There was a lot of unpacking to do after a cross-country move.
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2015_Day 250: Reflecting on our first year in Texas
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2015_Day 244: Cloud-gazing again
The clouds have returned to central Texas, much to my delight. A change in weather patterns — they say El Nino is finally creeing nearer — has meant a few days the last couple weeks with clouds that look menacing and beautiful at the same time. Continue reading
2015_Day 223: We got rain today — hooray!
Yep, we actually got some rain today.
2015_Day 192: Enjoying the beauty of a summery Saturday
Love how the evening light hits the white zinnias.
A simple Saturday post of photos from my backyard. Enjoy. Continue reading
2015_Day 174: Pop-up clouds drop rain, beauty
The clouds were awesome AGAIN this evening in central Texas. I first noticed them while taking father-in-law to airport in Austin. I wanted to pull off on a side road to take photos, but opted to drop f-i-l off at the airport first. Many of them moved north by the time I got home, but I got a few good photos. Continue reading
2015_Day 172: Sleepy, soggy Sunday
Another soggy Sunday in central Texas, and it’s really making me lazy. And sleepy. I think I’ll stare at some zinnias and see if that can bring me out of my funk.
2015_Day 168: Rain, sun, clouds and a double rainbow all at once
For the most part, it appears now-Tropical Depression Bill has departed central Texas, leaving a mixture of clouds, wind, sun, rain and a very pretty double rainbow. Continue reading
2015_Day 167: Waiting on Bill
As a former journalist, I know there’s always a lot of buildup to big weather stories. In Wisconsin, it was snowstorms. The meteorologists would predict inch totals and tell motorists to stay iff the roads. On the news side, reporters and editors would plan stories on, well, how local governments, businesses and schools would plan for the bad weather. Many times for days in advance. Continue reading
2015_Day 146: Drying out after the rain
The dew was so thick this morning, I thought it almost looked like frost on the grass. If it was Wisconsin, that wouldn’t have surprised me. Fortunately, here in central Texas, the day started off in the upper 60s/lower 70s.
Even saw some sun today — and no rain, which helps everyone to dry out a bit. Only a 20 percent chance for rain tomorrow, too, so might see two dry days before a better chance of rain enters the forecast again daily — for the next week.
I know we’ll be missing it come July and August, right?
2015_Day 106: Beautiful, stormy clouds, but where’s the rain?
Thursday, April 16. Hoping for some rain from these clouds, but only a few sprinkles.
Mother Nature keeps tempting us. There was a promise of rain today in central Texas, and some areas did indeed get some. But, alas, by our house in Georgetown, we saw only sprinkles. Continue reading
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