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April 22, 2011

[SkyWatch] Under a Cloudless Sky

Charlie Brown: I'm depressed, Linus. I need an encouraging word to cheer me up.
Linus: Happiness lies in our destiny like a cloudless sky before the storms of tomorrow destroy the dreams of yesterday and last week.
Charlie Brown: I think that blanket is doing something to you.
- Charles Schultz in Snoopy Come Home



Austria, 2011
All was glorious — a cloudless sky above, a most delicious view around. . . . How great is our good fortune! I care not what may be the condition of the earth; it is the sky that is for me now.
- Jacques Alexandre Cesare Charles,
first free flight in a manned
hydrogen balloon, 1 December 1783
What can I say? Such have been my skies all week.

Joining the sky watchers at SkyWatch Friday.

23 comments:

  1. EG CameraGirlApril 22, 2011 at 4:59 AM

    Beautiful blue skies...so rare over Ontario, I'm afraid. :) Love the blossoms as well. I bet you are enjoying your time in Austria with family!

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  2. Kay L. DaviesApril 22, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    Beautiful, Francisca, and perfect quotations, too. I love "a most delicious view"!
    We were so fortunate with blue skies in Europe. We took two folding umbrellas, and I only used one once, to protect me from the sun in the very south of France.
    -- K

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

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  3. Sylvia KApril 22, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    And glorious they are, Francisca! Gorgeous captures for the day and I love your quotes! Perfect! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

    Sylvia

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  4. Kim, USAApril 22, 2011 at 5:16 AM

    The dialogue makes me smile ^_^ Great capture of this beautiful blooms. Happy weekend!

    SWF

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  5. Oakland Daily PhotoApril 22, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    Wonderful luck, glorious skies.

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  6. eileeninmdApril 22, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Lucky you, to have such beautiful skies all week. Your photos are lovely and I love the blue skies. Thanks for stopping by and Happy skywatching and I hope you have a great weekend.

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  7. AnonymousApril 22, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    your blue skies chases one's blues :)

    happy easter.

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  8. AndyApril 22, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    We have been having many cloudy days here with low temperatures. Blah!

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  9. LowellApril 22, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    We've been blessed with these also over the past few weeks. There's nothing quite like it. I like clear skies at night, also. We're far enough out of the actual city lights now so we can see some of the stars...

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  10. VioletSkyApril 22, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Lucky you!

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  11. AnonymousApril 22, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Your quotes and pictures make me want to spend hours more looking into the sky.

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  12. Four-eyed-missyApril 22, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Oh what a glorious sky! And the branches of the flower-trees look like it is reaching up to the sky :)
    I love the accompanying quotations as well. Happy Skywatch Friday!


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  13. AnonymousApril 22, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    There is nothing quite as uplifting as a week of brilliantly blue skies!

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  14. EbieApril 22, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Beautiful blue skies as backdrop for those blooms! Wishing you more beautiful weather!

    Maraming salamat sa dalaw!

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  15. Regina April 22, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Such lovely skies Francisca.
    and wonderful quotes.
    Happy SWF.
    Have a blessed weekend.

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  16. UnknownApril 22, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Hi,

    It's so beautiful... I really like it.

    Well, why don't you come to Indonesia, and explore history places, we have many here... you are not so far away... right?

    Amiko

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  17. KaoriApril 22, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Oh lucky you! And the flowers are gorgeous! Is it getting warmer, too?

    Happy friday!

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  18. fredamansApril 22, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Beautiful blue skies!
    http://fredamans.blogspot.com/2011/04/skywatch-friday-photo-time-sky.html

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  19. UnknownApril 22, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    Beautiful!

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  20. jennyfrecklesApril 23, 2011 at 3:55 AM

    Two wonderful quotes and three beautiful pictures.

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  21. LauraApril 23, 2011 at 5:50 AM

    love these photos...something quite magical about the first one for me:-)

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  22. VPApril 23, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Awsome sky, it's cloudy here now!

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  23. Sallie (FullTime-Life)April 27, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    Not sure how I missed this beautiful post earlier. Not even Charlie Brown could be depressed on a day like yours.

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