Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We’re off to a chilly start this morning for our neck of the woods, but looking forward to the sun returning and warming things up . . . a nice change of pace after a very wet January and storms moving through earlier this week! Between…
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 are some weekend waterviews from Lake Norman. February’s weather is always a mixed bag. . . Freezing temperatures, rain, snow flurries, thunderstorms and sunny 60 degree days. . .all typical winter weather in North Carolina. As much as I love blue water views, there is something so peaceful about stark beauty and…
Happy Weekend! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. . . We’ve had a couple of weeks of beautiful fall weather with daytime temps in the 70s and mornings in the 50s and dipping down to the 40s. I love seeing the steam fog rise from the lake in the mornings when the…
Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. . . Steam fog is a common sight this time of year when the cooler air collides with the warmer water. It lends a mysterious and almost spooky quality. . . Especially when the sunlight highlights the spiderwebs that are otherwise invisible . . .…
Happy *Sun* Day! The clouds finally parted with the rain moving out after a very wet and cold week. We’re happy to see the sun again! The “pond” is full again after 5 inches of rain this week bringing most of the leaves down with it. We’re a little wild and stir crazy after a…
We enjoyed some cool crisp early morning temperatures earlier this week, producing steam fog rising from the warm water of the lake. Almost a little spooky and mysterious on the cusp of Halloween. Even spookier and a little scary are our drought conditions and disappearing water on the lake. And eerie in contrast to the flooding in the eastern part of the…
What a difference a week makes. A week ago we were slipping on ice trying to keep the birds fed in the snow and Chloe and Grace were enjoying a shaved ice buffet. Our forecast this weekend is for sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 60s into next week. I took these photos this week after the…
After 10 days of rain and three very wet weekends in a row, we’re enjoying some welcome sunshine! It’s clear and frosty this weekend and fall has definitely arrived in North Carolina. . . The plus side to all our rain is the pond is full! Fall color has peaked and most of the leaves came down with our…