMAO!!! I love all of these. It's just breathtaking :) That second to the last one is just wonderful. The colors are so different. Well done my friend :)

Regina said...

Another lovely skies!
Hope the sky stays clear and the sun will always be bright.

Enjoy the weekend Sylvia.

Susan at Stony River said...

Wow, some great clouds to 'see things' in, they're wonderful!

I hope they stay blue where you are -- I won't even talk about mine today because they're sitting on the ground! LOL

Janie said...

Seeing the blue sky after many gray days is especially wonderful. Beautiful photos. I love the views of the mountains over the bay.
The Jimi Hendrix quote is great!

Naturegirl said...

Sylvia these blue skies are glorious! I can see that we both allow the blue sky to lift our spirits!
Love the Q. by Chuang Tzu re: butterflies! sigh NG

Diane AZ said...

I can feel your excitement at seeing the sun and blue sky and I love all of the quotes, especially the last one about the butterfly dream.

Ramosforest.Environment said...

“The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination".
Beautiful shots and quotations.
Luiz Ramos

Carletta said...

I long to see some of those beautiful blues with white puffy shapes! :)
Beautiful skies Sylvia!!
Carletta’s Captures.

clairz said...

Lovely pairing of words and pictures. Thank you for sharing, Sylvia--and thank you for being you!

Kim, USA said...

Indeed the sky is blue with floppy clouds...get to see the sun for days too and I was happy ^_^. Happy weekend!

SkyWatchFriday~Sunset

Dewdrop said...

Wow, the mountains are stunning against that wintery cold sky!

My name is Riet said...

What beautiful sky pictures

Tara R. said...

That last shot of the mountain tops is gorgeous! It makes me long for the hills of Tennessee.

Merisi said...

I can feel your enthusiasm for such a delightfully blue sky! :-)

B i r g i t t a said...

Hope your beautiful blue sky will come here tomorrow ;)
Lots of nice things are said about the sky - I liked your post a lot :)

Anonymous said...

The blue sky wont be making any appearance here until the weekend.

VioletSky said...

Oh what a bit of blue sky can do for our soul!

Pat said...

The quotes set enhance your photos beautifully. Thanks for sharing.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

Does the third photo looks like two dolphins splashing in the water?

Colin Campbell said...

I loved that part of the world on clear blue days. Spectacular.

Janice / Dancing with Sunflowers said...

Beautiful blue sky, Sylvia! I love blue skies in winter - it's a very special light. Here's wishing you many more over the coming months.
Janice.

Anonymous said...

Woo hoo, sunshine! Amazing how a day of clear blue skies and bright sunshine can cheer us up this time of year. Great sky shots, Sylvia!

Errant said...

watching the sky .. is so pleasurable and relieving .

marcia@joyismygoal said...

Thanks for visiting my black hole shot love the pretty skies and your header is an awesome surprise

Marites said...

great captures! Beautiful quotes. Would love to see the sun today too. We've been having rains for almost a week now. Have a good weekend!

Marites

duopastorale said...

Lovely shots and I love the mountains. I don't see enough of them :)

Elisabeth said...

Lovely sky captures Sylvia...thanks so much for sharing...hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Guy D said...

Beautiful as always Sylvia, the last one is my favourite.

All the best
GuyRegina In Pictures

Bill S. said...

Beautiful, beautiful and even more so. I love the quotes that go along with your pictures. Have a great day.

Rune A Karlsen (Bildebloggen) said...

Beautiful blue clouds, beautiful!

Carver said...

Beautiful scenes and words too. I'm glad you got to enjoy some sunshine and that you shared these wonderful shots.

Anonymous said...

Lovely photos. I can understand your excitement. We haven't seen much of the sun for weeks now.

KaHolly said...

The sun finally made an appearance here today after 3 straight days of snowfall. I loved your quote. Will copy it in my journal. ~karen

Martha Z said...

Nice of you folks to send some precip our way, we dearly need it. I'm sure you are appreciating the bit of blue sky as well.

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

Beautiful sky shots. Perfect quotes.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Sylvia: What a wonderful show in such a neat harbor. I love all your mountains.

Anonymous said...

You always find the coolest quotes. Love the pics too - glad you got some sunshine for a change!

Carolyn Ford said...

I love your words! And, your scenes are glorious! What a whimsical sky!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Great and varied collection of photos. I love the fluffy clouds.

Al said...

That looks like a truly beautiful day and great photos of it. We've hardly seen the sun the last couple of days, which is unusual for us.

Pietro Brosio said...

Sylvia, I enjoy all these fantastic skies! Wonderful views! Very true the quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Happy weekend!

XoXo said...

Beautiful white wisps Sylvia. We can't ask for more.

Larry D said...

Great skies!

Hildred said...

Beautiful skies and thoughtful text. A really lovely posting.

Rajesh said...

Incredible beauty.

Linda Reeder said...

Looks like a couple more days of dry weather! I'm loving it!

Barb said...

Hi Sylvia, I really like the cloudy skies, though I bet you welcomed the blue. The Chuang Tzu quote is wonderful.

Lisa said...

These are really beautiful Sylvia - thanks for visiting my site. New to skywatch - it is a great idea, I hope to contribute each week!!

magiceye said...

the last 2 images are outstanding!!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Lovely Sylvia. And such a wide variety of sky-minded philosophers. -- Kind of like the wide variety of bloggers on SkyWatch Friday! (thanks to you and the rest of the team for doing this wonderful meme)

Anonymous said...

Such gorgeous skies and playful clouds. Oh, how I would love to see the sun right now...

Lew said...

Beautiful skies! I'm glad you got some sun and blue for a change.

~Cheryl said...

Three cheers for blue skies! Great shots!

Ebie said...

Hi Ms Sylvia, I love the changing colors of the sky! The second shot is so dramatic. We are hoping for blue skies this weekend.

kRiZcPEc said...

Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend. (hug)

alicesg said...

Lovely series of the skyphotos. Have a nice weekend.

Steffi said...

Wow Sylvia-what for great photos!I love the blue sky!I saw already no blue sky here since some weeks!

joo said...

Lovely sky Sylvia! Have a beautiful weekend:)

Terrebel said...

Yeah, let's all kiss the sky!

Bit envious here of your wonderfull blue skies. Overhere (in Amsterdam) it's still grey and moody. (But not in my heart!) ;-)

Have a good weekend!

Terrence looks at the sky

Pearl Maple said...

Blue sky days can be so enchanting, but the sunset is truely lovely.

Eaglesbrother said...

Wonderful shots..and I love it when those soft fluffy clouds skip across the sky as if they were set free to just play.

Gunilla said...

Great photos as always.Silvia.
Beautiful skies.

Have a nice weekend
Gunilla

overtiredmum said...

What beautiful mountains. Hope you get to see them clearly this week xo

jabblog said...

A blue sky with fluffy white clouds always makes my heart sing. The mountains are spectacular!

Tes said...

Lovely sky photos, Sylvia! Truly a blessings to witness these beauty! Thank you for sharing!

Bradley Hsi said...

I like your quote of Chuang Tzu 莊子, it is a few quote in the Western language that attribute to ancient Chinese sage that has been translated correctly.

Shannara said...

Love the fourth pic, it took my breath away!
Lovely

Joe Todd said...

I heard the butterfly say "Beautiful skies"

Anonymous said...

Love your quotes and photos. Great shots.

Redzlan aka Tabib said...

I like the last two pictures.
Have a great weekend!

George said...

It was nice to see the blue sky in your first pictures (it's been a while since we've had any blue skies around here), but I also like the pictures from the harbor with the mountains reaching up to the clouds.

Noel Morata said...

i feel like i've traveled thousands of miles just to visit your beautiful skies, thanks for posting

Small City Scenes said...

Excellent shots. The last two I specially like.
Yes we have gorgeous sunsets and darn good sunrises too. Mine was the sunrise. MB

NatureFootstep said...

a nice set of skies :)

Anonymous said...

Let is be the clouds in the sky that constantly change shape and become new forms upon the ever changing currents of life.

Lisa Wilson said...

Beautiful and great quotes!

Serendipity said...

Lovely series! You have some beautiful skies where you are :)

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous picture of the sunset and mountains. I also like the puffy cloud pictures.

syel said...

Sylvia i most especially love the last two photos. the beautiful warm glow behind the snow capped mountain is gorgeous.

Maria said...

The pic below the Hendrix quote is adorable. Thanks for stopping by.

Owlfarmer said...

I like the combination of peacefulness and drama in the series. The best thing about skies, perhaps, is that they change from moment to moment. Happy weekend!

storyteller said...

Now I know where our blue skies went! Thanks for sharing yours here and for the chuckles in the previous post (or perhaps it's the next one because I'm reading them backwards in my reader)?
Hugs and blessings,

shaker said...

Nice cloudy photos !

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