Thursday, July 22, 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!




Our weather has been varied, with gray, foggy, cloudy, chilly mornings that burned off completely by early to mid afternoon and with temps in the upper 60s low 70s! In other words, perfect! And the skies have been as just as varied, offering breathtaking views of all kinds!! I love where I live!!



The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson



May I never miss a sunset or rainbow because I am looking down. ~ Sara June Parker



I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we only will tune in. ~ George Washington Carver



The more we become focused on the present, the more we are set free. ~ Lee Jampolsky



Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been. ~ Mark Twain



Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~ Mark Twain

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89 comments:

  1. MojoJuly 22, 2010 at 7:58 AM

    Great stuff here! I especially love the first one. It sorta looks like a pair of glowing eyes in the sky.

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  2. MariaJuly 22, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    Hi Sylvia!
    Oh I love the new SkyWatch button!
    so bright and fun!
    and...
    I love all your photos and quotes for today...
    the first one is awesome! It's perfect...
    God blesses us with many forms of "Our Daily Bread"

    The temps are similar here to...WHAT A RELIEF from the heat and humidity...
    Thanks for stopping by my "place" too!
    Wishing you a wonderful weekend with hopefully more of the same skies and weather!
    ~Maria

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  3. elvira pajarolaJuly 22, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    Carissima Sylvia........
    how wonderful your kind welcome back for me; I just loved it; thank you so much, cara!

    Your spectacular skies today are so full of energy; fantastic...!!!!!!
    ...tell me...: do these fluffy clouds let down some fresh rain.....?????

    have a happy and sunny weekend; carissima Sylvia

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  4. Beverley BairdJuly 22, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    (I don't think my first message went through, so just in case am resending one)

    I love all thos gorgeous skies! The colours in the first and fourth are so lovely!
    haqve a wonderful weekend Sylvia! Yake care!

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  5. webruciJuly 22, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    WoooW!!!
    All is so beautiful... but my favorit is the second one:)

    Have a great weekend, dear Sylvia:)

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  6. CarverJuly 22, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    These are all wonderful shots as usual and I love the moon.

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  7. DaniJuly 22, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    Very beautiful skies there. Wonderful captures.

    Happy Skywatch Friday, Sylvia!

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  8. XaviJuly 22, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    Hi Sylvia,
    I like all shots, but the photo of the Moon is my favorite.
    Have a nice day!!

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  9. EaglesbrotherJuly 22, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    WOW !!! that first shot looks like it has a double sun peeking through the clouds just above the tree....Love it..great capture.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 11:45 AM

    Wonderful series of sky shots! I love em all!!!

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  11. My name is RietJuly 22, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    Beautiful different skies Sylvia. Have a nice weekend

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  12. earthtoholly.comJuly 22, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    Wow! Beautiful clouds and patterns...and that moon! I really envy you photogs who can capture the moon like that.

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  13. ElisabethJuly 22, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    My, my you have been busy...wonderful captures, Sylvia. Hope you have a marvelous weekend.

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  14. B i r g i t t aJuly 22, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    Sylvia, wonderful skies as always :)
    and I am so impressed of all your work and commenting in Skywatch.
    You are doing such a great job for all of us :)

    http://foto.rudenius.se/post/2010/07/22/Skywatch-Friday.aspx

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  15. Pearl MapleJuly 22, 2010 at 11:59 AM

    Delightful collection of photos celebrating the sky from your place, thanks for sharing with Sky Watch Friday.

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  16. KayJuly 22, 2010 at 12:02 PM

    That is a remarkable photo of the moon. None of mine ever turned out as great as yours did. You have such dramatic skies your way.

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  17. RajeshJuly 22, 2010 at 12:04 PM

    Beautiful views of the sky of amazing variety. Love the shot of the moon.

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  18. BraComJuly 22, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    Beautiful series

    Bram

    Seen on SkyWatch Friday

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  19. EveJuly 22, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    I love those fluffy clouds that just grow taller and fluffier as they day continues! Beautiful!

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  20. CloudiaJuly 22, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    oh my!


    Aloha from Waikiki

    Comfort Spiral

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  21. Kim, USAJuly 22, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    Hi Sylvia, awesome skies. And I love the close up shot of the moon, gorgeous!

    SWF~Half moon

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  22. 'TsukiJuly 22, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    Your moon is just perfect !

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  23. AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    Wonderful skies. I love the soft colours. Great picture of the moon too.
    What a difference to our skies.

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  24. JaneJuly 22, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    Great cloud shots Silvia, yeah the weather hasn't been too great up here either and to think its nealy August and we have only had one great sunny day this year last month. Thanks for sharing:)

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  25. ToneJuly 22, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    Beautiful pictures with such a beautiful words :)

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  26. Tara R.July 22, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    Beautiful eclectic skies. That last shot with the sun outlining the clouds, is lovely.

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  27. EG CameraGirlJuly 22, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    I'll say your sky has been varied! NICE!

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  28. AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 1:05 PM

    love the variety of looks of your skies. it's been pretty chilly for summer around these parts as well.

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  29. JanieJuly 22, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    You certainly are having some ideal weather. Love the sky photos. Yours are always beautiful. The Mark Twain quotes are my favorites.

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  30. CarolJuly 22, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    I like all these skies, but esp. the first shot with beautiful soft color. I like the moon shot also. Your weather sound great.

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  31. AlexanderJuly 22, 2010 at 2:04 PM

    Lovely colours and great captures of the skies! Beautiful cloud formations you have here. :)

    Have a wonderful weekend.

    Alexander
    Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

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  32. Laerte PupoJuly 22, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    Beautiful skies.
    I love the first one.

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  33. Vilt og vakkertJuly 22, 2010 at 3:01 PM

    Heisann!
    So many photos of beautiful the skys.

    Yes, we will have nice days in the weekend - and I will visit the Moon-festival to hear good music!
    Have a nice weekend to ;:OD)

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  34. jooJuly 22, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    I like all the pictures here but the moon one is stunning!
    Have a beautiful weekend:)
    Joo

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  35. JTG (Misalyn)July 22, 2010 at 3:37 PM

    Stunning shots, as always! 1st and 3rd photos are absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing the quotes, too.

    Have a nice weekend my dear.

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  36. Linda ReederJuly 22, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    Looks like there will be no blue today. It was a good day to do housework!

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  37. MaritesJuly 22, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    those are really beautiful skies..i just love the moon photo most. have a nice weekend, Sylvia! :) My skywatch is here.

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  38. Chubskulit RoseJuly 22, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    All shots are beautiful!

    Sky Watch, have a nice weekend!

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  39. eileeninmdJuly 22, 2010 at 4:12 PM

    Beautiful skies, Sylvia! The first two are my favorites but, they are all wonderful. Happy Skywatching!

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  40. edenJuly 22, 2010 at 4:19 PM

    Gorgeous sky photos. Fantastic captures as always. Love the moon shot. Thank you for sharing.

    Have a great weekend.

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  41. Mary Howell CromerJuly 22, 2010 at 4:20 PM

    Each one is so very beautiful with such thoughtful quotations and He does hear our thoughts and whispers, even before we speak them. I tune in best in His creation of nature~

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  42. JimJuly 22, 2010 at 4:59 PM

    Great variety.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  43. pennyJuly 22, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    Such gorgeous views you have of the harbor, Sylvia. A sight I would never tire of.

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  44. Carolyn FordJuly 22, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    I love the pink and blue clouds! They could be gift-wrapping paper for a baby shower! And, that moon...awesome capture, Sylvia.

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  45. SandyCarlsonJuly 22, 2010 at 5:57 PM

    So incredibly gorgeous, Sylvia. Thanks for sharing the beauty and the joy.

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  46. lotusleafJuly 22, 2010 at 6:02 PM

    Sylvia, you have surpassed yourself. All the pictures are incredibly beautiful and the quotes are wonderful!

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  47. AlJuly 22, 2010 at 6:13 PM

    I love the picture of the moon, very mysterious.

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  48. Colin CampbellJuly 22, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    We had some beautiful night skies this week.

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  49. Verna LugaJuly 22, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    Glorious Sylvia.... the moon is so romantically captured... thanks for dropping by On This Side of Town

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  50. Penelope Potty SnooperJuly 22, 2010 at 6:29 PM

    Somehow your quotations seem to be appropriate for what I am experiencing when I am reading them! Coincidence or what? Thanks for the insight they bring . And of course thanks for the lovely photos that accompany them.

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  51. AlJuly 22, 2010 at 6:43 PM

    Perfect skies as always, Sylvia - you certainly know how to capture them, and have excellent quotations too. Have a great weekend!

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  52. January ZeleneJuly 22, 2010 at 7:05 PM

    wondrous skies Slyvia. Thanks for sharing.

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  53. Yogi♪♪♪July 22, 2010 at 7:05 PM

    You always have such a great collection of photo of all types.

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  54. IndraniJuly 22, 2010 at 7:34 PM

    Great shots Sylvia, you always present wonderful shots, it is a pleasure to view them and read the quotes.

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  55. ~CherylJuly 22, 2010 at 8:22 PM

    You collected quite an assortment! I always enjoy your quotes, too. Have a wonderful weekend --- should be a nice one!

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  56. Pietro BrosioJuly 22, 2010 at 8:33 PM

    Hello Sylvia! What a wonderful Sky Watch post! All splendid sceneries and good quotes, I find so right George Washington Carver's words.
    Happy Friday!

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  57. Strawberry Jam AnneJuly 22, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    Beautiful skies Sylvia - the first and fourth are pretty. A

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  58. magiceyeJuly 22, 2010 at 9:52 PM

    marvelous series!!!

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  59. SerlineJuly 22, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    Very uplifting... did you notice I have not posted a skywatch for a while? Rainy season has started and I don't feel like depressing anyone with dark ominous pics... have a blessed weekend!

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  60. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪July 22, 2010 at 10:32 PM

    I like the moon, last night, I saw my full moon, alas, my camera can't take it. So I enjoy yours.

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  61. UnknownJuly 22, 2010 at 11:32 PM

    Fantastic sky shots, light and summery looking.

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  62. JennyJuly 23, 2010 at 12:09 AM

    Simply marvelous~ your first shot reminds me of a skypic I took last Thanksgiving evening in Hartsville, South Carolina ... same dusky-gray clouds with salmon-gold lights. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  63. alicesgJuly 23, 2010 at 12:17 AM

    We have wet weather over here. The heavy downpour is really unwelcome to most of us. Have to cancel a lot of outdoor activities. Have a nice weekend, Sylvia

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  64. syelJuly 23, 2010 at 1:21 AM

    fantastic sky photos Sylvia! i love the moon shot as i kind of miss taking some. :)

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  65. Coffeeveggie addict.July 23, 2010 at 1:37 AM

    gorgeous skies,the m0on is perfect.love all the ph0t0s!have a nice weekend.

    xoxo,
    blue

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  66. indicaspeciesJuly 23, 2010 at 2:45 AM

    A set of lovely skies on display here. Have a good day Sylvia.

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  67. TrotterJuly 23, 2010 at 2:50 AM

    Hi Sylvia! Awesome shots!! Great clouds you caught...

    Blogtrotter Two has gone deeply in Sardinia... Enjoy and have a great weekend!

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  68. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsJuly 23, 2010 at 3:03 AM

    Beautiful sky images! Especially love those depicting strong white puffy cloud shapes!

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  69. JoJuly 23, 2010 at 4:13 AM

    Wow, such different skies. And the moon is beautiful. Thanks for visiting my blog and your kind enquiries. Our family is well and we're enjoying the time in South Africa with them. Have a wonderful weekend. (((Hugs))) Jo

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  70. AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 4:31 AM

    I like all your photos, the second looks to be a place where I could cool down, which would be very nice, as it's to hot here on Lolland ;-)
    Mark Twain was a wise man!
    Have a nice weekend :-D

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  71. FranciscaJuly 23, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    If variety is the spice of life, you've got it with those skies! Beautiful skies. I can sure understand your loving where you live.

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  72. maryt/theteachJuly 23, 2010 at 5:22 AM

    Sylvia, beautiful!

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  73. jabblogJuly 23, 2010 at 5:39 AM

    Wonderful skies, Sylvia. I think you live in a very beautiful place.

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  74. HalcyonJuly 23, 2010 at 5:52 AM

    Would you like some of our 105 degree weather? That's what I read on the bank sign yesterday when I was coming home from work around 5pm. :S Usually I would think 60 - 70 sounds cold. But I could do with a little relief right now.

    Love your skies as always. Happy Friday!

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  75. This Is My Blog - fishing guyJuly 23, 2010 at 6:40 AM

    Sylvia: Very neat skies in your area this week.

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  76. http://graceolsson.com/blogJuly 23, 2010 at 7:04 AM

    Sylvia, teh second one is simply beautifull....something like BRAZIL!!!congrats
    graceolsson.com/blog

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  77. AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    Wonderful Sylvia, Beautiful Pictures. Loved the photos with the Sky n Water, and the ones with the big Puffy Clouds.

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  78. MridulaJuly 23, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    I missed participating in the last skywatch as I was traveling! I am so glad to be here this week. Skywatch has become such an integral part of my blogging!

    Lovely pictures Sylvia.

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  79. NatureFootstepJuly 23, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    you have a great portrait of the moon today. :)

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  80. Rosie Nixon FluertyJuly 23, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    "The heavens declare thy glory" - you've certainly captured glory in those wonderful scenes Sylvia :) Rosie Centre of Interest

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  81. SteffiJuly 23, 2010 at 11:59 AM

    Very beautiful set of photos,Sylvia!I can´t say which is the best.I love all of them!Have a nice weekend!

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  82. clairzJuly 23, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    Sylvia! As of this point there are 81 comments--wow!

    I love all of this post, but the Parker quote and the moon shot especially spoke to me. Happy Skywatching!

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  83. GeorgeJuly 23, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    You've had some incredibly beautiful skies this week and I thank you for sharing them with us. I especially like the picture above the Mark Twain quote.

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  84. Max-eJuly 23, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    Nices series of shots Sylvia. I like the cotton woolly clouds. Have a great weekeend.

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  85. AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 11:50 PM

    What nourishing quotations and wonderful photos!

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  86. IngridJuly 24, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    Your skies look so similar to my skies !
    Beautiful pictures !

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  87. kRiZcPEcJuly 25, 2010 at 12:41 AM

    have a nice week ahead. :)

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  88. chrome3dJuly 25, 2010 at 4:59 AM

    It was rewarding to tune in to your sky broadcast this afternoon. There seems to be no limits here.

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  89. RosselJuly 25, 2010 at 11:26 PM

    all shots are lovely! you're a good photographer.

    you can see mine here...
    http://www.topicsonearth.com/2010/07/great-day.html

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