Late summer — and dawn is finally making an appearance again at a reasonable time.
Some mornings, sunrise unfurls like a parasol
Made of blue silk;
Sometimes the dawn
Is an orange burst;
But my favourite kind of sunrise
Is one of peace and reflection,
A canvas ready for colour
And the signature of three small birds in flight.
For more skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Lady Fi 
They are superb skyline.
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fabulous sunrise images. love all three.
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what a rich blue sky in that first one…
kinda cool you never know what color parasol you will get when you show up…
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You can add “poet” to your list of accomplishments, Lady Fi.
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Gorgeous ! I love this clear reflection like a mirror. Amazing !
Best regards, Synnöve
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i love your view of the world. 🙂
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Gorgeous sunrises!
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To see sunrise “unfurl like a parasol” is a perfectly poetic image!
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good evening
It’s a great series, my preference for the first
In focus on water and reflections, photos must be interesting evening -Good
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Love this post! I love this: Some mornings, sunrise unfurls like a parasol
Made of blue silk;
It makes me want to convex again with my mornings. I used to spend so much time outside, albeit in the city.
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All three are absolutely stunning!
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Be still, my heart 🙂
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Glorious skies and the perfect words to match!! Thanks as always for sharing the beauty!! Hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend!!
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so beautiful so peaceful so so so …
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amazing!
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Absolutely breathtaking…I like your title Parasol skies title. Your title ties be back to France and sunny afternoons in Paris.
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Blue silk indeed and wonderful skies and water and charming silhouettes against the sky.
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Beautiful skies and reflections. I continue to be in awe of what you do.
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Beautiful – I love sky gazing – I never tire of it.
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Very nice light and smooth loas reflections, very relaxing!
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Pretty sky! 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Dawn is one of the most beautiful parts of the day – and I love the moods you have captured here. Megathanks.
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What gorgeous colours – and thank you for getting up for the dawn. I’m not good at that!
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Stunning photos and great colors.
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These are such magical images!
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beautiful post today, loved it. I’m adding you to my sidebar so I don’t miss any more!
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Simple and magnificent…:)JP
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Your blog is Zen ❤
ALOHA from Honolulu
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Such a beautiful place to wake up to! 🙂
Lindy
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Parasol skies? I love it 🙂
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That last one is so colorful and lovely
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Amazing how the morning sky can be so different from one day to the next… Even when it’s cloudy—that can also be a gorgeous day!!!!! I love early morning. We ‘walk our yard’ every morning —and love being outside that time of day… Great photos. Thanks.
Hugs,
Betsy
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I love them all!
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So serene! Lovely.
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I love the reflections in the water.
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Excellent shots. I like the reflection.
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beautiful scene.
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Some lovely and tranquil photos here.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Alexander
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I always enjoy your beautiful skies over the water!
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jolies
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Underbara bilder, som alltid här! Du är verkligen duktig med kameran.=)
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My favorite is pretty bright colorful dawn! But I guess each has a presence of beauty within!
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What a stunning view to wake up to!
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Stunning. And once again, a perfect title for your post/images. I, personally, enjoy sunrises more than sunsets. The quietude of it all at that time of day is just so different than at dusk. Beautiful share today.
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Such a gorgeous variety of sunrises, all painted in soft colors.
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What a great orange 🙂
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that last image is heavenly!
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Your photographs are my inspiration – have a wonderful weekend!
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Absolutely beautiful, all three!!!
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The first one with it’s reflection looks sharp.
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I reckon I could do a really good sun salutation on your pier whatever colour the sunrise was! Wonderful photos.
Wren x
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Wow! Stunning with different colors.
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Magnificent! Love all three.
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They are all so wonderful again … Simply stunning!
The small birds in the last photo are a great detail.
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Fiona your photography makes peace nestle in my heart like a sweet little new-fledged bird. You live in such a beautiful place. I am jealous. xoxo
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Breathtaking scenes.
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Lovely pictures !
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That’s the thrill Fiona, you just never know what you will find each morning.. you captured some beauties.
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Wonderful shots, one should appriciate sight like theese, a it more.
Have a nice evening :)l
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Perfect reflections on the lovely still water!
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I Love your pictures
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Splendid shots!
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Lovely sky and water shots. I like how soft the colors are.
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So peaceful, I love them all!
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These are amazing — I can’t decide on a favorite this week!
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Yes, that last pic is perfect…:)JP
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Wonderful skies and reflection.
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Mother nature certainly paints a lovey picture, especially in the dawn sky.
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beautifully peaceful
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Superb photos, so beautiful and peaceful !
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Beautiful skies. Love that first shot. Hardly a ripple.
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Happy late summer/early fall. Happy dawns!! (I’ve missed sunrises all summer long …. both literally and figuratively — here in Alaska.
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Beautiful. All these different colours, there is so much beauty in nature.
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Lady Fi,
clicking over here is a bit like prayer. xx
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Lovely skies, Fiona. I know what you mean about dawn’s reasonable hour. We face east and I really don’t like missing sunrises.. but in early summer.. blech! Thanks for sharing the colours which begin your day.
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THAT’s why you have 77 comments! Cool!
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Wonderful! One day I’m going to experience these long scandinavia days (or nights!)
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
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So much peace and beauty!
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Perfect words for perfect sunrises. I almost missed the Morse code in the bottom image, it is easy to get swept away in the ‘bigness’ of such a photograph.
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So beautiful! I love that orange outburst! 🙂
Have a wonderful Sunday!
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absolutely exquisite Fi!
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But soon we’ll miss those early sunrises, won’t we? It’s a beautiful time of year.
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Very pretty shots sky.
Best regard from Belgium.
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great words and amazing photographs. The light and color are amazing. This sure is a beautiful spot.
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parasol sky…..I love your poetic camera:)
thanks for sharing such stirring beauty,
Jennifer
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Lovely colors of nature, Lady Fi!
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Quite clear the observation: “a canvas ready for color”… I can see that… “sunrise unfurls like a parasol”… it must be a poetic licence… Sometimes I have difficulties with the correctly understanding of words… But I can see those comparisons… So nicely observed!! Salutari! Greetings for a new sunny week!
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Beautiful reflections and colors, wonderful series
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A lovely meditation in both lyrical pictures and poetic words.
xo
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You do have amazing view of the sky and the lake! They are always gorgeous.
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Beautiful–both your words and photos. I feel like I’m right there. Thank you!
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Such beautiful sunrises and poetic words– a wonderful way to greet the new day!
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Such a beautiful, quite place. Perfect match of photos and words!
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so magical…
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Your lake looks divine in every light!
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Exquisite captures Lady Fi – your photography continues to delight!
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so peaceful. in awe!
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