I thought I'd try the front porch this morning. Yesterday I moved the spare floor fan around so these morning muses wouldn't be to uncomfortable as the sun rises. Looking mostly north. I am joined again by a cattle egret wandering through the yard looking for breakfast. A Carolina wren…
One of the best investments I made in designing this house was the ceiling fans on the back porch. While, one of the missed opportunities was not adding them to the front porch. That 20/20 hindsight will bite you in the buttocks every time. The breeze is out of the…
It's quiet out on the back porch this morning. Ceiling fans and cicadas, cardinals and finches. A breath of a breeze rustling the red oak leaves. June has settled upon the land rather lightly so far. My blog buddy Linda, posted that today is National Prairie Day. We once walked…
Coffee muses on the back porch again. It's more peaceful out here. Traffic noise from the road out front almost never rises above the white noise of the ceiling fans. As the trees fill out, even the bypass sounds are muted for another season. Looking east. You know summer is…
In my oversized rocking chair under the ceiling fans on the back porch once again. The morning is cool enough, though, not really cool at all. It was quiet as well... then I was joined by my chatterbox of a granddaughter. My two resident tree ducks just flew over headed…
Once again I'm sitting on the back porch listening to the birds and a distant train whistle. It's 74 out already, but the ceiling fans make it just right. There's enough moisture in the air to make it hazy in the distance. The birds today are very active. I guess…
Laundry Day. If I can be said to have a schedule, about the only sure thing I do with regularity is laundry day. Every Tuesday I get up and take my shower, then I sort the dirty laundry and take the first load to the laundry room and get the…
It's not too warm, but, after raining almost all afternoon yesterday, it's all kinds of muggy. Seems appropriate for the first day of June. The sky is still overcast... really dramatic looking in today's photos. Looking southwest. There's a train in the near distance announcing itself at a crossing. Coming…
I'm out on the back porch once again. With the ceiling fans moving the air, it's comfortable. The birds are filling the air with song a bit more than yesterday. Even had a couple of crows cawing from a sentinel pine next door. And Linda, there's even a squirrel playing…
On the back porch this morning. Ceiling fans on... the movement of the air provides some comfort on another muggy morning. The temperature is already in the mid-seventies and the clouds cover most of the sky. Looking southeast towards Galveston. It's quiet out this morning, I can't hear any traffic…
It's still out here on the front porch... Kinda muggy, but not too warm. According to the prognosticators it will be pushing 90 degrees today. Here's a short video of yesterday's afternoon thunder storms. They were relatively quick, but dropped a lot of water in a short time. They hit…
The morning is cool and bright. No evidence of the excessive heat to come by afternoon. The prognosticators are foretelling of more rain in the early afternoon. But the forecasted high is still in the upper 80's. Their scrying is calling for a upward rising trend with 90's within the…
I am out on the front porch before the sun comes over the horizon. I've been watching the brouhaha brewing over the president's* fight with the governor of North Carolina over whether or not they will guarantee the ability for the Republican Convention to seat 20,000 people in their arena…
I'm up earlier than normal. The house is empty of everyone but me. That's something it hasn't been since early March. The sky is overcast, some rain fell overnight. It's even cool enough to make me forget, for awhile, the summer like highs we've been seeing. A good little breeze…
Memorial Day Up early after a night of thunder and lightning. Two of my kids and all of my grandkids are headed to the hill country for 4 days. A vacation they planned in February and had on hold then changed during the shutdown. I hope they have a good…
It's already after noon. I'm still drinking coffee so this still qualifies as my afternoon coffee muse. As I write this the first rumbles of thunder are rolling around the house. The thunderstorms the prognosticators were foretelling of are making their presence known. I've been perusing the interwebs this morning.…
Weekends don't start like weekdays. So here it is almost 10am and I haven't stepped outside. Breakfast is cooked but I stopped to post a quick note before we get busy with our weekly grocery run. In more normal times this would be a Busy Bee breakfast... even if it…
“Americans now seek Life without fear of pandemic, Liberty to choose their leaders in an environment free of disease and the pursuit of Happiness without undue restrictions,”
https://youtu.be/TKUWvF8lcKI My father could use a little mercy now The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly on the ground His work is almost over it won't be long, he won't be around I love my father, he could use some mercy now My brother could use a little…
It's the middle of winter but you'd never know it from the weather... Our ten day forecast looks like this... We're heading up to almost 80° in the coming week. I've been noticing a difference in our bird visitors in the past few years. I haven't seen any Crested Titmouses…
It's warm outside... warmer than normal for this time of year. Almost as warm as it is inside. And the heat is on. Outside it's 65º... inside it's 68º. And, it's overcast. The prognosticators have been foretelling of storms forming by tomorrow... and not the metaphorical storms caused by the…
It's frosty out there this morning. I wasn't expecting it... It's also pretty frosty in Washington. I listened to much of the hearings yesterday. What really came thru for me was the hate Republicans feel for Democrats... even as they accuse us of hating President Trump. Even as President Trump…
A cool, bright morning with clearing fog. Sadly, the fog in America politics isn't clearing. Between alternative facts and subjective truths, there is a fog of obstruction, a smokescreen of lies and conspiracy theories. With the President and his apologists screaming about fake news of their own admittance, Fox News…
Cool... quiet... There's a silence in the world this morning... an anticipation of awakening... A fluttering of feathers... a sudden bursting of birdsong... and suddenly, the silence is gone as if it never existed.. Enjoy the day...
Yesterday's rains left it cooler this morning. The prognosticators are foretelling of another front this weekend. Winds of change are blowing... Today's photo...
There's a lite rain falling this morning. Heat still hits you in the face in this summer that never ends,
Humid, very, very humid this morning. Not feeling the muse this morning.. So here's the photo of the morning... 0
I wasn't able to enjoy the weather change last week. I was under the weather myself. An end of summer cold knocked me out for a few days... then, it took a few more to recuperate. Sitting out on the back porch this morning, light rain falling... it's cool, but…
I'm waiting for round two. Another front coming down to reinforce the cool that came thru on Monday. Today is just wet... foggy condensation dripping from the roof. Evidently I'm coming down with a cold... scratchy thought, slight cough. Muscle aches. All coming on yesterday late afternoon. I spoke to…
Out before sunrise on this cool morning. The first time in what seems like forever that the outside and the inside temperature are a wash. It's quiet, it's still, it's cool... not a normal morning. But, I love it and could live with plenty more mornings like this... Have a…
