Monday August 14th It's another warm and humid morning on the porches. At least the fan provides a bit of wind chill as I sit on the front porch watching for the buses. But all in all, there isn't much chill in the air in my neck of the woods...…
Thursday August 10th It's the start of a new school year here ... It's the first day of school. So my days are starting even earlier than last year. The grandkids, at least the two living with me, are now in two different schools riding two different buses. My grandson…
Wednesday August 9th Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday August 8th It's another hot summer's day that I couldn't drag myself into the heat for my morning pictures. So here are some from early afternoon... It's still hot though check out the thermometer on the back porch. Once many years ago I posted some photographs I took during…
Thursday July 6th Weather muses... This morning it is really cloudy. Though the temperature, the humidity, and the dew point are all about the same as they have been.. there is a slight downward trend. The rain showers that have been in the area for the past few days have…
Sunday July 2nd It's Sunday morning.. and I'm sitting on the back porch in my rocking chair. Other than the sound of the ceiling fans, and just a little bit of noise from the bypass, I am hearing the loud singing of a Carolina wren as the sun coming up…
Friday June 30th While my weather app is saying it's 80° out, my back porch indoor/outdoor thermometer is telling me it's 78° and so is my cell phone. Whatever the temperature, it's warm.. but.. not as warm and not as oppressively hot feeling as last week. And, if you believe…
Monday June 26th Well, it's another day that I won't be sitting on the back porch. Even with the ceiling fans on, an 80° day with a 78° dew point and a 94% humidity just isn't conducive to back porch contemplation... And look at that.. it already feels like 88°…
Sunday June 25th I stayed in bed for a bit this morning. And so the sun is up.. The temperature is up.. The humidity is down. Do you see that "feels like" temperature? It's not even 8:30 in the morning and it feels like it's 97° outside... Not a lot…
Friday June 23rd It's warm. It's humid. It's hazy.. though it looks more like smoke than fog. But, either I am getting acclimatized or else something else is happening.. because it really doesn't feel as oppressively warm as it has. I mean look at it.. The temperature's 80°, the dew…
Sunday June 18th Happy Father's Day The sky is overcast this morning, but there's hardly any rain in the forecast. Instead it's acting like a thick woolen blanket to hold the heat down on the ground. And it's still in a bang-up job because it's very very warm and muggy.…
Thursday June 15th Stepping out the door this morning, the heated advisory slapped me in my face. It's already hot, it's already humid and the sun isn't even over the horizon yet. Just look at the dew point.. 78°. The Eastern horizon is just a wall of haze. Pale pink…
Tuesday June 13th Maybe I am acclimating to summer.. because, this morning even though I'm late it doesn't feel quite as sticky on the back porch. But if you look at the image above, you can see that I really should feel sticky... I mean really, the temperature in the…
Monday June 12th It was very hazy as the sun came up this morning. Though not uncomfortable, the temperature and humidity cause anticipation and dread for the afternoons to come. As I watch my backyard, I see flashes of bright red against a dark green background. And the vividness of…
Sunday June 11th It's that time of year. Where the sun comes up around the corner of the house. If it wasn't for the temperatures, I would prefer this time of year.. where the sun doesn't blind me as it rises from the horizon. Last evening we had a massive…
Friday June 9th Today is actually cooler than yesterday.. at least the day is starting out that way. There's a haze in the air.. if it was a little thicker I'd call it a ground fog. A heavy dew lays on everything. Glistening where the sun hits it. I can…
Thursday June 8th Once again, there's a coolness in the air not normally felt at this time of year. Believe me, this is far from a complaint.. with the ceiling fans on, it's almost a chill... Sitting here on the back porch as the sun rises over the eastern horizon…
Wednesday June 7th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years - 244 Days
Tuesday June 6th Space City Weather keeps warning that these cool mornings will come to an end here shortly. And I'm sure they're right, because the humidity is rising. But as long as the dew points hang below 70°, I think I'll be happy. Once again it's mostly quiet out.…
Monday June 5th It's not as cool as it was when the power was out yesterday morning. The temperature this morning is 70°, the dew point is 68°. The only breeze is being supplied by the ceiling fans. The sun is trying to get above the clouds on the eastern…
Saturday June 3rd The sun is up.. breakfast is over.. The coffee pot is empty. The temperature is already 82°. This is probably the latest I have posted, and taking pictures, and a long long time. It's a normal Saturday.. not much on the agenda other than grocery runs. I…
Wednesday May 31st It's a bit warmer this morning.. The temperature is 72°, the dew point is 71°. There's very little breeze.. unless it's mechanical. The air is filled with the smell of fresh cut grass.. and the sound of a jet engine flying over. Once again, I am amazed…
Sunday April 16th It's a cool and breezy Sunday morning on the back porch. The temperature is a pleasant 62°. The high for today is forecast to be 76°.. 10° cooler than yesterday's forecasted high... Which was probably 5° warmer by the time it was all said and done. I…
Sunday March 26th It's foggy. The 67° this morning feels different from the 67° of yesterday morning. Humidity changes everything. I am sitting on the back porch listening to the morning bird song. Also to the rumble of the distant trains.. The barking of the distant dogs.. The barely audible…
Saturday March 11th It's 71°. Pretty much overcast. It is still. It's Saturday. And other than the normal weekend to chores I don't have much planned... First bacon frying on the stove. Biscuits in the oven. Eggs to follow... Counting Down To 70 Years -332 Days
Friday March 3rd For once, once again, it's seasonably cool this morning. The temperature is a pleasant 57°. And, the humidity this morning is an unheard of 35%. And to top it all off it's breezy... The wind chimes have been singing. So... I decided to do the full surround…
Monday February 27th Today on the back porch it starts out at 72°. There's a bit more color to the east than the last week has brought. There's even more color on the ground... Green is taking over. I think this will go down in the memory books as the…
Monday February 20th It feels about as much like spring as it's possible to feel in the latter third of February... The temperature on the back porch this morning is 62°. It's overcast. And there's a dampness in the air. Prognosticators have indicated that it will top 80° this week,…
Thursday February 9th It's a cool clear 43° this morning with a little bit of ground fog. Nature has continued with its early Sprint towards spring. Green leaves are showing up all over the place. I'm even seeing some azaleas with blossoms... Just not mine yet. The birds are showing…
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…
