october fifteenth
saturday I barely beat the sun up this morning... And, this morning is once again very pleasantly in the upper 60's... Blue skies and calm winds... Enjoy the weekend.
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october fourteenth
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…
october thirteenth
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…
october twelfth
wordless wednesday
october eleventh
tuesday Sunrise today was impressive... Just enough clouds to give it some color... The guys over at Space City Weather her promising that this will be the end of our 90° plus daytime highs. Here's a weak cool front headed our way this week followed by a stronger one next…
october tenth
monday There's a train going by as I sit on the front porch waiting for the school bus. It's so much louder now that the entirety of the construction site has been cleared of trees. 105 acres denuded. Now that the train has gone by, The sounds of construction have…
october seventh
friday Just another fine fall morning... That's all for me... Have a great weekend.
october fifth
wordless wednesday
october fourth
tuesday The sky was changing rapidly as the sun was rising this morning... The sweep of color moved from one side to the other in a matter of minutes. Once again the path of the sun has transited the house. Rising in the front in summer... It has now switched…
october third
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…
An October Sunset
october second
sunday I was up early this morning... I took these shots... then I forgot to post them... Oh well...
The thirtieth of September
It's Friday, the end of September. For the very first time in a long time, the temperature this morning is in the '50s. And the forecast is for a couple of more days of these sweet lows... I even have a window open letting some of the fresh air... Cool…
The twenty-ninth of September
It's Thursday These mornings are so appreciated after our never-ending summer. Starting temperatures below seventy are what I base my definition of a pleasant day... Add in a nice northerly breeze and it couldn't get much better. The Space City Weather guys are promising more of the same for the…
The twenty-eighth of September
Wordless Wednesday
The twenty-seventh of September
It's Tuesday It's a beautiful fall morning. A pleasant 62° under faultless blue skies. Damn, it's about time... There are no fans needed on the front porch this morning. It actually feels quite nice. We're well into the second wave of hummingbirds. But I don't doubt that they will be…
The twenty-sixth of September
It's Monday The still before the storm... Well, at least the steel before the front. It's warm out, they're reporting that it's 76° this morning. That's warm, really warm to start the day. Though the prognosticators are promising a fairly radical change overnight. Tomorrow's low is projected to be 63°.…
The twenty-second of September
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…
The twentieth of September
It's Tuesday It's another late summer morning in Southeast Texas. A lite mist hugs the ground. Not a breeze is stirring... Except around the wings of the hummingbirds. And... On that note... I'll catch you on the other side.
The nineteenth of September
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…
The 9th of September
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…
August the Twenty-seventh
Between 2:30pm and 3:15pm Friday 2.25" of rain fell.
August the twelfth
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 the 25th day of July
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 the 21st day of July
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 the 16th day of July
It's Saturday Not much to say today, other than... It's hot.
It’s the 14th day of July
It's Thursday I was dragged reluctantly from my slumber by the distant rumblings of thunder at 5am this morning. As I lay there listening... contemplating the rarity of this sound lately... thinking I really should watch this rare event... moisture falling from the sky... RAIN. So I stumbled out of…
It’s the 12th day of July
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 the 6th day of July
It's Wordless Wednesday
The 29th of June, Twenty Twenty-two
It's Wordless Wednesday
