Tuesday March 14th Last Quarter Moon over the Backyard It's another beautiful spring morning. There's a slight breeze from the north blowing this morning. And the temperature is a spring-like 54°. Yesterday ended up being an absolutely spectacular day for most of the area, except perhaps southwest of Galveston, which…
Monday March 13th Spring has returned. The temperature this morning is 56°. And it feels much more spring-like on the back porch. It's breezy. The wind's blowing out of the northeast making the tree limbs dance. Happy Monday, y’all! We tacked on two more 80 degree days over the weekend,…
Sunday March 12th The temperature is 71°. Humidity is at 89%. Daylight savings time is in effect... Again. So, I guess I should change my clocks... The only ones that really matter most are the alarm clocks in the bedroom... And yes we still use digital alarm clocks. I would…
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 10th It's 70°. A very hazy day. Both the son and the almost full moon are hiding behind clouds. The bus has already stopped and loaded the grandkids. We've already had our first dump truck go down the road even though The sign at the end of the…
Thursday March 9th This morning the fog is so thick you could cut it with a stick. The temperature is 68°. The humidity is 94%. It's quiet.. abnormally quiet. A sound deadening blanket has been thrown upon the earth. Even the ever-present clucks from around the corner have been suppressed.…
Wednesday March 8th Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday March 7th Overcast. 70°. Humid. Stepping outside this morning The temperature is cooler than the indoor temperature but feels warmer... Ahhh, the pleasures of humidity.... It's a Joni Mitchell/Eva Cassidy morning on Amazon Music today.... Oh well, time for me to get on with my morning... Y'all have a…
Monday March 6th The overcast is back this morning, along with the heat. But I stepped out on the back porch it was already 65°. The projected high for today is headed towards 80° again. But the world is definitely in spring mode. The birds are singing their territorial songs...…
Saturday March 4th According to the phone in my hand it's 47° this morning. But the humidity... It's back up in the 90% range... Not my cup of.. coffee. Since it's the weekend, and I have no plans, I will just shut this down in get all about nothing. Y'all…
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…
Thursday March 2nd Happy Birthday Jeremy Austin Boyd The day is starting out pleasantly warm again at 72°. Though, according to the prognosticators that will be changing by the end of the day what a cool front blows through. Supposedly it is bringing some rain chances, gusty winds, and a…
Wednesday March 1st Wordless Wednesday https://youtu.be/IPu8cIve41Q
Tuesday February 28th There was a bit of fog this morning, though it's cleared already. And it's a bit cooler today, 67°... But the humidity is up. The spring weeds are popping up all over the yard. Even though the grass was mowed a week ago there are mounds of…
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…
Sunday February 26th It's another overcast morning in the backyard. For some reason, even with the temperature at 71°, it feels cooler out this morning. I really don't understand it... The humidity is at 90%. But I guess I will be happy for small favors. The day is mostly going…
Saturday February 25th It's late... But all I can say about the day is Ditto... Catch y'all on the other side... Later - Early Afternoon Back porch thermometer. Okay... Now it's just ridiculous for a winter/spring afternoon!
Friday February 24th It's another warm humid morning on the porch. The temperature is 70° and the humidity is fairly high. According to the Space City Weather guys, there's a front floating somewhere to the north... Which is where it's going to stay. Spring has definitely sprung here. There's tree…
Thursday February 23rd Out on the porch this morning... It's a warm 70° with just a bit of humidity. It kind of looks like we're back in the pattern of overcast mornings. The kind of days that look seasonal, you know it looks like it ought to be cold out,…
Wednesday February 22nd Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday February 21st Once again we're starting the day off at 70°. The high today is supposed to be above 80° again. According to the guys at Space City Weather it's supposed to begin to be breezy today. But tomorrow is going to be really windy... Gus to 40 miles…
Sunday February 19th It's much warmer this morning in the back porch... Depending upon which thermometer you check the temperature is in the 50° range. Some reporting stations or calling it 48°, some are calling it 52°. But, the sun is out and it will be much warmer today... I…
Saturday February 18th It's another chill morning on the back porch. It's 38° to start the day. People to see today and things to do... Catch all on the other side
Friday February 17th It's a chill 38° outside on the back porch. And it's breezy... When's your gusting to 23 mph. But, the sun is out so it should be a beautiful day even if it's chilly. Schools here are out today and Monday. So there's that working... It was…
Thursday February 16th It's 69° on the back porch this morning. Not a very winter like feel. I have to run into Houston today... So, this will be short... Like you exactly this short. Catch you on the other side.
Wednesday February 15th Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday February 14th Valentine's Day Two years ago on this date the deep freeze settled in on Texas. This morning the temperature is 69°. Texas weather... As they say, just wait a few minutes and it'll change. According to the prognosticators, it'll be in the upper, upper 70s today (may…
Monday February 13th It's a cool 43° as I step out this morning before sunrise. There's a haze floating in the air... not quite a fog... After the cool start this morning, the forecast is for the temperatures to rise into the '70s this afternoon. And, tonight's low isn't even…
Sunday February 12th Cold Morning... It's 37° this morning on the back porch. And as the sun comes up it's quite bright. But I won't be spending much time out here ... I'm heading back in to my cup of coffee. It's Sunday morning and I don't have any plans.…
Saturday February 11th Winter has returned to Southeast Texas... at least what we call winter anyway. It's 38° this morning on the back porch. But the sun is rising into clouds... Yesterday afternoon I wandered around the backyard. The woods are still more open than they will be come spring.…
