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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Sky Watch Friday!

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 and me. Join us and the many people from all over the world who share theirs with us each week! Click on the address under the post title to be taken to the SWF website where you can sign up.  This was our sunset night before last at the end of a gray, rainy day!  Needless to say, I loved the change of skies! I will visit as many of your blogs as I can today, but I'm up to my eyeballs in packing boxes -- well, you get the picture!!!

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.
Doug Larson


The doors of wisdom are never shut.
Benjamin Franklin

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark Twain

64 comments:

Karen said...

Oh Sylvia...looks like muted fireworks in your skies! Beautiful.
Great new header. Good luck with the unpacking.

Mridula said...

Those white flakes turning red! What a lovely set of pictures.

Sally in WA said...

Those are cool cloud formations, Sylvia. Like hair standing on end from static electricity. Have a great day!!

Anonymous said...

Really beautiful skies! I also love your header!

Martha Z said...

The sky looks like someone brushed the fur on a persian cat.

Al said...

Gorgeous skies, Sylvia - those clouds are so delicate.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I love the Doug Larson quote. Sometimes its avoiding situations that shows the real wisdom!

Mildred said...

Gorgeous shots and beautiful quotes!
Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice and happy day, Sylvia¤

clairz said...

These are true Sylvia skies! Lovely!

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

the nature is wonderful and there isn´t more beautiful view than the view of the sky
congrats
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Elisabeth said...

Oh, how beautiful and quietly dramatic (if there is such a thing). Lovely colors...very, very nice Sylvia.

Carver said...

Beautiful skies and great quotes. I hope your move is going well.

Steffi said...

Great views of skies,dear Sylvia!Very beautiful!Have a nice weekend and take care!

EG CameraGirl said...

Beautiful skies, Sylvia. Can you believe that by this time next week you will be in your own home?

Ms. Becky said...

your skies are beautiful Sylvia. I'm with you in spirit as you step through this transition to your new home. I'm only wishing I had some of that CAKE!!! happy skies to you, be well.

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful captures, Sylvia ! And I love your choices of quotes. Have a great weekend and I hope your move goes smoothly.

Pearl Maple said...

good luck with the packing

nice collection of views
the lines of clouds add an interesting feature

Lesley said...

beautiful fly-away clouds
good luck with the packing and moving...

My name is Riet said...

Those skypictures are beautiful. I love those soft hairy strokes. I hope your move went alright. LOts of work , right?

Maude Lynn said...

These are really pretty!

Gemma Wiseman said...

Wonderful bursts of light in these photos! Especially love the feathery streaks and silhouettes in the first photo!

And wishing you happiness in your new home!

Pat said...

This is a lovely series of photos of clouds that look like golden brushstrokes in the sky. I look forward to seeing your new place!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Beautiful skies! I hope you get NO rain the next few days. Happy move.

nonizamboni said...

Was that you, Sylvia, scattering all those stars across the sky? Beautiful cloud captures!

Francisca said...

The skies threw a good-bye party for you, Sylvia! Those clouds are dancing! I've packed so many times I can no longer count... and I have to move house again in a few months, so I feel your pain! But as EG says, just think, next week it'll be over and you'll be home! And another lovely header just for you!

Photo Cache said...

simply delightful skies. have a great weekend.

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Mike's Travels said...

Nice brushstrokes. Have a good weekend!
This I do...

Laura said...

fantastic Sylvia...like a cloud explosion of soft fireworks.

genie said...

A fine capture....I agree with the idea of an exploding of fireworks. Hope we are both through with the dark and dreary skies. These certainly are gorgeous.

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

Good luck with the packing and please Sylvia take care of yourself.
Don't forget to take some rest :)
The skies are awesome!
My skies are not very exciting but we have wonderful weather here in Budapest :)

Quiet Paths said...

Take it easy on those boxes! I hope everything goes smoothly. Wonderful sky paintings.

Lew said...

That's a beautiful end to a rainy day! I do .not envy your packing - it is so much work

Anonymous said...

Probably impossible to be painted by human - wonderful skies indeed.

Please have a good Friday.

daily athens

syel said...

beautiful! love the interesting clouds and colours in the sky! good luck in packing your stuffs :)

LifeRamblings said...

your photos are wonderful as always. and i love the silhouettes against the sky. have a wonderful weekend Sylvia.

Marites said...

your heading is really fun, Sylvia! those skies look really unique and beautiful! have a good weekend!

Tracy said...

Sylvia,
Your pictures today took me back to a place earlier in my teaching when I taught in a self-contained class of EMH kids. We did an art project where the kids painted over tissue paper to produce a colorful sky and then we cut out silhouettes of trees and houses and glued them on the beautiful skies. They turned out so lovely and the kids were so proud!
Your photos are gorgeous and the ones with the wisps are really spectacular!

Kim, USA said...

These sky reminds me of our project when I was in grade school were we have to melt a colored candle then drip it into a colored paper then blew it. This has the same effect just beautiful!

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SandyCarlson said...

The wisdom of the words coalesces with the beauty of the photos to create a wonderful experience for this reader. Thanks.

George said...

I love the clouds in these pictures. All three skies are absolutely beautiful.

Linnea said...

Lovely delicate skies! I hope I see skies like this soon! I'm headed back up your way but will continue on to Canada to visit relatives. I'll be back with more time on my hands during the summer. By then you should be all settled into your new place, right?

""rarejonRez"" said...

now that is amazing! very beautiful shots!

i have a very gloomy shots of The Struggling SUN , hope to see you! :)

Liz said...

Wonderful shots!

Liz @ A Simple Life

Anonymous said...

Wonderful sky shots! Good luck with your move!

Tara said...

that wisps of light clouds are very beautiful...so soft~

Maria said...

Hi Sylvia! Mark Twain's quote is fabulous!
Love it!
The wispy cloud is so pretty. It's so soft and flowy ~ and would have kept my attention for the time it drifted by ... very serene.

Happy weekend to you, Sylvia!
*Maria

Hildred said...

Beautiful skies, Sylvia, - remind me of luminous animal tails slinking along the horizon. Great quotes, too!

magiceye said...

gorgeous skies beautifully captured!

best wishes for a smooth hassle free move!

Ebie said...

I love your new header, how blessed you are to have a blogger friend who is so artistic!

I feel the excitement (or not) about packing and your move!

Take care!

Pietro Brosio said...

Hi Sylvia! Three fascinating images and very good quotes!
Have a pleasant day!

Joyful said...

Beautiful. Your blogger friend has an interesting way with words :-)

Gattina said...

Brushstrokes in the sky beautiful !

Irene said...

Gorgeous images! Love the light in the clouds!

Wish you a great weekend!

Irene

Stewart M said...

Hi there - I think you could watch clouds every day of your life and never see them all, never get bored and chances are you would not really have wasted your time either.

Splendid picture. Stewart M - Australia

Teamgsquare said...

amazing captures

Anonymous said...

This is truly a wonderful series again. I love the way you zoomed out.
Have a great weekend, Sylvia.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

where did you take these photos? I like the feathery sweeping outward that is so interesting

Unknown said...

How wonderful, Sylvia! Cute new header! :-)

Cezar and Léia said...

Glorious moment there, I love the colors and so poetic sky!
Léia :)

Thomas Lee said...

What a beautiful sky and thanks for sharing.


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LadyD Piano said...

Breathtaking photos. Thanks for stopping by this a.m. What a lovely surprise.

alicesg said...

Beautiful sky photos. It is the weekend once again. Hope you have a wonderful time this weekend.

NatureFootstep said...

this is a strange cloud formation. I love it. Glad you could capure it.

Have a great weekend.

forgetmenot said...

Beautiful skies, Sylvia. Good luck on packing and moving--such a stressful, frustrating job, but well worth it when the move is complete. Good Luck. Mickie :)

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