Thursday, May 20, 2010

Sky Watch Friday!


Look up, observe your skies, capture them and share them with us! Sky Watch is hosted each week by Klaus and the Sky Watch Team of Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and me! Click on the icon, sign up and share the beauty!



Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ~John Muir



If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God. ~ G.K.Chesterson



It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream. ~ Bern Williams



Is it so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun at sunset? ~ Matthew Arnold

72 comments:

  1. What beautiful skies! I wish they looked like that over my house right now. It is a bit drab and gray this morning.

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  2. Marvelous captures as always Sylvia. I especially love the dynamic look of the first shot. It has "movement".

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  3. your sunset shots are dreamy. love all of the pics but am really partial to the sunset images.

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  4. I think Seattle has some of the nicest clouds in the world!

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  5. These are just beautiful my friend. Each one of these is fantastic :) Have a great day :)

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  6. Stunning shots Sylvia. Great quotes and I love the one about needing beauty as well as bread. So true.

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  7. Super nice images, as always, Sylvia.

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  8. Beautiful skies!!, Sylvia.
    Love your header.
    Have a wonderful day.

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  9. OMG!!!! Stunning. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Love the new header. Beautiful shots - hope you have plenty more of those clear skies this week xo

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  11. Really beautiful skies Sylvia. Have a nice weekend.

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  12. Those photos are gorgeous.Happy Friday and thanks for the visit too.

    SkyWatchFriday

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  13. Nr 3 is my favorite! Great photos of the sky. I love the new photo in your header too:-)
    Wish you a wonderful weekend, hugs from Tania

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  14. Yes, it is impossible to watch a sunset and not to dream...beautiful shots!

    My skywatch

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  15. Hi Sylvia, What beautiful clouds and sunsets over the water! I enjoyed the lovely quotes too. Have a great weekend. :)

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  16. Wonderful photo´s again,Sylvia.Great choices.I hope you had a nice week.Have a nice weekend.

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  17. Beautiful skies, Sylvia! I can't pick a fav this week - they're all great!!! =)

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  18. Absolutely fantastic photos and the quotes I liked very much! A wonderful weekend of Pentecost for you!

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  19. I always look forward to your photos and quotes. They never disappoint.

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  20. What a lovely collection of pictures you have posted Sylvia. Have a wonderful weekend

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  21. Got some great looking skies this week. Valerie

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  22. Beautiful skies and gorgeous sunsets!

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  23. Great sky offerings Sylvia and those sunsets are stunning. Have yourself a great weekend - I certainly will, it's going to hit 28C/80F here! Woo hoo!

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  24. It's hard to believe that's Friday again! As usually I admire your photos:)
    Have a nice weekend Silvia!

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  25. Those first two images look like you might have gotten a little wet weather in the PNW. Gorgeous sunsets.

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  26. Those quotes are wonderful, as are your photographs Sylvia. Hubby is in Seattle on business this week, hopefully enjoying this beautiful sunset.

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  27. Gorgeous captures as always, Sylvia and beautiful quotes. Love the the sunset pictures so much. Thanks for sharing.

    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  28. Beautiful skies, Sylvia! The sunset is gorgeous! beautiful photos!

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  29. Beautiful views of the wonderful world that surrounds you, Sylvia. I keep hoping that someday we will journey to your part of the country.
    Enjoy your weekend :)

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  30. What beautiful clouds and sunsets, very well captured!

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  31. Nice nice nice, Sylvia! Very beautiful skies and landscapes! Have a great weekend and keep your camera handy! :)

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  32. Love the quotes and the sunsets as well as the turbulent sky shots.

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  33. Wonderful skies. I love your quotes. You always seem to find the right one.

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  34. those are amazing captures for Skywatch. i love the quotes too.

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  35. Stunning photographs of Creator's Art work..
    My favorite one is the first one..Powerful and calming at the same time.
    Thank you for sharing some of your beauty from your area in this big world.

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  36. Beautiful sky shots. Love those sunsets.

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  37. I love the last two especially, with the sun setting lowly in the sky. You live in such a beautiful place, Sylvia - lucky you!

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  38. Oh, those clouds in the first shot just don't know what to do with themselves!

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  39. Sylvia,
    These are gorgeous, and they bring with them such peace and calm that all I can do is thank you. So thank you.

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  40. I don't know how you come up with such a good set of photos every time, but somehow you do. I especially love the way the clouds layer in the first one.

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  41. Fantastic series of Sky Watch images, and a dynamite masthead photo!

    One of the clouds in the masthead photo reminds «Louis» of a clipper ship at full-sail.

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  42. Another set of fabulous skies. John Muir was so right!

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  43. fabulous set of skies Sylvia.. Thanks for always visiting my site.. I really appreciate it..hugs!

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  44. lovely how the central cloud seems all feathery with joy.

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  45. Gorgeous skies, Sylvia! I do especially love sunsets,too.

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  46. Great pictures and such variety also. I'm always a sucker for sunsets (sunrises?)

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  47. what a riot of colours...its so true Sylvia..sunsets make you a dreamer..hope you get to see ladakh sometime..have a great weekend

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  48. Stunning skies Sylvia! & I hope you have a wonderful Friday.

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  49. The sunset captures are lovely! :)
    Is it so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun at sunset? ~ Matthew Arnold
    Nice quote!

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  50. Lovely pictures of sky and water, and I do so enjoy your quotes and comments.

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  51. Magnificent skies you've shared with us today! The first one, in particular, is very striking to me, though all are extremely beautiful.

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  52. Great header! How I wish we were back in Phuket, sailing on the Andaman Sea...

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  53. Beautiful, Sylvia. The trees in the top photo remind me of the geography in my childhood home area.

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  54. Enjoying the Sun at the sunset is indeed one of the most beautiful things that you can experience! Lovely capture Sylvia!!

    Pixellicious Photos

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  55. Yay, nice sunset! Have a great weekend

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  56. Your skies are great! Especially when enlarged! Thanks for your visit and very kind comment.

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  57. Beautiful photos, great colours.
    Enjoy the weekend.

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  58. Lovely skies - there's such energy in the first two and I always love sunsets.

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  59. I love those big fat fluffs of clouds in the first shot!!

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  60. Again your have posted a stunning set of sky images! A perfect start to the weekend.

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  61. it's always a joy to visit your blog Sylvia! you always share beautiful skies with us! enjoy your weekend!

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  62. Loved the Chesterson quote and the skies.

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  63. Hello! Thanks for your visit to my place.These shots are lovely, as is your blog. I have also enjoyed starting to read your novel. I am a beginning of the book crytic, if it doesn't grab me straight away it generally does not bode well for my enjoyment of the whole story but yours has grabbed me!

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  64. This is a beautiful part of the world for sure. I liked watching the sunset with you. Thanks for all you do to make SWF a fun event. - Margy

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  65. Ooooh! I love the explosion of pink colors up in the sky!

    Enjoy your weekend Ms Sylvia!

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  66. Sylvia: Those are a beautiful series of captures.

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  67. Excellent. Yes we sure have had a mix of rambunctious weather lately. Some gorgeous clouds--which I love and you showed. MB

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  68. the first two are my favourite today :)

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