Wednesday, October 16
There's a lite rain falling this morning. Heat still hits you in the face in this summer that never ends,
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Monday, October 14
I wasn't able to enjoy the weather change last week. I was under the weather myself. An end of summer cold knocked me out for a few days... then, it took a few more to recuperate. Sitting out on the back porch this morning, light rain falling... it's cool, but…
Wednesday, October 9
I'm waiting for round two. Another front coming down to reinforce the cool that came thru on Monday. Today is just wet... foggy condensation dripping from the roof. Evidently I'm coming down with a cold... scratchy thought, slight cough. Muscle aches. All coming on yesterday late afternoon. I spoke to…
Tuesday, October 8
Out before sunrise on this cool morning. The first time in what seems like forever that the outside and the inside temperature are a wash. It's quiet, it's still, it's cool... not a normal morning. But, I love it and could live with plenty more mornings like this... Have a…
Monday, October 7
A change is coming... feel it you can... hear it you can... sense it you can... We can put a pin in the Family Reunion. A vote was taken and an end was announced. So there will never be a 61st Annual. When all was said and done, half of…
Thursday, October 3
Another summer morning hanging on into fall. A bit of morning fog hangs low over the neighbor's yard. The warm stillness feels like a too long goodbye to summer. It's also another morning of impeachment news and, of course, Presidential Tweets. In other news, the prognosticators are foretelling of a…
Wednesday, October 2
Another overly warm humid morning in southeast Texas. Hummingbirds still fight for dominance at the feeders. I have heard low flying aircraft pass over the past few days. So maybe we'll see fewer mosquitoes. Though, so far the evidence doesn't seem to suggest it's working. I see that a large…
Tuesday, October 1
Hello October. It's time to feel a change on the air... past time. I was reading yesterday online that should we reach October 7th without a cool front, it will break a record for the latest cool front since records have been kept. Once again, my coffee muses are happening…
Saturday, September 28
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…
Friday, September 27
It's overcast this morning. Even so, I'm inside... hiding from the bloodsuckers outside. Still I'm attacked by the invaders inside the house. The buzzing in my ear causing me to dodge... and slap... missing the little bug. That being said, the seasons are turning... slowly... very slowly. I hear from…
Thursday, September 26
Mosquitoes... that's becoming the theme of the week around my neck of woods. Impeachment... that's becoming the theme of the week on the internets and news. Quite late. Should of happened long ago. Hummingbirds... the bulk of them seem to have moved on without waiting for a cool front to…
Wednesday, September 25
Even though it's officially the beginning of fall, the weather outside tells a different story. Heat, humidity, mosquitoes, it seems like early summer to me. Finally, Washington has come to the conclusion that the President's criminal behavior has to be held accountable. It's too bad that so many of our…
Tuesday, September 24
The neighborhood crows just moved thru the yard looking for a handout. The hummingbirds are fighting everywhere. The sun peaks over the eastern treeline. Something keeps bending the bird feeder pole to the ground and eating all of the seeds. Well, the sun is up and in my eyes, so…
Friday, September 20
Mostly clear skies. High humidity. The heats back... or at least it feels like it. The hummingbirds are still bullieing each other around the feeders. You'll hear a buzz, a chattering, then the thump of two small bodies bumping into each other as they try to show their dominance. The…
Thursday, September 19
The humidity is back. Even the fans can't drive it away. The sky is still overcast from horizon to horizon. The prognosticators are still foretelling of more rain. And the hummingbirds still fight to control the feeders. So, all in all, just another morning in the height of tropical storm…
Wednesday, September 18
Imelda... she's brought over 24 hours of almost constant rainfall. Somewhere in the 6 - 8 inches of rainfall overnight. And once again the schools around here are closed. So we once more have a houseful. It's gonna be a long day. But even with the rain, the hummingbirds are…
Tuesday, September 17
Not musing this morning, had a doctors appointment. Back at the house and it's just been raining all day. Here's what I'm seeing on Wunderground... Hello Imelda.
Monday, September 16
We are headed down the back side of September now. I refilled and hung the hummingbird feeders last week and already they are piling in, fighting to rule the feeder. Chasing each other around the house. With the number I'm seeing, I'll need to hang a few more this week.…
Sunday, September 15
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…
Saturday, September 14
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…
Thursday, September 12
The soundtrack of the morning is all about chickens and trains. Off in the distance towards town it's dump trucks. That loud bang as the rear gate swings back against the body and causes a second slide of dirt. And now the neighborhood crows are checking for offerings to their…
Wednesday, September 11
Laying in bed, listening to rolling thunder... once up I'm greeted with dark clouds across the sky. At least it's dropped the temperature... It must be the weather, but, I'm hearing more birds about this morning. And it's not just the cardinals either. Speaking of the cardinals, I noticed yesterday…
Tuesday, September 10
Not so cool, but more humidity. As the sun clears the horizon, there's a haze hanging in the air. I just received word that my cousin Sissy passed this morning. I think I'll just sit awhile and muse to mysel
Monday, September 9
Overcast mornings are nice for a change. Lower humidity is even nicer. There's a good chance I'll even get to mow today... With the temperature in the mid-seventies, the lowered humidity and the ceiling fans on high, it's almost cool in my rocker. Off in the distance a murder of…
Saturday, September 7
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…
Friday, September 6
Another mid-seventies start to what promises to be a very hot day. When I left Kelsey after noon yesterday, the cars thermometer read 109º before moving air dropped to 97º about 5 miles down the road. I had planned to mow this morning... but plans change and my morning will…
Thursday, September 5
Mid seventies to start the day. But, mid afternoon will be pushing 100º. Just like yesterday. Yesterday's muse didn't happen because of an early morning appointment to see my Doctor. I get to drive back over at mid day for an ultrasound. It's quiet out here on the back porch.…
Tuesday, September 3
The distant rumble of thunder greets me as I sit on the back porch. It's the first quiet morning in September. The grandkids are in school. The wife and daughter are at work. Even the temperature is down a bit... Hurricane Dorian has turned into a real bastard for the…
Monday, September 2, Labor Day
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…
Saturday, August 31
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…
