I wasn't able to enjoy the weather change last week. I was under the weather myself. An end of summer cold knocked me out for a few days... then, it took a few more to recuperate. Sitting out on the back porch this morning, light rain falling... it's cool, but…
I'm waiting for round two. Another front coming down to reinforce the cool that came thru on Monday. Today is just wet... foggy condensation dripping from the roof. Evidently I'm coming down with a cold... scratchy thought, slight cough. Muscle aches. All coming on yesterday late afternoon. I spoke to…
Out before sunrise on this cool morning. The first time in what seems like forever that the outside and the inside temperature are a wash. It's quiet, it's still, it's cool... not a normal morning. But, I love it and could live with plenty more mornings like this... Have a…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Another mid-seventies start to what promises to be a very hot day. When I left Kelsey after noon yesterday, the cars thermometer read 109º before moving air dropped to 97º about 5 miles down the road. I had planned to mow this morning... but plans change and my morning will…
Mid seventies to start the day. But, mid afternoon will be pushing 100º. Just like yesterday. Yesterday's muse didn't happen because of an early morning appointment to see my Doctor. I get to drive back over at mid day for an ultrasound. It's quiet out here on the back porch.…
The distant rumble of thunder greets me as I sit on the back porch. It's the first quiet morning in September. The grandkids are in school. The wife and daughter are at work. Even the temperature is down a bit... Hurricane Dorian has turned into a real bastard for the…
The sun is just breaking the horizon, dewdrops are sparkling on the grass. The prognosticators are foretelling of a change coming. Dry air filtering in the weekend. It won't change the temperatures much, but, it will sure feel better. They are also foretelling that Dorian will be off the coast…
The humidity is so high this morning that I could wash the windows without cleaner or water. That doesn't make for a pleasant muse. I'm sitting out here listening to the birds and the traffic on the bypass. It's amazing how well the sound travels through moisture filled air. My…
And the heat is back.. Yesterday morning was as a fluke. By evening the heat and humidity had returned. Trying to sit and enjoy my coffee isn't working. So the muse is over... heading in.
I slept in... it seems to be the story of my weekends. It's overcast this morning. After the rain yesterday afternoon, this has promises of rapid grass growth. The bread I've been tossing out into the yard has placed my yard on the morning scavenging route of the neighborhood crows.…
More showers on the horizon, more humidity in the air... It's a no muse Friday.
Another mid summer's morning, warm and humid. The birds are singing happily. Towering over everything is a thunder cloud. A massive tower of white water vapor covering over a quarter of the sky. Drifting ever so slowly north. It's uncommonly quiet out this morning. I'm not hearing the traffic sounds…
A light fog is spreading as I sit here. The view shown in the image about is already hazier than 5 minutes ago when I shot it. There is a single crow announcing itself to the world off to the east. To the south a cow pronounces It's displeasure. And…
Just another hot and humid morning on the back porch. Mostly blue skies again at the start of the day. Though clouds are already showing off to the east and southeast. The thermometer was telling me it's a bit cooler this morning. Though 78º isn't really cool at all. I…
Hot and humid. Not a cloud in the sky except way off over the bay. It's weekend quiet, lite traffic on the bypass. Some birdsong from the trees around the yard. No breeze. Already, it's warm enough to drive me back inside... except this is the weekend and the peace…
Out before the sun this morning. Off in the distance the thump, thump of tires on expansion joints let's me know that the world still turns. The temperature hasn't moderated one bit. A low of 78º each morning doesn't make for a pleasant muse. But, then again, it is mid…
On the back porch this morning. The day is starting out hazy... humid... quiet. The haze doesn't last much past the sun breaking the horizon. Sitting back here, you don't here the local traffic, just the dull roar from the bypass. Driving the bypass the past few weeks, I'm amazed…
Dew glistens on the ground. There's a box fan in the window trying to pull in the cool morning air before the sun warms it. Clouds to the east, clouds to the south... blue sky over my head. I wonder what today's weather will be like? It's going to be…
The rising sun is hiding It's heat behind a morning rain cloud off over Galveston bay. The first cup of coffee on the porch is more or less comfortable under the fans. No breeze is moving thru the trees, not a leaf is stirring. Two cattle egrets are stalking breakfast…
