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Outside My Window ~ 8.14.11
Outside my window…is what appears to be a foggy afternoon. I say “appears” is because it is not fog but smoke from the Great Dismal Swamp fire in Suffolk, Virginia. The fire continues to burn despite our rain yesterday afternoon and evening. We will need quite a bit more rainfall to help this fire…some firefighters say it may take a tropical storm to put it out. The fire is not fully contained but currently the smoldering peat moss is creating the obvious problems. Peat moss causes the smoke and is near to impossible to put out. The fire is smoldering in approximately 6 feet of organic soil in some areas near the…
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Things that made me smile this week…
My favorite vacation spot…. …with my family… …coffee and breakfast with my dad each morning… …taking time to smell the flowers… …push-up lovin’ lizards… …more of these beautiful birds than you could count visiting with us each day… …good times and wonderful memories… Thanks for having us Papa & Nina… we miss you already!
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Friday Flashback
Nellie… …gone from our lives much too soon…. …Happy Birthday Grandma… …we miss you every day…
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Please Stand By….
….I will return soon. 8)
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My Sweet Girl
Twenty years ago today I fell hopelessly in love…. ….with my sweet baby girl…. ….all grown up…. …no longer a teenager… ….sweet baby mine. Happy 20th Birthday Alanna…I love you more than I can say. Baby mine, don’t you cry Baby mine, dry your eyes Rest your head close to my heart Never to part Baby of mine Little one when you play Pay no heed to what they say Let your eyes sparkle and shine Never a tear Baby of mine If they knew all about you They’d end up loving you too All those same people who scold you What they’d give just for the right to hold…
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Outside My Window ~ 7.31.11
Outside my window…is a warm, cloudy morning. Currently at 10:45 this morning, it feels like 88°F out although the actual temperature is 85°F. Not too bad outside actually….it is a bit muggy but then it is summer in Hampton Roads ~ muggy and humid is a given for this time of year. Our forecast high is 90°F and we do have a chance for thunderstorms today and this evening. I noticed on the weather channel this morning there is a rather large green, orange and red blob moving our way…could be our chance of storms perhaps? This has been one of the hottest summers I can recall in some time. {do we say that every year?} This…
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Things that made me smile this week…
Visitors….and color in the garden…. ….an aromatic harvest…. ….dusting off the old SLR to shoot some film…. ….loving antique ovenware ~ a gift from my great grandmother to my mother on her wedding day…. ….and finally, my 85mm….swoon…. What made you smile this week? 🙂
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Friday Flashback
Welcome to Steamboat Springs, Colorado ~ circa March 1983 Rabbit Ears Pass Views from a Gondola Steamboat’s infamous moguls and champagne powder. Checking out the slopes that morning….my former boyfriend and our adventure buddies! 🙂 You could ski right up to the condos. Steamboat Springs was one of my favorite places to visit when I lived in Colorado…I would love to go back one day.
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Wordless Wednesday
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Outside My Window ~ 7.24.11
Outside my window…is a thunderstorm bringing wet, glorious rain and cooler temperatures. Key words there…cooler temperatures! You know it has been a hot one when I’m thinking 80°F at 10:15 at night is cool. We tied a record today with a high of 96°F….of course it felt like 112°F when you factored in the heat index. This past week has been beyond miserable…here and at many locations in the country. It probably wouldn’t have been so insanely hot if we had cooled down in the evening but on several evenings it was still above 90°F close to midnight. What is remarkable is how many states have had to post extreme heat warnings this past week. …