NaoPos Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Nice pic...where was this taken? Morgan hill golf club. That's Easton in the valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny and Warm Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Morgan hill golf club. That's Easton in the valley. I love that course, but you need to be part billygoat to play it without a cart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinkers88 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Guys I'm chilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Di Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Areas of fog rolling in after sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cast4 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Another winner out there today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehens Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 A few random observations: 1. the mosquitoes are as bad as I can ever remember. you can't even be outside in my yard during the middle of the day without being under assault 2. the acorns are big and plentiful and dropping already.....could it mean big winter? 3. geese are already starting to fly south....been seeing a lot of them this week 4. big hairy catepillars are out too....another cold sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlurker Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 A few random observations: 1. the mosquitoes are as bad as I can ever remember. you can't even be outside in my yard during the middle of the day without being under assault 2. the acorns are big and plentiful and dropping already.....could it mean big winter? 3. geese are already starting to fly south....been seeing a lot of them this week 4. big hairy catepillars are out too....another cold sign? I've noticed the geese, too. Last fall, they sat on their lazy butts until after winter started. They're behaving very differently so far this year, but it might just be a coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 A few random observations: 1. the mosquitoes are as bad as I can ever remember. you can't even be outside in my yard during the middle of the day without being under assault 2. the acorns are big and plentiful and dropping already.....could it mean big winter? 3. geese are already starting to fly south....been seeing a lot of them this week 4. big hairy catepillars are out too....another cold sign? I agree with you with about 80% confidence on points 2, 3, and 4. Usually, nature does things for a reason. As far as the mosquitoes, same here, and I believe the reason is that we didn't get cold enough for long enough times last winter to really freeze everything out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehens Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Just seems really early for the acorns and the geese. Now I'm just waiting on the stink bug invasion. Hopefully the old wives tales have some validity this cold season. The Tiger type mosquitoes are the worst. They are massive and very aggressive.....even in broad daylight during the heat of the day. We really need a cold long cold snap this winter to trim down their numbers for next year. I agree with you with about 80% confidence on points 2, 3, and 4. Usually, nature does things for a reason. As far as the mosquitoes, same here, and I believe the reason is that we didn't get cold enough for long enough times last winter to really freeze everything out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Acorns and caterpillars have nothing to do with the following winter. Trees, for example, usually produce plentiful seeds when they are stressed. So its PAST weather, not FUTURE weather, which the plentiful seeds are indicative of. Plus, oaks go through cycles where every few years they have "mast years" with many acorns. Which again has nothing to do with FUTURE weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Acorns and caterpillars have nothing to do with the following winter. Trees, for example, usually produce plentiful seeds when they are stressed. So its PAST weather, not FUTURE weather, which the plentiful seeds are indicative of. Plus, oaks go through cycles where every few years they have "mast years" with many acorns. Which again has nothing to do with FUTURE weather. Agree, Squirrels burying the acorns is another matter. They are going to town with the butternuts this year, so acorns will be next. The best indicator of a cold winter is if the first snowfall lands on unfrozen ground, winter shall be mild. Last year, fit this to the tee The ground frozen however indicates a prolong period of cold weather which prohibits animals from recovering their buried nuts and berries so easily and also permits snow to stay on the ground longer, increasing the albedo time for snow cover to melt and allowing further lowering of temps at night, increasing the chances of more snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Agree, Squirrels burying the acorns is another matter. They are going to town with the butternuts this year, so acorns will be next. The best indicator of a cold winter is if the first snowfall lands on unfrozen ground, winter shall be mild. Last year, fit this to the tee The ground frozen however indicates a prolong period of cold weather which prohibits animals from recovering their buried nuts and berries so easily and also permits snow to stay on the ground longer, increasing the albedo time for snow cover to melt and allowing further lowering of temps at night, increasing the chances of more snow. Your unfrozen ground theory didn't work in 95-96... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Cool cirrus cloud rainbow this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 It's gon' rain on Tuesday....perhaps a lot west of I-95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 What kinda bird is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny and Warm Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 looks like an Ibis except for the beak, which should be long and thin. About 3" long. Hard to tell from that distance though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcad1 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Looks like an egret.. Are you near the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Your unfrozen ground theory didn't work in 95-96... Hell, not every storm follows the theory but it was close. 95-96 was unusual in all aspects- thats like saying we never get 30 inches of snow and yet we still received that amount during that time frame. I would have never believed that it could rain over two inches on a 30 inch snow base and melt it all only to snow another foot days later. Never expect the unexpected. My theory though is usually true in a normal weather pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksCO_PA Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 As Billy Crystal would say a "marvelous" beach day down at North Wildwood this afternoon, water is still warm in the low 70's and the waves were really nice with that north wind curling up the swells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boch23 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 As Billy Crystal would say a "marvelous" beach day down at North Wildwood this afternoon, water is still warm in the low 70's and the waves were really nice with that north wind curling up the swells Blah first weekend in 2 months I'm not down there and looks like a perfect weekend.....Damn Hockey season had to start already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksCO_PA Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Sunrise over North Wildwood this morning: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslotted Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Sunrise over North Wildwood this morning: Man, that is worth blowing up, framing and hanging in a place of prominence in the house. Great photo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpantz Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Sunrise over North Wildwood this morning: Outstanding. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 nice beach pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Our Hibiscus is loving this weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslotted Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 it's been soooo great having the windows open these past few days. with little ones in the house, we haven't found it quite cool enough to leave to off the AC until now...hoping we get a nice long stretch of moderate weather like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Current station temps Beautiful AM (except for Phils bad weekend) Sea Isle City (60.0) East Nantmeal (49.5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 46 this morning. Coldest since last spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksCO_PA Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 One last beach day for the season, couple weeks to gear down from summer then time to start thinking about winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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