Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We’re off to a chilly start here this morning with temperatures more typical of late January than early April in North Carolina. We’ll be warming up to high 60s this afternoon but with a dip into the low 30s overnight, I’m keeping my fingers crossed…
Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. I took these photos over the last couple of weeks. Ring-billed Gulls always make an appearance on the lake in January or February. . . Birds of a feather flock together, it’s rare to see one gull. . . They usually show up with 20…
Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. I always look forward to snow days as snow is somewhat rare for us. We haven’t had more than a dusting since since 2018. We received 4 inches of snow topped off by a couple of inches sleet last Sunday. The snow lingered through Wednesday…
Happy first Saturday in December! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. Steam fog rises off the water created by the warm water temperatures mixing with cooler air. About 10 days ago the leaves were still clinging to the trees. . . And providing a golden glow, illuminated by the early morning sunshine. We went…
Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We’re dipping down below freezing this week for the first time this fall and it’s shaping up to be a beauti-fall week and sweater weather! Cool air and warm water temperatures collide to create steam fog in the early mornings. . . It can look…
Happy Saturday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We’ve had a couple of weeks of warm weather for October, about 10 – 15 degrees above normal but fall-like temperatures arrive on Sunday. Sweater weather and crisp fall mornings next week. . .yippee! There’s not much fall color here yet with our warm…
Happy Saturday! Here’s some blue water views from Lake Norman. We’re enjoying a welcome break in the humidity this weekend and drop in temperature. Lola and Sophie said it’s warm in their fur coats but they were able to enjoy some chair time yesterday with temps in the 80s instead of 90s. Our Silver Maple…
Happy Saturday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. It was nice to see some blue sky and sunshine after a couple of very wet days thanks to Tropical Storm Fred. The torrential rains and flooding was west of us in Haywood County, NC. Our thoughts and prayers are with those dealing with aftermath…
Happy August Everyone! I’m joining my Monday Morning Blooms’ friends and sharing some flower therapy today. You can find my flower friends’ links and blooming inspiration at the bottom of this post. Our common theme for this week’s edition of Monday Morning Blooms was ‘white flowers’. . . Hello Limelight Hydrangeas, I’m so happy to…
Happy Weekend! Can you believe tomorrow is August 1st? The heat and humidity have collided and moved into the sweltering range this week in North Carolina. . .it definitely feels like August and Dog Days of Summer! The Dog Days are considered the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Historically the…