Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. It’s been a while since I shared a lake post and I’ve had a few comments and emails about our lake level with the drought conditions back in the fall. I’m happy to report that occasionally the weather man gets it right! { source } True to…
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.…
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’…
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…
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. . . Rod and Rowena enjoyed some chair time by the water this week. After being stuck in that stuffy closet for months, Rod says there’s nothing like a little fresh air and sunshine . . . Along with a cocktail to cure what ails you!…
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…
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…
Happy Saturday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. If you don’t know us, we’re Sophie and Lola and we volunteered to be guest bloggers today. 🐾🐾 We’re guest hosting for our mom, as she says she has a hard time getting back into a regular routine after a holiday. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 It’s been…
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…
Happy Saturday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. Our 20-year old pontoon got a refresh, with new upholstery, vinyl flooring and an exterior wrap. Ta-da! Southern heat and humidity + a black boat cover = the perfect recipe for mildew, increasingly harder to remove, despite elbow grease and vinyl cleaner. The 20-year old vinyl…