sniff "See you September" sniff

Mornin'!  It's 62° in Wildwood NJ.  Well, it's the hardest month for me to say good-bye.  I'm actually a bit verklempt about to write about "The Jewel" becoming a fleeting memory.  Once again, September (my favorite of all the months) is about to bid adieu.  For those of you that check my blog...you know that here at the Jersey Shore (aside from it being tropical storm or hurricane season) September has something that no other month has.  It has perfect summer weather, a warm ocean, empty beaches, empty boardwalk, empty bike paths, parking spots everywhere, no more traffic, fishing tournament season, solo visits to the sunrises and most spectacular sunsets (very spiritual), migrations of awesome birds, monarch butterflies everywhere, no lines anymore...restaurants, gas, ATMs, stores etc.  I could go on and on but the reasons are endless.  It's about as perfect as you can imagine.  It begins to get a little weird in October as things begin to really quiet down and literally shut down for the winter (at least a good 6+ months).  Our population is roughly 15,000 for the entire island. We're added to the 250,000 summer population making for that summer intensity.  Some who haven't lived here in the "off-season" are skeptical and actually a bit fearful of it ("it" is living in a very quiet, desolate Ghost Town most of the year).  You'd be surprised how many "shoobies" ask, "What's it like here in the winter?" Myself...it all works out as I was immediately content and had no trouble adjusting to the other seasons when I moved here and enjoy it all.  Time flies as that seasonal intensity will be back in a blink of an eye. The "2018 Summer Season" will be upon us soon enough loring the flocks of seashore lovers back to these Wildwoods...our little slice of the Jersey shore.  Hey...the loveliness is not over yet as October's known for that beautiful "Indian summer" weather!  And on a "winter" note...I'll always remember one New Year's day that I walked a very empty boardwalk and it was 62°.  One never knows what the weather will be.  It's all good.  Life is good.
For today's weather...sunny with breezy conditions...winds out of the NW at 20-25mph, temps in the upper 60s (maybe tapping the 70s).  And tonight...low 60s with clear, starlit skies and breezes switching out of the N-NE at 20-25mph.  Tomorrow...sunny and much less breeze.
High tide:4:37p.m.
Low tide:10:13a.m.
Ocean temp:72°
Sunset:6:46p.m.
UV Index: 5-6 (moderate)
Rip Currents: moderate