Friday January 27th Another frosty morning towards the end of January. The temperature this morning is in the upper thirties, but it'll be going up into the '60s by afternoon. This is only the second morning this winter that I can recall frost on the grass. Earlier this week I…
Thursday January 26th It was a frosty morn... Temperatures in the upper thirties. Sadly, I got involved in other things and almost forgot that I needed to post these photos... Have a great rest of your day. Catch you on the other side...
Tuesday January 24th It's cool, breezy, and wet already this morning. Though the temperature is almost 60°, there is a rather strong breeze blowing a fine misty rain... And the prognosticators are promising this is just the start of a blustery weather day... Some cold fronts come into Houston like…
Monday January 23rd When I woke up this morning My phone said the temperature was 43°... Now that the sun is up my phone says the temperature is 40°. Of course, the sky is cloudless.... The winds are calm... So I guess it's not surprising that the air temperature would…
Sunday January 22nd After 2 days of blahness, it's looking like it will be partly sunny today. It's a brisk 50° out. And after some type of rain falling most of the day yesterday, we ended up with right at one inch in the rain gauge. Our weather has the…
Friday January 20th It's a cool and breezy 57° this morning. And when I say breezy I mean the wind chimes are singing on the front porch. The wind chill made me get up and move rather quickly after the bus arrived. From the looks of things outside, it's going…
Thursday January 19th It's a cool 51°. The clouds have all blown away... Mostly. I've got many things to do today mostly on the road... So this little muse is already coming to an end. Y'all stay safe... Y'all stay healthy... And, you know the part where I say pray…
Wordless Wednesday January 18th
Tuesday January 17th It's not feeling much like winter this morning... 67° before the sun comes up... and as the world outside my window lights up... there's a bit of fog hanging around. I've always been impressed with how, around here anyway, when it looks the most like winter is…
Monday January 16th Why is it the best mornings for sitting in the rocker on the back porch or in the flat dab middle of winter? Today we're starting at 68°. With quite an overcast. The prognosticators are foretelling another slight cooldown about Wednesday. But even then we're talking lows…
Sunday January 15th I slept in this morning... Later than I have in a long time... The first comment out of the wife's mouth was " you must have needed it ". So I guess, I probably did. It's a pleasant 61° on the back porch this morning with the…
Saturday January 14th It's a chill 36° this morning on the back porch. And I won't be visiting long... I have some place to be this morning so this will be very very short... I'll catch y'all on the other side.
Friday January 13th The back porch is chilly this morning... 45° as the sun comes up. I know all of you in the Northern tier of states are grinning at that description. What with being used to negative temperatures at this time of year, a 45° low must seem positively…
Thursday, January 12th It's just a bit warm at 67° this morning. Yesterday, our high was pushing 80° again. Especially on the back porch in the sun... It might have even risen into the mid '80s there. But the prognosticators are promising a cool down. And if the north wind…
Wordless Wednesday, January 11th
Tuesday, January 10th It's already 61 ° and there's a "Dense Fog Advisory" out there. Since it's still dark out I have no idea if it actually is foggy... As the world outside my window begins to lighten I see that the "Advisory" was correct. The world is shrouded in…
Monday, January 9th It's a pleasantly cool 52° on the back porch this morning. The winds are calm, not a breeze blowing. Just enough light clouds in the sky to add some color to the sunrise this morning... Here's a bit of ground fog hanging through the woods... The chickens…
Sunday, January 8th It was a wild and stormy night... Thunder and lightning... An inch of rain fell while we slept. This morning on the back porch it's cool and windy. The temperature is 57°, the wind out of the north is gusting to 20 mph. The clouds in the…
Saturday, January 7th It's the beginning of what the prognosticators are foretelling will be a wet weekend. As usual, we will have to wait and see what happens in the long run. Though at the moment it's a pleasant 62° out on the back porch. While reading yesterday, an old…
Friday, January 6th Good morning... It's a bit warmer this morning at 52°, but the humidity is up and that makes it feel cooler. On this anniversary of one of the darkest days in our countries recent history... It's good to see the Party that instigated the insurrection is still…
Thursday, January 5th It feels more like winter this morning, 45°... It's still, the sky is cloudless. It's even a little chilly inside the house because with our heat spell since Christmas I've not turned on the heat yet... Not that the house is cool down that much with all…
Wednesday, January 4th Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday, January 3rd Waiting for the cool down... In the past hour a line of wannabe showers blew thru on the leadup to cool front. Not much more than a heavy sprinkle, it just hinted at rain. Kinda like what we had pass thru yesterday afternoon. Well, winter break is…
Monday, January 2nd Another overcast start to a New Year's day. I am out on the back porch once again and the temperature this morning is a balmy 72°... Not a temperature many of us associate with the first of January. Especially not with the start of a day in…
Sunday, January 1st Happy New Year It's 64° and very foggy... And still... And quiet... And my coffee's brewed... And so far, not much has happened around here in the new year ... That's a very good thing...
Saturday, New Years Eve It's a cool and foggy morning to end the year 2022 on. Here's wishing each and every one of you a safe and happy New Year... https://youtu.be/ZpR0pKjmKSA 3:00 p.m. on the back porch. It's 76° out here. I had to turn the ceiling fans on because…
Friday It's wet... It's 62°... Since yesterday afternoon over an inch of rain has fallen. What a difference a week can make and looks of the world around me. That is, if you throw in a few days freezing weather... The number of leaves hanging on to the branches of…
Thursday It's a pleasant 61° out this morning. I can't really say that it feels like the last days of December. And, the prognosticators tell us it's going to get warmer by the new year. It's just a bit foggy out this morning... Very damp. The clouds are moving north…
Wordless Wednesday Except for... Happy Birthday Breanna...
Tuesday The sun is up... The sky is a deep blue. Cloudless. It's a blue that only appears in winter. On cold, crisp mornings. Maybe we should name it... Winter's Blue... We are in the post Christmas doldrums. The days between Christmas and New Years... Between anticipation and anxiety... The…
Monday Well, the big day is over... Peace and quietude has descended over this house once again. Listening to music in my big easy chair... I don't have much to say this morning so I'll leave you with what I'm listening to right now... https://youtu.be/S_E5Nw5lnrw
Merry ChristmasIt's Sunday, December 25th It's a busy morning here in Coffee Muses land. So, this post was written and scheduled in advance... I will say that for only the second or third time in my life... It actually feels like what we always thought Christmas should feel like. I'm…
Friday This Old PorchThe weather outside is frightful... My Old Porch, Christmas Morning 2004 This old porch is just a long timeOf waiting and forgettingAnd remembering the coming backAnd not crying about the leavingAnd remembering the falling downAnd the laughter of the curse of luckFrom all of those sons-of-bitchesWho said…
Thursday Winter is coming... Real Winter... Not this fake stuff we normally have pass thru Houston on the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Hard freeze all the way to the coast. All of the local governments are getting upset,,, but they are still shutting down for a long Christmas…
Wordless Wednesday - Winter inter Solstice
Tuesday While it's not cold out per se... It does have a look of winter. The temperature is hovering right around the 50° mark where it will pretty much stay for the next two days. The prognosticators are foretelling that we might even see 70° temperatures before the bottom falls…
Monday The calm before the storm... There is an overcast to the day... A heaviness hanging in the air... A portent of expectations blowing on the winds... A coastal low pressure system is helping to drive rain showers across the metro area this morning, and these will continue on and…
Friday It's almost 10° warmer this morning. Still, it's much more seasonable than the above 70° start we've been having. The Christmas Day forecast is out... The low Christmas morning will be in the '30s. The high Christmas Day will just reach 50°... About what it is right now. It…
Thursday It's finally feeling like the season... again. After teasing us with an early week of colder than normal weather, Mother Nature brought summer back for a long visit... Today we've moved back to feeling like it looks... 42 degrees on the porch this morning. I guess it's time to…
Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday It's already 72° this morning. Looking at the trees you're given a very ambiguous picture of what season we are in. The Red oak has lost almost all of its leaves, even the balls Cypress is looking mighty bare. You have the temperature is anything but December-like. At least…
Sunday It's a cool 66° this morning and the light rain is falling. Though, the thunder makes it sound like it should be raining harder... I spent yesterday playing that fun game of new computer updating. I really understand why that game exists. But for some reason to have to…
Saturday The sun is up fully. And while the temperature is cool at 69°, it's quite warm on the back porch. We just have another week or so of the sun's southerly movement on the horizon before it starts moving north again. Then another cycle will begin As usual, on…
Friday It's another foggy morning. Even the sounds are muffled. The temperature is 71°. And with the moisture in the air it's a cool 71°.... It's the end of another week. We are getting closer and closer to the Christmas weekend. I really don't find myself with much to say…
Thursday Well, once again it's warm and muggy. The temperature starting today is 72°. Almost all of the leaves have fallen from the Red Oak. The pictures above show yesterday and today's leaf coverage. And with the overcast that starts each day, it really looks like winter outside though decidedly…
Wordless Wednesday https://youtu.be/ghVmIWTVh98
Tuesday It's another warm one today. It's already 71°. The prognosticators say this is what we have to look forward to for the rest of the week. We might see it cool down after this coming weekend. But the progression of color in my backyard goes on. Although the color…
Monday The morning is warm and foggy... 67° with a dense fog advisory. The prognosticators are foretelling if a high temperature today is 79°. Not a very fall-like weather pattern we're having this week... With highs of about 80 or above for the next 7 days. My sons came over…
Sunday It's a pleasant 64° out this morning. Overcast, still... Not a breeze blowing. The progression of color is moving from the tree to the ground. I find myself in that in between space. I've ordered a new laptop because the one here at the house has been getting glitchy.…
Saturday it's an almost warm and sticky mess out this morning. With the temperature of 72° and a humidity of 96%, our cool fall days are definitely in the rearview mirror. Last night after dark the fog that threatened yesterday afternoon rolled in. This morning only vestiges remain. As colorful…
Friday And just like that, the weather, she has turned on a dime... The morning temperature is 64°. And the humidity is up. Which makes the fall colors pop. At this point I almost feel like I'm living in one of GC Myers red tree paintings. For my whole life…
Thursday It's another beautiful fall sunrise. The temperature is a brisk 45°. But, fall's going to slip back into a more summer like few days. The highs for the rest of the week will be pushing 80° if not above. On top of that I see there's a chance of…
Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday My two colorful trees just before sunup this morning. I am continually amazed by the rapidity of the change in the colors on the red oak. Though, truth be told, the Bald Cypress is taking a decidedly reddish turn this fall. And, as the pictures in the previous post…
Monday Out before sunup, the light gives lie to the colors. At least, to the camera's eye.... but, I'll be the first to admit that fall color is coming on faster that I can ever recall... The first thing I noticed upon arising, was a text from Sherry telling me…
Saturday The rains have finally moved out after dropping almost 6" in 2 days. Had the fall color progression has started. Yesterday was the first time I spotted color over most of the oak tree. And today seems to be covering even more. The cold spell we had last week…
Friday It was just yesterday that I noticed the first few colored leaves on the oak tree. This morning the color is spreading. It looks like this will be a nicely colored late fall display. Also, the bald cypress is showing a bit more color. When you add in the…
Thanksgiving Thursday After the summer we've had, I feel I should be giving thanks for the rain we are having... But as much as I love slow and steady, 2 inches in 2 hours is a bit much! Of course, when you are expecting 20 people for dinner, and all…
Tuesday https://youtu.be/LoIMivYk5cA Well, today is like yesterday... Everything looks the same, feels the same... so,,, Ditto
Monday Ten days ago a cold front blew into Houston, and since that time the region has experienced weather that is typical for the dead of winter, not late fall. The city’s warmest temperature during that timespan has been just 61 degrees, with lows in the 30s and 40s. Houston…
Sunday Between rains this morning... It's a cool 42°... Enjoy the day... That's all I've got got... Catch you on the other side...
Saturday It's a cool 49° and raining. My bald cypress is starting to get it's color on. But without any Chinese tallow trees around the area the fall colors haven't taken off yet. And since the first trees to be cleared whenever anyone clears land are the tallows, they are…
Friday It's an inauspicious morning.... My laptop just flashed the blue screen of death and is restarting. It's been doing that a lot here lately. What with all of the issues it seems to be having, it might be time to start thinking about a replacement. Anywho, back to our…
Thursday It really looks like winter out this morning... And it's pretty cool for a November morning. 43°... That's winter time temperatures on the southeast Texas coast. Every morning when I check the weather forecast more clouds appear.... At some point, the mostly sunny skies they keep promising should appear....…
Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday It's another gloomy winter like morning. Yesterday's rain totaled over an inch, but just barely. And today's overcast isn't doing much to warm the morning. Yesterday afternoon I spent some time on YouTube catching the Austin City Limits Festival acts. And that led me to a really nice rendition…
Monday Awake with the light of day just brightening the morn and the wind chimes on the front porch are having one hell of a conversation. Our little bit of winter has backed of for just one day with a almost fall like morning... for just a day! The prognosticators…
Sunday We had our first overnight low in the 30's last night. Granted, it was only 39 degrees... But you can feel it on the backporch this morning. At least the winds have died down today... It was cool enough that we even had a fire in the fireplace last…
Saturday https://youtu.be/AYaPtbvddpA
Friday The Sounds of Silence Being in High School at the end of the 1960's was an interesting experience. It was made especially so by the introduction of team teaching in the 7th grade. Add into that the fact that my English class was taught by a couple of interesting…
Thursday The Last Man StandingLast Man Standing - by GC Myers Last Man Standing - by GC Myers image used by permission of artist. I was watching YouTube the other evening... There was a documentary on Austin City Limits that I really enjoyed... Austin City Limits: A Song for You…
It's Tuesday, Election Day 2022 In honor of the day... and to keep my blood pressure down... have a little Lyle. https://youtu.be/uCC7VBxw_d8 And be sure you get out and cast your ballot...
Monday It's a warm, muggy, foggy start to a summer like week. The highs this week will be pushing into the mid '80s. The lows will only be closing in on 70°, not below. For most of the country this is summer like weather. Tomorrow is election day. If you…
Friday It's just a little bit humid on this pleasantly warm-ish fall morning. The end of another week. Waiting for another cool front. If this was June or July, it would be the start of a beautiful day... But, this is November. There is a pleasant breeze blowing as the…
monday - halloween
saturday Yesterday's rain total, today's cloud cover at sunup, and the backyard... All wet. Getting ready to fix breakfast before we go and stand in line to cast our votes... Have a great weekend all...
friday It's a wet and stormy looking Friday... Puddles stand on the drive. And even though it's the warmest morning of the week... There's a chill in the air, a certain seasonal portent. With the grandkids off to school I'm just sitting and reading a bit with my music playing…
wordless wednesday
tuesday It's much cooler this morning... Fall has returned. It's also very breezy. Sometime during the night the front blew through dropping just a little bit of rain. At 62° and with the breeze blowing it's just a bit nippy this morning... Or as one of my daughters used to…
monday Walking out on the front porch this morning I was surprised. At some point, in the dark before sunrise, it had rained a bit. Puddles stood on the driveway. This bit of weather was not in the forecast... But the humidity coupled with the still air gave him the…
sunday Have a peaceful Sunday...
friday It's going to be a busy day so I don't have much to say... Enjoy your Friday and I'll catch you on the other side...
thursday A bit chilly out this morning. Though, not quite as chilly as yesterday morning... And... The humidity is starting to rise again. The weather is quite the complement to last nights supper... Chili and beans. And no matter what folks might say, this Texas boy always puts beans in…
wordless wednesday
tuesday Boy... Stepping out this morning was a pleasant shock. Fall weather, when it finally comes, is too nice. It makes me remember why I dislike summer so much... The guys at Space City Weather reminded us that the last time we reached or projected low for tonight was back…
monday It's comfortable out... And breezy... And from the forecast, the temperature is only going to rise a few degrees before it starts to fall again. I think I can really say, fall has arrived. Evidently, the front has already passed through my area. What with the strong breeze out…
sunday Have an enjoyable Sunday... I'll catch you on the other side.
saturday I barely beat the sun up this morning... And, this morning is once again very pleasantly in the upper 60's... Blue skies and calm winds... Enjoy the weekend.
friday I got to sleep in a little this morning... There's no school today and Monday for some reason. I still managed to beat the sun up though. It's reasonably cool this morning. Not that it won't be summertime warm by afternoon... I'm having a bit of a strange breakfast…
thursday On the front porch again. And it's actually getting darker as a cool front blows through the area. Off to the north and east thunder rumbles. Hopefully, the grandkids will get on the bus before it decides to rain. Last evening before sunset we had a relatively small thunderstorm…
