Musings

I’m tickled by how the droplets are focusing the sunlight.

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We’re still in a drought for the year, but June’s totals are approaching the month’s modern average. [You see the raindrops, eh?]

I was totally surprised to discover, sheltered as I am in horticultural matters, that this is in the milkweed family; I knew it as butterfly weed. The pods look like spiky cylindrical okras.

Posted at 9:29 PM | 1 Comment »

Looking forward to weekend rain…too much drought, fire, smoke, pollen….

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Have you heard about the wildfires in the southern part of the state? We can smell them here, and the skies over downtown at midday were quite hazy. Yikes.

Posted at 9:46 PM | Comments Off on Hoping for a wind shift

We got some rain today, but not off-and-on much of the day, which was one prediction I heard. Note that the rain and tree detritus are making the azalea blooms droop. Several hours after this, the sun came out and lasted for quite a while. Still, it’s down to 59°F right now, quite a drop from the 80s we’ve been enduring.

Posted at 9:19 PM | Comments Off on Weather change

Yesterday’s storm decorated the car. And now, well after dark, it’s raining again.

Posted at 10:49 PM | Comments Off on Precipitation cycle

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.

Posted at 10:18 PM | Comments Off on Where’s a towel?

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.

Posted at 10:17 PM | Comments Off on Too hot too soon

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).

Posted at 8:55 PM | Comments Off on Variable weather

A lovely dawn-sky…

…heralded a sunny day.

Posted at 9:14 PM | Comments Off on Warming week