Clone stamp tool help / Nobody can help me!

OK so here is my problem, i have been serching and posting this on every forum on adobe i can find, and still nobody can help me! Im getting so frustrated! Ok I'm editing this image and I would like to use the clone stamp tool to color something the same color as the sky. ( im trying to edit out trees ) but thats not my problem. here is my problem. I "option click" on the my desired color. with the clone stamp tool selected. Then the area im trying to color over, here is the strange part, There is a button that looks like this + and its taking random color sample and putting them in where im trying to color. if that makes sence. Please could somebody help me.

zachgrzelak
Usually when using the clone stamp tool, you want Aligned Sample checked and if your using a tablet you probably want Tablet pressure controls size off (yours is on).
Also you might try some of the Clone source overlay options in the Clone Source Panel which sometimes makes it easier to see what your going to clone.
(Window>Clone Source)
more on the clone stamp tool:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-760aa.h tml
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WS72216C69-BDA7-4b6c-8922-5F4DF2A84AF7a.htm l
MTSTUNER
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