Happy Sunday! It’s been a while since I shared a weekend waterview. It’s been a different kind of spring here at the lake. Like much of the southeastern U.S., we’re feeling the effects of drought conditions in North Carolina—thanks to lower-than-normal rainfall and warmer-than-average temperatures. And it’s showing. . . especially along the shoreline of…
Happy Sunday, friends! I’m sharing a February Weekend Waterview from Lake Norman. Our weather has been all over the map this month—steam-fog mornings, snow, ice, and finally some welcome sunshine peeking through. One morning I spotted a Red-shouldered Hawk perched proudly on our dock post, made even more striking against the soft, foggy backdrop. He…
Fall has finally arrived… for about twenty minutes! 🍁Join me for a weekend waterview from Lake Norman with fiery foliage, watery reflections, dogs by the water, and even a floatplane take off and landing! 🍂✈️🐾 Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We’ve had a beautiful week here, perfect for being outdoors and…
All paws-on-deck and a beautiful day on the pontoon at Lake Norman with our four-legged first mates! Join us for blue skies, calm water and wild life adventures. Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. If you don’t know us, we’re Lola and Sophie and we volunteered to be guest bloggers today. 🐾🐾 We’re…
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. The Dog Days of Summer are behind us according to the calendar, but the dog days last through mid-September for Lola and Sophie.🐾🐾
Happy Saturday and first weekend of Summer! It’s been a minute since I shared a weekend waterview. The views haven’t been pretty enough to share, with most looking ominous, threatening or downright gloomy. The beginning of May, our county was one of many in a ‘moderate drought’ stage in North Carolina. . . Six weeks…
While Memorial Day is the unofficial kick off to summer in the U.S., it’s a day set aside to honor those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, defending our freedom and democracy. “I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that…
Happy Sunday! I hope you had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying a happy holiday week! I’m looking back and sharing some waterviews from Lake Norman and reflections of 2024. We witnessed some beautiful sunrises and sunsets . . . Reflections of water meeting sunkissed clouds . . . And glorious views of lavender water…
Merry Day-Before-Christmas Eve or Merry Eve Eve! Have you finished your Christmas preparations . . . baking, wrapping and shopping? December flew by faster than Santa’s reindeer this year! 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌 With Thanksgiving falling late, I needed to get hopping mid-November, as my Christmas ‘to do’ list was longer than time allowed! I’m wrapping up 2024…
Happy Saturday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We enjoyed our first boat ride of the season this week. Normally, we’d have been boating for several weeks by now, but we got a later start this year with all our May showers. We always look forward to checking on the osprey nests on the…