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.🐾🐾
August Weekend Waterview and The Dog Days of Summer
Tag: Osprey
Weekend Waterview: Year in Review and Reflections
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…
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
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…
Weekend Waterview: First Boat Ride of Spring + Refresh for the Pontoon
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…
Weekend Waterview from Lake Norman
Happy Saturday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. I’m sharing some blue sky and blue water views for those of you who need it (including us)! These photos are from the middle of the week with a wet weekend in the forecast. The stars & stripes swooper flags come down after Labor Day, are…
Weekend Waterview: The Dog Days of Summer
Happy Saturday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. . . It’s the Dog Days of Summer! While we refer to the ‘dog days’ of summer as the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer, the ‘dog days’ have their roots in astronomy. The dog days are the period following the heliacal rising of the star…
Weekend Waterview: Desperately Seeking Shade
Happy Saturday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We enjoyed some boating time over the week of the Fourth. It’s been oppressively humid here with the heat index in the triple digits. We’re in the “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity” stage of summer. . . when you walk outside and are instantly…
Weekend Waterview: Boating, Osprey, Hot and Stormy
Happy Saturday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. It’s been a hot, steamy and stormy week with the heat index in the triple digits. We did manage to find a window to boat, avoiding the heat of the day and between thunderstorms. You know it’s hot when you’re happy it’s a cloudy day and…
Weekend Waterview: Finally Boating Again
Happy Saturday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We’re happy to be boating again after a fuel line issue. We were almost boating in May, but like a lot of things these days, parts and service are harder to come by! We enjoyed a little boating time over the Fourth of July holiday…