• Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 6.24.2012

    June 24, 2012 /

    Outside my window…is a beautiful albeit hot day.  Blue skies….sunshine….puffy white clouds for the most part.  I am noticing some of the clouds are getting darker though….there is a chance for scattered thunderstorms this afternoon.  Right now it is 87°F with 47% humidity and a very slight breeze is present….very slight.  The low humidity is keeping the heat index at about the same level as our temperature.  I’m happy for this warm day….to see the sun shine…but at the same time, it doesn’t feel right either. I’m thinking about…so many things the past 36 or so hours….since I found out my step-father had passed away in the early morning hours…

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    Outside My Window ~ 8.14.11

    August 14, 2011 /

    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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  • Family

    Me and My Baby Girl

    November 6, 2010 /

    This is one of my favorite images of my baby girl…probably taken about 14 years ago. She is 16 now, but will always be my baby. I just spent the afternoon and early evening shopping with my baby girl. Teenage girls never tire when they shop. Older moms do.

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    Outside My Window ~ 10.31.10

    October 31, 2010 /

    Outside My Window…are howling winds….rain….ghosts….goblins.  🙂  Kidding…..couldn’t resist.  Yea, my kids tell me all the time I’m not right.  We actually have a gorgeous morning.  The temperature at 11:47 a.m. is 64ºF, sunshine, blue skies with some high clouds painted across the sky…not enough to diminish the sunshine though.  Our forecast high is 68ºF for today with a low of 45ºF for this evening.  Sounds like the kiddos trick or treating tonight may need jackets or warm clothing under the costumes.  If I remember right, the costumes I use to buy for my daughters were quite thin and on cold Halloween evening we would have to get creative so they…

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