Precipitation cycle
Monday, 9 March 2026
Yesterday’s storm decorated the car. And now, well after dark, it’s raining again.
Musings
Where’s a towel?
Saturday, 7 March 2026
Tonight, the rain really did roll in after dark. I had little patience to wait the three seconds for this exposure in a frozen posture as I was getting pelted even though I was under the porch overhang. So, this shot is even more impressionistic than I planned.
Too hot too soon
Friday, 6 March 2026
The sky turned strange approaching 6:30 this evening, and I heard thunder. It never rained, and it didn’t quite seem like the summer pop-up afternoon storm pattern. Still, it’s too hot, as the temps reached 82°F.
Variable weather
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Last week, we saw some highs over 70°F (aka too hot for Feb—for me). This week we’re seeing lows below freezing, which means frost on The Vehicle this morning (and rather cold for me). Next up: rain (we’re in deficit, so rain is good good).
Pollen!
Friday, 6 February 2026
Plants can be so resilient! These perked right up and got to the business of being a successful plant (flowering, seed creation), toot-sweet after the last two weekends of distinctly winter weather.
Yellow gold
Thursday, 5 February 2026
Now that the ice storm and the snow storm have passed, budding has begun.
Cold & windy; not snowy
Saturday, 31 January 2026
The meteorologists’ models got the wind and the cold right, but our neighborhood only received a slight dusting, not nearly a ½ inch.
After the sun faded, I noticed an owl (pretty sure) hanging out near our back door. My theory is that it is perched lower than usual to avoid some of the wind.
43°F walk
Thursday, 29 January 2026
One more time…the sky reveals the sun is coming.
On my afternoon walk, I saw firefolk doing…something. When I came by on my return loop, the guy in training was. carrying and dragging quite a bit of hose, and the other guy was walking behind instructing and commanding. That hose seems darned heavy, even without being charged with water, which is darned heavy also.
