Friday April 7th It's a cool 59° this morning with a light rain falling. There's a steady breeze blowing out of the north at 10 mph. The breeze is just hard enough to make the tree limbs sigh as a move back and forth. Once again, we are facing a…
Thursday April 6th The temperature is 58° this morning.. chili with the north breeze blowing. The overcast is total and gray. But rain is on the way... So while I wait for an extremely rainy day.. Y'all need to stay dry, stay safe, and I'll catch you on the other…
Wednesday April 5th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -307 Days
Tuesday March 4th It's 74° with gusty winds on this very humid and somewhat sticky morning. The winds are out of the south. Therefore it's still on the front porch as I want to wait for the bus to get the kids... The wind chimes are singing softly. You know,…
Monday April 3rd It's already warm and muggy this morning.. The temperature is 74°. The guys at Space City weather are predicting the high today will approach 90°. Not exactly what I would like for an early spring day. Right now it's very still. And other than the traffic, the…
Sunday April 2nd It was very foggy earlier this morning.. not so much now. There is a stench to the air from the smoke residue from the "trash pile" the neighbor a couple of properties over was burning yesterday. The temperature is 70°. The winds are calm. The humidity is…
Saturday April 1st It's 73° out this morning. The day is starting out like every other day lately.. heavily overcast. But the winds have slacked off to nothing, so that's an improvement. The forecast is calling for a partly cloudy day.. so far our part is cloudy. In honor of…
Friday March 31st It's a very breezy morning out here on the front porch waiting for the school bus. The temperature is 73°. According to windy.com the winds are blowing at 13 mph with guests of 18 mph. And, once again, the skies are totally overcast. According to the guys…
Thursday March 30th It's another overcast morning. And it's a breezy 68° with a 92% humidity. The wind is out of the east, so it will be bringing golf moisture in over us all day long. This week I visited with another collector of GC Meyers artwork. I met her…
Wednesday March 29th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -314 Days
Tuesday March 28th The line of showers moved through last night at about 4:00 a.m. . I woke up to thunder but don't recall any lightning.. though it had to be there in order for the thunder to happen. Today's temperature is 66°and even though there are puddles on the…
Monday March 27th Another very foggy morning in SE Texas. It's 69° this morning. And very very muggy. Over the weekend my wife and I were talking and my ex employer came up. During COVID they shut down their operations in Houston and I was wondering what they were doing…
Sunday March 26th It's foggy. The 67° this morning feels different from the 67° of yesterday morning. Humidity changes everything. I am sitting on the back porch listening to the morning bird song. Also to the rumble of the distant trains.. The barking of the distant dogs.. The barely audible…
Saturday March 25th I slept in this morning, so the sun is well up.. The temperature though, is a pleasant 67° with a much lower than normal humidity. Since it's already late though, I think I'll shut this one down already and get on with my morning... Y'all enjoy the…
Friday March 24th It's a pleasant 71° though a little muggy. By midday the chance of rain starts climbing to near 100%. Radar is already showing a mass of thunderstorms across Central Texas as a front moves our way. The red oak tree out back, has shown in the above…
Thursday March 23rd It's already 71° this morning. And once again it's mostly cloudy. Got to make a run into Houston this morning.. so this is going to be a quick one... Y'all have a good day and I'll catch y'all on the other side... Counting Down To 70 Years…
Wednesday March 22nd Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -321 Days
Tuesday March 21st What a difference a day can make ... The temperature this morning is 62°. The high today is going to be closing in on 80°. Welcome to spring. Once again, it's totally overcast. That's pretty much been the story of this winter.. mostly cloudy. I'm sitting on…
Monday March 20th Welcome Spring... Today I woke to an outside temperature of 35°. According to the guys at Space Center Weather this should be the last time we see temperatures this low for a good long while... The grandkids are headed back to school after being off all last…
Sunday March 19th It's a chilly, gray morning. The temperature when I woke up was 44°. It has been so gray that I'm just chilling and not getting much done. So now it's time for a late breakfast and to figure out what needs to get done today... Y'all enjoy…
Saturday March 18th It's another wet and chilly morning. A light rain is falling. The temperature is 45°. It's almost 9:00 a.m. and it's still dark and gloomy out. Between all of the pollen in the air and the temperature changes I'm really sniffing and snorting around here. Since I'm…
Friday March 17th The world outside looks green. But that's appropriate for St Patrick's Day... This morning it's raining. The temperature is 46° but the wind chill has it feeling like 40°. And there's a steady north wind of at least 15 mph with gusts of 25 mph. So once…
Thursday March 16th It's a warmish muggy morning. Heavily overcast. The temperature is 71°. I waited to take the pictures above but the sky hasn't changed since before sunup. The weather today should be interesting.. starting out warm and cooling down overnight. The prognosticators are even foretelling of rain passing…
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…
Monday February 20th It feels about as much like spring as it's possible to feel in the latter third of February... The temperature on the back porch this morning is 62°. It's overcast. And there's a dampness in the air. Prognosticators have indicated that it will top 80° this week,…
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.…
Friday February 10th It's a chill 49° this morning on the front porch. And what's making it so chilly is the brisk breeze from the north. Space City Weather is predicting a blustery day, much cooler than yesterday. And tonight's low is forecast to be at least 10° cooler than…
Thursday February 9th It's a cool clear 43° this morning with a little bit of ground fog. Nature has continued with its early Sprint towards spring. Green leaves are showing up all over the place. I'm even seeing some azaleas with blossoms... Just not mine yet. The birds are showing…
Wednesday February 8th Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday February 7th It's a spring like 65° this morning. And, the world has a decidedly green tint. Shorts and t-shirts are not what I expect for early February attire... But that is exactly what is comfortable this morning. I've been noticing a lot of yellow in the birds that…
Monday February 6th 69th year day zero The weather has turned spring like again... This morning the temperature is 57°. There's a ground fog hanging low in the backyards... Moisture covers everything. Today I celebrate my 69th birthday on this planet. Lately I've found myself inhabiting the memories of my…
Sunday February 5th It's a very pleasant 51° this morning on the back porch. The bird life outside is quite vocal. Nanci Griffith is playing on the computer... Always a pleasant way to start the day. https://youtu.be/DUqLleoZxtM
Saturday February 4th Finally, let there be sun at sunrise... Enjoy your weekend...
Friday February 3rd What can you say about the weather this week? The only word that comes to my mind is... Ditto... Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat Though, no sooner did I start this post, then the sun broke through the clouds ... It's the end of a law in jury…
Wednesday February 1st Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday January 31st Just another in a long line of overcast starts to a cold and dreary day. It's 40° this morning with maybe a 10° warm up as the day goes by before we start out tomorrow at 40° with only a 5° warmer. To the north and west…
Monday January 30th It's another dreary winter day. The temperature this morning was 50°. It's damp... it's breezy... it's chilly. But, all in all, it's not a bad day for the end of January. Although, it does look a little too green out. Since the temperatures are predicted to stay…
Sunday January 29th It's another spring-like day in Southeast Texas... Wet, temperate, breezy... Not what you would expect for the end of January. The temperature right now is 73°. It's already rained enough for water to be standing in all the low spots. And from the looks of the forecast,…
Saturday January 28th It was 60° this morning on the back porch. It's been raining lightly off and on. According to the prognosticators we can expect this weather pattern to last for most of the week. I saw something that I haven't seen in a while this morning. A round…
Friday January 27th Another frosty morning towards the end of January. The temperature this morning is in the upper thirties, but it'll be going up into the '60s by afternoon. This is only the second morning this winter that I can recall frost on the grass. Earlier this week I…
Thursday January 26th It was a frosty morn... Temperatures in the upper thirties. Sadly, I got involved in other things and almost forgot that I needed to post these photos... Have a great rest of your day. Catch you on the other side...
Wordless Wednesday January 25th
Tuesday January 24th It's cool, breezy, and wet already this morning. Though the temperature is almost 60°, there is a rather strong breeze blowing a fine misty rain... And the prognosticators are promising this is just the start of a blustery weather day... Some cold fronts come into Houston like…
Monday January 23rd When I woke up this morning My phone said the temperature was 43°... Now that the sun is up my phone says the temperature is 40°. Of course, the sky is cloudless.... The winds are calm... So I guess it's not surprising that the air temperature would…
Sunday January 22nd After 2 days of blahness, it's looking like it will be partly sunny today. It's a brisk 50° out. And after some type of rain falling most of the day yesterday, we ended up with right at one inch in the rain gauge. Our weather has the…
Friday January 20th It's a cool and breezy 57° this morning. And when I say breezy I mean the wind chimes are singing on the front porch. The wind chill made me get up and move rather quickly after the bus arrived. From the looks of things outside, it's going…
Thursday January 19th It's a cool 51°. The clouds have all blown away... Mostly. I've got many things to do today mostly on the road... So this little muse is already coming to an end. Y'all stay safe... Y'all stay healthy... And, you know the part where I say pray…
Wordless Wednesday January 18th
Tuesday January 17th It's not feeling much like winter this morning... 67° before the sun comes up... and as the world outside my window lights up... there's a bit of fog hanging around. I've always been impressed with how, around here anyway, when it looks the most like winter is…
Monday January 16th Why is it the best mornings for sitting in the rocker on the back porch or in the flat dab middle of winter? Today we're starting at 68°. With quite an overcast. The prognosticators are foretelling another slight cooldown about Wednesday. But even then we're talking lows…
Sunday January 15th I slept in this morning... Later than I have in a long time... The first comment out of the wife's mouth was " you must have needed it ". So I guess, I probably did. It's a pleasant 61° on the back porch this morning with the…
Saturday January 14th It's a chill 36° this morning on the back porch. And I won't be visiting long... I have some place to be this morning so this will be very very short... I'll catch y'all on the other side.
Friday January 13th The back porch is chilly this morning... 45° as the sun comes up. I know all of you in the Northern tier of states are grinning at that description. What with being used to negative temperatures at this time of year, a 45° low must seem positively…
Thursday, January 12th It's just a bit warm at 67° this morning. Yesterday, our high was pushing 80° again. Especially on the back porch in the sun... It might have even risen into the mid '80s there. But the prognosticators are promising a cool down. And if the north wind…
Wordless Wednesday, January 11th
Tuesday, January 10th It's already 61 ° and there's a "Dense Fog Advisory" out there. Since it's still dark out I have no idea if it actually is foggy... As the world outside my window begins to lighten I see that the "Advisory" was correct. The world is shrouded in…
Monday, January 9th It's a pleasantly cool 52° on the back porch this morning. The winds are calm, not a breeze blowing. Just enough light clouds in the sky to add some color to the sunrise this morning... Here's a bit of ground fog hanging through the woods... The chickens…
Sunday, January 8th It was a wild and stormy night... Thunder and lightning... An inch of rain fell while we slept. This morning on the back porch it's cool and windy. The temperature is 57°, the wind out of the north is gusting to 20 mph. The clouds in the…
Saturday, January 7th It's the beginning of what the prognosticators are foretelling will be a wet weekend. As usual, we will have to wait and see what happens in the long run. Though at the moment it's a pleasant 62° out on the back porch. While reading yesterday, an old…
Friday, January 6th Good morning... It's a bit warmer this morning at 52°, but the humidity is up and that makes it feel cooler. On this anniversary of one of the darkest days in our countries recent history... It's good to see the Party that instigated the insurrection is still…
Thursday, January 5th It feels more like winter this morning, 45°... It's still, the sky is cloudless. It's even a little chilly inside the house because with our heat spell since Christmas I've not turned on the heat yet... Not that the house is cool down that much with all…
Wednesday, January 4th Wordless Wednesday
