Lovely Sunday

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta, Maine. We have a beautiful sunny and warm morning, with temps starting out in the mid 60's and rising to the 80's for another absolutely fantastic day.

Tonight's temperatures are not expected to drop below the mid to upper 50's with wind not expected to rise much above 10 mph.   

This morning's readings are:

a relative humidity of 55% with a Dew Point of 50.8ºF.

The temperature is 67.5ºF, with no wind chill at this lovely temperature to speak of. 

What wind we have so far this morning is between 2.7 mph and 4.8 mph out of the West Southwest. As a small low pressure system rolls through late tonight and through the day tomorrow, temps will drop slightly.

Our Barometric pressure is 30.17 and rising.

There has been no rain in the past 4 days, with none in the forecast until maybe this coming friday.

 

Every year we all look forward to the holiday of Haloween. One tradition of that holiday is the carved pumpkin, known as the jack-o-lantern. Two years ago we had a sea of pumpkins surrounding our home owing to the grower who plants this land growing them for a local super market chain.

The below paragraph is drawn from http://www.history.com/topics/halloween where all manner of fun and interesting haloween facts can be found.

Every October, carved pumpkins peer out from porches and doorsteps in the United States and other parts of the world. Gourd-like orange fruits inscribed with ghoulish faces and illuminated by candles are a sure sign of the Halloween season. The practice of decorating "jack-o'-lanterns"—the name comes from an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack—originated in Ireland, where large turnips and potatoes served as an early canvas. Irish immigrants brought the tradition to America, home of the pumpkin, and it became an integral part of Halloween festivities.