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Once Upon A Time In The Snow
This is an image of the girls playing in the snow on January 3rd, 2002….during a snow storm much like the one that is suppose to arrive tonight. This was taken with an old digital point and shoot camera a friend let me use. No frills on this camera ~ I think it may have even been one of the first ones out when it was new! I wonder if they will let me get another photo like this tomorrow during the storm? 🙂
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Outside My Window ~ 1.24.10
Outside My Window…is a cloudy afternoon around 2:15 pm, and about 65ºF. I believe we have a forecast for rain this evening, rain and wind tomorrow. The temperature is wonderful out, first time in a long time I have been able to go outside without a jacket….comfortably anyway. 🙂 There was sun shine when I woke up, but the clouds quickly took over around noon. I am thinking…about the drive earlier today. I took Cailin out again and happy to report there is good progress. Today we drove for about an hour and a half and approximately 50 miles. We began at Newport News Park and headed north to Williamsburg, drove the Parkway…
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Outside My Window ~ 1.17.10
Outside My Window…is gray skies and pouring rain. Currently at 11:00 am, we are at 50ºF with winds at 29 mph. The forecast for today is a high of 58ºF with heavy rain. These temps and the rain should take away any remaining snow we had in the area from over a week ago. Yes, there was some lingering snow…particularly in well shaded areas. When I was driving down the Parkway last week, I noticed there was some snow on the beaches closer to the grassy areas as well. I was surprised to drive by a small pond and see it partially frozen with snow on top of the ice. Again, these are…
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She Did Great!
Not one of my best shots but it was taken in a hurry. If you recall, I mentioned yesterday that I would be taking my youngest out on actual roads to practice driving today. Fourteen miles down the Colonial Parkway…she did great….I’m very proud of her. 🙂
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Driver Number 2
How can something this sweet looking be such a scary driver?!?!? We are going on actual roads tomorrow ~ I may be self medicating afterwards!! 🙂
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Outside My Window ~ 1.10.10
Outside My Window…is one word….COLD! Or I should say freezing, like most of the country. At 8:40 am, we are at 26F with winds at around 13mph giving us a 15F wind chill. The skies are blue and the sun is shining, but it is still COLD! Our forecast high for today is 36F and we will drop down to 21F tonight. The daytime temperatures for the coming week will improve but the nights will remain very cold. They are forecasting a high of 50F for Thursday ~ that will feel downright balmy after the temps of the past couple of weeks!! 🙂 I’m hoping this arctic air will let up soon…..I received my…
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Against The Wind…
I took this photo of my oldest daughter in late November. We were at the boat docks in the early afternoon as a storm was blowing in. It was very windy, very cold….so she turned her back against the wind. I was a bit further down the pier taking photos when I turned around and saw this shot. After downloading this image and processing it, I titled it “Against The Wind”. The name came to me as I looked at it…her back to the wind, the sunshine versus the storm clouds….it reminded me of the song Against The Wind by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band…..specifically the chorus…. Against the wind We were…
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Outside My Window ~ 12.27.09
Outside My Window…is a beautiful morning. Blue skies, sunshine a bit chilly at 42F with a 38F wind chill. The forecast for today doesn’t change much….a high of 56 with some clouds coming in this afternoon. We had a lot of rain with a high of 56 on Christmas Day. It didn’t begin to rain until around 2:00, but it continued throughout the night. Yesterday we woke up to cloudy skies and fog, but still relatively mild temps. For the coming week the temps will hover in the low to mid 40’s. I am thinking…about what I want to do today. Now is the time to get rolling on my list of things…
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Outside My Window ~ 12.13.09
Outside My Window…is rain! Yes, rain……cause everyone knows we could sure use it. We were actually in danger of some of the larger puddles drying out! 🙂 Seriously though…….it is raining, again. The forecast for today is to receive about a half an inch today. In normal conditions, a half an inch wouldn’t really mean all that much…..in our current condition, it just adds to the saturation. Right now at 9:30 a.m. we are at 56F, which is a great improvement over the 33F mornings we have been experiencing these last few days. We won’t get much warmer today, only a high of 59F. This temperature high will only last a couple of…
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Oh Christmas Tree……
I’m home today……..my youngest daughter is not feeling well. She was running a fever this morning and said she had awaken earlier in the morning with chills. She is old enough to stay alone if she wants to, but this morning she said she didn’t want to be alone today. It was my first clue that she really doesn’t feel good, so off came my work clothes and made the call to my supervisor. I took the opportunity to get some photos of our Christmas tree. This tree was purchased by my dearest friend David (from California) when he visited one year. It was during the Thanksgiving holidays and I brought my trusty old…