Fall's Here

Fall finally showed up. It's rainy and a bit gloomy but cooler temperatures and nicer weather are in the offing. It'll be nice to go outside and not sweat to death standing still. Great weather for walking and just enjoying the outdoors. Some nice parks around me that I haven't had the chance to walk in for a while. Nice walking trails and some good exercise. Nice scenery, too. It really looks great when the trees are at their peak color. Nice reflections in the water. It's a nice oasis in the middle of a busy suburban area. The county does a really good job of maintaining the parks and they've been allowing the area to go back to a more natural state. They've stopped mowing the grass along the streams and what they do mow is just enough to keep the paths clear. They still mow on the street side so people can picnic and use the softball field but they don't cut the grass right along the river banks. They let that grow naturally and it helps to control the runoff and helps keep the water cleaner. They've got fish ladders at the dams and that seems to be helping increase the local migrating fish stocks. The fishing in the park is actually pretty good. It's all catch and release but people seem to really enjoy fishing there. If you tune out the traffic noise and the planes flying overhead heading into Philadelphia International Airport, it's quite peaceful. It's a great place to spend an afternoon.

This is October?

It's October 9th, and it's 83º outside. Um, where's fall and what did you do with it? I guess you could call this "Indian Summer". They did have a frost warning the other night so I suppose this little warm up is Indian Summer. It's supposed to go back down to the low 70's by later in the week so I guess we might just as well enjoy the sunshine. It's cool at night so it's definitely fall. Looking forward to the foliage. We get some really nice colors around here. Hope everyone is having a great weekend. See you later.

It's Nice Out!

Finally, some decent weather. It's in the mid-60's (Fahrenheit) and very sunny. Still job hunting and I got the car serviced this morning. Heard some squeaking from the front end but it turned out to be the suspension bushings. Nothing serious and they took care of it. Other than that, not much else today. Hope everyone's having a good week so far.

It's Fall

Weather has finally cooled off. Sunny today but MORE freakin' rain for the next few days. Another slow assed upper level low drifting across the mid-Atlantic states. Like we need any more rain. Should be out of here by next Tuesday. Then maybe we can actually start enjoying fall. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Where's Fall?

Well, the official first day of fall has come and gone but the season seems to be running a little late. It's still warm, muggy and somewhat rainy. The weather service has issued flood warnings (again) due to the approaching storm system. We're on track to possibly tie or even break the record set in 1996 for the most rain in a year. Enough already.

In other news, I finally got around to scanning a couple of new images for my Zazzle store. Still have to clean them up in Photoshop but I should have them on some products sometime soon. I'll post links to them once they're ready. Zazzle's current promotion is 35% off Wrapped Canvas Posters. Here's the discount code you need:  Your Moment. Your Memory. Your Masterpiece.  35% OFF WRAPPED CANVAS!   Use Code: CANVASPHOTOS


Stop by my Zazzle store (www.zazzle.com/rjvstudios*) or click on the link on the right side of the blog. Have a great day everyone.

Fun With Power Point

Finally made my first practice slideshow in PowerPoint. It worked, but beyond that it was awful. I just threw something together to get some practice putting a slideshow together. Made a few minor errors but I got the thing to work. I know I'll get better as I go along, but it's a start and no, I WON'T be posting it here or anywhere else. It's kind of like a first draft of a novel or screenplay: It NEVER sees the light of day. I may eventually post something later but not for a while. Have to get good at it first. Hope your Monday wasn't too manic. See everyone later.

Enough Already

Enough already! We've had a record rainfall in the last month or so (rainiest August on record) and it's not over yet. We've got a couple of more days before things should finally clear out. We've had the kind of rain they get in Tallahassee, Florida, not like we usually get in the Philly area. There's a lot of flood damage in several areas and the continuing rain isn't helping. With any luck things will start to dry out and fall will finally show up. It's still summer like (i.e.: hot, muggy and uncomfortable) and we're technically into fall. Can't wait for cooler temperatures and drier weather. Might actually be able to go for a walk in a local park once the mud dries out. It's a nice park but when it rains, the trails turn into mud holes. Not just soggy but the kind of mud that will suck the boot right off of your foot. Anyway, that's my rant about something completely out of my control. Hope your weather is better than ours. Have a great weekend.