We are headed down the back side of September now. I refilled and hung the hummingbird feeders last week and already they are piling in, fighting to rule the feeder. Chasing each other around the house. With the number I'm seeing, I'll need to hang a few more this week.…
Weekend mornings start on the front porch because I almost always sleep in. And, by the time I'm up, the back porch is warming up too much for comfort. So, instead of a rocking chair I start my day on a glider. The prognosticators are calling for scattered showers all…
Yesterday I was in East Bernard to say my goodbyes to Sissy. It was a nice service. Once I left for home I decided to take a side trip thru Orchard where both Sissy and my mom grew up. My grandparents left Orchard in 1971 to move to south Texas…
The soundtrack of the morning is all about chickens and trains. Off in the distance towards town it's dump trucks. That loud bang as the rear gate swings back against the body and causes a second slide of dirt. And now the neighborhood crows are checking for offerings to their…
Laying in bed, listening to rolling thunder... once up I'm greeted with dark clouds across the sky. At least it's dropped the temperature... It must be the weather, but, I'm hearing more birds about this morning. And it's not just the cardinals either. Speaking of the cardinals, I noticed yesterday…
Not so cool, but more humidity. As the sun clears the horizon, there's a haze hanging in the air. I just received word that my cousin Sissy passed this morning. I think I'll just sit awhile and muse to mysel
Overcast mornings are nice for a change. Lower humidity is even nicer. There's a good chance I'll even get to mow today... With the temperature in the mid-seventies, the lowered humidity and the ceiling fans on high, it's almost cool in my rocker. Off in the distance a murder of…
Just another warm and sunny day. I don't have much to muse over today... so here's the daily photo.
Another cloud less start to a late summer day. The breeze from the fan feels cool... almost to the point of chilled. The prognosticators are foretelling of more heat in our future. While all of the excitement followed Dorian on the east coast as it barreled down on Alabama, we…
Another mid-seventies start to what promises to be a very hot day. When I left Kelsey after noon yesterday, the cars thermometer read 109º before moving air dropped to 97º about 5 miles down the road. I had planned to mow this morning... but plans change and my morning will…
Mid seventies to start the day. But, mid afternoon will be pushing 100º. Just like yesterday. Yesterday's muse didn't happen because of an early morning appointment to see my Doctor. I get to drive back over at mid day for an ultrasound. It's quiet out here on the back porch.…
The distant rumble of thunder greets me as I sit on the back porch. It's the first quiet morning in September. The grandkids are in school. The wife and daughter are at work. Even the temperature is down a bit... Hurricane Dorian has turned into a real bastard for the…
I see the postal service is busy today delivering Amazon packages. And thanks to the Texas Legislature, anyone who hijacks those packages off of front porches will, as of yesterday, be committing a felony. The changing of the calendar has yet to mark a change in the weather. It's still…
I slept in this morning. The heat is up, so is the humidity. The news this morning is of Dorian and another mass shooting in Texas. What the hell is the problem in Texas? Anyway, I have things to do and people to see today...
Another below 80º morning. I hate to jinx it, but it almost feels like fall... there's some heavy sarcasm hiding in plane sight right there. We've reached that part of the year when the house is aligned with the rising sun. So the sun is in my eyes of a…
Another almost cool morning on the back porch to start a long weekend. I have to run early this morning... so, here's a couple of photos to fill the page. Catch you tomorrow...
It feels cooler today. Plus, the humidity isn't as high. The day is starting out promising. A slight overcast shades the morning sun. It's also very quiet. Almost as if the day is holding it's breath... waiting... anticipating... musing. I find myself meandering thru my memories of family as I…
The sun is just breaking the horizon, dewdrops are sparkling on the grass. The prognosticators are foretelling of a change coming. Dry air filtering in the weekend. It won't change the temperatures much, but, it will sure feel better. They are also foretelling that Dorian will be off the coast…
It's laundry day here. So I'm working thru the muse... have a look out my front door.
The humidity is so high this morning that I could wash the windows without cleaner or water. That doesn't make for a pleasant muse. I'm sitting out here listening to the birds and the traffic on the bypass. It's amazing how well the sound travels through moisture filled air. My…
And the heat is back.. Yesterday morning was as a fluke. By evening the heat and humidity had returned. Trying to sit and enjoy my coffee isn't working. So the muse is over... heading in.
I slept in... it seems to be the story of my weekends. It's overcast this morning. After the rain yesterday afternoon, this has promises of rapid grass growth. The bread I've been tossing out into the yard has placed my yard on the morning scavenging route of the neighborhood crows.…
More showers on the horizon, more humidity in the air... It's a no muse Friday.
Another mid summer's morning, warm and humid. The birds are singing happily. Towering over everything is a thunder cloud. A massive tower of white water vapor covering over a quarter of the sky. Drifting ever so slowly north. It's uncommonly quiet out this morning. I'm not hearing the traffic sounds…
A light fog is spreading as I sit here. The view shown in the image about is already hazier than 5 minutes ago when I shot it. There is a single crow announcing itself to the world off to the east. To the south a cow pronounces It's displeasure. And…
Up early, not needing a morning sweat bath. Coffee is gone... muse unmused. Working on a Clancy novel as I wait for the next season of Jack Ryan on Amazon. MSNBC playing in the background as I read.
Just another hot and humid morning on the back porch. Mostly blue skies again at the start of the day. Though clouds are already showing off to the east and southeast. The thermometer was telling me it's a bit cooler this morning. Though 78º isn't really cool at all. I…
Just another hot and humid morning on the front porch. There's a dog barking his displeasure with the day somewhere close. Sometime soon this weather will break. Though I hate to think what might follow. The heat is warming the gulf as much as it is us. Once the weather…
Hot and humid. Not a cloud in the sky except way off over the bay. It's weekend quiet, lite traffic on the bypass. Some birdsong from the trees around the yard. No breeze. Already, it's warm enough to drive me back inside... except this is the weekend and the peace…
Out before the sun this morning. Off in the distance the thump, thump of tires on expansion joints let's me know that the world still turns. The temperature hasn't moderated one bit. A low of 78º each morning doesn't make for a pleasant muse. But, then again, it is mid…
The thunderstorms last evening left the morning just a bit cooler... and quite a bit louder. The city is cleaning up a downed oak limb that was across the road. High winds, high temperatures and a little rain a recipe for limbs to fall. Today is the first day of…
On the back porch this morning. The day is starting out hazy... humid... quiet. The haze doesn't last much past the sun breaking the horizon. Sitting back here, you don't here the local traffic, just the dull roar from the bypass. Driving the bypass the past few weeks, I'm amazed…
It's another warm start to a mid summer's day. The thermometer in the bathroom had an outdoor temperature reading of 78º before I stepped out. Though, sitting in front of the floor fan, it isn't as warm as it has been. Watching the garbage pickup crew go by was interesting,..…
On the front porch to start the day... and the week. There's a lot of Monday morning traffic moving by... strangely, most of it's moving out into the county, not in to town. The shrubbery at the east end of the porch provides almost full shade now as the sun…
Another warm and humid, dog day of summer. A day I wouldn't consign a dog to being outside. Miserable days and nights to be outside... though, I recall a summer in the late seventies or very early eighties where the actual temperature was above 105º for day after day after…
Another hot and humid start to a summer day. This is why high summer is my least favorite season of the year. Even though the world is green and full of life, it's just not enjoyable trying to get out and enjoy it. No breeze moves thru the moisture laden…
The dog days of summer are dragging... and dragging me down. It's the bottom of the seventh hour and already 80º out here on the back porch. And the air is so thick you can see it. It's days like this that leave me wishing I was in my mountains.…
It's already too hot to enjoy even a cup of coffee on the back porch... so here's the view and I'm heading inside.
The humidity is so thick this morning you can see it in the air. It's more of a haziness than actual fog though. Traffic is moving loudly on the bypass. Thinderclouds are growing over the bay. A train is announcing It's crossing down the tracks. The sun is clearing the…
Diamonds sparkle on the grass as the sun clears a cloud... then fade to dewdrops as the cloud reclaims the sun. My crazy kumquat tree is covered with big green fruit again. By the time they ripen they are inedible to me. Way to sour, not enough sweet to balance.…
Dew glistens on the ground. There's a box fan in the window trying to pull in the cool morning air before the sun warms it. Clouds to the east, clouds to the south... blue sky over my head. I wonder what today's weather will be like? It's going to be…
On the front porch on this Sunday morning. The doves are calling quite loudly out here. It's warm and sticky today. Time to fire up the floor fan and move some air. It's not the time of the year to not have some type of air conditioning. Yesterday afternoon late…
I've been watching the traffic in town go from bad to worse in the last couple of weeks. Do you think it's a coincidence that all of the local governments are asking their constituents to comment positively about continuing the grand parkway funding as the lights go out of sequence…
Another quiet morning on the back porch. Still, damp... dew on the ground. Even the birds are mostly quiet. The coffee was still dripping when I came out... so I'm still coffee free. It's making the muse run slow today. Looking around the yard this morning, I am reminded of…
The sun is just clearing the eastern horizon as I sit down with my morning coffee. First lighting the tops of the trees before slowly moving down the trunks. The air is cool and damp... wisps of almost fog visible here and there before the sunlight runs them off. The…
Last evening's showers have left a coolness to the morning air. Today's thuderclouds are growing over the gulf as I sit here watching. Between the blue jays and the cardinals, the air is filled with bird sounds... can't really call them songs. The local news is full of the grand…
The rising sun is hiding It's heat behind a morning rain cloud off over Galveston bay. The first cup of coffee on the porch is more or less comfortable under the fans. No breeze is moving thru the trees, not a leaf is stirring. Two cattle egrets are stalking breakfast…
Hot and humid this morning as July comes to an end. We had a guy come out and pressure wash the house on Sunday. What a difference it makes... eight years of grime and bugs washed away. It almost looks like new again. A good rain fell yesterday in the…
A cool morning on the back porch. This spring has belonged to the cardinals. The local population has boomed over the past few years until now there must be a couple off dozen sharing our yard at any given time. My yard still has that ragged spring look. I haven't…
Overcast and cool, the day starts out with a tang of something burned in the air. Birds sing all around. Trains blowing their crossing horns as they rush down the rails. The wisteria is looking almost fully dressed in purple blossoms. The young mulberry tree even has some berries working…
Another wintery look to a not so wintery feeling morning coffee muses.
A cool, wintery looking start to a day that has most of the country in a polar grip morning coffee muses.
The sun rose over another frosted morning coffee muses.
A frosty morning coffee muses.
Rain and temperatures falling on this second day of the new year for my morning coffee muses.
Damp, overcast, just shy of warm start to my morning coffee muses.
The back porch is warm in the morning sun for my Sunday morning coffee muses.
Beautiful winter start to the last of fall's morning coffee muses.
It rained most of the night and now it feels like fall again for this Saturday morning coffee muses.
Almost gone... red oak color is coming to an end for this morning coffee muses.
It's shorts and tank top weather as we move into December for a morning coffee muses.
Wintery looking mild fall morning coffee muses.
Blustery, cool, sunny morning coffee muses.
Another foggy start to a morning coffee muses.
Pleasant, foggy start to my morning coffee muses.
It's warmer on this after Thanksgiving morning coffee muses.
A bright and sunny Thanksgiving Eve morning coffee muses.
"Rainy days and Mondays always get me down."
Overcast, but, not really all that cool for this Sunday morning coffee muses.
Another overcast, cool, still morning coffee muses.
I'm still under the weather for this morning coffee muses.
Cold, frost covered grass, bright sunshine for this morning coffee muses.
A cold, blustery start for my morning coffee muses.
A wintery looking start to a wintery mix of a day morning coffee muses.
It's another overcast morning in the hill country, a chilly morning coffee muses.
Low forties, overcast with rain about on radar, hill country morning coffee muses.
Cold, wet, windy hill country morning coffee muses.
Loading the car for a roroad trip morning coffee muses.
Another warm, humid morning coffee muses.
Warm and foggy, a muggy start to a long election day... morning coffee muses.
Warmer and humid today, going up into the mid eighties... not my kind of autumn morning coffee muses.
The temperature is up, the sky is overcast, there's a smell of rain in the air for my morning coffee muses.
Mid fifties out here on the back porch for my morning coffee muses.
An end of the day muse without coffee.
Its a cool and blustery start to a true autumn morning coffee muses.
Overcast, warm (seventy-three), pre front morning coffee muses.
Warming, humid, and bright... almost a fall back into summer morning coffee muses.
Another almost cool, almost foggy, autumn morning coffee muses.
Another not really cool, not really foggy, beautiful Sunday morning coffee muses.
Hazy, bright, and cool on the back porch for my morning coffee muses.