February Mid-Winter Coffee Muse

I was sitting out on the backporch this afternoon having my last cup of coffee  for the day. I had walked out to let my eyes enjoy focusing on something further away

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Do You Piddle?

I was scanning through this months Southern Living yesterday and happened to read Rick Bragg‘s Southern Journal on the last page…I was captured with the first two paragraphs… Now, I

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Texas had its driest year on record in 2011 – Houston Chronicle

Federal scientists confirmed Friday that Texas had its driest year on record in 2011. The statewide average rainfall for the year totaled just 14.88 inches, according to the National Climatic Data

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Fall In My Backyard

Last week my backyard looked like this as the sun came up…   This week, under overcast skies, it looks like this… We are still seeing more green out back

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Texas has lost as many as 10% of its trees, due to drought | Earth | EarthSky

In Texas in recent years, the summers have been blazing hot and very dry. We haven’t gotten the usual spring and fall rains. 2011, in particular, was an unprecedented year

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