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.
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…
Wednesday, January 4th Wordless Wednesday
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…
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…
Wordless Wednesday
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…
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...
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…
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…
friday Just another fine fall morning... That's all for me... Have a great weekend.
monday The pleasant fall temperatures are holding this morning. And while it isn't in the low 50's, the upper 50's are nice enough. Moisture is beginning to work it's way back into the atmosphere in the form of high lite clouds. So far October is turning out to be a…
saturday, International Coffee Day It's a pleasant 58° outside at 8:00 a.m. ... And that's all I feel the need to say today
It's Thursday The morning is quieter. Our great migration of hummingbirds has migrated. No more battles royale all day long. Even the Cardinals seem a bit bemused by the absence. The morning traffic continues to become worse in front of the house. With all of the homes being built and…
It's Monday From a seared brown to an Irish green in less than a month. While the scattered rains have barely fallen on us The last couple of weeks, we've had enough rain this month to bring the green back to the yard... Also back for another year is the…
It's Friday I've noticed a change in the light this past week. And this morning, there's a change in the feel of the air. And the prognosticators have foretold of a low temperature tonight that actually falls into the '60s... Like almost anyone in the world with access to any…
Between 2:30pm and 3:15pm Friday 2.25" of rain fell.
Friday Finally... After weeks and weeks... We get more than a trace amount of rain. So far, coming up on noon, we're measuring just below 3/10 of an inch. And it's been slow, it's been steady, it's been just what we need... A soaking rain. I can only hope that…
It's Monday Well, once again, the rains that fell yesterday... Fell around us not on us. It's really becoming the story of the summer. Thunderstorms passing so close you can feel the mist in the air... But, little or no rain actually falls on our house. There was an afternoon…
It's Thursday If it wasn't so damn hot, it would be a beautiful day out here in Southeast Texas. But, with the temperature already pushing 90, it's definitely a day for inside activities. Just like yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that... Do you notice the brown…
It's Saturday Not much to say today, other than... It's hot.
It's Wordless Wednesday
It's Tuesday There are clouds to the east of us... There are clouds to the west of us... But there are no clouds to the south of us, or over us... The prognosticators are foretelling of a chance of scattered showers this afternoon. Unfortunately for us, these chances of precipitation…
It's Wordless Wednesday
It's Wordless Wednesday
It's Monday The prognosticators are giving us an optimistic foretelling of moisture falling from the heavens... The rain chances are rising. As you can see, the skies to the east are looking a bit unsettled this morning. The foretelling is of early afternoon thunderstorms scattered around the area. Looking at…
It's Friday The weekend forecast from Space City Weather... Today through SundayHot, hot, hot. Look for temperatures near 100° or hotter each afternoon with just the slightest chance for a shower or storm. Morning lows should be in the 70s inland and 80s near the bays and Gulf and perhaps…
