• Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 7.14.2013

    Outside my window…today is hot and humid.  We have had intermittent sunshine and cloud cover but the heat has remained consistent.  At approximately 2:30 it is 85°F but feels like 92°F ~ humidity is 71%.  We had a dry, hot week until Thursday which saw heavy rains that afternoon, rain again on Friday and more heavy rain Saturday morning and early afternoon.  Our chance for rain this afternoon is relatively low at 20%, but then I have seen pouring rain when our chance was only 30% so hard to say.  I can see dark clouds outside my window looking East but there is plenty of sunshine right now.  I wouldn’t…

  • Free Stuff

    Free July 2013 Desktop Calendars

    A new month….new calendars…. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six high resolution images available so you can select the one that best fits your screen. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six high resolution images available so you can select the one that best fits your screen. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six high resolution images available so you can select the one that best fits your screen. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six high resolution images available so you can select the…

  • Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 6.30.2013

     Outside my window…is a very dull day….gray, cloudy, hot, humid.  It is around 2:00 and we are at 82°F, it feels like 87°F when you factor in the 74% humidity ~ yes, it is just a tad humid.  There is a slight breeze that is moving the air around so it isn’t quite as suffocating as it could be.  We have been hot and humid for quite a few days….and rain every day for several days ~ not constant, just showers here and there, hit and miss thunderstorms with brief downpours.  Our forecast today is calling for a high of 85°F, humid with a 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms.  Tomorrow looks like it…

  • Family

    A Somber Anniversary

    I began to create outside my window several times today, and it just wasn’t working.  Today is an anniversary that I wish wasn’t so….but it is what it is and we learn to live with a life that has changed.  Instead of the normal chatter, I’m featuring something that was written by my sister’s friend….about Bob ~ a brother, a husband, a father, a Papa…. We miss you Papa!

  • Outside My Window

    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…

  • Free Stuff

    Free June 2013 Desktop Calendars

    It is time once again for the free desktop calendars…. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six high resolution images available so you can select the one that best fits your screen. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six high resolution images available so you can select the one that best fits your screen. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six high resolution images available so you can select the one that best fits your screen. Click the link and choose “save” or “save as”.  Make sure you take note where the file is saved. …

  • Composites,  Photography

    Wishing For Better Days

    I finished another composite this past weekend.  Not for the faint of heart, this image was inspired by the dark nurses in the horror movie, Silent Hill. Background – Dracoart Stock Model 1 – David MacKenzie (obtained from deviantart – credit listed as requested) Model 2 – AmethystDreams 1987 (obtained from deviantart – credit listed as requested) Texture – Sarah Gardner Photography (free but requires registration for access)