A change is coming... feel it you can... hear it you can... sense it you can... We can put a pin in the Family Reunion. A vote was taken and an end was announced. So there will never be a 61st Annual. When all was said and done, half of…
Today is a roadtrip day. The 60th Annual Boyd-Cox Family Reunion. The piece above was made by my cousin Melba. The coat of arms came from my cousin Jim. His wife Bettie sent it to me this month after he passed away. We need to hit the road shortly, so…
So, the summer that never ends might be ending next week. It can't be soon enough for me. I am so ready for the heat to moderate for another trip around the sun. The muse can't compete with the grandkids streaming YouTube videos... so I think I'll post today's photo…
Summer continues. I received word yesterday via a letter in a package of family relics that another of my first cousins past away last month. James Albert Boyd, Jim was 80. We only became acquainted about 20 years ago. It was at a family reunion where our love of family…
Another summer morning hanging on into fall. A bit of morning fog hangs low over the neighbor's yard. The warm stillness feels like a too long goodbye to summer. It's also another morning of impeachment news and, of course, Presidential Tweets. In other news, the prognosticators are foretelling of a…
Another overly warm humid morning in southeast Texas. Hummingbirds still fight for dominance at the feeders. I have heard low flying aircraft pass over the past few days. So maybe we'll see fewer mosquitoes. Though, so far the evidence doesn't seem to suggest it's working. I see that a large…
Hello October. It's time to feel a change on the air... past time. I was reading yesterday online that should we reach October 7th without a cool front, it will break a record for the latest cool front since records have been kept. Once again, my coffee muses are happening…
Goodbye September.
As we reach the end of another month it seems the months are flying by this year. Once again, I'm hiding inside from the three fiends of southeast Texas... mosquitoes, heat, and humidity. The morning is headed towards the top of the clock and I need to get moving so…
I don't understand weekends. Even though there is no difference between weekends and the rest of the week for me, sleeping in on weekends is still a thing. Summer lingers outside. Mosquitoes still swarm. I have not seen nor heard any evidence of the aerial spraying the county warned of…
It's overcast this morning. Even so, I'm inside... hiding from the bloodsuckers outside. Still I'm attacked by the invaders inside the house. The buzzing in my ear causing me to dodge... and slap... missing the little bug. That being said, the seasons are turning... slowly... very slowly. I hear from…
Mosquitoes... that's becoming the theme of the week around my neck of woods. Impeachment... that's becoming the theme of the week on the internets and news. Quite late. Should of happened long ago. Hummingbirds... the bulk of them seem to have moved on without waiting for a cool front to…
Even though it's officially the beginning of fall, the weather outside tells a different story. Heat, humidity, mosquitoes, it seems like early summer to me. Finally, Washington has come to the conclusion that the President's criminal behavior has to be held accountable. It's too bad that so many of our…
The neighborhood crows just moved thru the yard looking for a handout. The hummingbirds are fighting everywhere. The sun peaks over the eastern treeline. Something keeps bending the bird feeder pole to the ground and eating all of the seeds. Well, the sun is up and in my eyes, so…
The heat and humidity hit me in the face hard. Not a pleasant morning to enjoy the back porch. So here I sit, inside, on the laptop, checking out the world. We have a ton of things to do today. Plus another trip to Galveston. So I'll keep this short...
At home and then Galveston.
Mostly clear skies. High humidity. The heats back... or at least it feels like it. The hummingbirds are still bullieing each other around the feeders. You'll hear a buzz, a chattering, then the thump of two small bodies bumping into each other as they try to show their dominance. The…
The humidity is back. Even the fans can't drive it away. The sky is still overcast from horizon to horizon. The prognosticators are still foretelling of more rain. And the hummingbirds still fight to control the feeders. So, all in all, just another morning in the height of tropical storm…
Imelda... she's brought over 24 hours of almost constant rainfall. Somewhere in the 6 - 8 inches of rainfall overnight. And once again the schools around here are closed. So we once more have a houseful. It's gonna be a long day. But even with the rain, the hummingbirds are…
Not musing this morning, had a doctors appointment. Back at the house and it's just been raining all day. Here's what I'm seeing on Wunderground... Hello Imelda.
We are headed down the back side of September now. I refilled and hung the hummingbird feeders last week and already they are piling in, fighting to rule the feeder. Chasing each other around the house. With the number I'm seeing, I'll need to hang a few more this week.…
Weekend mornings start on the front porch because I almost always sleep in. And, by the time I'm up, the back porch is warming up too much for comfort. So, instead of a rocking chair I start my day on a glider. The prognosticators are calling for scattered showers all…
Yesterday I was in East Bernard to say my goodbyes to Sissy. It was a nice service. Once I left for home I decided to take a side trip thru Orchard where both Sissy and my mom grew up. My grandparents left Orchard in 1971 to move to south Texas…
On the road...
The soundtrack of the morning is all about chickens and trains. Off in the distance towards town it's dump trucks. That loud bang as the rear gate swings back against the body and causes a second slide of dirt. And now the neighborhood crows are checking for offerings to their…
Laying in bed, listening to rolling thunder... once up I'm greeted with dark clouds across the sky. At least it's dropped the temperature... It must be the weather, but, I'm hearing more birds about this morning. And it's not just the cardinals either. Speaking of the cardinals, I noticed yesterday…
Not so cool, but more humidity. As the sun clears the horizon, there's a haze hanging in the air. I just received word that my cousin Sissy passed this morning. I think I'll just sit awhile and muse to mysel
Overcast mornings are nice for a change. Lower humidity is even nicer. There's a good chance I'll even get to mow today... With the temperature in the mid-seventies, the lowered humidity and the ceiling fans on high, it's almost cool in my rocker. Off in the distance a murder of…
Just another warm and sunny day. I don't have much to muse over today... so here's the daily photo.
Another cloud less start to a late summer day. The breeze from the fan feels cool... almost to the point of chilled. The prognosticators are foretelling of more heat in our future. While all of the excitement followed Dorian on the east coast as it barreled down on Alabama, we…
