Thunder rumbles and lite rain pitter patters. My last couple of hours in bed weren't very restful. The thunderstorms the prognosticators promised in their foretelling yesterday moved over my house. At least, this time, the rainfall amount wasn't oppressive. Other than the patter of the falling rain, I'm hearing a…
Walking out this morning I almost turned around and went back in. Warm and way too humid. It was a like a slap in the face. The temperature was 81º and the humidity was 84%. We have a 60% chance of more rain in the forecast. Looking thru the gaps…
I'm enjoying the almost, but not quite, coolness of the front porch again. I have my native American flute playlist playing in the background... and strange as it may seem, the birds have moved in close to join the band. A chickadee sits above my head. Some fledgling woodpeckers, downeys…
Another repeat visit to the front porch. Another almost cool morning. Another quiet traffic day. This morning I watched as a lone whistling duck flew three times around the front yard trees... almost as if he was calling for someone. Just now two crows flew thru the open sky above…
I decided to reprise my yesterday, stepping out once again on the front porch. After doing so I was somewhat surprised by the coolness of the air. I really wasn't expecting it to be below seventy, especially by this much. Trust me, as we rush towards July, I won't complain…
I'm on the front porch again, and while it's warmer and the humidity is up, it's not uncomfortable sitting here this morning. I doubt I could say that if the fan wasn't blowing. I can hear a lawnmower doing it's thing somewhere close by. The regular birdsong has been joined…
Another almost springlike morning as we rush towards full blown summer. As nice as these last few mornings are, I don't walk out expecting them. So each one comes as a surprise gift... like being a kid again and having one birthday after another. Even the birds are happier out…
The shaded front yard calls me today. A place where the crickets and the cicadas harmonize. Neither of whom are overly loud this morning. Traffic seems lighter this end of week morning. It's also moving at a more sedate and legal pace. I'm not sure when the summertime song of…
I walked out to get the mail after mowing earlier. Walking back to the house I thought I'd give you the reverse look from the morning coffee muses... Catch you in the morning...
I decided to try the front porch this morning. Since it's almost 80 out before 7am, the floor fan is on. Though, the almost steady breeze has a cooling effect of it's own. The dryness of the concrete lets me know even without checking the radar, that we missed whatever…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
It's been mostly cloudy this morning. Already, at midmorning, the temperature is 85. I've spent the morning doing chores, so even though today's photos are from the front porch. I didn't spend my morning muse time out in the heat and humidity. I stopped at the local HEB yesterday afternoon.…
I'm out on the front porch this morning. A cardinal is serenading me from the oak tree at the end of the house.
So, the summer that never ends might be ending next week. It can't be soon enough for me. I am so ready for the heat to moderate for another trip around the sun. The muse can't compete with the grandkids streaming YouTube videos... so I think I'll post today's photo…
I don't understand weekends. Even though there is no difference between weekends and the rest of the week for me, sleeping in on weekends is still a thing. Summer lingers outside. Mosquitoes still swarm. I have not seen nor heard any evidence of the aerial spraying the county warned of…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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,..…
