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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Sky Watch Friday!

Time to share your skies! Sky Watch is hosted each week by Klaus and the Sky Watch team - Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and myself. Click on the icon and sign up to share your beautiful skies along with the over three hundred people from all over the world that participate each week!


We had our usual amazing variety of skies this past week.



The sun, the moon, and the stars would have disappeared long ago had they happened to be within reach of predatory human hands.
~Havelock Ellis



You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.”
~Henry David Thoreau



There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
~G. K. Chesterton



There seems to be so much more winter than we need this year. ~Kathleen Norris



A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all--he's walking on them. ~Leonard L. Levinson

84 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful series of skywatch photos, Sylvia!

Loran said...

That golden sunset is gorgeous! As always, quotes and pics are wonderful too.

Anonymous said...

I love to see the clouds dancing in your sky!

Unknown said...

Lovely post Sylvia, love those sunsets especially.

clairz said...

You always do such a lovely job pairing your photos and quotes. Thank you for sharing, Sylvia.

bobbie said...

All gorgeous, Sylvia. But that first photo is just stunning.

abb said...

Ms. Norris is a very observant lady. Lovely photos as always, Sylvia.

Deb said...

Hi Sylvia ~ I love how you tie in quotes with your pictures - gives me even more food for thought. I saw the best sunset the other night - you would have loved it. Bummed that I didn't have my camera but I sat and just soaked it up. I don't even know how to describe the colors that I saw. Enjoy.

JTG (Misalyn) said...

Great captures Slyvia, as always. I love the variety of skies paired with interesting quotes, 3rd photo is my favorite.

Have a great weekend my dear.

Dianne said...

they're all beautiful!
the tree in the top shot is just magnificent

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Sylvia: That is surely a beautiful series of skies. We have had a lot more gray skies.

Anonymous said...

I love totally love that sunset and that very last one. They are just magnificent. Well done my friend. Have a wonderful day :)

Xavi said...

I really like this series with different skies and clouds.
I wish you a happy weekend, Sylvia.

Xavi

Tania said...

This is beautiful skies. The first one with the light in the water is so wonderful and warm:-)
Wish you a great evening!

Carver said...

These are all great Sylvia. I love the soft stuff hanging from the trees in the first shot. The golden sunset and the shot with the boats, water and clouds are other favorites but they are all great.

Eve said...

Our week has been similar - an always changing sky - and the weather has been just as temperamental.

What a beautiful group of skies! :)

Quiet Paths said...

What a treat to see your skies. And the quotes are fantastic. Love all the photos' textures.

My name is Riet said...

Beautiful sly pictures, all different

Shannara said...

Beautiful clouds! Lovely pics!

Steffi said...

Wonderful set of sunset photos!I love it,Silvia!We can see here since some weeks only snow,snow,snow!I can´t never see it-it´s enough now!
Have a nice weekend!

Steffi said...

Wonderful set of sunset photos!I love it,Silvia!We can see here since some weeks only snow,snow,snow!I can´t never see it-it´s enough now!
Have a nice weekend!

Rajesh said...

Wonderful images of sky. The designs by cloud and sunset shot is beautiful.

eden said...

Fantastic sky photos and beautiful words.

toby said...

Gorgeous as always, Sylvia. Thanks so much for posting these!

Janice / Dancing with Sunflowers said...

You've definitely had your share of beautiful skies this week, Sylvia. Lovely collection of quotes too. Have a great weekend.
Janice.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful sky series ... hard to choose a favorite but it might be the first one. Loved the quotes too ... especially the last one. I'm walking on clouds often ... ;-)
Hugs and blessings,

Diane AZ said...

Your sure did get a lot of great sky pictures this week! I love the ones where the sunlight is reflecting onto the water. Have a nice weekend!

Pietro Brosio said...

Magnificent views, Sylvia! Another great post for Sky Watch! The quote of Chesterton is funny!
Have a beautiful weekend!

Jane Hards Photography said...

The words as well as the images jump out at you. Such a vast array of colours.

TonyC said...

Nice!! my fave is the lone pine tree

syel said...

very beautiful sky shots. i love the third photo!

Anonymous said...

all lovely can't choose a favorite. enjoy the weekend.

Pearl Maple said...

Lovely collection of skies and touching collection of quotes to go with them, thanks for making Sky Watch a real party to enjoy.

joo said...

As usually awesome photos Sylvia!
Have a beautiful weekend:)

Japa said...

These are beautiful sky frames.

Nishant said...

. Thanks so much for posting these!

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Mark Kreider said...

Great shots! I especially like the iridescence in the first one. The sunset is simply glorious, and of course I find the marina fascinating, the water, you know!

Anonymous said...

I love seeing the views of the Olympic Mountains. I used to live and work upon its shores, so I always sense home in such natural architectural splendor.

Al said...

That is a remarkable variety of skies, and a wonderful series of shots.

Anonymous said...

Yes, a great variety of skies once again, all wonderfully captured. I echo the pleasure experienced by that sunset shot.

Lee Spangler said...

just a sec to say hello and say I'm glad we're under the same sky.

Carletta said...

Such gorgeous, gorgeous skies!
I loved the Ellis quote and thought how sad the truth of it.
Then I read the Norris quote - Amen! :)

Kim, USA said...

I agree a lot of variety of skies and they all are stunning! Thanks for sharing!

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Lew said...

A wonderful variety of skies - all beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos, Sylvia, and you always find the perfect quotes to complement them. The Norris is my favorite this week.

kRiZcPEc said...

Enjoy your weekend! :)

Maria said...

I'm thinking of this one:
You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.”
~Henry David Thoreau
These days we can't tell if people are talking to the clouds or on the bluetooth earphone of their cellphone!
Love the photos and the quotes... always a great visit!
~Maria

Lakshmi said...

what a great way to begin your quote..:)

Unknown said...

Hi Sylvia
The silhoutte of the soft wispy branches in the first pic is lovely. Nice skies - all of them. Have a lovely weekend, Evelyn

Hildred said...

Beautiful pictures - wise and interesting quotes.

Bill S. said...

I love the colors in the first and third photos. Great shots and great composition. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

These are amazing photos, especially the 3rd shot... WoW! Glorious!!!

Thank you for the encouraging comment you left for me - I appreciate it!

Happy Sky Watch Friday!

~Cheryl said...

Beautiful! We are getting so spoiled with these bouts of wonderful weather.... and then we get a "regular" day to bring us back to reality! :) Thank you for leaving such kind comments; it always makes my day brighter!

Anonymous said...

I'd love to walk on clouds, especially the ones in these gorgeous photos. Such colour and variety! Lovely.

Janet said...

Lovely post! And I love the poetry that went with each photograph. Thank you for popping by my post!
Sending warm greetings from South Africa!

Sara Chapman said...

What a beautiful assortment of skies! Wonderful as always. Love the header photo, so mysterious with the steam rising.

Regina said...

Another wonderful and lovely scenes!
Enjoy the weekend.

Carolyn said...

Sylvia, these are stunning photos and I so agree with Havelock Ellis' quote. Have a great weekend.
Smiles

Victoria Tsavdaridou said...

Great skies all the week!!!!Thanks for sharing, have a nice SWF!!!

Randi said...

This is lovely series of photos.
Have a great weekend!

Gattina said...

What a beautiful variety of skies !

jabblog said...

Such beautiful skies - I really like the first one and the Havelock Ellis quotation is just perfect!

NatureFootstep said...

yes you had a set of very good sunsets. And you seem to have enjoyed them. :)

magiceye said...

heartwarmingly glorious!

Nessa said...

I like looking up at your skies.

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duopastorale said...

Great captures... and I love the drooping branch silhouettes :)
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soulbrush said...

love the added quotes, and the flakes and the music too, you are so clever

Tarun Mitra said...

Amazingly beautiful photos and last one is my favorite..well timed..

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I loved the Thoreau quote.

Alexander said...

Interesting cloud formations. Love the photo of the sunsetting.

Have a good weekend.

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Dewdrop said...

Absolutely stunning shots!!!

Lene said...

Lovely series! Number three is my favourite :)

Have a nice weekend :)

Owlfarmer said...

As usual, evocative stuff. Have a great weekend, Sylvia!

Eaglesbrother said...

Great sky photo's....well captured.

George said...

I really like your Levinson quote. And all of your sky pictures are just wonderful. The picture of the sun's reflection on the water is gorgeous.

SquirrelQueen said...

Gorgeous skies Sylvia, we do live in a beautiful part of the country. I love all the quotes.

Serendipity said...

They are all lovely, but I especially like the third one :)

Jacqui said...

There has been a lot of winer this year, for sure. I enjoyed all your photos as usual, but I think just maybe number 1 pipped it. xx

Ramosforest.Environment said...

Great shots and quotations.
Luiz Ramos

Maria said...

Fabulous images as always, the one on top is really beautiful. THanks for stopping by.

chrome3d said...

That Thoreau was a cool guy.

Louise said...

The shot with the bare willow is amazing. So beautiful. Of course I like all the ocean ones, too. Your most recent post as I'm here (beautiful ocean, lovely flowers and spectacular sunset) is wonderful!

Ebie said...

Lovely skies! And the marina looks like a huge "parking lot" of boats!

I am back from vacation and have a lot of catching up. Happy Valentine's Day!

Tara R. said...

As always, a wonderful SkyWatch collection. I really like the shot over the marina... lovely.

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