What is your weather like ... today

[Aaron S]

Another hot one today. Weatherman saying that the cold front stalled out and it will arrive in 7 days. Just like he said yesterday and the day before. Grab the pitchforks and duct tape.

 

[tbendl]

I'm seeing fall posts already? It is 91, and with the heat index it's coming in at a cool 102 with 58% humidity. Want to experience it? Put the heat on in your house and walk around in a wet wool blanket... Yeah that's what I got going on here for weather. Add a little possible Hurricane action and we are ready for a party.

 

[sissy]

human's may have fed the little guy that was why he was friendly .

 

[CountryEscape]

tbendl, where do you call home? I see 8B, but not certain where that all entails.
We have had that beautiful fall weather here, too, but last weekend it rained, which was welcome in my books! Went to Balloon Fest and although the balloons were not able to take off either Fri. evening (except I think they said a few) or Sat./Sun. a.m., they WERE able to get the Balloon Glow in before the rains came again on Sat. evening! Here are a few pics:

 

[sissy]

wow ce they are some pretty ballons and what a pretty sight in the sky they would be .Not sure which I like better the bee or butterfly

 

[tbendl]

Awe that's gorgeous. I'm on the coast of Mississippi. We went to a hot air balloon festival last year in Alabama. It was amazing! (And we think ponding is a tough hobby) Great photos!!

 

[j.w]

Great shots of the cool looking air balloons. Have you ever been up in one CE? Not for me, don't like heights but love seeing them flying high. So peaceful and free looking.

 

[Big Lou]

Terribly hot day after day.

 

[callingcolleen1]

Stay strong and get well Big Lou! I know the heat can make things worse, so stay out of the hot sun too and let the lovely wife comfort and care for you! Sending you my prayers. Did you the Doctor that had ebola on CNN today? He is all better, he said many people prayed for him, it was so touching I cried, Dr. Kent Bradly and Nancy surived such a terrible illness, he made a lovely speech, he is a wonderful man who just wanted to save the poor people in Africa.

It rained hard and steady all day, shoulder is sore from hard work last night....

 

[callingcolleen1]

and cool now too at only 59 degrees, the flies were sneaking in the house last week, they knew cold weather was coming...

 

[sissy]

storm hitting the area right now but at least it is not the worst part of it .Baltimore had a bad storm warning also

 

[CountryEscape]

Very neat pic, tbendl! I have never been up in one, JW, but IF the weather had cooperated, it is very likely I would have been "chosen" Sunday morning to go up with the pilot we helped Sat. evening! They said that when you help them out, if they get to fly with the group, they usually take up a bystander. Usually they pay to go up, but if they don't have someone to pay, and since we helped (I really didn't do much, but I turned out to be the ONLY one in the group that had never gone up before, and the pilot liked me lol), it was a possibility. Oh well, maybe next year! My youngest sister surprised her husband with a hot air balloon ride in Napa Valley, complete with champagne! He loved going over all the wineries. It was perfect for him for their 25th anniversary. I, too, am very afraid of heights, but would love to do this, and also sky dive ... JUST ONCE! Tandem, strapped to someone who knows what they are doing, so I can just ... SCREAM! Haha
It stormed evidently last night. I heard the thunder, saw the lightening, but had no idea it was complete with winds. Had huge branch out of one of my old soft maple trees, and then this sycamore "stump" (it's about 12' tall, broke off, so I had it cut off and left for bird feeder holder) which grows a "top" every year, broke off the topper in the wind. Nice of it to miss landing on anything ... AGAIN! Here is what it looked like first thing this morning.

Then, tonight after work (in 91 degrees and much higher heat index ...) I cut off the branches (hand saw, I don't dare use a chain saw) ...

Then hauled them to my branch stack, which is getting pretty tall again.

Now it looks like this again, all cleaned up and only a couple of branches with leaves toward the top.

 

[j.w]

CE you are braver than I going up even when scared of heights! I was thinking about going on a zip line but then I thought otherwise shortly after

Your poor tree! So it will grow back and fill in again and again?

 

[CountryEscape]

Sissy, here is a pic of the pink hibiscus bush I grew from seeds from you! It got knocked down by the winds lately, but it is continuing to bloom anyhow.

And, Keith, here are the water hyacinths and water lettuce you gave me a few weeks ago, doing super in this big pot! Thanks again.

 

[callingcolleen1]

I see you have the start of a little cobbled path way by the tree you chopped CE. It looks good there by the garden shed, too bad about the high wind,, did it blow around lots in your pond too? When you going on Vacation?