<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[&#039;Homecoming&#039; Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[sueannbowlingauthor]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/author/sueannbowlingauthor/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[North Pole Weather&nbsp;8/25/14]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/sunflower-quilt.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="9943" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/north-pole-weather-82514-ian1/sunflower-quilt/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/sunflower-quilt.jpg" data-orig-size="2361,2137" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407242443&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.295&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Sunflower Quilt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/sunflower-quilt.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/sunflower-quilt.jpg?w=1024" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-9943" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/sunflower-quilt.jpg?w=300&#038;h=271" alt="Sunflower Quilt" width="300" height="271" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/sunflower-quilt.jpg?w=300&amp;h=271 300w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/sunflower-quilt.jpg?w=600&amp;h=542 600w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/sunflower-quilt.jpg?w=150&amp;h=136 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>The sun will rise today at 6:10 and set 15 hours and 24 minutes later at 9:34 pm. I can no longer drive places in the evening without checking the time, and we now have astronomical twilight (sun between 12 and 18° below the horizon) for about 2 hours just after midnight.</p>
<p><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/lemon-phaleonopsis.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="9944" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/north-pole-weather-82514-ian1/lemon-phaleonopsis/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/lemon-phaleonopsis.jpg" data-orig-size="2736,3648" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1408913135&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Lemon Phaleonopsis" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/lemon-phaleonopsis.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/lemon-phaleonopsis.jpg?w=768" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-9944" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/lemon-phaleonopsis.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="Lemon Phaleonopsis" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/lemon-phaleonopsis.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300 225w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/lemon-phaleonopsis.jpg?w=450&amp;h=600 450w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/lemon-phaleonopsis.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a>We’ve had a few more showers, but we still haven’t reached 2” for August. We are almost half an inch above normal, though. Temperature has also been slightly above normal, but that’s still mostly in the high 60’s in the daytime. As far as the forecast is concerned, mostly cloudy with chances of rain and normal temperatures for the next week.</p>
<p>I’m thinking more of house plants now, and couldn’t resist an orchid. Hope I can get it to rebloom.</p>
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