I walked out first thing to bring in the garbage bin. So today's shots are from out near the road. It makes for a different perspective. As Gary Myers quoted this morning, change the focus of the eye. So that's what I did... at least for the moment. Somewhere, not…
Today I slept in. By rights, I should be on the back porch. But, late as it is, the back porch is soaking up sun. And with the temperature already above 80 degrees, I'll take the shady side of the house. I find myself spending more time actually musing this…
Thunderstorms moved into the area in the night... and decided to stay. It's cool with an occasional breeze out here on the front porch. Lightning flashes and thunder rolls across the heavens as light rain continues to fall. The prognosticators foretold of this. The radar is full of color... It's…
Sitting on the front porch today. Humidity is at a high because of all of the rainfall lately... afternoon showers starting a couple of hours before noon caused by the high humidity and moisture off the gulf. It's a bit of a self perpetuating cycle. Way back in my early…
The temperature is already pushing 80 degrees. It's almost humid enough to require another shower after having one just before I walked out. There's no breeze moving thru the trees. Already more rainstorms are on the radar than yesterday... and the prognosticators have lowered the chance of rain for today.…
Even before walking out I could tell the morning was going to be sticky. Every window looking out was covered in condensation. Combined with the brightness of the day, the world seemed to be glowing. While the temperature isn't any higher than normal, my wife being home and standing in…
The air has movement this morning. Not a lot, the leaves are swaying, the clouds rush across the patch of blue above my head. Evidently, Hannah, our latest tropical storm, is already announcing her presence. She's a bit over 230 miles southeast of here and moving our way. Some wind…
If the prognoticaters are correct, this will be our semi-dry day. If it is, I'll need to spend some quality time on the mower. As it is, the start of the day is, at least for now, a bit on the cool side. At this time of year, anything under…
It's been thundering since early morning... if you consider 3am morning. Off and on for hours lightning will flash and thunder will roll across the world. Luckily, rainfall hasn't been as boisterous. Lake Boyd hasn't made an appearance yet through the tall grass. It's probably the coolest out this morning…
Overcast. That's what the day is starting with. And, if the prognoticaters are correct the next ten days will be much the same. Last evening this phone was at 39% charged the last time I looked at it. When I went into the office to grab it off the charger,…
Another almost cool morning on the front porch. Also, another showery start to the day. This time the storms are coming up from the south. As you can see, again we are dead in the sights of one of the showers. The prognosticators are foretelling of this pattern of showers…
As I sit on the front porch this morning, thunderstorms are moving in from the east. When I walked out I thought it was overcast by the look of the light. It turned out to be just the eastern quarter of the sky. In the few minutes I've been watching,…
Happy pandemic tax day. The IRS pulled what I owed out of my bank account on Monday just like I set it up months ago. As you can see, once again I'm sitting on the front porch. And surprisingly, the humidity is a bit lower and the temperature is still…
I'm liking the shady front porch more and more as the summer progresses. And, the cooler morning temperature is even cooler feeling in all the shade. The squirrels are going to town on the mimosa beans once again. Their steady munching a background sound different from most others. Their seem…
I decided to return to the front porch this brite and sunny morning. With the temperature already above 80, the shady environs are much more conducive to a pleasant muse. And if anything is required in these times, it's starting the week of pleasantly. The mimosa's beanpods are ripening and…
What a pleasure this morning is. The sky is overcast and the temperature is in the upper 70's. Veritable springlike weather this time of year. But, the prognosticators aren't going to let me enjoy it completely... there is still a heat advisory for late morning into early evening. Sunday morning…
The air doesn't have that sticky feel this morning. It's already hit the mid-80's, but a breeze keeps blowing the worst of the heat away. Everytime I notice a slow pattern in the traffic passing in front of my place, a speeding vehicle passes that blows my observation out of…
It's just as warm this morning as it was yesterday, but, for some reason it doesn't feel as warm. Even the birds are more active today. There's a flock of cattle egrets circling in for a landing in the freshly mown yard across from the end of the drive. A…
It's already above 80 this morning. Though, the forecast calls for today to be cooler than yesterday. It's also fairly cloudy with a 40% chance of rain for the day. Radar is already showing scattered showers out and about in SE Texas. Already this morning, dump trucks are hauling their…
There is dew on the car windows. And a smell of wet, almost rotting, grass on the morning air. The traffic is very light, but that's to be expected. Birds are calling, cheeping, whistling, and cooing as they tend to do. Squirrels are scampering in the upper reaches of the…
On this front porch morning, a breeze is making the limbs sway... at least a bit. Birds sing and chirp and coo. Vehicles go up and down the road in a more or less leisurely fashion. The crepe myrtle is in as full a bloom as it gets. The mimosa…
Let's just come to an agreement right here, right now, that unless I comment to the contrary, it's just hot and humid. It's summer south of Houston, Texas after all. At least, there's a decent breeze making the wind chimes sing. That's also keeping our new crop of mosquitoes off…
I've been out on the front porch for almost an hour now reading and listening... to both birds and YouTube videos. Between "everything is broken", questions about Confederate statues from Virginia, and a double celebration of the armadillo it's been a morning. Throw in some Dylan covers and a Jerry…
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…
