Well… We filled the rain gauge. And it was above 5 and 1/4 inches…

Friday, January 26th It’s already 9:00 a.m., and my last cup of coffee is empty… And outside, fog still reins supreme. All of the water puddles in the front yard have drained away. It’s a…

Thursday, January 25th And…. That’s pretty much all I have to say about the matter…

Monday, January 22nd Since yesterday morning, the temperature has risen slowly but surely. At the moment it’s 54°. And it’s raining.. lightly. According to the weather prognosticators, this is what our week will be… Such…

Friday, January 19th It’s a beautiful, cool, but breezy morning. The temperature is 47°. And the winds are out of the north. But the sky is mostly clear. And the sun is shining brightly… Oct…

Thursday, January 18th I really appreciate the “night sight” photo option on my Pixel. When you do it correctly, it really brings out the environment you can’t see well. As you can see, it’s foggy…

Wordless Wednesday, January 17th

It’s really an uncommon sight here in my area to see ice sparkling on tree limbs in the sun. It’s 10:45 and the sun is causing a virtual heat wave outdoors… The temperature has risen…

Tuesday, January 16th Well, winter road in and decided to stay a bit. Yesterday wasn’t supposed to be so cold. As it was, we didn’t get above freezing all day long. And this morning it’s…

Monday, January 15th The world outside my window is dark and gray. Even though the sun is up.. there is no sign of it above the clouds. Already it is the coldest morning of the…

Sunday, January 14th It’s quite chilly outside at 48°.. or 43°.. or 45°.. (depending upon whose site you look at), but it’s only going to get chillier over the next couple of days. The Arctic…

Saturday, January 13th It’s 31° this morning… But it’s headed up to 65° by afternoon. Once again there’s frost on the grass. That’s about as close as we ever come to snow most winter days….

Friday, January 12th And finally, the winds have slacked.

Friday, January 12th It’s a very blustery day. The temperature has already dropped 8° since I got up this morning. The temperature will be falling all day long as the northwind blows in a winter…

Thursday, January 11th As I sit here on the front porch, the temperature is already 59°. The forecasted high is 76°. So yes, we are at the peak of the roller coaster that Texas weather…

Wednesday, January 10th

Tuesday, January 9th This morning’s temperature is a chilly 43°. It would be pleasant except there’s a very strong breeze out of the north northwest. Once again though, we are definitely in the winter time…

Monday, January 8th, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, January 8th It’s an almost cool 63° this morning. And there’s misty light rain falling. Between the breeze and the moisture in the air, it fills much cooler than the temperature says it should…

Sunday, January 7th It’s glowing outside the windows. The fog is so thick that it is almost impossible to see the tree lines. Even the trees directly behind the house are obscured. I’ve never quite…

Saturday, January 6th 7:00 AM It’s been 3 years since January 6th became a historic day. And for three years I have been amazed. By the way, the alternative facts people have spun the story……

Thursday, January 4th I am up in the dark this morning to get the grandkids off to school. The temperature outside is 41°. The moon is high in the deep blue sky above our the…

Wednesday, January 3rd

Tuesday, January 2nd It’s the second day of the year. It’s the second overcast day of the year. It’s the first day of the year to feel like winter. The only carryover from the holiday…

Happy New Year’s! The start of this day is pretty much a metaphor for the start of this year. The fog is soupy, obscuring what’s right in front of us. I hate to draw parallels…..

Sunday, December 31st It’s the final day of 2023. There are high wispy clouds in the sky and the temperature is already above 40°. The prognosticators are foretelling of a high above 70° today. To…

Saturday, December 30th Once again, there’s frost on the grass as the temperature hits 33° for a low. It’s the last Saturday of 2023. There’s only one more day of this year left to catch…

Friday, December 29th It’s a bit frosty out this morning. The temperature was 34°. The world was still, and just a bit nippy. The year 2023 is rapidly coming to an end. As much as…

Thursday, December 28th Happy birthday Breanna! These year end winter days continue… This morning when I woke up the temperature outside was 48°. And as the sun comes up, the skies are clear. Today is…

Wordless Wednesday, December 27th

Tuesday, December 26th ‘Tis the day after Christmas.. and winter has returned. The morning temperature, though not as cool as expected, is still 44°. Overnight a band of clouds has stretched along the Texas coast…

Monday December 25th – Christmas Day Christmas sunrise Merry Christmas!

Sunday, December 24th It’s Christmas Eve… I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! https://youtu.be/flA5ndOyZbI

Saturday, December 23rd It’s another overcast morning. The temperature is 64° on the 3rd day of winter. The prognosticators are calling for rain today and tomorrow. Last night before bed I was scrolling through the…

Thursday, December 21st – Winter solstice It’s the first day of winter… And the low temperature this morning was 60°. It’s the dichotomy of living on the Texas Gulf Coast that the days that look…

Wordless Wednesday, December 20th 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. Official sunrise

Tuesday, December 19th There was some wonderful pre-sunrise color this morning. Though at 40° the back porch was just a bit chilly. As I stood there and watched the show, birds were singing all around…

Monday, December 18th As the sun comes up the skies are clear with a ground haze drifting through. The temperature this morning is it chilly? 41°. And yet, the prognosticators are foretelling of a high…

Shadows of my mind Just a few images of things that caught my eye in the last month… I was captured by the shadows on a brick wall outside of the office at Alvin High…

Saturday, December 16th There are only a handful of leaves left on the Red oak out back. So, I do not feel the need or the desire to continue emphasizing its image. The morning overcast…

Friday, December 15th It’s overcast.. but it’s not cold.. it’s also not hot.. and, it’s the last day of school for 2023…

Thursday, December 14th

Tuesday, December 13th Just another morning on the back porch…

December 12th December 12th

Tuesday, December 12th It was much warmer this morning. And it’s warmer still.. now that the sun is up. From the looks of things, we’ll be back in the 70s by the weekend. I’ve been…

Monday, December 11th As the sun sets on a Sunday evening. It’s a cold and frosty morning… Most of the color is on the ground! The season is mostly fall-en. It’s probably as close as…

Sunday, December 10th The cold front that blew through last night has brought a return to fall, but tonight winter will arrive as the temperature plunges to 34°. At least that’s the foretelling of the…

Saturday, December 9th Music on a Saturday Morning https://youtu.be/95xfVmz4uy0?si=pzN_Nb_OxviUYfoS https://youtu.be/s_5rjM10Chs?si=Lk65SdJwUKzS4Pey https://youtu.be/Bpi4kkfdUkw?si=eYLJ6K4gnua3nc7f

Friday, December 8th The day is dark and dreary. Warmish and damp. When I woke up this morning it was already 67°. Water was standing in the driveway. Windrows of blown damp leaves rested in…