Tuesday In my own mind I like to break summer in Houston into four phases. We can do this in Houston because “summer” season lasts so long, typically about five months. This is contrast to meteorological summer, which runs from June through August, and “solstice” summer, which runs from June…
Monday It's a breezy, mockingbird morning. A little two-seater sports car just tried to hit 65 mph down my little two lane road. It's already warm out. My phone says it's 79° already... And truthfully, it feels at least that warm. I'm sitting on the front porch once more, waiting…
Thursday, Cinco de Mayo When I walked out with my granddaughter this morning I did something I haven't done before... I pulled up the podcast app on my phone. The first thing I listened to was Birdnote, a short little daily podcast about birds. By the time I walked out…
Monday Both kids are on the buses. The light out hasn't changed all morning. The heavy overcast is keeping it gloomy. And on this Monday morning, I don't have much to say... so I won't say much at all. Everyone have a great day, I'll catch you on the other…
Thursday I'm sitting on the front porch this morning. The second bus is just picked up a grandkid. Birds are singing. And the air is still spring-like for a bit... I saw that the Space City Weather was saying yesterday that this may be the last of our spring-like weather.…
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Monday I'm sitting on the front porch today, watching the kids get on the bus. It's already starting to get warmer. But, the world is green and filled with bird song. According to the prognosticators, you should see some clouds and precipitation sometime later today. We actually had a shower…
Saturday Yes, it is spring... Enjoy the day... Catch you on the other side...
Friday, April Fools Day I do not have much to say today... I'd rather not make a fool of myself... There seem to be enough fools in the world today... So, on that note, y'all stay safe, stay healthy, and pray for our dysfunctional nation and the world.
Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday Waiting for the storm... https://youtu.be/QTZDCmksz_s And in less than an hour... It's done!
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Friday https://youtu.be/-HUv1oSTKzc Today, for all intents, dawned a beautiful spring morning... Birds were singing. Not much to say today... So... How about some music? https://youtu.be/ohSrY6DOA2I
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https://youtu.be/qk_2kbnetXI Pecan Tree and Winter Sky I pulled into the driveway this January afternoon and the blue of the sky... with bare branches silhouetted demanded a moment... reflection... Pease.
Thursday - Insurrection Day - 1st Anniversary https://youtu.be/3wNEMKjwftU It's another warm and foggy "winter" morning... I wandered out while the video was rendering and uploading and met my new neighbor. He seems like a nice enough guy. He was out trying to mow a break around his section of woods.…
Thursday https://youtu.be/IgqZDinH7aw The rain swept in yesterday around rush hour. It really wasn't as bad as it looked on radar. And it cleared earlier than the prognosticators expected... But this morning is dark and gloomy, damp and chilly... With a temperature in the low 50s and a dampness that chills…
Tuesday https://youtu.be/sXqvcVjDnu8 It was another beautiful fall morning. Clear skies, a bit of haze hugging the ground, seasonably cool temperatures... The absolute best that fall has to offer this deep in the South... Last night before bed I played yesterday's video on YouTube on the TV. My wife made the…
Thursday https://youtu.be/Ml30HH95048 The world is blanketed with a thick player of fog this morning. The trees drip .. the air is still... a train whistles in the distance... traffic rumbles on the bypass. The past 3 days has seen the temperatures rising. Morning start out in the '70s again... Afternoons…
Monday https://youtu.be/gYjJInMyrPI Fall has truly and finally arrived. Though it will come and go for the next few weeks, temperatures rising and falling, the season has turned. We've had two mornings when the low temperature was right at 50°. And it's been beautiful. The yard crew got an early start…
Wordless Wednesday https://youtu.be/JKxWgXxBM3A
Monday - Indigenous Peoples Day https://youtu.be/47lYTHu0cmo
Friday https://youtu.be/szRlpg6BG48 Sitting on the front porch this morning. It's 68°with a 90% humidity. Our preview of fall is winding down by the end of the weekend overnight lows will only reach into the low 70s. I'll have to wait for the next cold front... And so will the hummingbirds…
Monday https://youtu.be/zPmWhAYhb2g Overnight a cool front blew through. It's setting offshore now. And, while cooler, it's not really cool. The morning temperature is right at 70°. And the forecast high for the day is in the upper 80s... Not what most people would call fall weather. But, then again, this…
Friday https://youtu.be/AAdTZJN8eto Today is wet! Yesterday we had a heavy midday thunderstorm that dropped quite a bit of water. Overnight more thunderstorms move through the area. Today is just wet! The yard is full of standing water in all of the low spots. Today is just wet! Stepping outside this…
Wordless Wednesday https://youtu.be/vcMIAIf1H2A
Monday https://youtu.be/5x1oeaCA6V4 Our preview of fall is winding down. The low this morning is back above 70... And there it will stay all week. The prognosticators are foretelling of scattered showers all week to boot. Today’s kids will live through three times as many climate disasters as their grandparents, study…
Thursday https://youtu.be/BRW_W3SA7H8 After a breezy Wednesday, Thursday was cool, still, and clear. The temperature this morning when I walked out on the back porch was 58°. The humidity wasn't even felt. Photographs was heavy with dew. It definitely feels like fall today. The sun is out, shining brightly. My long-distance…
Tuesday https://youtu.be/TDMa23kaw54 I find myself needing to run this morning ... So, the video is it for today. Y'all stay safe, stay healthy, and pray for the nation and the world... Catch y'all on the other side.
Tuesday, After Hurricane Nicholas https://youtu.be/RoF5aQIG_ck Hurricane Nicholas made landfall at 12:30 am Tuesday on the eastern part of Matagorda Peninsula, about 10 miles west of the small city of Sargent. It had maximum winds of 75 mph at landfall. The storm is moving about 10 mph to the north-northeast, and…
