Columbus Ohio on an out of the ordinary Warm November day

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Hoover Reservoir with dam and downstream views




Just can not keep away from the water and the great outdoors even though we had to put the sailboat into winter storage. Here are some pictures from the Hoover Reservoir in Westerville, Ohio a suburb of Columbus. We made the trip to see the Ohio State and Iowa football game. In laws from Columbus and my son went to Iowa so had mixed emotions about the game. As you can see I enjoyed my short afternoon the day before the game.

Chicago with a beautiful fall day with lots of sunshine

It is just too bad when one lives in one of the Northern states the sailing season is so short. But, typical for Chicago it does get cold in late October and the marinas have to winterize their docks. So, naturally the sailboats also have to be put away for the winter. Then it happens, those one of two days when the weather turns more like an early fall day rather than a late one. The last two weekends were like that with the temps getting up into the high 60's and even one day into the low 70's. This weekend, although not as warm as the past two will be in the low 60's. This is almost 20 degrees above the norm and would be great for sailing. Oh well, I am going to take advantage and work in the yard and maybe even put up the Christmas lights early - still will not turn them on until after Thanksgiving but, it will be easier without blowing snow.