Outside My Window ~ 6.9.2013
Outside my window…is a typical summer morning in Southeast Virginia. I know it isn’t officially summer yet ~ but it certainly feels like it outside this past weekend. Right now, at around 10:00 this morning, we are at 79°F with a 71% humidity so it feels like 81°F. Skies are partly cloudy but I like to think of it as more like filtered sun. There is plenty of sunshine out however there is a definite haze in the air which gives it that filtered look. Our forecast high for the day is 84°F….but will probably feel closer to 90° when you factor in the humidity. There has been plenty of moisture to go around since this past Friday when tropical storm Andrea made a pass over us. No problems with wind or tornadoes with this system but there was plenty of rain. I did a little research and found that we have had 47 rainy days so far this year, total rainfall for the year is 18.31 inches, total rain for the month of June is 2.83 inches. If you believe the numbers, we are in line with our average rainfall for the year. I actually thought we would be over because it seems wetter this year than the past few but maybe that is because they were dryer years? Could be. Today is suppose to be dry but there is a chance of thunderstorms this evening….with the heat and humidity this high there is bound to be some activity along those lines although they will probably be the hit and miss variety rather than total cloud cover.
I am thinking…that I have really enjoyed my vacation this past week. I had a wonderful visit with my parents in South Carolina….so very relaxing. It is always so nice to go away and forget about work and other stress related factors in your life. I could get use to not working but then I’m sure the gnawing hunger and living outside in a box would get old quick so I suppose it is back to work for me tomorrow.
I am glad…that the cicada invasion has been non existent as far as where I live is concerned.
From my kitchen…is a recipe for Cream of Broccoli Cheese Soup. This is a simple yet tasty recipe…a good base if you want to expand on ingredients. The amount of cheese you add will depend on how cheesy you would like your soup. Give it a try….make it your own. 🙂
I am hearing…me crunching on a toasted sesame sticks that I picked up earlier this week from Earth Fare ~ a wonderful organic supermarket in South Carolina…the ticking of my many clocks as they count down the minutes until vacation is over…my happy dog snoring quietly while he enjoys an afternoon nap.
A recap of last week…was the free desktop calendars for June 2013…the rest of my time was spent relaxing or photographing whatever caught my eye.
Plans for the week include…back to work on Monday….work from home and a dentist appointment on Tuesday….make a plan to take care of a few things that need fixing ~ things that are causing me stress and really shouldn’t be. My goal for the second half of 2013 is to eliminate as much stress as possible….I don’t want it, I don’t need it.
One of life’s little pleasures…time off from work….need I say more.
From my camera…is a view of the Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies on the Catawba River at Landsford Canal State Park. This view is something I have wanted to see since my parents moved to South Carolina except I was never in the area at the right time…late May or early June. This year I had a plan, I was going to see the lilies….but mother nature almost had another idea. Two or three weeks prior to my visit, the area on the river experienced heavy flooding….the lilies were under water. I didn’t give up hope and fortunately after the water receded, the lilies were there. A little worse for wear and not as plentiful as they are in during a normal year, but there they were for me to see…..more images to come….
