Clouds rolled in and out of the afternoon sky as we played Wiffle ball last Sunday. As I performed the vital task of reffing the game (capturing errant balls before they went down the storm drain and cheering both teams simultaneously and equally as the one and only onlooker--I enjoyed the busy sky,the green glint of buds, and the ever-faithful pines.
As I enjoyed this sky and its strangely equal distribution of light and shadow and shape, I thought of my daughter's geometry assignments in which she is required to find lines of symmetry in various shapes. It's an exercise that teaches balance and form. It was nice to do homework in the sky, even on a Saturday.
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As I enjoyed this sky and its strangely equal distribution of light and shadow and shape, I thought of my daughter's geometry assignments in which she is required to find lines of symmetry in various shapes. It's an exercise that teaches balance and form. It was nice to do homework in the sky, even on a Saturday.
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As you say this is a strangely equal distribution of light and shadow and shape, but I'm very glad you were there at the right time and moment to take this photo.
ReplyDeleteIt's very beautiful.
Nice picture and story
ReplyDeleteThey say timing is everything.
ReplyDeleteYou proved the point.
Nice choice.
Nice Photo.
Nice SWF.
Sky Watch is posted.
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Troy and Martha
Love the story and the shot is perfect for SWF!
ReplyDeletePetunia
Great SWF picture and story!
ReplyDeleteI love skies/clouds like this...glad you got to capture it to share with us.
ReplyDeleteThis came about by doing proper Sky Watching... a great lesson to us all.. ;o)
ReplyDeleteCheer Sandy for joining in again this week.. I'll catch up with you again over the week end
Tom
Wow! I'm always amazed at your pictures and writings.
ReplyDeleteGlad the sky could help to remind you of homework...my daughter finished hers already....Great sky watching post, mirror the other so to say. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteSky is source of dreams and projects.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot.
Love the contrast!
ReplyDeleteWonderful to be playing under those skies.
Sandy: I like that cloudy sky in all it's glory.
ReplyDeletevery beautiful sky with such beautiful clouds
ReplyDeleteVery interesting sky - I also enjoyed the background information a lot!
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Beautiful sky! And the story. :)
ReplyDeleteStunning.
ReplyDeleteExcellent photo of a céeu blue with white clouds.
ReplyDeletegreat post and a great image.
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty clouds! Lovely story.
ReplyDeletean excellently balanced sky shot
ReplyDeleteNice homework!! A plus, for you!
ReplyDeleteOh Sandy, I do love the "bigness" of these subjects!
ReplyDeleteWonderful sky picture and a nice story!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your Wiffle ball story - and the photo is a great sky watch contribution. Such lovely trees and great lighting. Didn't you mention awhile back you don't see well w/o glasses. Ha.
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
ReplyDeleteI see a big white bunny in those clouds. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI hope you weren't taking the photo when the tying run came in. beautiful shot
ReplyDeleteSuper sky.
ReplyDeleteMy Sky watch from Belvoir Castle Grounds are now up.
Nice shot
ReplyDeletesandy, this is great! You are right, there is such a balance between sky and trees, like they are working together to make a great composition.
ReplyDeleteLove it!!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful photo!
ReplyDeleteLovely.
ReplyDeleteNice framing. :)
Ida
This is beautiful the contrast between branches and clouds make a wonderful composition.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely thoughts (and photo) on a sunny Sunday refereeing (sp?) for friends and family. Happy Skywatch, Sandy. Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shot. Love the light and colores in it!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a lot of fun on Sunday, playing under this beautiful, dramatic sky. Great post!
ReplyDeleteA very beautiful picture. I would like to just lie back and watch it.
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful Sandy. Yep Geometry my first ever D grade...
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Oh that's niiice - so nice to see you as well. Thanks for stopping by my place even when I wasn't in. Hope you're doing well and I'll see you again soon. *lov'n com'n ur way*
ReplyDeleteAnd that's also a different way to look at the sky.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful sky watch photo. I like how you recognized and captured the symmetry!
ReplyDeleteever since I started Skywatch I've noticed so many unseen attributes of the sky.
ReplyDeleteNot too many people look up at the sky and think "geometry." (Just kidding) It IS a beautiful photo with lines that emphasize light and shadow.
ReplyDeleteSometimes when I see a picture of the sky as pretty as this, I wonder if I saw the same sky. I wonder where the person was. Sandy your words and pictures paint a beautiful moment.
ReplyDeleteHi sandy, that's a beautiful shot and a great show of symmetry. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy SKF!
Mine is now up - would love your visit. :)
Nice analysis of a pretty shot.
ReplyDeleteNina at Nature Remains
Very very pretty!
ReplyDeleteHi! This is one beautiful picture.
ReplyDeleteJake's Landing does offer pretty views. The picture on the top of my blog is also from there. As will many more sky watch pictures.
Thank you again for posting this beautiful picture. Lisa
Stunning! I never took a mathematical approach to reading the clouds before (just a poetic one), but now that you mention it, "I see the math!" Beautiful photo!
ReplyDeleteCan I call this a lucky shot?
ReplyDeleteWell, you captured symmetry in nature..who could be luckier ? :P
I love how the foliage encompasses the viewer!
ReplyDeleteVery nice picture and post!
ReplyDeleteGame and geametry, clouds and symmetry, amazing how you connected them all. Nice photo.
ReplyDeletesp.'geometry'
ReplyDeleteSandy---a lovely photo with those billowy clouds.
ReplyDeletenice pic
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great shot, Sandy.
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Very beautiful, as always from you Sandy
ReplyDeleteSandy, these are so beautiful, I just want it on my wall so I can look at it daily.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!
ReplyDeletevery beautiful sky watch. and also the text. well done
ReplyDeletegreat catch for SWF! Happy weekend... thanks for dropping by...
ReplyDeleteshapes of the sky, and a right timing, make a beautiful picture!
ReplyDeleteThose trees look like ferns from this angle. More lines of symetry. Almost makes math fun. Almost. Nice photo. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteIt is always satisfying to see the balance in nature mirrored in the balance of a photograph. Your choice this week is perfect
ReplyDeleteVery good photo!!
ReplyDeleteSandy, Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. I have and English grammar question for you. Next time you drop by leave me your answer. I am seeing the word awoken used more and more, i.e. "I was awoken...." My grammar courses were 40 years ago so I may be in an archaic time warp. I remember the line being, "I was awakened...." Care to offer an opinion?
ReplyDeletewow!
ReplyDeletewhat a great afternnoon watching fluffy clouds.
Nice skywatch. The trees give the sky a very nice shadow feeling. Thanks for popping over my blog. Have a nice day.
ReplyDeletegood for you. that's something we can thank God today. good weather but not for myanmar. thanks for your prayers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky with clouds ready to 'bump'. MB
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!
ReplyDeleteWhat's a wiffle ball, by the way?
What a beautiful capture !!
ReplyDeleteSome what philosophical perhaps .. nature in balance ... trying to remind Mankind of how balance can help us attain beauty !
You mean I've doing homework all this time? And enjoying it? This is just lovely, Sandy.
ReplyDeleteIf homework was like this all the time, then everybody would do it right away! Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting comparison Sandy. Perhaps if I had had these thoughts to think about then, high school algebra and geometry would have been easier to stomach LOL!
ReplyDeleteLovely post and photo to go with. Glad I stopped in.
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We had rain yesterday evening and last night. Your sky watch picture is a good one.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo, I am puting mine up in a minute, the skies have been so cloudy, but right now the sun is coming out, let me see if I can get something out of this messy weather?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit. Good bled us!
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i have cloud envy... we dont get clouds like those in our little corner of the world
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Nice perspective, Sandy, its got a very sheltered feel to it ...
ReplyDelete:-Daryl
Alright I put mine up, took it mn ago
ReplyDeleteA beautiful photo and a very interesting take on the relationship between what you saw and geometry, which was definitely not one of my favourite subjects at school!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot with just the right trees and shapes to balance those gorgeous clouds.
ReplyDeleteI love wiffle ball. What a lovely Saturday that sounds like, and to me homework in the sky sounds IDEAL!
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My eyes went round and round from each object in that beautiful captured sky. I mean, my eyes were drawn to each part of the photo in awe. Love how you captured the shot!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful composition and I appreciate your eye for beauty. . .
ReplyDeleteand 'the ever-faithful pines.
Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful simetry!
ReplyDeleteVery nice colours!
Have a good weekend, Sandy!
Luiz!
perfect balance of nature
ReplyDeleteLove this photo and the story!
ReplyDeletehave a nice weekend!
Love this photo and the story!
ReplyDeletehave a nice weekend!
Love this photo and the story!
ReplyDeletehave a nice weekend!
t's very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGlorious photo.
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What a beautiful shot Sandy and love that you got a lesson in it as well!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day to you and may you be blessed this weekend!!
I love the way you framed it with the barely open spring foliage.
ReplyDeleteNancy
Beautiful lines of symmetry in this picture. Nice capture!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day Sandy!!
Lovely shot, Sandy.
ReplyDeleteWonderful picture, the trees seem to be a lacework for the eyes looking through the sky.
ReplyDeletei think having that kind of sky in the afternoon errands would surely make your day great, inspite of having too many things in the head..
ReplyDeletewatching the sky like that makes everything into relaxing.
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happy friday!
I would prefer not to do homework at all - leaves more time for skywatching and blog visiting. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a vert nice and strangely attractive photo! Certainly because of the symmetries and the details. I want to examine it again and again.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week-end,
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ReplyDeleteHow very pretty it is! I love the way you wrote about it.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo. Love the pine trees.
ReplyDeleteLovely work, Sandy. From memory, check out Craver VII's SWF post to see how similarly you and he approached the task!!
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Very nice like the symmetry.
ReplyDeleteWow - great shot!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being here.