Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. After several wet and blustery days, we’re forward to a ‘nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina’ kind of week! I have to confess that a high of 70 has more appeal to me than temps in the 80s. Bridal Wreath Spirea has been…
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March Weekend Waterview
Weekend Waterview: Down She Goes
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. . . We’ve enjoyed some beautiful sunrises recently, along with the ducks. Our lake level continues to shrink with our drought conditions. Lake Norman is the largest of Duke Energy’s lakes, covering more than 32,000 acres of surface, spanning four counties, and 520 miles of shoreline.…
Weekend Waterview: Autumn is My Favorite Color
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. Autumn is my favorite color! The leaves have been a little less brilliant this fall due to our dry weather, but it still gives me a thrill to see the fall foliage and its watery reflections. According the drought monitor, we just entered the ‘severe drought’…
Weekend Waterview: Beautiful But Dry Weather & Boating with Dogs
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. It finally feels like fall has arrived here in North Carolina! We’ve had some beautiful crisp mornings and plenty of sunshine . . . Unfortunately, we’re experiencing moderate drought conditions and extremely dry. You can actually watch the lake recede daily by the growing shoreline. Duke…
The Skeleton Crew Enjoys Candy, Cocktails & Kibble by the Lake
Weekend Waterview: Hot, Steamy and Stormy
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. . . It’s been a week of hot, steamy and stormy weather with two EF1 tornados touching down just north of us, as they made their way through neighboring counties. Fortunately there were no injuries or fatalities from the storms, but there were downed trees and power outages…
Weekend Waterview: Boating, Osprey Nests and Dog Days of Summer
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. It’s the Dog Days of Summer! We refer to the uncomfortably hot, sultry days of summer as the ‘Dog Days’ of Summer. The origin of that phrase has its roots in astronomy. The ‘Dog Days’ are the period following the heliacal rising of the star system…
Weekend Waterview with Guest Bloggers Sophie and Lola
Weekend Waterview: April Spring Blooms
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. There is rain in our forecast today with thunderstorms moving through this afternoon, but otherwise, it’s shaping up to be a ‘nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina’ kind of week! Low humidity with sunshine . . . ideal weather to dig into some…