Most days in Florida are sunny days with blue skies with highs from 78 to 90 degrees F depending on the month. We were warned last weekend that a cold front was coming down to Florida on Wednesday. It’s here and for me it’s cold. It’s 51 degrees F. The high is expected to be 69 degrees. Those of you who live up north can laugh and enjoy that comment. I laughed when I first moved to Miami in my 20’s decades ago when the highs would dip. Everyone around me was cold and I’d say this isn’t cold. Three years later I had adapted to hot and often humid weather and I was cold when the temperatures lowered. For the next few days the highs slowly go up each day until we’ll be in the 80’s Saturday. The problem with lower temperatures is how most homes are constructed in Florida. I’ve mentioned before that most homes are CBS – concrete block structures built on a pad of concrete as a foundation. Theoretically concrete never really hardens. I just know that when the temperature goes down there is a cold damp feeling in the house even the temperature in the house is only a few degrees lower. This can make my arthritis ache. Turning on the heat for 5 minutes helps burn it off.
Today I’m celebrating my state’s almost perpetual blue skies with photos from my neighborhood. I hope you enjoy them.
I hope my photos made you smile. I’m wishing you sunny days wherever you are.
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They are threatening blue skies for us by the weekend and I hope they are right! The perpetual gray and rain isgetting us all down!
I must admit that is what I hate about Michigan – October comes and the sun is hidden by clouds – lots of them.
…I like the wispy clouds.
What beautiful skies. Today my sky is grey and cloudy so this is so nice to see.
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Your sky’s warm me up since our weather is now getting cold. It was 39 degrees the other night but this weekend it will be in the 70’s. Whoope.
Cruisin Paul
I’ll take 70 degrees any day over 39!
Beautiful skies! I did not know that about concrete never fully curing. I am always surprised to see homes built of wood and press board here, as we have so much fire danger n Colorado.
Our skies are always blue too even when we get cold–we have over 300 days of sunshine and since we are high altitude our sun feels really warm. We also have low humidity so the cold does not feel as cold as it did in when we live din NY with high humidity. Enjoy your cooler weather==I am looking forward to snow!
I’ve read of Colorado’s sun and blue skies. I’d still be too cold to live there in the winter I think, but oh I love photos of Colorado!
Great sky shots.
Great shots. I too would rather have the 90 degrees than the 30’s
I love your blue skies and I understand how one’s tolerance changes. When I moved to the Texas Gulf Coast from New Mexico way back when I was much amused when my coworkers bundled up when it got into the 50’s. To me it was short sleeve weather. It took a couple of years and there I was with them.
I totally understand – the human body adapts well.
Really beautiful skies. That is some cold weather by Florida standards!
the Florida joke is a picture of two people – a tourist in shorts and flip flops and a native Floridian in a winter jacket with gloves because it’s 50 degrees!
I didn’t know that concrete stayed damp forever, but it makes sense. I grew up in a “fireproof” apartment building in New York City where winters always seemed so damp. Now I’m thinking the concrete construction only added to it. Who knows? Loved your blue skies and I remember going through the change from “what, everyone is wearing a winter coat when it’s in the 50’s?” to wearing a winter coat when it was in the 50’s in the two years I lived in Tampa. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
that was explained to me yes ago when discussing construction of a new building where I worked – it never dries – it looks dry but scientifically it’s not!
I am smiling. Doing the happy dance for blue skies. It is in the 50s here in Illinois too. Wearing a jacket. Nice skywatch images posted.
well today started off cool but we’re in 70’s this afternoon – that’s Florida – no jacket today!
Pretty skies. I have lived in a couple of homes built on concrete slab. The first one often felt cold but the second one had heating coils in the slab, which felt very good.
I’ve never lived in a house with heating coils in the slab. That would be ideal.
Lindos cielos te mando un beso.