This weeks Guest Intro was written by Gailsman
"The sky. We all have one above us, no matter where we are in the world. Besides air and water, the sky is one of the few things on planet Earth that shows no discrimination. Rich; poor; black; white; genius or dunce, that blue band that stops the air from floating out into space is exactly the same, whether you're living in Sydney like Sally, Brookville like Abraham Lincoln, Jilly in Monte Carlo or Nottingham like me. The only difference is the type of weather that it brings to us. Sunshine, rain, snow or wind. We get it all. The big difference is how much and when. Perhaps we should stop looking upwards and moaning about what the day is like, but thank the sky for those white clouds that aren't dark. Hiding the sun from the parched ground, or bringing snow, so someone can enjoy being out in it. So what photo to show? Most people seem to think that there's nothing like the English countryside. The colours, the trees, the landscape. So that's what I'm showing you all in this introduction. Look at it, then take a look at your own sky and think about why it's there and what it means to you."



155 Comments:
That is a beautiful sky! Looking forward to Autumn! :D
Mine is HERE! Happy SWF!
All of us under the same sheltering sky,
I like that sentiment!
Beautiful image,
Gailsman,
and thank you for taking the time for the introduction! :-)
Cool and dreamlike shot. Happy SWF. more pics.
Happy Sky Watch everyone!
Very nice fall photo with all the red and brown colors Gailsman! It sure seems autumn and fall with it has started.
Very nice introduction and lovely picture!
Well put, Tom. If this meme can contribute to less egocentricity it has been worth the effort.
Gailsman: Thanks for sharing your view and your beautiful countryside and Sky.
An Environment characteristic: no border.
Good text and photo.
I admire the sky, it's the first thing I will look at when I get up in the morning and the last thing I will look at when I go to bed! I can't complain about it as it offers so much in excitement. It helps plants grow by giving us water and sunshine and recreation in all 4 seasons!
Wonderful photo!
Mountain Retreat
it is worth it that you have posted this photo. as it is really lovely to see with the sky...
check out mine here:here
classic!
Wonderful, lyrical photograph and words. You were the perfect choice for this week's introduction.
Wonderful landscape below a wonderful sky.
sorry I hit enter with out my url on there so I had to add it again...
Beautiful sky, Gailsman. I love the words you included in the intro. I think that if more people stopped to appreciate the world (and sky) around them, it would be a better place.
Another spectacular Sky Watch Friday! I am sooooo glad I was introduced to this meme. It is awesome!
Lovely image and very thoughtful words. Have a great weekend.
Cheers
Beautiful countryside and sky, ideas and words.
Excellent post!
Beautiful both the text and the picture.
Well said, Gailsman, and your photograph is an excellent capture of your beautiful English countryside. Thank you!
Great sky and intro my friend.
Stunning and beautiful photo, and your post is lovely.
Love all the colors in your picture, especially the bits of red in the sky, echoing the reds in the little town below. Yes, we all have sky, everywhere on Earth!
Beautiful, colorful photo and such a lovely, thoughtful introduction.
Hi everyone. I have my first SWF post today. I'd love to get to know you all - people with whom I share the sky (and Earth) with.
Gorgeous!
This is my first time participating in a Sky Watch Friday.
That is a beautiful landscape and the sky is so ethereal or that's how it strikes me. I liked your post a lot too.
I've been watching skies from all around the world. Thanks again, Tom.
nice pic have great weekend
That was a beautiful writing about the sky, and a lovely photo to go with! I love watching the skies, and enjoying all the SkyWatch photos. Happy SWF!
Great photography, loved the posting.
It's my please to post for Skywatch Friday! I wouldn't miss it! :)
A wonderful shot. Have a nice SWF
Hi Guys, Happy Skywatching! Gailsman's picture is sooooo serinic! Mine might be, we had a car club picnic under the Texas skies.
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Hey? Why the link to my picture is removed????
Beautiful!
Hi everyone! Sanibel Island Lighthouse shot today. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone else's work - sky shots are SO beatutiful.
TGIF, mah peeps -
Tink *~*~*
My Mobile Adventures *~*~*
wow! i love this capture... Happy weekend!
That is beautiful countryside indeed, and a lovely sky to top it all off! Enjoyed you one-world one-sky essay too!!
This pic is delightful! I love the streak of colour along the horizon in contrast to the serenity of sky! Just beautiful!
Happy SWF!
Lovely intro. Beautiful mellow photo.
Thanks for hosting.
Lovely mix of bright green grass, orange autumn trees & cloudy sky
cheers from Tasmania
A serene picture with the last evenig sun spreding its glow over a village; it was a good day; good night. Happy SWF.
A wonderful shot!
Have a nice Sky Watch:)
I just love the vivid colors in each layer of this lovely photo!
Smart introduction for Friday rendez-vous.
SWF
Such a Wise Fellow.
Thanks for your gift.
nice colours!
i like the composition in this shot!
Hi Tom - haven't been visiting this week due to work committments but can never miss SKF !!
Cheers - will catch up on Sunday!!!!
Traveling without borders to limit us. I follow you.
Warm colors, and welcoming intro!
The colors of your English landscape remind me of New England where I grew up. It is a rich tapestry of life and color. Thanks for sharing this photo. I especially like the tree to the right balanced by the golden light that falls to the left. BTW, I'm under a puffy blue sky today!
Beautiful intro, and wise words:)
that's lovely! I am so touched with what you have written.
Did you say "dunce?" No wonder my ears were ringing.
Those colors really pop out in your photo. It's one thing to see a beautiful view and smile, but it's a blessing to be able to capture it and serve it up for the rest of the world. Nice job, and thank you for the kindness of sharing your view.
Congrats on taking such a wonderful photo!
Beautiful image. I love the fall colors. I still don't think I will ever be grateful for the snow. It is so cold and dreary. Although, I am grateful that I can move away from it :)
Great photo and lovely thoughtful words. Happy skywatch on and all!
Lovely photo -- and count me as one of those who love to see photos from the English countryside.
Happy weekend!
Beautiful capture - I'd love to have this as desktop wallpaper =)
What a beautiful setting nice colors
The colour in that shot is just beautiful. Well done.
Yes, the sky really does bring us together, doesn't it? Your sky is beautiful, and your bright green grass is absolutely lovely! :)
Beautiful photo and prose. You're so right. The sky is for all, no matter where we may be.
I've finally got my Sky Watch contribution on my blog - it's such a beautiful Spring morning here in my part of the world - I hope you'll stop by to say 'hello'!
Gorgeous photo. The lighting is fantastic. I love all the red!
That is amazing. Looks like a post card.
Great intro Gailsman! Lovely photo.
My effort is up on my blog!
http://mycreativeexistence.blogspot.com/2008/09/sky-watch-8.html
Beautiful sky with beautiful words to accompany it. Gorgeous sky :)
What beautiful sentiment. We all live under the same sky. And the photo is beautiful.
Sharon
Well done!
Marvelous landscape!
Marvelous capture!
Have a nice weekend!
Luiz
So beautiful!
it looks autumn! Beautiful!
mine is up - a blue sky behind blue lines of street decorations. :)
Tom – I enjoyed YOUR sky here and the landscape too. It's not a sight I see often living here near the ocean in Southern California. The greens and reds are so vibrant that I’m thinking of recent PSE6 lessons using ‘adjustment layers’ … something we practiced today in class. There are so many shades of BLUE in your beautiful sky!!! It’s just lovely.
Hugs and blessings,
"Louis la Vache" has another of his sans mots series up for this week's Sky Watch.
Gorgeous photo! Thanks for sharing your English countryside.
I love Sky Watch Friday because I get to see skies from all around the world. It's amazing to see we share so much, and I think the sky is beautiful, whatever face it chooses to show.
Stunning photo!! Amazing lighting!! Mine's up, too!!
Beatiful image and beautiful words. You are just so right.
Lovely scene.....the velvety green, copper trees, misty gray-blue sky!
It's a beauty!
wow! stunning canvas!
Very beautiful photo for SWF. It really looked like a painting.
ENigma - when I click on your link I get a spam site, not skywatch. Can you double check it?
mine is up, happy SWF!
Breathtaking photo. Love it.
Sheryl
Aha Mama
love that autumn look in this photo.
btw, got angry skies behind red lines. :)
Such an evocative picture! This week, mine is the remains of Hurricane Gustav passing over Chicago.
Great photo.
I have three photos this week.
This is simply an amazing landscape and sky. Beautiful
I love the light from the sun low in the sky. You have a beautiful picture your English country side!
It's Friday.
Happy Friday, can't wait to see your sky.
Once again, looking forward to visiting as many SWF folks as I can. Happy SWF to all!
:-)
The picture reminds me the village of my childhood, I really don't know why.
I'm happy once again to be part of Sky Watch. There are so many wonderful pictures posted by such a variety of people.
The lighting in this photo captures ever color perfectly. Beautiful shot.
Great intro and a beautiful shot of the English countryside!
That is soooo beautiful. I cannot believe it---the glow! MB
Its such a wonderful dreamy feeling looking at this photo! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous shot :)
Beautiful photo for Sky Watch Friday with a little glow of the sun kissing the horizon.
The commentary is right on for Sky Watch, seeing the pictures everyone posts is interesting and exciting but more than anything else it is has been the way the my eyes have been reopended to the simple delights of the sky above that has me hooked.
Thanks for sharing everyone.
Stunning picture.
It's one sky above all of us and how different we capture it at different times in different places.
It's much more exciting than I thought when I joined Skywatch.
Mine is up here
Happy Skywatch Friday all.
Yes, English countryside! Beautiful photo.
What a beautiful photo, Gailsman. Nice colors!
well its chucking it down with rain here. 3 year old Norwegian sky on my sithenah photoblog to cheer you up
be strong an watch sky;)
Happy SWF
a reminder that autumn will be soon be upon us :)
Just as you said, Gailsman, it is just as I picture the English countryside. Great post! Thanks for your contribution to Sky Watch!
A beautiful pic and beautiful text!
wow Skywatch Friday gets more and more popular. Gorgeous photo
What a fantastic shot for skywatch, very nice colours, warm and autumnlike....
Because My internet was NOT working last evening&Night, so I could not sing-up , but here I am. My skywatch is made , while wathing at the sky (cocert of Madonna) through the roof of the AMSTERDAM Arena stadion..!
watch my stadion Sky:)
JoAnn-D-Eyes
www.joannwalraven.blogspot.com
beautiful sky watch photo! mine's up though Im not feeling well. need to get up to post for sky watch. can't dare to miss this meme!
Beautiful, awe-inspiring colours! The light is glorious. Thank you.
such a very beautiful photo! I would love to be in that place. :-) my entry is up...better late than never. :-)
Like it a lot. It's nice how it seems to be divided in three colours. The green grass, the redish trees and then the beautiful dark blue sky. Nice one! :)
It's my first time to join SWF. :)
Glorious colors, beautiful image, but even lovelier prose because of its sentiments.
great photo..........
Gill from Canada
Maybe the third time will be the charm as I have tried to add my link three times and at least two of them It was there and worked... What am I doing wrong?
awesome idea.. blog author
I'm lucky #300 for the day... that's a lot of SkyWatchers!
Don't forget that this Sunday is International Rock Flipping Day.
we get it all, indeed.
wow.. stunning photo! so crisp, love it. :)
gail's man .. nice work .. colors look nicely boosted ... those greens would make a nice golf course!
:-Daryl
Good morning...happy sky watch!
Lovely colors for this Skywatch!
Gorgeous colors- and the Intro is perfect!
I've decided to join the crowd, over at Portland Oregon Daily Photo.
This looks like loads of fun.
Gailsman's picture is excellent - reminds me strongly of a Tunnicliffe painting.
I'll admit to cheating a little bit this time around on the first picture.
Excellent intro..... you words sum up Sky Watch to perfection..... and your picture is so much more than a bonus, to the words...
I thank you for the intpo and I'm so pleased to call here now and see that many have took the time to tell you how good it is... I have just been over to your blog and seen the many comments you also have there... well done... and once again Thank You.
Tom
Wow, what a beautiful image. One of these days I'm going to head northeast and see what autumn is really supposed to look like!
Happy weekend!
http://nyumix.blogspot.com/2008/09/sky-watch-friday.html
Threatening, but beautiful!
I love posting my sky watch pictures and my free books. Have a fun weekend!
Great photo and introduction for this week. It is good to be reminded that regardless of what else is going on we all share this planet called Earth.
I love the site and being able to see so many beautiful pictures! Thanks!
this is my first entry, glad i found you via 'yankee in belgrade'. great site. thanks.
Greetings from Juneau (Alaska) Daily Photo!
Gailsman did a great job with the guest intro and photo, don't you agree?:)
Have a great week!
Late as usual but mine is finally up: http://jottingsfromjersey.blogspot.com/2008/09/sky-watch-friday.html
Love all the pictures!
Lovely scene, russet colours. Autumn is upon us!
Thanks for all the kind comments. It makes the effort of taking pictures and writing about them worthwhile when people enjoy looking and reading about them.
Your pic does feel like autumn... lovely!
I'm a newbie today, a Brit' now living under the huge fascinating skies of Oklahoma and a growing passion for them.
Please come see me sometime
Incredible to see such green grass with leafless trees! The light is beautiful.
This is my first time participating in Skywatch Friday. Look forward to sharing more skies in the future!
I can feel the lovely moisture in the air. The clouds' soft diffusion is like a poem. The tree is lit so beautifully. Thanks for a lovely shot.
Come see my Seattle sky, on a rare sunny day.
Blogger Ví said...
Dear Klaus,or other Sky watch member..I am so sorry this happened this way...I have been sharing pictures(besides my own)that are in the net and opened to everyone...I always name the photographer and give every credit...If Sky Watch is supposed to bee alowed only with pictures from the participants(witch I respect)I could have been warned before the removal of my link without previous warning,i would have removed the picture and placed another one made taken by me or my family or friends...On accout of that I wont be participating any more..I am so sorry for that...I have enjoyed very much sharing beautiful images,wich I think only Increased the work of the artist and was so well received from so many visitors...
Respectfully Virginia.
S
Gorgeous shot, lovely idea.
Oh my goodness! Look at this participants list. Amazing and amazing works I've seen so far. I'm glad I stopped in and posted my Serenity at Sunset pic. Hope to see many of you soon.
www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.com
Just found this site! Where have I been??
Thank you for providing this wonderful way for us to share our "sky" shots.
There are some really talented photographers here and it is wonderful to see sunsets from around the world!
Words can not express the beauty in this shot....simply breath taking!!!!
I really love to see the beautiful sky and it was relaxing to see the sky pictures.
I really love to see the beautiful sky and it was relaxing to see the sky pictures.
Nice pictures...
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