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Philadelphia Market Street Dusk

The view to Center City, Philadelphia from Market Street, near 30th Street Station.

Philadelphia Schuylkill River Frozen

It’s not often that Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River looks like this.  Two five-degree days will do that, leaving most Philadelphians frozen as well.  Alas, it will be over 50 degrees today and the river, the city and its people have thawed out.  We can only look back on the beautiful, icy views, and recall how we never want to feel that cold again. For more info on the Schuylkill River Trail, visit http://www.schuylkillrivertrail.com/index.php?/trail/overview/philadelphia/

Jersey Shore Storm photo

“Not a cloud in the sky” is an all too easy measure of perfect weather, especially if you’re at the beach.  Double especially if you are on vacation, when just a drop of rain feels like a personal punishment from God.  But the phrase is also just a catchy alternative for describing the plain, flat, static upper half of your world.  What happens when those dreadful clouds roll in?