Morning all,
I have been trying to change providers and hook up wireless so I have been without internet for a week.
Wehave been getting some showers and the yard is shaping up.
76.1 °F / 24 °C
Scattered Clouds
Humidity: 64%
Dew Point: 63 °F / 17 °C
Wind: 3.1 mph / 4 km/h from the SSW
Wind Gust: 3.1 mph / 4 km/h
Pressure: 30.00 in / 1015.8 hPa (Rising)
Heat Index: 78 °F / 25 °C
Please come by often with your pictures and weather happenings.
Watermelon anyone?
Sidney
Sidney good to see you back!
Better to see the Coleus shots! LOL! Just kidding mostly..... ;-)
We went to my S/O's Family Reunion yesterday about 80 miles north of here.
A beautiful wooded hilly park built around the site of Fort Sinclair.
We immediately got a 45 minute shower...
They REALLY needed it!
The park was green and lush but the surrounding areas are toast.
Course then the sun came out so all the trapped moisture just turned to steam.
A bit later we went up to see Marcy_1 (only about 20 minutes further north) and enjoyed her wonderful Garden.
While walking on lawn that crunched......
Hot and humid here today it's supposed to be sunny and clear... right now it's 68° and overcast.
Here's a shot of some spectacular Phlox at Marcy's
Ric
This message was edited Jul 16, 2007 11:21 AM
And a rather bizarre creature many of you may have never seen.
We seem to run into them every time we go to a visit and new DG Garden....
Is it a bird?
Is it a bee?
Neither it's Hemaris thysbe AKA The Hummingbird Moth.
The wings originally look like a regular moth.
As they age the rapid wing movements cause the scales to come off and become transparent.
They act just like a Hummer but will allow you to get right up on them.
I've even had them rest on my hand.
Ric
Good Mornin! The weather here is rather humid...supposed to get some rain this afternoon! :D
Ric, Neat pix! (LOL! I like how you entered "e" for the weather trivia! :D) And I Love Mary's yard! Not a thing to Mow! :D Is her entire yard like that !? :D
Sidney, Glad you got all "switched over"! I Do Love the Coleous! :D
Kiska, I love pic #2! Your deck looks so Nice! And What a Backdrop! :D
Deb! What a creature! :-O I generally use an arm to combat webs. I prefer spiders to snakes & we have Both. With it being so hot here, all snakes are going to water & guess where I Live?! Give me a spider Any day! :D
Adina, that is the Best Cloud! :D
The answer to the trivia (sorry so late) is....C!
If it were D ~ (Heavy snow, hurricane force winds, and visibility under 1/8 of a mile) we would be in deep trouble! :D
Have a Great Day!
Joey
Thunder, now where is the rain? 83°(F) (flashing red).
Ric – That’s a neat looking critter you have!
Kiska – Your deck is so pretty. Suffering from “deck envy”!
Joey – Wow! Check out that lily! Gorgeous!
Dyson - We have the same thing - thunder w/no rain. Whew - no rain for 1 day!
81.5 °F / 27.5 °C
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity: 68%
Dew Point: 70 °F / 21 °C
Wind: Calm
Wind Gust: 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure: 30.06 in / 1017.8 hPa (Steady)
Heat Index: 85 °F / 30 °C
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds: Few 500 ft / 152 m
Scattered Clouds 3000 ft / 914 m
Mostly Cloudy 20000 ft / 6096 m
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms rest of the afternoon...then isolated showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
I was driving down the road heading West and saw these pretty colors. So I just had to take the rest of the road down to the Marina! Our sunset tonight.
Okay - no picture. Let me try again!
Looking South
another
South again
Beautiful, Sharon!!!
Ric, Marcy's garden is simply gorgeous. Thank you!
Those coleus are beautiful, too, Sidney! I had several last year and loved them. I didn't get anymore this year and I miss them! I think they'll be back next year. :-)
It's been thunderstorming off and on here and there is a 40-50% chance of rain every day this week. The good news is, it's supposed to be cooler during the day with the highs only in the 80s. We'll take what we can get. :-)
Ric, interesting moth. I don't know if they live around here. I've never seen one.
Joey, great daylily. Mine have all been done for a while now. This wasn't the best year for daylilies for me.
Sharon, nice peaceful sky.
Hot and sunny again. Did you expect something else?
Updated: 5:26 PM PDT on July 16, 2007
Observed at: Near Superior St School, Chatsworth, California
Elevation: 895 ft / 272 m
87.0 °F / 30.6 °C
Clear
Humidity: 47%
Dew Point: 64 °F / 18 °C
Wind: 8.0 mph / 12.9 km/h / 3.6 m/s from the WSW
Wind Gust: 9.0 mph / 14.5 km/h
Now some pictures from the Los Angeles Arboretum. This is the orchid house.
aloes
fountains
agapanthus
pachypodium
Mexican blue palm
Thanks Marylyn and Kelli! I gotta hand it to God though - he paints a really pretty sky!
Kelli - Great pictures! I can't figure out which I like best. The pachypodium,the agapanthus or the orchid house!
72.0 °F / 22.2 °C
Scattered Clouds
Humidity: 88%
Dew Point: 68 °F / 20 °C
Wind: Calm
Wind Gust: 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure: 30.09 in / 1018.8 hPa (Steady)
Visibility: 8.0 miles / 12.9 kilometers
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds: Few 12000 ft / 3657 m
Scattered Clouds 25000 ft / 7620 m
Today
Partly cloudy with isolated showers in the late morning... then mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s inland...in the upper 80s coast. South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
another from last night
Good Morning! :D The temp here is 67* & rather foggy. I can't see thru the trees!
Thanx, Kelli & Sharon! That lily is quite different than anything I have.
Sharon, I pic sky pic #1! Be-uu-ti-ful!
Kelli! The L.A. Arboretum. Now that looks like a great place to go! :D
Ric, I think I saw a Hummingbird Moth yesterday! But of course I didn't have the camera! I 1st thought that it Was a hummer, but remembered your post!
Todays trivia is...
What is the highest wind gust ever to be recorded over land? If it helps, this record took place on the summit of Mount Washington, NH.
a) 203 mph
b) 281 mph
c) 334 mph
d) 231 mph
Have a Great Day! All!
Joey
Joey - I pick D. Your flower looks not real! I know it is real, but WOW! It's very simple, yet gorgeous.
Nearly 1pm; 68*; sunny and a little breeze.
There sure have been some gorgeous photos. MySharona - the sunset was a great treat.
Kelli - each photo is so nice, everything is so different and interesting, it's hard to choose one over another; but, my favorite is the one of the fountains..looks so inviting.
Joey ~ "d" ~ beautiful lily
Kiska
Sugar, your coleus are always picture perfect and beautiful!
Rick, beautiful phlox and an exellent shot of the hummingbird moth!
Joey, I love daylilies and your's is beautiful!
Dyson, it started thundering here yesterday and took hours before it rained, but it sure did!
Sharon, those clouds are so neat!
Kelli, interesting flowers from your part of the world!
Joey another pretty flower! The petals seem in motion.
Sharon, you've got my heart today! I adore oriental lilies!!!
Kiska, sounds like a gorgeous day!
We got rain!!! Starting yesterday, to the ka-boom overhead around 11:00 last night, to this morn. Grand total 2 3/10''. Believe it or not, after getting 7'' not too long ago, we needed it!
Friday we bought a hand pump for outside and by Saturday I was pumping water to my hearts content. Guess I made it rain :))
My butterfly. He has been here for a few years, but is hard to photograph. He's a dusk feeder.
A Golden Clearwing! From Australia!
In between "things to be done"; remains pleasant and breezy and now, an hour later, it's 70*.
Sidney - the variety of coleus is wonderful. I don't recall seeing them as an outdoor plant and had no idea they could be so healthy and colorful. (Not good w/indoor plants, so have none any more)>
MarylynT_X - not only is the butterfly pretty, the blossoms it's on, are just as nice. Sounds like a good thunderstorm last night and needed rain.
Eagles overhead as the gkids played ~ (Seward; about 200 miles from Palmer)>>
Kiska
Gkids at skatepark in Seward last week. Raining, but not too bad.
Kiska
BP – Thanks! I wish I could bottle the scent. They smell sooooo good! So glad you got rain. And, your little butterfly is adorable! The smaller they are the harder they are to capture on “film”!
Kiska – I love the eagle picture. I can’t imagine looking up and seeing them just sitting around watching the children play! Speaking of, looks like they had a great time at the park, rain or no rain.
Now
Through 830 PM...showers continue in the coastal communities east of the Saint Johns River from Jacksonville Beach south into Crescent Beach. Most of the showers are light and dissipating as they move north at less than 10 miles an hour.
86.0 °F / 30 °C
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity: 46%
Dew Point: 61 °F / 16 °C
Wind: 0.0 mph / 0 km/h
Wind Gust: 0.0 mph / 0 km/h
Pressure: 30.06 in / 1017.8 hPa (Steady)
Heat Index: 87 °F / 30 °C
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV: 1 out of 16
Clouds: Few 6000 ft / 1828 m
Scattered Clouds 15000 ft / 4572 m
Mostly Cloudy 20000 ft / 6096 m
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early in the evening...then isolated showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
It’s been thundering in the distance, but no rain (yet). Around 5:30pm
Howdy all
Joey my guess is b,........or c.
Thanks for the complements on my plants. I'm off to buy some more this week-end.
I'll be back in Ric's area and going nursery shopping to Baker's Acre, and maybe Glasshouseworks. I got a great trip for little $ and why not? Skybus r/t from St Augustine to Columbus for pennies. I have "points" for my motel room. I can hardly wait.
Here it's
82.4 °F / 28.0 °C
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity: 34%
Dew Point: 51 °F / 11 °C
Wind: 4.0 mph / 6 km/h from the South
Wind Gust: 5.8 mph / 9 km/h
Pressure: 30.03 in / 1016.8 hPa (Rising)
Heat Index: 81 °F / 27 °C
Sidney
Sidney see if you can hook up w/ Rox....
She knows the Glassworks guys...
Love that Golden Clearwing Billy!
Joey watch the movement... Hummers flit around like maniacs.
Clearwings are very methodical as all butterflies are.... they usually give you time for many shots... sometimes even enough time to go in and get the camera...
Here's one of our braver Hummers
Ric
Hot and humid here. 90* with heat index in the triple digets today. 70s at night. Rain and cooler temps coming on Thursday so far. Will wait and see.
Ric, love the way you caught all the feathers spread. Perfect image!
Pepper, I think that's coming our way tomorrow. It wouldn't be fair time with out the rain and heat. Sells more lemon shakes that way :))
Hi! :D Rain! Glorious Rain! And an inch of it! It rained from about 1:00 - 7:00 with some great thrunder! Me & Jack went to sleep on the sofa. :D
Thanx, Kiska, Sharon, and Sally! :D
Ric, I'm gonna go look for the BF tomorrow! I will take my camera this time. Yesterday I was way down the drive way checking out the lilies with a big grin on my face (but that's normal). :D What a Great pic of your Hummer! 1000 Speed! :D
Pepper, hope thing cool off for ya...much too Warm!:-O
Sidney, sound like a nice little trip you have planned...take care & have a heap of Fun!:D
Sharon, That's a Gorgeous Lily! Is it a "Star Gazer"? Gee! :D
Kiska, Looks as if the Gkids a having a great time! But I would be more interested in the Eagles! :-O
Sally, How did that "jewel" get here all the way from Australia? Great Shot!
Today's trivia answer is....D
Hurricane force winds blow on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire an average of 110 days a year (greater than 75 miles per hour). And these winds blow much of the snow off the summit and into Tuckerman’s Ravine.
Good Nite All!
Joey
Joey, I'd like to know that too. I guess in some places they are a pest, like anything can be. I was suprised to see it back. I don't remember seeing it last year. It is unusual.
Love the large leaves!
Ric – Great pic of the hummer! What kind of camera do you have?
Joey – Yes, it’s a Star Gazer. I’ve downloaded a couple of pics to the plant files. They smell awesome! Pretty caladium.
Sidney – Have a great time! Did you get the $10 seat?
76.3 °F / 24.6 °C
Scattered Clouds
Humidity: 82%
Dew Point: 70 °F / 21 °C
Wind: Calm
Wind Gust: 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure: 30.15 in / 1020.9 hPa (Steady)
Heat Index: 77 °F / 25 °C
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds: Few 15000 ft / 4572 m
Scattered Clouds
Today
Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Taken yesterday at lunch
Good Morning! It's 68* & damp this morning. It's rained over nite. :D Supposed to be hot & humid today.
Thanx Sharon, & Sally, They are still "babies", but there's way more than last year! They should be massive! :D (crossing my fingers)
The trivia of the day is....
What is it called when the air is so dry, that precipitation evaporates before it reaches the ground?
a) Virga
b) Early Evaporation
c) Radiation
d) Advection
Well...Have a Great DAY! :D
Joey
Joey: I guess "D"-advection.
91°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind: W at 14 mph
Humidity: 48% (downright dry!)
High: 95
Low: 73
Rain chance: 30%, late afternoon thundershowers
Deb
9am - 58* ~~mostly sunny..another good day to go to the river and play.
Ric - the hummingbird photo is wonderful - my gson says it's "awesome"...he's never seen one "live".
Joey - the birdbath is spilling over w/pretty plants. Very nice.
MySharona - seeing that the humidity is higher than the temp must be hard to deal with. The cloud formations sure look good, though.
Deb - looks like a hot day ahead for you, too; but a bit drier than in Florida.
The Matanuska River is gray; filled with glacial silt.
Kiska
Well, no I didn't get a $10 seat, but I should the next time. I booked the day after I heard about Skybus and got a seat on their 3rd departure.
I will definenately try to book some $10 tickets for the future. I think it was $120. round trip.
I am very excited. to be on my way.
Sidney
Ooo, ooo, I know the answer to the trivia question! It's A. I've even seen it happen.
Updated: 11:51 AM PDT on July 18, 2007
Observed at: Van Nuys, California
Elevation: 797 ft / 243 m
82 °F / 28 °C
Clear
Humidity: 38%
Dew Point: 54 °F / 12 °C
Wind: Calm
Some pictures from yesterday - western sycamore
coast live oaks
Sharon, I see someone eating cotton candy in your clouds :)) Cool!
Joey, love the birdbath flowers!
Kiska, kids don't care what color the water is :)) How cold is it?
Sugar, have a great time!!!
Kelli, nice trees!
It's muggy, sunny, mosquitoey and 90*! It's also kids day at the little county fair.
Sky at 4:30 am. DH took it :))
Beautiful pics everyone! It's been so hot,about 104 and going high !!!We're expecting some hottest days,God help us !
Lucky I have A/C in my car,or I'll be in real trouble with all my ways to mom's and taking DH from work.
Mom is feeling better and just begun using her right hand.
Do you see a dog here too?
Adina
