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Outside My Window ~ 11.20.2011
Outside my window…is the close of another weekend….the weekend before Thanksgiving. You wouldn’t know it was this late in November if you were to judge by the weather alone. Today was beautiful….71°F with sunshine and blue skies. We are currently at 64°F at 9:30 this evening with a chance for rain later tonight through Wednesday…..a small chance. Of course I have seen some pretty hard rains when we had a small chance for rain so I guess we will have to wait and see what comes. Thanksgiving day is forecast to be sunny with highs in the mid 50’s. I am thinking about…my list of things to pick up and…
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Outside My Window ~ 11.13.2011
Outside my window…is the close of another weekend…one that went by very quickly. It was a nice weekend, temperatures in the mid sixties with mostly sunny skies and not much wind. It is 58°F and mostly cloudy at 7:25 this evening. The temperatures will remain a little above average for the week with a chance for rain Tuesday evening. They are calling for wind tomorrow….I suppose we will loose quite a bit of the remaining leaves if that is the case. I would say this past week we hit our peak as far as fall colors. I know the drive to and from work was quite beautiful…I posted a few…
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Outside My Window ~ 11.6.2011
Outside my window…is the first evening after daylight savings time ended. It is about ten minutes until eight but it feels much later than that. It has been dark forever….how can it not even be 8:00 yet?!?! It is currently 48°F with calm winds. Calm winds were not the norm around here this past weekend. The last nor’easter that visited and quickly pulled away on Friday left a path of heavy winds all day Saturday. Today wasn’t as bad but still breezy….especially near the James River late this afternoon. We warmed up to about 60°F today which is close to average for the area. Looks like we will stay in…
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Outside My Window ~ 10.30.2011
Outside my window…is a cold, dark night. We have weathered through our first big nor’easter of the season ~ nope, no snow for us ~ just rain , wind and not problems. It did get cold last night with a low of 38°F…tonight’s forecast is at 37°F. Currently we are at 41°F and the winds are calm. Tomorrow is calling for partly cloudy with a high of 58°F. We will warm gradually throughout the week up to the mid 60’s by next weekend. The leaves are beginning to turn nicely in the area…I’m thinking I will make another trip to Lake Matoaka on campus to see if I can get…
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Outside My Window ~ 10.23.2011
Outside my window…is another Sunday afternoon coming to a close. It is 5:40 in the early evening here…we still have sunshine and blue skies…a temperature of 61°F…and according to the Weather Channel there is 41 minutes left of daylight. Our forecast low tonight is 48°F…better bring in some of my houseplants that I had taken back outside, that is kind of chilly for them. The sun is setting much earlier ~ if I want to photograph more sunsets I better do so…after daylight savings time kicks in it will be a lot harder to get one. I have some amazing ones to share with you later this week. I’m thinking…
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Outside My Window ~ 10.16.2011
Outside my window…is a beautiful fall morning. It is close to 11:00 this morning and we have blue skies, sunshine and a mild temperature of 64°F. Our forecast high today is 75°F with zero chance of rain. A vastly different forecast than I experienced last Sunday while in Florida. For those who aren’t up on current events, last Sunday I was in Melbourne Beach, Florida were we experienced tropical temperatures along with some howling wind and torrential downpours during the system with no name that moved inland. Quite a ride…but it had all cleared out by Monday morning and we were able to enjoy a little bit of time in…
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Outside My Window ~ 10.2.2011
Outside my window…is a dark and cloudy night {I love it when I can write that 🙂 } …and it is cold. Well, not freezing cold, but compared to what we have been experiencing lately…it is cold. And it feels good too. Currently at 8:45 p.m. we are at 54°F and a forecast low of 46°F is expected for the evening. Our high tomorrow is set for 61°F with a few showers and another chilly evening with a low of 47°F. The rest of this week will be pretty much the same until it finally warms up to 76°F on Saturday. My youngest told me yesterday she is not ready…
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Outside My Window ~ 9.26.11
Outside my window…in a word ~ wet. We are so wet around here I noticed mushroom rings popping up in lawns everywhere. The fairies have been busy! 🙂 We had rain showers on and off all weekend at varying degrees. This morning began as foggy and graduated to mostly cloudy by the time I got off work….just enough sunlight to require sunglasses while I drove home. Currently at 9:45 we are at 74°F with a forecast low of 70°F and scattered thunderstorms tonight. Tomorrow there is a greater chance of rain and a high of 80°F which is where we will hover until Saturday when we will get no…
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Outside My Window ~ 9.19.2011
Outside my window…is a mild albeit mostly cloudy Monday afternoon. Our temperature during the noon hour is 72°F….close to the forecast high of 73°F. We had rain all weekend…not torrential rains, light and steady for the most part. Tomorrow will be warmer with a forecast high of 80°F and a chance of thunderstorms. With the exception of a few warmer days in the middle of the week, we will experience more days like today over the next week or so. I’m loving me some cooler temperatures….don’t even mind the rain showers. I am thinking…or maybe I should say I am hoping beyond hope that the repairs for my daughter’s car…
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Outside My Window ~ 9.11.2011
Outside my window…is the closing hours on a beautiful Sunday. It was indeed beautiful. Blue skies….sunshine…and a high of 86°F….not so different from that Tuesday ten years ago. The rest of the week will be much of the same, no rain in the forecast. I would actually prefer some cooler temperatures rather than the mid 80’s and it appears as if “wish granted” by the end of the week when temperatures will fall to the mid to low 70’s for a time. I really enjoy this time of year ~ everything is still green and the temperatures are beginning to feel more like fall. This is also my favorite time of year for sunsets as well. The cooler days produce less haze and the light…