Thursday, October 7, 2010

Sky watching, around the world

This monkey obligingly presents his silhouette against the Costa Rican sky.
 
A patch of sky, seen through the hole in the rock (roche percé) off the town of Percé, Quebec, on Canada's Gaspé Peninsula, throws light and shadows on the water.
Mountain mist mixes with air pollution to create an interesting sky above a Chinese town during our Three Gorges cruise.

From the beach in front of the Malecon, looking across the Sea of Cortez toward the shrine and lighthouse, San Felipe, Baja California Norte, Mexico.


Photos by Richard Schear and Kay Davies.
Posted by Kay for

35 comments:

  1. Gorgeous skies from all of over the world! Doesn't get any better than that! Hope you have a great weekend, Kay!

    Sylvia

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  2. Kay -- you have "been dragged" to some fabulous places, with beautiful skies based on these pictures! Aren't you glad? Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Wow this is fabulous skywatch around the world ! Please have a great coming weekend : )

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  4. I added myself to follow your blog. You are more than welcome to visit mine and become a follower if you want to.

    God Bless You ~Ron

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  5. Very beautiful. How fortunate you are able to visit such interesting places and share a little of your memories with us. Thank you.

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  6. @ Ann -- I would be sharing more if I hadn't run right smack into a bad case of Writer's Block this spring after I got Chapter 18 of my book into my blog. I am hoping I can generate some creative juices by posting to beautiful photo memes such as Skywatch, and maybe I'll be able to start writing again.
    -- K

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  7. Lovely skies from around the world. My, you have travelled a lot!

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  8. Absolutely stunning sights from your lovely part of the world.

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  9. These are all great shots. I love the sky through the monkey and also the second one with the sky through the rock opening. All are good but those are my favorites.

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  10. I have recently been tour lighthouses, I would enjoy a trip out to this one.

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  11. Lovely to see these photos of the beautiful and interesting places you have visited, Kay. Thank you for sharing them...

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  12. Wow - that is quite an international set of lovely skies!

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  13. I love how you captured the monkey in your top photo. Nice collection Kay!

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  14. Beautiful shots. Very lovely variety. The second shot is amazing.

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  15. Wow! What a variety. Great cyber skywatching. Thanks!

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  16. Stunning view from the rock!! Simply amazing!!

    Pixellicious Photos

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  17. Gorgeous shots, I love the tour of different countries that your posts take us on.

    Thanks for sharing

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  18. What a great variety of photos. I especially like the silhouette of the monkey.

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  19. all are lovely... but I think I want to be on that beach!

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  20. Isn't it wonderful that we can see all these skies all over the world by simply clicking on the computer? Thanks for showing these great pictures!

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  21. fun collection of travel photos, you have had the opportunity to see the sky from some interesting places

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  22. So many continents all on one stop! Wow!

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  23. love the way the monkey curl its tail!

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  24. Great photos, Kay!

    Thanks soooo much for stopping by my site and leaving your lovely comment. AHA... a fellow Albertan.......

    I saw in your bio that you enjoy any movie where the dog doesn't die.... have to agree totally on that......... I can't animal stories usually. And, as a young girl, I was horrified at Black Beauty's last days. It wrung my heart for weeks after.... have never read it since.

    I'd love to stay in touch.........it would appear we share a love of furry friends. Me, I have one Miss Kitty at present! She's a joy in my world!

    Here's wishing you glimpses of heaven in unexpected places. Happy Friday!

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  25. Lucky you! Great silhouette of that monkey.

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  26. What an amazing arch! You sure do get around the world. When I was in my 20s, I went to San Felipe several times. My husband's (first one that is) father had a trailer there we could borrow. That was fun, but now I'm a bit nervous about going to Mexico. - Margy

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  27. @ Margy
    I would never be nervous about San Felipe. I don't think I'd want to drive in Mexicali any more, but that's because traffic makes me nervous now, not because of any desperado dangers.
    My parents started going to San Felipe in the early 70s, and were still going down in the 90s, but none of us remember when they stopped.
    K

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  28. Kay, that was a whirlwind tour you took us on! :-D

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  29. I love your world, your dog and photos! We have 3 Humane Society cats! Thank you for visiting My World !

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  30. Beautiful skies, I prefer the second photo stunning


    RE: an island? a ship? an offshore drilling rig?
    you saw an offshore drilling rig?
    Did you enlarge the photo?

    Regards, Bram

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  31. What gorgeous photos! The last one in particular. Great spots to vacation in!

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  32. Kay: Neat photos of your Costa Rica trip. I was there several times years ago.

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  33. The monkey invited me in. Great silhouette.

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