Tag Archives: climate

A Sea of Sunflowers

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Lately, in fact, that is, since the beginning of the year, we have had, to tell the truth, fairly good weather [except for a few days]: with 15.43 inches up to now we’ve already had more rain than during the … Continue reading

Tornadoes – Update

According to a new study, “Tornado Alley” has grown wider in the recent years and now includes much of the Midwest and the Deep South. For more information, including a map pf the old and new geographical extension of “Tornado … Continue reading

Five Inches of Rain …

… in about 3 hours: YEAH! Today in the late afternoon and early evening hours we had as much rain as I have never seen here before. But we’re happy about it as we can still use that and more … Continue reading

The Tornadoes …

… have – thank goodness – bypassed us last night [there were quite a few some miles to the west], but still, with the wind blowing with over 40 mph in gusts, and all that lightning and thunder, it was … Continue reading

Spring Is Here

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Much nicer than all that drilling and fracking stuff on the other side of the highway is our driveway, after – caused by a wet January and February – the wildflowers are springing up like … well, like wild: The … Continue reading

Cutting and Splitting Logs …

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… was what I had to do today again as we had a really drop in temperature [in some places by 40 degrees] and it has become much cooler, not to say quite chilly. Chainsaw and logsplitter were quite helpful … Continue reading

Reposted: “Springlike …” [originally posted as "Fruehlingshaft ..." on January 21, 2010]

… that’s what the weather was like today with [after some early fog] the sun shining cfrom a bright blue sky, 75 degress at noon already and barely any wind: absolutely great for a bicycle ride, in a short-sleeved jersey … Continue reading

Exceptional Drought in Texas

It’s awfully dry here in southern Texas, as I keep writing here and in my other blog. The drought conditions are “exceptional”, i.e. the harshest category possible, with some rivers, e.g. the upper Guadalupe, going completely dry. Today, the New … Continue reading

I Have a Drinking Problem

No, not with alcohol, that I drink too much if it, but plain and simple with fluids, that I simply can’t pour enough fluids into myself in this heat, to make up for the loss of fluids while working outside … Continue reading

Reposted: “Done!” [originally posted as "Geschafft!" on January 21, 2010]

Done! Posted by Pit on Thursday, January 21, 2010 Overcame the “innerer Sch weinehund” [now how do I translate THAT?? "Inner devil", maybe?] and back on the bicycle again for the first time this year. It wasn’t too long a … Continue reading