Thursday, July 1, 2010

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, Fishing Guy and me. Join us and the many people from all over the world who share theirs with us each week! Click on the icon and sign up today!

We've had lots of interesting white clouds and formations this week -- when it wasn't raining, and it's been fun to try and capture the most interesting or dramatic ones.



Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark. ~ Anonymous



No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted. ~ Aesop, Greek fabulist



It is never too late to be what we might have been . ~ George Eliot



Be the change you want to see in the world. ~ Ghandi

78 comments:

  1. Crazy and dramatic skies! All is beautiful, but I like the first picture best, just amazing.
    Wish you a blessed weekend:-)

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  2. Awesome cloudscapes here Sylvia! I really love the first one, sort of reminds me of a jellyfish (nice to look at anyway).

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  3. Great clouds...you did very well capturing them.

    Happy SKW..and have a great 4th.

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  4. Beautiful shots. Awesome designs by the clouds in the blue sky.

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  5. love the pics and the quote, too;-)happy weekend

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  6. awesome...love the thoughts. very inspiring.

    Happy SW Friday!

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  7. Clouds are great. As an old weatherman I find myself looking up often. These look more like winter clouds than mis summer.

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  8. Yes, this has been an interesting week for a lot of unusal cloud formations. Thanks for taking the time to share with us. Have a safe holiday.

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  9. Wonderful Sylvia...what magnificent cloud formations you have where you live. Fabulous!

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  10. Very dramatic!.. I like No3.... thanks for sharing your view!....:)

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  11. The cloud formations are so wonderful and I always enjoy your quotes too.

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  12. It's beautiful Sylvia. And it looks like I don't see any dark clouds lurking around. Happy weekend!

    SWF:Fiery sky

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  13. Very nice, Sylvia. Gotta love those wispy fair weather clouds! I guess it has finally stopped raining over Seattle!

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  14. Great captures of your clouds Sylvia. I especially enjoyed the flames licking the sky in the first and the light in the second, the dynamism in the third and the density in the last. Each one had some special quality of its own.
    Well done my friend.

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  15. Beautiful clouds and Nature shots.
    Luiz Ramos

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  16. wispy clouds always bring fair weather. love these!

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  17. Goodness me, what different clouds - fab fun. Have a great weekend!

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  18. Some gorgeous cloud formations! Delightful. Hope you have a sunny weekend.

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  19. Amazing cloud formations. Great captures as always, Sylvia. My favourite is the first one.

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  20. I love the whispy clouds in the first shot! I think that must be an angel raising her arms there on the right. :)
    I like the new header - a fun image.

    Have a wonderful weekend!!
    (Round The Bend)

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  21. Stunning photos my friend. Love 'em. Have a great Thursday.

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  22. Love those clouds, Xylvia!

    Have a great weekend.


    Terrence looks at the sky

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  23. Great pictures Sylvia. I just love these skies. We had some of those this week and of course I left my camera at home.

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  24. Beautiful captures Sylvia, love the first one

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  25. You always have your head in the clouds! ;) Well, your camera anyway.

    And you get the greatest shots!

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  26. Lovely selection there. Have a nice weekend.

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  27. You always get the best sky shots Slyvia. I like the third photo with its sharp contrasts best. It is so peaceful looking. Have a great Fourth of July. Summer is surely flying by fast!

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  28. Sylvia, It looks as if he hair and wings of heavens angels are being blown across the beautiful Seattle skies.

    Enjoy a happy and healthy 4th of July weekend!

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  29. so many fancy cloud formations, i love 'em all!

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  30. An amazing variety of clouds have passed your way.

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  31. I was thinking the first one reminded me of Don King's hair!

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  32. This is the State I want to witness all these beautiful cloud formations! All skies shots are just lovely!!!

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  33. Great pictures! The topmost picture is very, very beautiful.

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  34. Your skies are the magic I need tonight, Sylvia. Thank you for such beauty.

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  35. Very beautiful sky photos. Look like the sky is dancing and staging a performance. Have a nice weekend, Sylvia.

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  36. Oh my Sylvia, you always post pictures of amazing clouds! I love cloud watching very much.

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  37. Oh GOODNESS! That 3rd pix took my breath. Really lovely.

    Thanks for sharing!

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  38. So it has stopped raining? Not here! So I'm grateful for your blue skies. It's just lovely!
    http://meeyauw-pad.blogspot.com/2010/07/skywatch-friday-451-driving-through.html

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  39. you have such amazing sky shots all the time sylvia.

    Have a nice weekend.

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  40. Beautiful cloud captures, Sylvia!

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  41. Sylvia: Loved your sky shots but that third one was so precious.

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  42. Your skies really are stunning Sylvia!
    & the Ghandi quote has always been one of my favorite quotes if not THE favorite quote of mine!
    Thanks for sharing.
    : )

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  43. breathtakingly beautiful captures!!!

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  44. Super job of grabbing these clouds! They are very lovely as are the accompanying quotes. I enjoy Sky Watch Friday so much; thank you for your part in it!

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  45. One thing we are missing down here in so. Cal is clouds these days! Yours are a sight to behold!

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  46. Very difficult to pick up a favorite. They all are beautiful.

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  47. Love the mesmerizing look of the skies!! Beautiful & Stunning!!

    Pixellicious Photos

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  48. The second photo looks like two fish. Lovely!

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  49. I like the line on hope..they do say the darkest hour is just before the dawn

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  50. Wonderful photo´s of skies,Sylvia!I am late with my SWF post at this week because it is sooooo hot here...no mood to sit on the computer.Have a great weekend and see you next week again!

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  51. You do have seriously, the most incredible skies, Sylvia!

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  52. Wow, those clouds are all wonderful. I love to cloud watch. Beautiful skies and photos, Sylvia!

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  53. These clouds look like fantasy designs with a flying paintbrush! Utterly fascinating!

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  54. Looks like the traces of a paint brush indeed, wondering about what he wrote. A great Friday for you.

    daily athens

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  55. Beautiful and gorgeous!
    Happy SWF Sylvia!And a have a wonderful week.
    " Regina "

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  57. Beautiful and gorgeous!
    Happy SWF Sylvia! And have a wonderful weekend.
    " Regina "

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  58. Your sky has been very creative and so are you :)
    Clouds are so decorative and delicate.
    Good weekend to you, Sylvia!

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  59. The week of clouds has treated you very well. Some of the best cloudpics you have ever shown. A reason to be happy. Aesop got the most beautiful one. Although I would like to think that I have wasted acts of kindness in the past. Maybe they will come back some day in some form or another.

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  60. These are some amazing cloud formations! Fantastic set of photos, Sylvia!

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  61. You always find the most fascinating clouds to photograph!

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  62. i love your blue skies! and the interesting cloud formations too Sylvia! have a great weekend! :)

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  63. What marvelous clouds you've found this week - so sculpted but still so delicate.

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  64. elegant is the word that comes to my mind looking at these clouds today!

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  65. Amazing clouds! Wish you a great weekend Sylvia!

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  66. the first two photos are my favourites. :)

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  67. You've captured some beautiful feathery clouds -- very unique. Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures with us.

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  68. Those feathery clouds are perfect for sky watching, Sylvia - like your quotes, too! I hope your weather clears a bit so you can have a barbecue - Happy 4th!

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  69. I love the way the trees seem to cast a shadow on the clouds in the third one!

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  70. Wow, you found some spectacular sky patterns. Beautiful photos!

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  71. There were spirits in those Sylvia! Amazing skies every week, but this week was really special.

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  72. Same paint, different brushes in each. The first is my favorite - I'm loving those streaks!

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