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Outside My Window ~ 6.20.10
Outside My Window…is sunshine and heat. Our temperature at 8:15 this morning is 79ºF but feels like 83ºF. The forecast high is 94ºF for today with plenty of sunshine. Our average for this time of year is 82ºF. It is once again quite muggy outside so unless you are sitting on a beach, you are going to be fairly miserable with this heat. While the beach sometimes offers you nice breezes….that may not be the case today since the winds are from the southwest and are pretty non-existent. And while we aren’t breaking any records quite yet, the temperatures have been quite high for the past several days. We could…
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Outside My Window ~ 6.13.10
Outside My Window…is Africa ~ oh wait, it is only 68 in Kenya right now so we are hotter than Africa. In all fairness, it is dark o’clock over there….but our high today of 90 will be very close to their high for the day. Currently at 12:15 it is 84ºF but feels like 91ºF when you factor in the 74% humidity. Yes, 74% ~ it feels like a wet blanket draped over you as soon as you walk outside. Quite tropical…which is why I’m happy I’m inside right now. I am thinking…I need to get my butt moving or the day will be done and I won’t have accomplished much. 🙂 I am thankful…
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Outside My Window ~ 6.6.10
Outside My Window…is unbelievably hot and sunny! When I walked outside early this morning I couldn’t believe how hot it was. Currently it is 86ºF but feels like 93ºF with 64% humidity at 11:00 this morning. Our high today is suppose to reach 95ºF. I’m not surprised we have a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening….I will be surprised if nothing materializes because it feels quite tropical outside. I also noticed our area is a 3 on the Weather Channel TorCon index….so that means we have a 30% chance of a tornado in this area. Fortunately, they are not the norm for us. I am thinking…how many more critters am I…
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Outside My Window ~ 5.30.10
Outside My Window…is a warm, hazy morning. Currently it is 78ºF with 76% humidity and partly sunny skies. The forecast high for today is 91ºF with a threat of thunderstorms. This heat combined with high humidity equals a soupy enough mixture to create afternoon thunderstorms. For Memorial Day they are forecasting a high of 94ºF with sunny skies….sounds like a perfect beach day although I probably will not be going. I still enjoy the beach but I don’t enjoy the heat and humidity so much any more. 🙂 I am thinking…about a site I witnessed last night with my neighbor as we stood outside and talked. It was around dusk….the sun…
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Outside My Window ~ 5.23.10
Outside My Window…is cloudy and humid. The air is so heavy right now ~ I’m expecting a downpour any second. We did get one earlier this afternoon….around noon there were rumbles of thunder and pouring rain. But not for long…one of those days. I am thinking…about the telephone call to Verizon this morning to report my telephone out of service. I have no dial tone and after checking the outside telephone plug, I have determined it is a problem on their end, not mine. You know how even though you have paid your bill, your first thought is ‘I’ve been disconnected”. 🙂 Not so…just dead, dead, dead. So I do…
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Outside My Window ~ 5.16.10
Outside My Window…is a beautiful, sun shiny day right now. Current temperature at 1:20 is in the mid 70’s with rain expected later this afternoon or evening. We also have a chance of thunderstorms later. Thunderstorms have been the norm the past few evenings around here and last night was no exception. The claps of thunder were so loud they woke me from a very deep sleep….and as each daughter came out of their room this morning they asked if I heard the thunder last night. It was as if powerful explosions were going off right outside the house…..and then the rains came pouring down. I am thinking…since I have set…
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Outside My Window ~ 5.9.10
Outside My Window…is a fabulous Mother’s Day! There are blue skies, a few puffy white clouds here and there, a slight breeze and a temperature of 64º F at 12:26 p.m.. It is beautiful….perfect. 🙂 I am thinking…about all the outside chores I will be doing today. Number one is I’m gong to be preparing my area for the new rain barrel. I’m also thinking sawing my metal downspout so I may put the rain barrel beneath it is going to be skin crawling. I have to use a hacksaw and I can hear it now….it won’t be a pleasant sound I’m sure. I am thankful for…many things at the moment. …
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Outside My Window ~ 4.25.10
Outside My Window…right now the sun is trying to break through and disrupt our cloudy day. Temperature is 72º with 77% humidity…..in other words, muggy! Our forecast high is 81º with a chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. It has been cloudy all weekend with rain off and on. Not terrible weather, but I have held off on planting the flower seeds this weekend. I didn’t want a down pour to wash them away. Hopefully I can get them in the ground later this week. I am thinking…that I wish I was still on vacation and relaxing here…. Granted, that means I would have been there for three weeks and probably…
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Outside My Window ~ 4.18.10
Outside My Window…is the ending to a marvelous day today. The temperature was mild….a nice breeze with blue skies and sunshine. We had rain showers yesterday morning but it cleared up nicely by the afternoon, which carried over into today. I spent a large part of the afternoon working in the backyard….weeding and planting a few new flowers. The tomato plants I picked up last weekend are doing really well ~ one of the reasons I love summer….fresh veggies are so plentiful! I am thinking…how incredibly fast the time goes by during the weekends. The work days seem to drag on forever ~ even when I’m swamped with work. I…
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Outside My Window ~ 4.11.10
Outside My Window…is the end of a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Mid 70’s…..sunshine…..blue skies….just a slight breeze ~ simply beautiful. I spent the better part of today working outside, weeding and trimming. Combined with the hauling and work I did today with the mad house cleaning from yesterday, I probably won’t be able to move tomorrow. 🙂 I am thinking…I’m going to share with you the greatest and most economical weed block I have ever used. Last year in Mother Earth News someone wrote about using newspaper as weed block. The method is to lay down newspaper in the area you want to block weeds and wet it thoroughly. Cover the wet…