Saturday, May 7, 2011

Sunny Saturday


Mornin'! It's 59° in Wildwood. A lovely morning to behold! It'll be a seasonably mild, sunny, breezy and dry Saturday. Temps may reach the 70° mark! Winds out of the West at 10-20mph. Great day for a walk on the boards to check out the classic, beautiful, old cars! High tide: 10:57a.m.; Low tide:4:46p.m.; Ocean Temp: 56°. Summer's coming...44 more days!

Friday, May 6, 2011

TGIF and Happy Birthday Kurt!





Mornin'! Well...got through the first week of work after surgery as I had a couple tough "trying to be back to normal" moments this week. I'm down to 3 weeks before hitting the dancefloor! It's looking like a nice start to the day and weekend. Sunny skies abound in Wildwood this early morning. It's 52° as the sun's rising, breezes are minimal out of the WSW at 5mph as it's a calm and fragrant outside. Beautiful morning. As the sun's greeting the day, clouds and possible showers are going to usher it out. Clouds will descend over the island later this afternoon and early evening bringing a 30% chance of rain tonight into the overnight. Breezes will shift into the SSW at 15-20mph as well. Temps will be in the low-mid 60's today. All is not lost as tomorrow will have mostly sun and warmer temps. Not so much for Sunday. Today's tides: high: 10:14a.m.; low: 4:01p.m.; ocean temp: 56°; 45 days until Summer!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Hace Frio Fuera - Cinco De Mayo

Buenos Dias! It's cold outside on this 5th of May. It's currently 45° this dry, very breezy, cloudy, chilly morning in Wildwood. Sunrise is happening right about now as the clouds are making for an absolutely beautiful and picturesque scene. Cold breezes are intense though coming from the NW at 15-25mph and will stick around all day, but temps will rise into the mid-60's. It'll stay mostly sunny throughout the day as rains may be coming back tomorrow. May's been feeling like April. High tide: 9:36a.m.; Low tide:3:27p.m.; Ocean temp: 56°; 46 days until Summer. If you're looking to get out today and enjoy some Mexican cuisine...a nice place to enjoy a tex-mex dinner to celebrate Cinco De Mayo..."The Red Sky Cafe." It can't be beat. A little Mexican BYOB Restaurant on Rt. 9 in Ocean View (near SeaIsle...if you blink you could miss it) that serves it up "perfecto."

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Drearies have returned

Mornin'! It's going to be another obscured sunrise as cloud cover is thick this early morn. It's mild though as the temperature is 64°. It'll be cloudy all day and holding the low 60° mark. There's a 70% chance of showers...even higher chance in the morning; yet may clear by supper time. There's currently not much of a breeze to speak of...calm and quiet (except for the sound of the ocean roaring) with NW breezes of 5mph. Those NW breezes will pick up at 10-20mph later this morning and persist through the day into tonight. High tide:8:53a.m.; Low tide: 2:51p.m.; Ocean temp: 58°. Sounds a bit dreary, but won't stop me from visiting the Sea today...love it! 47 days until Summer. It's coming. It's coming.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Island Loveliness

Mornin'! It's a lovely morning at the Shore. It's 63° with mostly clear skies as some patchy fog and morning clouds are making way for a beautiful sunrise. Winds are out of the South at 7mph. It'll be mostly sunny today as temps just about reach 70°. Winds will pick up later still coming from the South but more briskly at 15-20mph. Ocean temp is still only 56° and will keep Wildwood much cooler than the mainland which will probably see 80° today. There's a 20% chance of a stray shower this afternoon. I'm just saying. High tide: 8:22a.m.; Low tide:2:16p.m. 48 days until Summer! It's a given that my barefeet will be sticking out my opened car window while enjoying my lunch hour parked at the beach!

Monday, May 2, 2011

A New Beginning!

Mornin'! Happy Monday! A new beginning; a new week; a new month; a new woman; a newly repaired knee...back to work today after knee surgery! I'll be constantly reflecting on the fact that I'm blessed to live at the Shore and imagine the piles of work waiting on my desk as a sculpture which I'll chip away slowly but surely. It's all good...deep breaths right from the sea air when needed...chin up as optimism is key. Here's an interesting fact...I heard recently that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be residing at the Shore just like me and my Prince. In fact...just like us they live in a cottage on an island; theirs being on the shores of Wales in a small town called Anglesey. The very northern tip of North Wildwood also has a town called Anglesea (spelled a bit differently) as our newer North Wildwood inhabitants no longer call it that. But us ol' folk still refer to it as Anglesea. Here's hoping the Royal couple enjoy their new life together by the sea! On to today's weather...it's overcast and cloudy as the sunrise is certainly going to be obscured this morning for sure. It's 55° with hardly a breeze outside. Even though it's looking like the rain is heading this way, there's only a 20% chance that we'll see showers today. Not sure if we'll see sun shining today...no one's committing to that; remains to be seen. Later, the winds will pick up out of the S-SE at 5-10mph and temps will rise into the mid-60's. High tide:7:05a.m.; Low tide:1:02p.m.; Ocean Temp: 60°; 49 days until Summer!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

May Day!







Mornin'! What a lovely "May Day"! Known as the Festival of Flora (Roman Goddess of Flowers), the earliest May Day was celebrated pre-Christian times. This goddess will spend most of her day continuing to work on my flowers and garden. Many cultures and countries celebrate today as "International Workers Day" or "Labour Day" or a traditional "Public Holiday." I just know Wildwood is experiencing a bright, sunny, quiet, gorgeous, Sunday morning. The island birds sure know it's all of that as they shout it to the world. It's 47° with no breeze in the air or clouds in the sky. Temps will rise to the mid-upper 60's as breezes will pick up this afternoon from the NNE at 10-15mph. Clear skies give way to some rain clouds later today. There's a 30% chance of showers this evening into the overnight and start of tomorrow. High tide: 7:36a.m.; Low tide: 1:20p.m.; Ocean Temp: 60°; 50 days until Summer! Do some planting today...perhaps something in honor of those suffering in our South who have suffered from the deadly tornadoes this week.