The fog really emphasized the damage my hundred year old trees ended up with from Beryl last summer. The past two decades have seen the once awesome canopy over my front yard shredded. From Ike in 2008 thru Beryl in 2024 the number of very large limbs that have come…
It's funny... When the morning temperature is warmer than yesterday at this time but the forecast is calling for the day to be cooler...
Here I sit, on my front porch, waiting for the first bus, And I find myself thinking this would be the perfect morning,,, for a June or July! But here we are in the first week of February... I see my birthday forecast calls for a high of 80° too.…
Catching the early bus on the first friday of the 2025 school year after the first "Winter" storm of the New Year... Do you have any idea how hard it is to get a high school student on the bus at 6:33am every weekday?
On a cool fall morning.
Finally... Fall...
Mimosa blossoms Chaste tree blooms almost open With temperatures rising above 80° each day, the start of summer is definitely here.
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…
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…
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…
In the time it took to go from one bus to the next, the outdoor temperature has dropped just enough to go from warmish to coolish. Now if we could just get rid of the pesky mosquitoes...
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…
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.…
Wordless Wednesday, February 14th
Monday, February 5th With the winds blowing that close to 20 mph out of the north this morning, it was quite cool standing on the front porch. Well, it's finally here.. very last day I will spend in this lifetime in my 69th year.
Tuesday, January 30th Starting on the front porch at 6:30 a.m. . An ending on the front porch at 7:40 a.m.. With a couple of stops on the back porch in between...
Monday, January 29th It's a mostly cloudless sky.. and the sunshine on a chili morning is welcome. The temperature this morning is 37°. And we could use a few days of sunshine just to dry out a bit.
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…
Thursday, January 25th And.... That's pretty much all I have to say about the matter...
Thursday, January 18th I really appreciate the "night sight" photo option on my Pixel. When you do it correctly, it really brings out the environment you can't see well. As you can see, it's foggy this morning. And the temperature is 48°. We'll get a day or two of this…
Wordless Wednesday, November 29th
Monday, November 6th Nothing more needs to be said....
Friday, November 3rd
Tuesday September 26th Still keeping on with my life... Y'all stay cool and I'll catch y'all on the other side.
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…
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…
Wednesday September 6th Wordless Wednesday
Friday September 1st TGIF First Light From the back porch about an hour later... Is this morning weather going to last? The sun is up.. and we're on the front porch. And right back where we started from... And now we head into a long weekend. I may or may…
