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Thursday, September 22, 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  the Sky Watch team of  Sandy, Wren and me. And this week as every week, we remember Klaus and know that he joins us in spirit! 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.

It has been one of "those" weeks, but taking time to look up is always a reminder of the beauty in all of our worlds.  As usual, we've had a little bit of everything -- weather wise, too -- but I spent some time on the roof and got these over a couple of nights.

Hope all of you have a lovely weekend! Enjoy!
I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.
John Burroughs

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Charles Darwin

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha

51 comments:

Anonymous said...

What marvellous skies - you seem to have so many stunning sunsets.

And your new header is hilarious!

kRiZcPEc said...

Hi, Happy SWF. I just created a new photo blog, http://krizcpec2.blogspot.com/

clairz said...

Beautiful photos. I really like your quotes today, so perfect for reminding us to live each moment.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Beautiful skies -- I really like the John Burroughs quote -- that "not enough time" thing gets worse every year.

Thank you as always for hosting both wonderful memes.

Sivinden said...

Lovely skies - the golden clouds and the white fluffy ones. Like your quotes too:)

Mridula said...

Lovely, the first one is a little more lovely than others!

TexWisGirl said...

glorious. that huge vapor trail in the first one is great.

Arija said...

Wonderful skies as always. Somehow that massive con trail reminds me of a shooting star.

EG CameraGirl said...

Thank you for these lovely photos that remind us how beautiful the world - especially the sky - is!

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

Oh Sylvia you really are a VIP - it's obvious in the top picture - wonderful! So is your pictures and words too :)
have a great week!

Ebie said...

Just be careful, when you are there on the roof Skywatching, Queen Sylvia!

Kim, USA said...

Gorgeous array of skies!

Peach Sky

Pearl Maple said...

Great collection of photos and quotes Sylvia, thanks for continuing to host the SWF party, it is the highlight of my week

Steffi said...

Very beautiful set of skies for SWF,Sylvia!Your new blogheader is really funny.I was a little bit surprised as I opend your blog and I saw our Angela Merkel...
Have a nice weekend!

Carver said...

Your sky shots are always such a nice mix and very beautiful.

Unknown said...

Great skies as usual!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Hildred said...

Good advice, - marvelous sky shots, Sylvia.

Laura said...

love these ribbons of clouds Sylvia...absolutely beautiful!

Anna said...

Beautiful skys Sylvia!!
Happy SWF and greetings from Holland,
Anna

Karen said...

You capture the awesome and ever changing skies so well.

joo said...

It's always a pleasure to visit your blog - the choice of photos and quotes is great!
have a nice weekend:)
j.

Jackie said...

Beautiful skies, fantastic shots.

Carletta said...

Your photos from the roof on different days and the Buddha quote remind us that each day is different and we should indeed stop, enjoy, and appreciate all that nature has to offer in that moment.
Lovely skies as always Sylvia!

eileeninmd said...

It is great you are able to go up on the roof and watch the sky! Your photos are beautiful, lovely skies. Have a great weekend, happy skywatching Sylvia!

Maude Lynn said...

That third shot is so pretty!

Linda Reeder said...

I love the john Burroughs quote. So true.
The weather has me somewhat confused. For example right now it is cloudy, but 75. Odd.

Leovi said...

A delicious light frames the beautiful sunset, I really like the diagonal composition in the first photo. greetings.

LifeRamblings said...

your skies are amazingly beautiful as usual. i enjoy the quotes too and i love your new header.

Terrebel said...

Breathtaking, Sylvia! Love the human-made "rainbow" in the first one and that golden sky later on...Wow!

Remembering the words of the Buddha I'd like to share with you one of my life's motto's: Live every day as if it could be your last but don't forget there may yet be a next one. However: my personal main motto is: "Someone has to do something about it and you can be someone."

Have a good weekend, Sylvia! I'll be in hospital next week for my hip-replacement so probably won't be able to post new pictures...But I'll be back!

Your Amsterdam Skywatch-friend:

Terrence looks at the sky

lotusleaf said...

Majestic photos, Queen Sylvia!

SandyCarlson said...

These are gorgeous! You are the queen of the blogosphere!

Larry D said...

Wonderful SWF photos!

Lina Gustina said...

Awesome clouds...

http://www.womenandperspectives.com/2011/09/sky-watch-at-cemetery.html

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

I like the queen of the blogworld best. Love that Tiara.

Kay said...

I just had to stop by and say "Hi!" My life is so crazy right now. Your header is perfectly wonderful!!!! I LOVE it!

magiceye said...

gorgeous captures all!!

Indrani said...

Spectacular shots.

Lew said...

Some mighty fine company you are keeping and some great too!

Gattina said...

Nice variety of skies ! I like your header, it's so funny, lol !

Rajesh said...

Beautiful views of the sky.

Anonymous said...

These are wonderful skies again, Sylvia. The first one is my favourite this time.
I hope you have a wonderful sunny weekend!

Louis la Vache said...

hee hee...
«Louis» sees from the header photo that you are now officially the Queen of the Bloggers!
All hail!
;-D

jabblog said...

Lovely skies - hope your next week isn't another of 'those' weeks;-)

forgetmenot said...

Lovely skies, and all of the quotes are so true. Never should a day be wasted--the days, months, and now even the years all "fly by" so quickly. Precious, precious time--use it for all it's worth. Have a lovely weekend. Mickie :)

Don Wood said...

I have missed your quotations. I Will try and do swf next week. XXX Don

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I love your rooftop shots. I think I'm going to tell Heather that we need a roof we can go up and hang out in.

I feel like Burroughs, the days are not long enough for everything I need to do.

MyMaracas said...

Your posts are always so uplifting. Beautiful clouds, inspiring words.

P.S. - Be careful up there on that roof!

Thomas Lee said...

The cloud trails is always beautiful here.

Pietro Brosio said...

Sylvia, what a beautiful Sky Watch post, I enjoy the pictures and the quotes!

Tatjana Parkacheva said...

Beautiful photos and quotes.

Regards and best wishes

Stewart M said...

Hi there - great set of pictures. Are the "little black dots" in the first picture birds?

Cheers - Stewart M

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