Skywatch Friday: The Journey Still to Be Ours


“Last night the rain spoke to me slowly, saying, what joy to come falling out of the brisk cloud,  to be happy again in a new way on the earth! That’s what it said as it dropped,  smelling of iron, and vanished like a dream of the ocean into the branches and the grass below. Then it was over. The sky cleared. I was standing under a tree. The tree was a tree with happy leaves, and I was myself,  and there were stars in the sky that were also themselves at the moment at which moment my right hand was holding my left hand which was holding the tree which was filled with stars and the soft rain – imagine! imagine! the long and wondrous journeys till to be ours.” (Mary Oliver)

Skywatch Friday

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  1. so soft and beautiful!

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  2. Anonymous11:16 AM

    Oh, I love Mary Oliver! And this is a lovely shot.

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  3. Beautiful capture of lovely skies and the perfect words to match, Sandy!! Hope you've had a good week!!

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  4. Love the picture. And what could go better with it than words from Mary Oliver. Perfect post.

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  5. You and Mary took me away for a few wonderous moments.

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  6. Wonderful Mary Oliver. Wonderful illustration of her words.

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  7. The fingers of God are defused in wide soft bands touching the ocean. The waves gently roll inland to wash across your toes. The sea air, the ocean sounds, the gentle lull saying all is well. Nice SWF photo. Thanks for hosting the fun!

    SWF: Howard H Baker, Jr Federal Courthouse (Knoxville, TN)

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  8. lovely thoughts, we had a real downpour the other night with hail and flash floods in town. Was nice to feel safe inside while nature had a tantrum!

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  9. Beautiful image, both in the photo and the words.

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  10. I loved the contrast of light and dark in your photo. It is rather harmonious because the light is not gaudy but graceful, and the dark is not gloomy but elegant!!
    Thank you for hosting:)
    http://amitaag.blogspot.in/2014/08/summer.html

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  11. Quite an amazing photo, and beautifully expressed!

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  12. Nice read. Thanks for sharing.

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