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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Sky Watch Friday

Look up and see the beauty of your skies and share them with us! Sky Watch is hosted each week by Klaus and the Sky Watch team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and myself! Click on the icon, read and follow the directions, sign up and share the beauty!

We have had such beautiful skies lately, spring arrived so early this year and it's wonderful!



Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.
Rabindranath Tagore



Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.
Henry Ward Beecher



All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.
Marie Curie



Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
Kahlil Gibran



I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.
e.e. cummings



The poetry of the earth is never dead.
John Keats



Choose only one master - Nature. Rembrandt

81 comments:

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

As always, great pairings of words and photos.

Linda Reeder said...

Ah, yes, I choose nature, along with Rembrandt and Marie Curie and ee cummings!
Let the Earth rejoice today, and let us rejoice in it!
What beauty there is to behold in this burgeoning spring!

bobbie said...

Sylvia, you have taken your own advice - looked up, seen the beauty, and shared it with us. Thank you so much!

lazyclick said...

Beautiful shots. Very refreshing.

Martha Z said...

It looks like you dreary winter skies are gone, for now, replaced by the beauty of spring.

Jo said...

Beautiful Sylvia. I love the last image the most. Thanks for this beautiful meme.

Johnny Nutcase said...

you always have such gorgeous sky and clouds where you are! Great stuff again!

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

oh Sylvia..i love to visit you..for these and for all..thanks
http://graceolsson.com/blog/2010/04/a-strange-sky-in-gothenburg-sweden/

Gwendolyn L said...

You do a wonderful job sharing beautiful photos and choosing the words to go along. I always smile when visiting you. Thanks for sharing.

Carver said...

Your variety of spring skies are so beautiful.

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

Sylvia, what a wonderful tree on the top!!
And I would like to sit on the bench by the sea in the first one ... and just let my thoughts play around :)
Have a nice weekend!

Carolyn said...

Beautiful west coast skies Sylvia and I love the pic of the blossoms.
Thank you for always making my days so right!
Smiles and blessings

Laura said...

All so beautiful, thank you Sylvia:)

Anonymous said...

OMG Sylvia that 6th picture is spectacular. I just love it. They all are excellent as usual but that one...BEAUTIFUL!! Again, thanks for being the 1000th commentor on my blog. I really appreciate your visits. :)

Steffi said...

Hello Sylvia,great set of beautiful different photo´s again.Wonderful landscapes where you live.Have a nice weekend!

Kcalpesh said...

Absolutely love all the pictures posted by you! The place you live in is really gorgeous! Beautiful captures!

Pixellicious Photos

Kim, USA said...

I agree spring came too early this year and I am so happy about it. Your photos are beautiful and the cloud looks great in blue! Happy weekend!

Another Sunset

My name is Riet said...

Beautiful spring skies Sylvia. Great pictures

Tammie Lee said...

in each and every photo you have captured beauty!

Rajesh said...

Magnificent shots. Lovely clouds in the blue sky.

Rinkly Rimes said...

You've captured the sky in its many moods.

Mar-Bear said...

ah this is truly lovely! What a wonderful shot

Diane AZ said...

Hi Sylvia, I really enjoyed your clouds and "leaping greenly spirits of trees." :)

Dewdrop said...

I love the way clouds roll in from over water and mountains. Beautiful shots. Amazing blue skies.

Ebie said...

Hi Sylvia, you never ran out of words and photos to share with us how beautiful nature is! I see a little touch of snow up on top of your mountains.

And those spring flowers are just beaming with beauty!

Enjoy your weekend!

Anonymous said...

Your spring shots are so inspiring. The words/quote are perfect too.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Thank you for your skies and your music and for hosting sky watch. I love this meme!!

SandyCarlson said...

Thanks for this dose of serenity. All gorgeous, my friend. I hope your weekend is super.

syel said...

as always you have fantastic sky and cloud photos Sylvia! have a great weekend!

Light and Voices said...

My "fave" photo is third from bottom. Simply divine image!
Joyce

eden said...

Beautiful images and quotes. Have a great weekend. Thanks for sharing

Marites said...

love the photos especially the first one and the snow-capped mountain. happy weekend!

My world is here.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Sylvia: I love your two views over the water.

judi/Gmj said...

Sylvia, you are prolific in capturing our beautiful clouds!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous all! I'd love to be on one of those benches in the first one just being. Ahhhh. Beautiful quotes to go with your beautiful images as well! ~Jeanne

Ramosforest.Environment said...

Beautiful Spring shots and your quotes.
Thanks. I am "like a child" too!!
Luiz Ramos

Unknown said...

Nice sky shots, Sylvia. And I love the quotes, especially the Rembrandt. ;-)

Happy weekend

Carolyn Ford said...

You have some amazing skies behind those even more amazing scenes! I hope you enjoy everyday of this spring season. And, Happy Earth Day to you!

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful shots, Sylvia! the first is my favorite. I love the tree.
I hope you have a great weekend.

Glennis said...

You have many wonderful skies and equally many wonderful words, so this is a lovely post.

Al said...

What a great series of shots. I always look forward to your SWF posts.

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

Gorgeous sky shots. Love the quotes too.

DeniseinVA said...

Fabulous skies and quotes Sylvia. Happy weekend to you.

Hildred said...

Lovely photos and beautiful words. Thank you for a most mindful posting.

Verna Luga said...

Hi Sylvia ... as always these are glorious skies ... thanks for sharing..

A View From A Window

kRiZcPEc said...

thanks for another enjoyable post. :)

kRiZcPEc said...

thanks for another enjoyable post. :)

Anonymous said...

Ah, gorgeous spring skies and lovely words. We had snow here yesterday! Again.

~Cheryl said...

Beautiful photos (taken in a beautiful place!) Photos of the sky and water meeting in the distance are so marvelous --great shots!

Chubskulit Rose said...

Love the very last one.. Happy weekend!

dianasfaria.com said...

Isn't nature awesome?
Have a great evening Sylvia!

Redzlan aka Tabib said...

Beautiful seascape and cloud. Love that flowers too.
Have a great weekend!

magiceye said...

delightfully beautiful images all!

Unknown said...

incredible photos!

Jim said...

Fantastic shots, as usual.
Sydney - City and Suburbs

Robin said...

Beautiful, especially that first shot. You live in such a special little corner of the world.

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Terrebel said...

Great series. Again. I love sunsets and dark clouds...

Have a great weekend, Sylvia!

Terrence looks at the sky

Irene said...

Amazing shots, Sylvia! I love the blooming tree. I wish you a great weekend.

nsiyer said...

Amazing is not the word. You seem to really find more than amazing ones. And the quotes they form the cherry.

Unknown said...

Love them all Sylvia, but the last one is my favourite, the light and dark tones are perfectly combined.

penny said...

Sylvia, your header photo always makes me smile, its gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful Seattle skies. I also enjoyed reading those wonderful quotes..

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

I want to go skiing at that snow cover range.

Looks like we are having an early winter.

Gemma Wiseman said...

These clouds are all so soft and beautiful! Delightful collection!

Anonymous said...

A beautiful and diverse collection of skies, Sylvia, and a nice reminder that beauty has many forms.

JTG (Misalyn) said...

Fantastic captures, as always. It is always nice to see your beautiful snaps with wise words.

Have a great weekend Sylvia.

Bill S. said...

Beautiful pictures as usual. I love your quotes - they always inspire me.

Risa Tzohar said...

Such a lovely, well planned post! I am overwhelmed.

clairz said...

Sylvia, thank you for the beautiful water shots. I live so far from the ocean now that sometimes I forget what it looks like.

As always, thank you for being such a wonderful blogger and an inspiration to all!

Sara Chapman said...

How do you come up with such a fantastic collection of photos every time I visit? And the quotes are superb. One thing, though; you might consider changing (or deleting!) the music. Just my opinion, of course. I think the visual stands on its own, and besides, a much faster load without it.

H.S.N PHOTOGRAPHY said...

Wow great sky watch weekend was so good . Hope you have good sense of moment

Penelope Potty Snooper said...

Simply amazing! And I love your appropriate quotes.

James said...

Beautiful photos and great quotes to boot! I feel inspired to go outside and enjoy the day.

Have a great weekend!

Mridula said...

The mountain shot is amazing. Loved it. Wish you a very happy weekend.

Tarun Mitra said...

have a great weekend :)

Pietro Brosio said...

Sylvia, a wonderful Sky Watch post indeed! All beautiful quotes, I agree with Rembrandt.
Happy Saturday!

Euroangel said...

all wonderful pictures you got here plus those lovely words! Simply amazing!
mine is here

it's also nice to hear that you visited Nuremberg last time..I believed you had a great time during your visit. take care and have a great weekend too!

2sweetnsaxy said...

These are beautiful. I believe my favorites are the last one and the one with the snow capped mountains peaking over the clouds.

Gattina said...

Your skies look so very much like mine here except of course that I have no mountains around, this country is flat like a pancake !

NatureFootstep said...

many great skies in your post :)

Lew said...

All beautiful, but the clouds and snow capped mountains over the water is the best! Hope you have agreat weekend.

Animor said...

Those are fantastic images of your sky it's nice to see them in different variety, I can't chose the best one all are just beautiful. You always makes our day great. Thanks for sharing.

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