Waiting for the bus…
On a cool fall morning.
Tag: #frontporch
Rainy days and Mondays
End of the Week Sunrise
It’s still summer…
Even though September is here, Summer's hold on this part of the country is still tight?
Why are summers so long and hot?
I saw on the internets last night that temperature is in the Northeast 40s in places. That was on a day when my back porch temperature at 101°. First time that I've noticed this year... And stepping out on the front porch this morning, the heat was oppressive. Even the…
The trees are putting on their summer finery
Mimosa blossoms Chaste tree blooms almost open With temperatures rising above 80° each day, the start of summer is definitely here.
Spring feels a little strange this year…
It could be just me.. but I think not.... It sure seems like there have been more overcast days than sunny days this year. Particularly, this spring. Though I have to admit, that's starting the day in the 50's and ending the day at or about 70° is an uncommonly…
It’s been a long, long day
It’s a crisp and noisy morning on the front porch…
At 6:30 a.m. The air is a crispy 50°. It's noisy out.. the constant hum of rubber on blacktop from the bypass, the birds song in the trees, even the roar of train Wheels on railroad tracks.... Such of the sounds of pre-dawn here at my home.... Later... On the…
A return to our very short spring….
I'm standing out on the front porch this morning. Waiting for my grandson to get on the school bus... And I'm struck by how beautiful a spring morning it is. Even though the sun is not up, the birds are singing as if their lives depended upon it. There is…
Waiting for the buses, early and late…
Two shots, taken an hour apart, from the same location. It's a pleasant spring morning with a temperature in the mid-50s. But judging from the forecast, summer is just around the corner. Here we are , not even a week into April, and the forecasted high today is 86°. Eighty…
I really think it’s raining outside….
After the kids got on the bus this morning, it decided to really start raining... As you can see from the standing water, it has been raining pretty hard for a good while now. Looking out at the rain gauge I can't even tell how many inches we've already had...
Spring break is over.. schools back in session
After springing forward last week, the sun isn't coming up until the 2nd bus. So, it now seems as though the alarm is going off in the middle of the night... It's just a bit chill this morning on the front porch. The morning low is hanging at 62°. The…
While I wasn’t paying attention… Spring arrived..
Monday, March 4th While I was standing on the front porch waiting for the second bus.. I noticed the predominance of the color green. Just a week or so ago, gray was the predominant color of my front yard. So I guess you could say spring snuck up on me.…
The flocks of winter have returned…
Tuesday, February 13th Yesterday morning I stepped out to something I haven't seen in a few years... The starlings have returned. When I first stepped out the trees were full of black and the ground was covered. And of course, being starlings, it was the incessant chatter that filled the…
A very foggy end to a long.. wet week…
Friday, January 26th It's already 9:00 a.m., and my last cup of coffee is empty... And outside, fog still reins supreme. All of the water puddles in the front yard have drained away. It's a bit cool on this damp Friday morning. The temperature right now is 57°. In many…
2023 Day 271
Thursday, September 28th
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Wednesday, September 27th Wordless Wednesday
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Monday, September 25th Nothing really to say this morning... But, routines keep me sane... I'll catch y'all on the other side.
2023 Day 265
Friday, September 22nd While it's not totally unpleasant on the front porch this morning, it is quite sticky with the humidity at 97%. The temperature today is a bit higher than yesterday.. which was a bit higher than the day before.. which was much higher than the day before that.…
2023 Day 263
Wednesday, September 20th Wordless Wednesday
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Tuesday September 19th https://youtu.be/a9EJFTMPDVs We dipped into full fall (for SE Texas) weather this morning. When the temperature and the dewpoint both start off in the mid-sixties... the morning just feels right. When I stepped out to document the morning I saw I already had a chore needing to be…
2023 Day 261
Monday, September 18th https://youtu.be/t7ck2Qa1zyA It seems that fall has made another appearance this morning. With the morning low just barely pushing 70° and a dew point in the 60's... I could learn to get accustomed to sitting on my porch again. Today's weather On the front porch, it's been a…
2023 Day 258
Friday, September 15th First Light Today's weather Sunrise East Sunrise Southeast Sunrise Southwest North East West Waiting The Bus Newly green TGIF! And that's about all I can say for today. After 2 days of rain.. now and again.. The world is not out of the drought yet. But every…
2023 Day 257
Thursday, September 14th What a difference a day can make... Yesterday afternoon we had a good rain shower about the time the kids got home from school. Fall total. It probably rained. Three quarters of an inch. Today's forecast looks like it could even be wetter. Yesterday morning when I…
2023 Day 256
Wednesday, September 13th Wordless Wednesday Self-portrait in Shadow No. 1
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Tuesday September 12th While it's not as cool this morning.. it is still pleasant out on the front porch. The temperature is up. Though the dew point being at 70° makes the day feel much nicer. Though I was surprised by the number of clouds and the general overcast. Look…
2023 Day 254
Monday, September 11th On the front porch this morning.. it's surprisingly cool. With a dew point below 70° and a temperature almost the same at 69°, it's the best feeling morning we've had in a very long time. Even though the bus has already gone it's still mostly dark out.…
2023 Day 251
Friday September 8th Sitting out on the front porch once again.. on what the weather prognosticators are saying "should" be the last in a long line of heat advisory days. I must admit sitting out before sunup, it isn't too unpleasant. Once again, the hummingbirds are chirping in the pre-dawn…
2023 Day 250
Thursday, September 7th According to the readings on the weather app it shouldn't feel this pleasant on the front porch. But with the fan blowing, it's almost chill. According to my phone, it's a comfortable 77°. Over the past few days we've had a massive influx of hummingbirds. It seems…
