Re: Beautiful weather

Lived two years at West Point in the mid 70s. It is a lovely place,  
although when I took a river trip with cadets and remarked on the  
beauty of view of the Academy from the river, my guests said that it  
looked like a penitentiary! Of course they also remarked that when  
they got up at ("0-dark-30) for duty each morning, the lights in the  
monastery across the Hudson had been on for a long time!


Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 12, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:

> We are having incredibly beautiful weather.  It's almost scary.  Last
> night the temperature dropped to 53 degrees, and today it hasn't been
> over 75 - and all with clear skies, brilliant sunshine, and low  
> humidity.
> All this has occurred without any of the usual storms that usually
> accompany such a change.  In fact, it's quite dry - we really need a
> good rain.
> The icing on the cake was a cruise on the Hudson for members of
> Constitution Island Association  - from West Point up to the Newburg-
> Beacon bridge and back - about three hours ending just at sunset.
> The Hudson is beautiful at any time, but with this weather it was
> just incredible.  That stretch of the Hudson, through the Highlands
> has to be one of the loveliest spots on earth.
> The security getting onto West Point was impressive - and slow.
> They checked drivers licenses, under the hood, in the trunk and
> through stuff in the back seat.  I fully understand why that was
> necessary, but it is really sad. Here we are blessed with this great
> natural beauty, but a relatively small number of evil people can
> create all this fear. But once there, it was a great evening.
> Auralie
>
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