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.
Tag: Texas spring
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…
Muses after springing forward…
Tuesday, March 12th I can't recall whether this confluence of events has happened in the past or not. But having a week of spring break for the grandkids follow immediately after the spring time change is a bit strange... To be waking up without an alarm and 2 hours after…
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.…
2923 Day 77
Saturday March 18th It's another wet and chilly morning. A light rain is falling. The temperature is 45°. It's almost 9:00 a.m. and it's still dark and gloomy out. Between all of the pollen in the air and the temperature changes I'm really sniffing and snorting around here. Since I'm…
2023 Day 68
Thursday March 9th This morning the fog is so thick you could cut it with a stick. The temperature is 68°. The humidity is 94%. It's quiet.. abnormally quiet. A sound deadening blanket has been thrown upon the earth. Even the ever-present clucks from around the corner have been suppressed.…
March 28th, 2022
Monday https://youtu.be/f8-OoESVIXU Spring is working at showing it's colors... Watching the different trees of the same species as they leaf out on different schedules is fun. Some of the oaks have already reached that spring green color... While the tree beside them is just breaking bud. The bald cypress are…
March 24th, 2022
Thursday It's another cool morning. With totally clear skies, a moon hanging above the pines... Maybe I should say half a moon. According to the wunderground, temperatures in the lower 40s... Windy.com though is calling it the low 50s. After visiting the outside, I think I agree with the wunderground...…
March 21st, 2022
Monday afternoon The day started out in the upper 60s... It's now in the mid '70s. It's misted rain all day long. The prognosticators are foretelling of an overnight low in the upper 50s where the rain in the forecast. Tomorrow's high should be about the same as today. But…
March 20th, 2022
Sunday afternoon It's cool and breezy out today. I'm on the back porch again with my Kindle. Y'all stay safe, stay healthy, and pray for our dysfunctional nation and the world... Pray for the Ukraine... Please.
March 19th, 2022
Saturday It's a beautiful afternoon for mid March... It's warm enough that I have the ceiling fans on the porch on. Even though the day started off in the '40s and it'll be in the '40s again tomorrow morning... It's quite pleasant out today. Sitting on the back porch, and…
March 17th, 2022
Thursday - Saint Patrick's Day There's a slight blush of spring in the air and on the trees... Blue bonnets are blooming on the bypass underpass. A scattering of azaleas are beginning to bloom around town. The oak trees are beginning to break bud on their leaves. And even though…
27th of April, Tuesday
Happy Birthday Caitlin Today marks the anniversary of the birth of our youngest child. Three decades and one year ago, or so my granddaughter informed me this morning, our last child was born. Happy birthday dear. This is another, in a long line of other, overcast and overwarm spring morning.…
17th of April, Saturday
It's another overcast morning at our place. Radar shows scattered showers all around us. It's kind of blustery... The trees are dancing in the cool, cool breezes. The temperature this morning, 59°. The prognosticators are forecasting even lower overnight temperatures tonight. I love these short interludes of actual springtime weather.…
March 18, Thursday
Yesterday's front left the air crystal clear. Left the sky cloudless and blue. Left the temperature much more seasonable. And left bird watchers anticipating a fall out event. This morning's temperature is a pleasant 51°. According to windy.com, the wind is blowing out of the Northwest at 16 mph. I…
