That crazy in flight video has got me longing to hop on a plane right now, but in the meantime, I can appease my yearning to take to the skies with a few sky-centric photos. I can’t think of a better place to start than with this morning’s dramatic purple and orange dawn over the east coast of Ireland.
A massive thunderstorm brewing over Jamaica Bay – just after I took this photo there was a blinding bolt of lightning and a torrential downpour. I was like a drowned rat, but luckily managed to keep my camera dry.
Sitting on a Manhattan rooftop waiting for 4th of July fireworks, watching the sun go down over the Hudson River. The fireworks were fun but that pink peach purple streaked sky was a hard act to follow.
Last but not least, blue skies mirrored in Bonneville Salt Flats which was flooded when I took this photo. It was one of the most dizzyingly beautiful sights I’ve ever seen.
It’s high time I passed it over to you for your interpretation of this week’s theme, through prose or poetry, a single photo or a whole gallery, the choice is up to you – the sky’s the limit. If you would like to join in (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Sky
- Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
- Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
- Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes. Sign up via the email subscription link in the sidebar or RSS
Reach for the sky!
xxx Ailsa
“It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us.” – John Ruskin
“My witness is the empty sky.” – Jack Kerouac
Where's my backpack? 
What a lovely post Ailsa – Love your choices! I just have to jump in with this one: http://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/weekly-photo-challenge-let-there-be-light/
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I love your sky pictures, Ailsa. I especially love your storm brewing in Jamaica and the sunrise in Ireland. Here’s mine: http://catbirdphotography.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/travel-theme-sky/
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Amazing photos, Ailsa!
Here is my contribution.
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Beautiful!
My skies are here http://vannillarock.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/sky/
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Attempt #2
http://quotidianhudsonriver.com/2013/12/01/12-1-13-that-endless-skyway-travel-theme/
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Love the dawn shot Ailsa, here are a few of my favorites.
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Here is my response: http://empressnasigoreng.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/big-santa-is-watching/ Nowhere near as scenic as yours, Ailsa! 🙂
Love the first one.
It’s been a little while, but here is my entry for this week’s challenge
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Nice photos, however, seems a bit depressing
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Hello Alisa, here’s my contribution http://tehicho.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/travel-theme-sky/
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Hi Ailsa, I love all your photos, what a great theme! This is my first time entering so thank you for hosting. 🙂 I’m now following and hope to join you more often in future. 😀
http://uniquesochic.com/2013/12/02/travel-theme-sky-pollution/
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Here is my entry for this week! ENJOY!
http://ceenphotography.com/2013/12/02/travel-theme-sky/
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Timely challenge for me this week as tomorrow I am taking to the skies.
Hi Ailsa,
Adorable these three pictures you came up with this time, they’re just enchanting.
Hopefully you enjoy my contribution as well. I wrote a poem especially for the occasion…
http://lanterfanteren.blogspot.be/2013/12/sky.html
Kind regards from Dauw
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Beautiful skies, Ailsa.
Living in San Diego, I get to see a lot of blue skies! But if I’m lucky, I get to see a few clouds too, and they make for beautiful sunrises and sunsets too.
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Gorgeous colours!
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Here are my Welsh skies, Ailsa, also combined with Frizztext’s W Challenge: Warrior Wind-Singer of Llyn: http://wp.me/pKVAM-tq
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Hi Ailsa,
Beautiful photos! Thanks for another great challenge. Here is my response: http://naomibaltuck.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/sky-king/
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I had to come back…Theme #2
http://quotidianhudsonriver.com/2013/12/03/12-3-13-traveling-down-the-theme-sky-2/
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