Our skies this week have been either gray or blue with few if any clouds -- better than rain, but a bit dull, so I had to look back for a little sky drama. I'm still on a Mark Twain kick as I'm fascinated by his humor, his wisdom and the fact that most of what he says is as applicable to today as it was then! May you all have beautiful skies!
"A man has no business to be depressed by a disappointment, anyway; he ought to make up his mind to get even." — Mark Twain
"If you must be indiscreet, be discrete in your indiscretion." — Mark Twain
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
"The only truly prominent community that fundamentalists have so far established in any world, real or imaginary, is hell." — Mark Twain
"I became a newspaperman. I couldn't find honest employment." — Mark Twain
"It's better to stay silent and look a fool, rather than speak and remove all doubt."
— Mark Twain
"Life should begin with age and it's privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and it's capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages." — Mark Twain
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All the picutures were beautiful Sylvia, I loved the one with the Sea, White Clouds and the trees. Thank you for sharing the quotes as well.
Absolutely splendid sky shots and more delightful words of wisdom from Mark Twain. Very enjoyable.
All the shots are great but the first one is a real gem.
Have a great weekend. I hope you go camping, I wish I were.
Hugs and Blessings to you dear friend.
Incredible skies!
The sunset is just stunning.
Be blessed!
Love it. The third photo and the last one are my favorites. So beautiful. Have a good day. :)
These are some fantastic cloud formations! Isn't it great to attend these shows for free?! :-)
By the way, I enjoy your friend's drawings very much. Great naïf header once more!
Gorgeous photos as always!
you have truly captured beauty!
What fabulously billowing clouds - such a gorgeous sight! And Twain really makes me laugh and think!
Have a lovely sunny weekend!
You found some gorgeous clouds to share with us. I really like your third picture. And I also appreciate your Mark Twain kick.
Goodness, these are gorgeous. The weathermen can take off day they want--just press the button that plays the recording! Beautiful images, Sylvia. And the best of Twain. Thanks!
Such fantastic BIG clouds..love them..we here too have been getting some monsterous tall clouds building up over the mountains.
Sylvia, these clouds are truly beautiful. I like the first shot esp. the clouds look like big white mountains rising behind the trees. And a gorgeous sunset also.
The Twain quotes are great. I especially like the fundamentalists one and the last one. I was just thinking this morning how I would have done some things so much differently in my youth if I had had the knowledge, experience and yes, wisdom, that I have now.
I have been watching the sky here and I just sent Tom out to get the lawn mowed because it's looking like it might rain!
I know we're not voting, but if we were, I would choose the 3rd photo down as my favorite. I love it!
Happy Skywatching, Sylvia.
Beautiful views of the sky. The different cloud formations are amazing.
There's plenty of drama in those oil painting clouds - fab quotes again xo
I know I've said this before but you get the best clouds in your part of the world Sylvia. Great shots as usual.
Sylvia,these are beautiful pictures for SWF!The 3rd picture is my favourite picture!Thank you for sharing and have a great weekend!
Grey or blue skies, Settle always seems to have the best fluffy clouds!
Some powerful weather systems, and an amazing sunset as well!
Hi Sylvia! the clouds you have pictured look like 'places to visit!'
love them all!
Enjoy a wonderful weekend!
*Maria
I like your Mark Twain quotes. I know that I will always need to take my time to enjoy your posting, they are well thought out and the quotes and pictures are well coordinated and thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.
Ahhhh.... lovely, Sylvia! Now that I'm in a peaceful mood from your post I can get started with my projects today.
Sylvia great as always. And as usual I will post a few Mark Twain quotes on my friends free ads site http://www.kent.all-in-one-place.co.uk/ he love the quotes. He was with me this afternoon we dont see much of each other any more twenty five miles for me in a wheelchair is impossible and he is always busy. But the internet and phone link us as it does all my blogging buddies . XXXX Don, have a good week.
The skies are lovely and the sunset one is gorgeous.
Giving you a high five...very nice Sylvia. Always enjoy seeing your sky images. Love the clouds.
amazing photos, and i like the quotes
Beautiful shots Sylvia. I love the sunset.
Beautiful sequence - the sky is ever-changing, always wonderful.
You found some great pics for this weeks SkyWatch. Truly beautiful~
Great collection of photographs. I love the first photograph with the huge fluffy clouds sitting behind the trees.
Beautiful as always, Sylvia! I don't think I can even choose a favorite - they're all stunning!
Have a great weekend!
lovely set of images again. and that mark twain is such a funny guy. i wish he were alive and would want to get his opinion on how things are going.
btw, i was just looking at your fab new header pics and i was pleased to see those huge hotdogs grilling :D
Your skies are beautiful and I love the sayings. Have a great weekend Sylvia.
Fabulous skies again to entertain us all. Have a great weekend Sylvia.
Beautiful photographs of a variety of skies. I enjoyed the Twain quotes too. Have a fabulous day Sylvia.
Such great skywatch photos - most such pictures can makes us all happy :-D
Wow, you do have cool skies out there...those blue really shows that you've got cooler air.
Hi Silvia, beautifully different and still the same sky. Always a fan of Mark Twain, since my love affair wit Huckleberry Finn. Have a nice weekend and thanks for your comment. T.
The third picture is just amazing ! Please have you all a good Friday.
p.s.: remembering your words, started to visit other sites tonight from the end.
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Gorgeous stuff as usual, Sylvia. And archive work is every bit as welcome as new shots. Thanks for posting and hosting--and have a great weekend.
Sylvia, I feel it happening: our blue daytime skies here are having a few more clouds appear and the evening sunsets are so warm with color; even a touch of foliage is offering bits of orange and red. I'm not quite ready, but who asked me. :) Have a wonderful weekend.
So lovely Sylvia. I have a question about the Skywatch best sky collection. Can I repost another sky -- the one I have this week isn't spectacular, it's just where we happen to be right now on our roadtrip. would it be OK to add another link to an older post with a prettier sky?
I especially like the fluffiness of the clouds in the third one.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
Amazing! Great quotes as well.
Have a sweet day, dear Sylvia.
you always have lovely set of skies Sylvia! but the sunset photo was the "killer" in this set! have a lovely weekend!
Love the first one.
Inspiring quotes that goes well with those incredible sky pictures! Btw I like your new picture.
Amazing skies, Sylvia! I love all your cloud shots and the last sunset shot is beautiful.
Beautiful pictures! Sylvia, your sky shot are beautiful, your life should be too. Great!
These are incredible cloud formations against a brilliant blue sky! And, the sunset...so beautiful. We might get some thunderheads later this month as they migrate here from the desert over the mountains...but, until then, nothing too dramatic in our sky...just blue (hopefully without too much haze).
Just beautiful. Have a nice weekend Sylvia, Ev
I love the huge cotton balls in yoyr sky. They make the blue so very bright. The sunset is stunning.
Beatiful sky scenes. The cloud formations make it all possible. Also like the passages.
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Great series, Sylvia! Thanks for posting them. Have a good weekend.
Terrence looks at the sky
The cloud formations look like trees too and mountains. Way cool. As usual, the quotes always makes me smile. :)
We've had grey skies too! Hope you have a sunny weekend though.
The cloud formations are interesting. Great shots!
gorgeous images and wonderful quotes..!!!
Lovely clouds Sylvia, - especially like the last Mark Twain quote.
great photos Sylvia. thanks for sharing.
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Sylvia, your pictures are all stunning. They have left me breathless and now I've decided not to enter because mine cannot hold a candle to yours!! (I finished one blog and was going to post some on another and link here.) :-) Thanks for sharing. Take care & God bless.
Fantastic cloud formations, Sylvia! Very beautiful Sky Watch post! I find the sixth quote so funny!
Magnificent views of the sky.
Very nice as always, Sylvia! Happy skywatching and happy Friday!
Wow! These are great skies photos! You really love taking photos of them huh? Great work! :)
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Wow! A fantastic day to capture the skies. Great collection of shots. I see one heart shaped cloud!
Have a great weekend!
nice skies in your area. I had rain yesterday. .(
Thanks for your comment :-) Wonderful photos and good weekend.
Magical collection of photos of the sky in its many moods, happy Sky Watching.
After looking at your pictures I too have started clicking the white fluffy clouds but none of them come out well as yours and I never post them! But I will keep trying.
Always remembered my first chapter of my English class in secondary school. It was the adventures of Tom Sawyer. Tom and his friend must have looked up at the skies and saw your clouds and skies.
Beautiful sky photos. Love the different cloud formation.
Have a great weekend!
Sylvia, I love your new profile photograph, and these SkyWatch images are gorgeous. I love the cloud formations and the images show texture and softness combined to bring about a very nice showing. Ahhh and yes, tis better to be silent than to look like a fool anyday. Have a lovely and safe weekend~ Mary
Beautiful, beautiful skies!
As always Sylvia your skies always has a character. Very pretty!
Rainbow Connection
Really stunning !!
Greeting Anna
Absolutely gorgeous skies Sylvia.
An English Girl Rambles
Fabulous; each and every one! I always enjoy your quotes, too. Thanks, Sylvia!
Stunning photos! Especially the 3rd photo from the top. So tranquil, it has the fluffy feeling as if I am in heaven! :D
Have a good weekend.
Alexander
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Those are amazing cloudscapes, resolving at the end into a calm evening.
Your clouds are always so powerful.
I looked at the shots and go "wow"
I love Mark Twain and your header and pics are absolutely fantastic
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