Friday the 13th This would be an auspicious day for my grandfather. He always claimed that 13 was his lucky number. It always seemed to be good for him. Let's hope, it's good for me too... And good for you. We're having another of those cooler than normal August mornings.…
Thursday I'm finding it a bit unusual for the morning temperatures to be below 80 at this time of the year. I'm not complaining, Lord knows I hate the heat. And the humidity is high as always... Right now it's 78°,, and the humidity is 93%. Since it's Thursday, I…
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The sounds of summer as the sun sets... Lawn mowers, swallows, chickens, train whistles, cicadas, hummingbirds.
Tuesday I was awakened by thunder in the distance. Once up the sun was out. It's 80° outside, 93% humidity. Just another midsummer's day. The tufted titmice are all over the feeders this morning. When they're not being spooked by a cardinal. My first load of laundry is in the…
Monday I was pulled from my slumber by the roar of lawn mowers in the yard. The lawn crew was busy at work early on this Monday morning. By the time they were done and gone It was 9:00 a.m. . According to the online weather folks, it's already 85°.…
Friday Well it's Friday, another week gone by. The temperatures are moderate outside but the humidity is rising again. At least the humidity and the temperatures are low enough that the windows aren't covered in condensation. I've already got my podcast playing and I've been lost in space for a…
Thursday For the first time in a long time the humidity is below 80% this morning. As a matter of fact The humidity and the temperature are both at 77. The front actually made it through and out into the gulf. So while the cooldown wasn't much, the lower humidity…
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Tuesday I woke up this morning when the power went off at 5:40 a.m. It appears but this particular outage was caused by traffic accident. And it's affecting most of the town. The power grid operators are estimating a 9:00 a.m. repair. Earlier they were estimating 8:15. I guess this…
Monday I'm up early this morning, a preview of school mornings to come. The sun hasn't broken the horizon yet. There's a mist hanging over the ground. The humidity is high, the temperature not as much. For the next few days, I'll be rising early and getting the granddaughter school…
Sunday We are 18 days away from the local schools reopening. And the numbers above are not good. And the Governor of Texas has ended mask mandates for any entity that receives state funding... Like school districts. As a mater of fact the Governor has mandated that masks cannot be…
Saturday Just another morning in the heat of summer. Hot. Humid. Still. The final day in the months of July. Don't have much to say this morning... So I'll let you get on with your day... Y'all stay safe, stay healthy, and pray...
Friday The deep dark blue of the southern sky almost makes up for the heat and humidity... Almost. It's 83° this morning when I walk out, and the humidity is only 83%. But that extra 5° of temperature doesn't make the lower humidity feel any better. The Delta variant of…
Thursday I had to walk the garbage bin out to the road this morning. It was quite warm and humid... To be expected this time of year. Makes me realize how spoiled we were for the last month with the overcast and the rain keeping the high temperatures just a…
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Tuesday, Laundry Day The clouds are back this morning, and it's not quite 80°. Though the humidity is at 94%. It really doesn't feel that pleasant out... But it could be worse. It looks like the sun will be playing hide and seek most of the day. It's actually been…
Monday It's only in the seventies this morning, but, the humidity is at 90%. And as usual for this time of year, it's going to be a hot one. The predominant bird sound outside this morning are Cardinals. Last night, in the middle of nothing, the power blinked off. It…
Sunday AIR QUALITY ALERTISSUED: 1:44 PM JUL. 25, 2021 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...Ozone Action Day... The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria areas for Monday, July 26, 2021. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high…
Friday Well, the heat is back and the humidity is up and it's miserable out on the back porch. According to the wunderground had already feels like 95° outside. And today's chance of a cooling shower is only at 12%. It's going to be really really hot this weekend. At…
Thursday There's still water standing in the low spots. When I took the garbage bins to the road yesterday evening water was standing across the driveway and the yard itself was squishy. So needless to say, the ground around here is saturated. It does make it nice for the waiting…
Is it just we or could this pass for art on someone's wall https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmXB61sZti/
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Laundry day, Tuesday Water is standing everywhere outside from the overnight rains. It's coolish at 78°. But, the humidity is at 93%. According to the weather underground in the last 24 hours I estimate we've had 2 and 3/4 in of rain... I would believe it. When the thunderstorm moved…
Lightning, lightning, lightning everywhere.
Monday It's cooler this morning. Only 77°. But the humidity is 96%. There's a breeze. So I'm sitting on the front porch listening to the Cardinals cheep, cheep, cheep. In the background the cicadas or adding their buzz... Each day has brought a decent amount of rain in the form…
Saturday A cloudless sky, humidity, heat... Morning in July... We've still got two more months the summer left to get through. And for some reason I find myself muse-less today... So... Y'all stay safe, stay healthy, and pray for the nation and the world...
Friday It's in the upper 80s this morning. The humidity is in the 90% range. So I thought I would step out into the shade of the front porch. There's a frontal boundary running from North Texas all the way up to New England. The radar shows quite a bit…
Thursday It's mostly cloudy out this morning. Warm and humid. Just a slight chance of rain showers. But you know, a slight chance of rain showers and just the right place means you get rained on over and over for most of the day. I was looking at the New…
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