Aim High

“In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, aim at something high.” Henry David Thoreau

Sky Watch Friday is a group of bloggers aiming cameras at the sky because there is all kinds of good things going on up there and all the more fun when shared.







Happy Valentines Day to friends and family.

Looking

“It is not what you look at that matters, it is what you see.”
Henry David Thoreau

A nice quote to share with our Sky Watch Friday friends because there are lots of folks who barely see the sky and then there are those who like to celebrate all the different moods of the sky and share the view from their perspective.

Click on photo to enlarge or the button to see views of the sky from all kinds of different angles.

Shirley from Reflections very kindly shared this blogging award with me recently. It is always such an honor the receive these gifts from blogging friends and fun deciding which bloggers to share the award with or to share with you all as good places to check out for all kinds of reasons.

These are some of the blogs that I like to visit regularly and think you will find them interesting too.

Jamie Star Shine
Jill Bittersweet soap
Kari & Kijsa
Sara's Beach Cottage

Maya Completely Coastal

Happy Australia Day

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy Australia Day to all our family and friends in the sunny land down under, where we like to celebrate the weekend with long walks on the beach.

Sky Watch Friday bloggers share their own view of the sky from all kinds of different places around the whole wide world.

Beauty

“One does not see anything until one sees its beauty.” Oscar Wilde

Welcome to Sky Watch Friday, where bloggers from all over find the beauty in their own view of the sky.

A very early morning sunrise on the beaches of northern NSW Australia.

Jamie of Starshyne Productions is hosting a blogging group to work through Gail McMeekin's book 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women.The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women - A Portable Mentor is an guidebook of inspiration that offers practices to increase your creative success and help you to achieve your goals.

Finding your True North is a popular term in North America, along the lines of being true to your core beliefs, a good theme for a project for the Creative Women group.

Everything is Extraordinary

“In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” Aaron Rose

Happy New Year everyone. Hope 2009 brings us all lots of good luck and good opportunities.

Sky Watch Friday is dedicated to those who keep watch on their patch of the sky waiting for that magical moment when nature displays all its majesty for us all to enjoy.

Jamie of Starshyne Productions is hosting a blogging group to work through Gail McMeekin's book 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women.

The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women - A Portable Mentor is an inspirational guidebook that offers twelve practices that will increase your creative success and help you to achieve your goals, with interviews of Sarah Ban Breathnach, Barbara Sher, Sigrid Olsen, and other highly creative women and I can't wait to see what everyone gets up to with this project.

Christmas time

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime. “ Laura Ingalls Wilder

Merry Christmas to all my friends and family from everywhere.

Sky Watch has been a great find, to travel around the world seeing what everyone is sharing from their view of the sky is the best fun.

Sunshine

“Far away there in the sunshine are my brightest aspirations. I may not reach them all but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and follow them where ever they may lead. “ Louisa May Alcott

Sky Watch Friday is the best fun, you get to travel all over the world to see the sky from different perspectives, and apologies for all the northern hemisphere viewers who will be complaining about the quantity of sunshine we are showing off this week.

Happy Christmas

Quote from 1836 - The Pickwick Papers

“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home” Charles Dickens

Our sky has been rather overcast for the last few days but thought we would share this view framed with what the locals call poinsettia tree as they burst out in red flowers the first week of December. click to enlarge

For the arm chair travel enthusiasts click links for Sky Watch Friday and her little sister My World to see what 100s of bloggers from around the world are sharing with us this week.

Thanks for your kind comments about the photo of the sky through the red trees, it has other names including Royal Poinciana and if you are in NSW they would call it a Flame Tree as in the Cold Chisel song lyrics.

A French themed card for a travelling friend.









I do like working on cards this time of year, little canvas to send messages to special friends.

Sunshine & Joy

"The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the whole wide world's joy. “ Henry Ward Beecher

A bit like Sky Watch Friday, nothing but lots of lovely photos of the sky as seen from different corners of the world. I was lucky this week and got to enjoy a little sunshine.

Lots of folks are counting down to holidays, Christmas, Hanukkah and Winter Solstice, what ever you might be celebrating, hope it is a good one.

Louise from the Cape is hosting a bloggers Christmas Party and Mary Ann is hosting a flicker Holiday Party to help get you in the spirit of things.

Some of this year’s Christmas cards ready to take flight.

Happy Thanksgiving

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them” John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American family and friends. The world can be a crazy old place at times but as long as we remember to say please, thank you and appreciate all that is good in our lives it sure does make a difference.



Photo from one of the many beautiful beaches on the north coast of NSW. It was a bit of a bad day, full of rushing around and deadlines, but I knew that the sky at the beach would be sparkling and needed to be shared.

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As does Sky Watch Friday, yippie skippy what fun ! bloggers from all over the world posting their views of the sky.

And their sister site That’s My World, if I get a chance I’ll dig out some old photos from Plymouth MA (minus the turkey)