Thursday, July 24, 2008

Sky Watch Friday


"Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy"

For more Sky Watch Friday participants please visit our trio of hosts - Tom, Sandy, and Imac at the new exclusive Sky Watch Blog.

77 comments:

Pietro Brosio said...

Magnificent varied sky, Carletta.
A really great picture.

irish daisies said...

nice sunbeam poking out of the clouds great shot!

SandyCarlson said...

This picture speaks of hope!

Anonymous said...

Nice chance. Beautiful shot.

Louise said...

Beautiful! The caption fits it perfect. My daughters would say, "It looks like Heaven!"

Dewdrop said...

That's exactly where we are headed, the Highlands! Lovely idea with the picture book. I think you're onto something. Love your crepuscular ray shot... heavenly...

Bixo do Mato said...

Very nice.

Rose said...

A real beauty! I love the sun streaming through clouds.

imac said...

Fantastic capture of the rays.

Pat - Arkansas said...

Lovely Sky Watch!

Julie said...

Love those beams, Carletta. And with just that top of tree, you have added tremendous interest. I like it ...

EG CameraGirl said...

Wonderful beams of light coming down through those clouds!

Michele said...

Oh wow... very cool beams!! I love this photograph very much... good job!
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Anonymous said...

I love those sun rays and all the sparkling colors! Wonderful Sky Watch photo!

Raven said...

Just exquisite. I love the rays coming out from behind the clouds and the rich blue of the sky. Just gorgeous. Enya creates just the right mood too.

Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens said...

I can't help it, but I do love a blue sky with billowing snow white clouds. Very nice.

Daniel J Santos said...

beautiful blue sky, the rays of light are spectacular.

Craver Vii said...

Brightly beams indeed! What a view!

George Townboy said...

Awesome shot illustrating your words so aptly.

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love the sun rays. Beautiful!

Pappy said...

How true. Great photograph. Thanks for your prayers during our recent storm. Pappy

Snap Catch said...

Happy weekend! Perfect one for SWF! We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.... Mine's up too hope you can drop by...

juliana said...

it's not easy to capture the rays so clearly... great shot!

Neal said...

I love that shot along with the music!!

Jeanne said...

Those rays through the clouds are breathtaking.

Fugazi said...

Beautiful picture - and the sun struggeling to get out and shine...lovely..

Stop by my place http://fugazifoto.blogspot.com/
to see my SWF post....

Donna said...

Beautiful!!!

Anonymous said...

Oh what a perfect beam coming through that sky! Well caught Carletta!. God's creation is amazing...

judi/Gmj said...

Awesome!

Jane Hards Photography said...

Always like a little sun peeking through. It's so optimistic.

Anonymous said...

Just perfect sky photos!

Anonymous said...

My grandfather always said that sunbeams were God smiling at the earth.

Tink *~*~* said...

Hi Carletta. What a wonderful shot. I might just stay here and look at it for a while.

Tink *~*~*
My Mobile Adventures *~*~*

Fish Whisperer said...

WOW!!!!!! Great shot
Cheers

rachel said...

This is just great. I can see the light rays in the beautiful sky!

Pearl Maple said...

Simply beautiful, you are so lucky to be able to catch the rays of light on the day.

Thanks for your kind comments on my blog earlier.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Carletta: That is one great backlit Sky, very nicely done for SWF.

Lilli & Nevada said...

Love how the sun shines thru the clouds.

Anonymous said...

Wow... lovely capture on the sun's rays!

Hope you can hop by my SWF post HERE. Happy weekends!

Jim said...

A very pretty picture, Carletta. Thank you. The scipture fits good too, I saved it for a Sunday post on my regular blog.
Thank you for peeking in on the Kansas sky on my Skywatch.
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Luiz Santilli Jr said...

This is an angelical post!

Fantastic!

Have a nice weekend.

brittaffeldt said...

BEAUTIFUL sky! I love it when they sun's rays shine through like that! It just feels so... Heavenly!

Berit T said...

BEAUTIFUL SUNBEAM!!
GREATPHOTO!!

Anonymous said...

This is an excellent photo. I love God spotlights! If this were mine I'd be tempted to blow it up, frame it and hang it on the wall!

Anonymous said...

That's a very uplifting sky you have this week!

Anonymous said...

Wow it sort like a blessing from heaven. Happy SWF!

magiceye said...

wonderful capture!

Kerri Farley said...

Wow! You've captured the rays of light perfectly!
Wonderful SWF shot!!

Brian said...

FANTASTIC Photo, the light and clouds and the depth of the shot are stunning, I will have to join this sky watch project if I may?

Brian

Tom said...

Simply yet just so beautiful... hope this message finds you well Carletta.. thank you for all your visits and comments and from your thoughts to... a true blogging buddy. :O)

Melli said...

Carletta ... that is just flat out gorgeous! I haven't had much time to admire the sky this week... but I sure do want to thank you for stopping by each day to hear about my fun at Bible school! I'll be back around daily here soon!

Texas Travelers said...

I like your Sky Watch.
Beautiful Sky and Title.

I am trying to visit all today.
It's a fun challenge.

I discontinued verification and moderation today.
Come visit our SWF, Click here.
Troy and Martha

Robert said...

You did a wonderful job capturing this image. I love the rays coming through the clouds. I've never done a good job shooting that yet. You inspired me to keep my eyes open for the chance. :)

Nova said...

Its stunning.. thanks for sharing... As if the heaven is open to welcome us all...happy friday!

maryt/theteach said...

Oh Carletta, you caught it just right! It's marvelous! Happy SWF! :)

Snippet said...

That is absolutely beautiful. I love the ray of light, captured perfectly.

Wow, you have a lot of comments! :)

Jan said...

Great photo, love the sunrays.

Linda said...

Beautiful picture. I love the suns rays shining down.

JunieRose2005 said...

Wonderful, Carletta!



Junie

Gattina said...

What a beautiful sky ! I have a lot of them here in my summer school too, since the weather became nice !

Indrani said...

Divine!
You are lucky.

Anonymous said...

A beautiful shot, just right.

Kelly said...

Absolutely magnificent...what else can I say?

Kelly

Ellyn said...

Loved it. Great SWF shot.

Jacque said...

That is beautiful...my kids call that God's Glory shinin through!

becky aka theRAV said...

I love it when you get that sunbeam effect or the sun's rays coming from the clouds.

kesslerdee said...

Gorgeous picture- really, really beautiful!
Thanks for stopping by my desert blog! I love the picture in your header!

Andrea said...

Very nice. Looks like you were looking at the sky about the same time I was.

Rebecca (Ramblings by Reba) said...

Beautiful sunbeam and that SKY is so BLUE!

Catherine said...

I love your sky~watch capture!! Great job capturing the beams of light..love the way they highlight the fluffy clouds!
Happy sky~watching!
Cat

dianasfaria.com said...

this is beautiful sunlight shining through-gorgeous!

Marie said...

This is beautiful! Thanks for your comment on my sky watch post :)

Anonymous said...

Hello from Colorado. what a great swf picture. I love how you can see the sun.

Janet said...

A great capture!

storyteller said...

What a beautiful post for Sky Watch! I guess I missed visiting you on Friday, but I'm glad I noticed it today. I do this one at Sacred Ruminations.
Hugs and blessings,

Tina Coruth said...

Absolutely beautiful capture with the sun rays through the clouds! Thank you for your kind words about my skywatch photo.
Have a great week!

Debbie said...

Oh girl, I love this one! Absolutely beautiful :)

Hello, God :)