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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Sky Watch Friday!

Happy 3rd Birthday to Sky Watch! May there be many more!!!


Time to share your skies, the beauty over your world, the clouds, the colors! Sky Watch is hosted each week by Klaus and the Sky Watch team of Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and me. Join us and the many people from all over the world who share theirs with us each week! Click on the icon and sign up today!

We're continuing to enjoy gorgeous weather, clear blue, blue skies, warm temps and every few days Mother Nature throws some clouds our way just to make our skies more interesting.



What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. ~Buddha



Don't find fault. Find a remedy. ~Henry Ford



To the question of your life you are the answer, and to the problems of your life you are the solution. ~Joe Cordare



If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. ~Thomas Alva Edison



What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. ~Eleanor Powell

72 comments:

Reader Wil said...

The sky is an endless source of inspiration to writing poetry, to quote wise words. You find very inspiring words to these great photos.

Regina said...

Wonderful skies and great quotes Sylvia.
Enjoy a lovely weekend.

Happy SkyWatch!

Photo Cache said...

Your sky is truly entertaining and fascinating. Yes happy birthday to Sky Watch.

I posted my sky at my blogspot today.

Pearl Maple said...

Happy Sky Watch Friday, always enjoy visiting your blog space to see what you have found to share with other bloggers. Thanks for making Sky Watch Friday such a fun party.

Martha Z said...

The clouds are natures gift to the photographer.

overtiredmum said...

lovely skies as always from you.

Love the new header - very colourful!

Carol said...

Beautiful skies in your part of the country, Sylvia, and inspiring quotes as well.

MaR said...

Beautiful skies and clouds!! I enjoyed the quotes too. Now if blogger would only cooperate... (keep getting error messages and service unavailable all over...)
Alpine summer skies

http://graceolsson.com/blog said...

Sylvia, the third -up-down - is simply marvelous..congrats
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Anonymous said...

Loving your skies and surprised by the cloudless shot! Have a great weekend!

Rajesh said...

Fabulous shots of very dramatic looking sky.

Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens said...

Hi Sylvia, the sky is always an inspiration. wonderful pictures.

My name is Riet said...

Beautiful skies and wonderful sayings Sylvia.

clairz said...

Love them all, but especially the third one down. When I lived in Washington state, I learned that that time of day is called "the gloaming" which explained a lot about some poetry I didn't understand in high school. I always loved that part of the day out on my porch in Puyallup. (I sure do have a different view from my porch now...)

Happy Skywatching! And thank you for hosting.

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

All beautiful shots. The 3rd one is my favorite.

Rosie Nixon Fluerty said...

Happy 3rd birthday skywatch. Sylvia this is my first entry to skywatch after blogging since last November - I wasn't sure if you were the Sylvia that comments from James meme over at my blog but I was really pleased to see that it was. Your sky scenes are so pretty. :) Rosie aka Centre of Interest

Arija said...

My dear Sylvia, what a wonderful achievement and a wonderful day. I hope you have a cake with three candles on it, you so richly deserve it, not just for your great sky photos and meaningful quotes but your untiring round of visiting every week. Your presence is very much appreciate by this humble blogger.

Happy Birthdsy SkyWatch!

Arija

Anonymous said...

These are just gorgeous. I love them all. It is so amazing what colors and shapes there are. Wow 3 years for this. Excellent Have a wonderful day :)

Dewdrop said...

I especially love the one with the pink glow behind the trees! All terrific shots though!!

We do have LOTS of fun!

Gaelyn said...

You certainly do get a wide variety of skies in Seattle. Beautiful all. Have a great weekend Sylvia.

Hildred said...

Your skies are so beautiful, Sylvia, and your comments equally inspiring. Many thanks.

EG CameraGirl said...

I'm so glad you are enjoying a bit of summer after all that rain you had!

Diane AZ said...

Hi Sylvia, What gorgeous skies you've been having, from dramatic to peaceful and all so colorful. Inspiring quotes as always. :)

Linda Reeder said...

As usual, great quotes and beautiful sky pics.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Sylvia: What beautiful skies this week. You are a shining star in the SWF sky.

Gemma Wiseman said...

A kind of softly flowing drama in your beautiful skies! Especially love the sky filled with wispy trails of cloud!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic pictures as always. Thank you for making this site possible!
Jossie

Carolyn Ford said...

Always beautiful skies where you live! They are so full of drama and attitude...love them. Have a fabulous weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Awesome photos, Sylvia! I love to cloud watch and you captured some beautiful skies. Happy skywatching!

Julie said...

What a fascinating series of clouds, Sylvia. You say the weather is mild and wonderful yet some of those clouds remind me of the harbingers of cold upper air disturbances. The photographs are quite glorious.

Marites said...

Great shots, Sylvia! the first quote has always been my favorite. happy weekend!

My skywatch is here.

eden said...

Beautiful sky photos and quotes. Love the 3rd photo so much. Great shots.

Chubskulit Rose said...

As usual your sky shots are marvelous!

Sky Watch

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

Yesterday afternoon, my sky was like your second and fifth photo. It was like globs of cotton wool. I was wondering it if was collecting the rain that is forecast.

I will post it for this week.

Terrebel said...

Wonderful skies, Sylvia! Love the way you captured their beauty. Thank you for sharing the moments of awe you probably felt when taking these.

Terrence looks at the sky

Kaycee said...

such lovely skies! i love the cloud formation on the 5th photo. have a great weekend ahead!

Al said...

Beautiful skies as always, Sylvia - the third one has the most amazing colors. Thanks for helping with the Skywatch meme, you folks make it all possible. Have a wonderful weekend.

Al said...

As usual, lovely view of the sky! Thank you Sylvia and congratulations to the skywatch!

SandyCarlson said...

Dreamy and beautiful and so full of hope. Thanks, Sylvia!

kRiZcPEc said...

Did I see a star in the third shot? I have yet to capture one. Thanks for your comments, cheers

Beverley Baird said...

Such beautiful skies! Love the quotes you've shared!
Thanks so much Sylvia, as well for your so very kind and supportive comments. I always look forward to hearing from you!
have a great weekend!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Great photographs, huge variety and the words with them.

George said...

Nature threw in some beautifully dramatic clouds to make your sky more interesting, and you did a great job of capturing the amazing results.

Barb said...

Happy Birthday to Sky Watch, Sylvia! Your skies and quotes are always inspiring. My favorite this week in the third to the last - what a beautiful sky "painting"! Enjoy your good weather.

Ebie said...

Hi Sylvia, I always find inspiration in your photos. The skies are showing at their best! Enjoy your nice weather, while we stay cool here.

magiceye said...

so beautiful.....!!!!!

Lina Gustina said...

Very dramatic and lovely skies :)

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Lew said...

Beautiful skies! And thoughtful quotes! In addition to your photography and writing, you must also read a lot!

dianasfaria.com said...

I thought for sure I commented here but I don't see it!
Thank you Sylvia for helping with skywatch every week.
& your skies are pristine as always!
: )

Indrani said...

Beautiful cloud patterns, lovely sky.

Kcalpesh said...

It can't get better than this, looking at the mesmerizing skies you've posted, I get to read such beautiful quotes, while having a cup of hot tea and its raining outside.... What a start to the day...

Pixellicious Photos

Pietro Brosio said...

Another splendid Sky Watch post, Sylvia! All very enjoyable pictures and quotes!

Jim said...

All amazing.
Sydney - City and Suburbs

Eaglesbrother said...

Love your cloud patterns you get there.
Also really like the Quotes you post with them.

NatureFootstep said...

Thanks Sylvia, I´ll be around. :)

Today I favour the third one. The pink sunset. It is gourgeous. (unsure of the spelling :))

Eaglesbrother said...
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jabblog said...

The skies are ever changing and this sequence demonstrates that admirably. I love the third and last photos particularly.

Halcyon said...

Clouds always add some interest to the sky! Very nice shots for the skywatch!

Jan n Jer said...

The sky is always changing and gives us plenty of photo ops. You captured the beauty. BTW..I am a newbie to Skywatch and I'm really enjoying it. Keep it going!

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Jenn Jilks said...

Just beautiful shots from 'over the hill' !!!! Thank you for visiting my sky !

Larry D said...

Super skies and quotes! Happy SWF anniversary!

Joe Todd said...

Lovely photos and thoughts. Have a great weekend and keep your camera handy

dot said...

Beautiful shots all but my favorite is the next to last. I love those swishy looking clouds.
I see you are really getting around and making comments. That's a tough job so you should be commended for that!!

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Robin said...

Beautiful skies, as always. Thanks for all that you do to keep Skywatch going for us all!

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Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Such beautiful skies -- and beautiful quotes to go with. I really enjoyed reading the history of Skywatch Friday, over there on that blogsite. Thanks for all the work you do there!

Anonymous said...

Great photos as always Sylvia! Thanks for always taking the time to stop by my blog and leave a comment.

Louis la Vache said...

What a fine series of Sky Watch images for SWF's third anniversary, Sylvia.

«Louis» thanks you for visiting San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

JunieRose2005 said...

Beautiful skies-all of them!!

I have only ONE shot up this time!



Junie

Anonymous said...

Lovely skies, as always, Sylvia. It's been great being part of the Skywatch team with you. Here's to more good years and great skies!

lazyclick said...

Amazing views of the sky.

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