Thursday, January 06, 2011

Gratitude

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything thy goodness sends.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Happy New Year everyone
Click on the Sky Watch Link to see what 100s of bloggers from all over the world have found in their view of the sky to share with us this week. 2011 dawned with the welcomed arrival of a patch of blue sky, hopes for many good things including travelling again - soon.

A peek into a travel journal I am working on for Tattered Angels in shades of bubblegum, sunshine and golden goddess.

25 comments:

Bangchik and Kakdah said...

Beautiful sky and a lucky bird to have the whole big sky for herself... ~bangchik

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

MANDY, DEAREST
A VERY NICE 2011 AND YOUR SHOT IS VERY SPECIAL AND ROMANTIC
http://graceolsson.com/blog/2011/01/dark-day-in-sweden/

Rajesh said...

Fantastic shot. Lone bird in the full sky.
Wish you Happy New Year.

EG CameraGirl said...

What a lovely morning to wake up to!

Laura said...

so beautiful Mandy...the poem and the image combined feel like a blessing...so thank you:)

Karine said...

Beautiful capture :o)

Kay L. Davies said...

What a perfect photo for the Emerson quotation.
-- K

Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

Anonymous said...

Hiya Mandy,
A majestic bird floating in a majestic sky. So much room...

Anonymous said...

soar to your 2011 heights, that's the message i get from this wonderful image.

hope you're off to a good 2011 start.

Anonymous said...

Very nice, very pretty! =)

Happy SWF! =)

eden said...

Beautiful photo and words.
Happy New Year.

Kim, USA said...

Wow this shot is very gorgeous!
Winter sky

Kristin said...

Beautiful weather there at your place. Sunny and cooling. You have beautiful artworks too.
Happy skywatch. Have a nice day and lovely weekly.

Hildred said...

The Emerson is perfect for this beautiful photo, - the lone bird and that glorious cloud.

Wanda said...

Love sky shots with birds... Very nice.

Liz said...

Beautiful shot! Happy sky watching.

Liz @ A Simple Life

Jidhu Jose said...

nice view

happy SWF

Regina said...

Lovely sky!
Happy New Year Mandy.

NatureFootstep said...

almost professional :)
Lovwe teh bird and the colors in this shot.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful shot and words!

LV said...

A lone bird searching the skies for friends.

dianasfaria.com said...

such a pretty & bright colored cloud you caught in your sky!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous photo, and love the quote. Thanks for the inspiring thoughts. :D

Rose Brier Studio said...

beautiful sky, as always. Hope it will be soon that your sky pics come from much closer to me!
~Marilee

~*~Patty S said...

Your artwork, photography and choice of quotes are all so beautiful!
oxo