Coastal Muses: A Blueprinted Morning in Alvin

There is a familiar architecture to these early hours on the Texas Gulf Coast, one that begins with a standing appointment with the horizon. I’ve taken my usual position in

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Gulf Coast Rites: Observations on Nature, NATO, and the Morning Bus

The transition of seasons here on the Texas Gulf Coast isn’t marked by a sudden burst of color or a crisp chill in the air. Instead, our rites of spring

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The Porch, The Breeze, and the Remnants that Remain

It’s a novelty, really. A Southeast Texas spring that feels like… actual spring. Today, the mercury is sitting right at a perfect 70°F, and the ceiling fans on the back

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It’s foggy out today… Just not as foggy as yesterday

I am out on the front porch waiting for the school bus to pick up my two highschool bound grandkids. It’s cool and damp. But not cool enough to make

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Fall Color Has Fled

And winter won’t be visiting until tomorrow… You would think that after 71 winters in this neck of the woods I’d be used to the idiosyncrasies of our climate… But

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