Paseo Arts Festival (Oklahoma City, OK)
Heavy rain when the storm moved through, but no high wind or nearby lightning.
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Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Water Fountain
Water fountain at the Smokey Hill River Festival in Salina, KS. We had a little rain on Sunday morning.
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Friday, July 9, 2010
Rain Moving In
Rain Moving Inland
Sitting in the van on the point at Conn Brown Harbor in Aransas Pass, TX, watching rain squalls move inland from the bay. The bridge crosses the Intracoastal Canal on Highway 361. The rain squalls were generated by Hurricane Alex which was moving into northern Mexico.
Rain Arrives
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Home To Arkansas
Rain On Highway 35
Jo and I headed home from our visit in Aransas Pass on Wednesday afternoon around four o'clock. Rain squalls from Hurricane Alex were moving inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the time the rain was light to moderate. Sometimes we were between rain showers. The worst section was just north of Rockport heading toward Tivoli on Texas Highway 35. Rain was heavy, wind was gusting and that old highway was holding a lot of rain water. Between the wind and hydroplaning, our van wanted to slip and slide all over the place. Jo's grip on the steering wheel was tight, but she handled the driving well.
At Tivoli we turned north. The rain and wind lessened a little. Jo got us through Houston and drove until around eight o'clock. We bought gas in Cleveland and I took over the driving duties. The rain and wind continued backing off as we drove north and east heading back to Arkansas. By the time we reached Texarkana, we'd left the rain behind. We stopped at the Welcome Center east of Texarkana and again for gasoline in Conway. The temperature was noticeably cooler when we climbed out of the van in Conway, a pleasant welcome back to the Ozarks. We finally arrived home around six o'clock Thursday morning, completing our 14 hour, 750 mile trip.
At Tivoli we turned north. The rain and wind lessened a little. Jo got us through Houston and drove until around eight o'clock. We bought gas in Cleveland and I took over the driving duties. The rain and wind continued backing off as we drove north and east heading back to Arkansas. By the time we reached Texarkana, we'd left the rain behind. We stopped at the Welcome Center east of Texarkana and again for gasoline in Conway. The temperature was noticeably cooler when we climbed out of the van in Conway, a pleasant welcome back to the Ozarks. We finally arrived home around six o'clock Thursday morning, completing our 14 hour, 750 mile trip.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Journal: Saturday, 12/27/08
► Gusty south wind and intermittent light showers continue. No storms on the radar map yet. Temperature holding at 66ºF/19ºC @ 1:45 AM.
► Strong south wind blowing ... gusts to 45 mph (72 kph) ... showers off and on ... .6 in/1.5 cm rain thus far ... 66ºF/19ºC @ 11:00 AM.
► Checked the rain gauge. Only .6" rain has fallen thus far.
► The intensity and frequency of our rain is increasing, and as hard as it is to believe, the south wind is gusting even stronger. Haven't heard any thunder yet, so we're obviously not experiencing thunderstorm yet.
► Thanks to our extremely strong and gusty south wind, I can remove "Cut down dead hickory tree between house and studio" from my To Do list. However, now I must add "Install center clothesline support post" to my To Do list. I've been needing to cut down that dead hickory for a couple of years -- or maybe longer -- but just haven't gotten around to it. Had I cut it down, I could not have placed it in a more safe location than where it fell. It was very rotten and just snapped off a couple of inches above the ground. Now, I need to clean up the mess it made. Unfortunately, the tree was too far gone and none of it is suitable for firewood.
► 1:30 PM: Our power went off. There was no flickering or surging off and on a couple of times. The lights -- and every other electrical devise -- just went off as if someone had flipped a switch. We checked an found that our telephone still worked. Since the power line and telephone line down to our place run on the same poles, we concluded that the power outage was effecting this general area and was not some damage between us and our nearest neighbor. Therefore, we didn't immediately call and report the outage. However, after our power had been off for about forty minutes, Jo did phone in the problem.
► I saw the biggest salamander I've ever seen out in the yard in front of the house. It had to have been seven or eight inches long and as big around as my thumb. I didn't even realize they grew that large. Unfortunately, it was raining and I could not take the camera out into the yard to photograph the salamander.
► 2:00 PM: Our new cold front seems to be beginning its arrival. Our wind is becoming more variable in direction and the temperature is dropping slowly. Evidently, this is going to be one of those fronts that just sloshes in and does not produce a dramatic change in our weather quickly.
► 3:00 PM: Power restored.
► 4:00 PM: The rain intensity and frequency had tapered off enough that we risked a walk to the gate. Only one brief shower occurred while we were walking. At the gate we discovered the reason for our power outage. A tree was laying across the road just past the gate, and judging by where it's roots were located, it had to have hit the power lines on it's way down. Also, even though the trunk is still across the road, some of its limbs have been removed with a chainsaw. What I cannot figure is: How did it fall and take out the electric lines without taking out the phone line too? It must have gotten hung up as it fell and not have fallen completely down to the ground initially. I'm glad it didn't bring the power and telephone lines together as it fell. We've had one computer modem fried in that manner in the past. Now I've got two fallen trees to clean up, and the one up by the gate must be removed before we can drive out.
► 5:00 PM: The sky is finally beginning to clear. The sun is breaking through the clouds low in the west. It looks as if clearing is going to be a slow process.
► The sky is pretty much clear now. I can see lots of stars. (42ºF/5ºC @ 7:00 PM)
► Chilling down now that our new cold front has fully arrived. Clear, calm and 32ºF/0ºC @ midnight.
► We received another one inch of rain this afternoon, giving us a total of 1.6" for the day.
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► Strong south wind blowing ... gusts to 45 mph (72 kph) ... showers off and on ... .6 in/1.5 cm rain thus far ... 66ºF/19ºC @ 11:00 AM.
► Checked the rain gauge. Only .6" rain has fallen thus far.
► The intensity and frequency of our rain is increasing, and as hard as it is to believe, the south wind is gusting even stronger. Haven't heard any thunder yet, so we're obviously not experiencing thunderstorm yet.
► Thanks to our extremely strong and gusty south wind, I can remove "Cut down dead hickory tree between house and studio" from my To Do list. However, now I must add "Install center clothesline support post" to my To Do list. I've been needing to cut down that dead hickory for a couple of years -- or maybe longer -- but just haven't gotten around to it. Had I cut it down, I could not have placed it in a more safe location than where it fell. It was very rotten and just snapped off a couple of inches above the ground. Now, I need to clean up the mess it made. Unfortunately, the tree was too far gone and none of it is suitable for firewood.
► 1:30 PM: Our power went off. There was no flickering or surging off and on a couple of times. The lights -- and every other electrical devise -- just went off as if someone had flipped a switch. We checked an found that our telephone still worked. Since the power line and telephone line down to our place run on the same poles, we concluded that the power outage was effecting this general area and was not some damage between us and our nearest neighbor. Therefore, we didn't immediately call and report the outage. However, after our power had been off for about forty minutes, Jo did phone in the problem.
► I saw the biggest salamander I've ever seen out in the yard in front of the house. It had to have been seven or eight inches long and as big around as my thumb. I didn't even realize they grew that large. Unfortunately, it was raining and I could not take the camera out into the yard to photograph the salamander.
► 2:00 PM: Our new cold front seems to be beginning its arrival. Our wind is becoming more variable in direction and the temperature is dropping slowly. Evidently, this is going to be one of those fronts that just sloshes in and does not produce a dramatic change in our weather quickly.
► 3:00 PM: Power restored.
► 4:00 PM: The rain intensity and frequency had tapered off enough that we risked a walk to the gate. Only one brief shower occurred while we were walking. At the gate we discovered the reason for our power outage. A tree was laying across the road just past the gate, and judging by where it's roots were located, it had to have hit the power lines on it's way down. Also, even though the trunk is still across the road, some of its limbs have been removed with a chainsaw. What I cannot figure is: How did it fall and take out the electric lines without taking out the phone line too? It must have gotten hung up as it fell and not have fallen completely down to the ground initially. I'm glad it didn't bring the power and telephone lines together as it fell. We've had one computer modem fried in that manner in the past. Now I've got two fallen trees to clean up, and the one up by the gate must be removed before we can drive out.
► 5:00 PM: The sky is finally beginning to clear. The sun is breaking through the clouds low in the west. It looks as if clearing is going to be a slow process.
► The sky is pretty much clear now. I can see lots of stars. (42ºF/5ºC @ 7:00 PM)
► Chilling down now that our new cold front has fully arrived. Clear, calm and 32ºF/0ºC @ midnight.
► We received another one inch of rain this afternoon, giving us a total of 1.6" for the day.
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Friday, December 26, 2008
Journal: Friday, 12/26/08
► Our temperature fell after sunset, but then started heading back up around nine o'clock. A strong and gusty south wind is pumping in warm, moist air. 72º is our forecast high for Friday. And, thunderstorms are forecast with the arrival of a new cold front Friday night. (44ºF/6ºC @ midnight)
► Awoke to overcast skies, strong and gusty south wind and intermittent fog/drizzle/mist. In a word: Funky. Our weather will be unsettled like this until the arrival of a new cold front clears things out, and NOAA has pushed that event back until late Saturday. (57ºF/13ºC @ 10 AM)
► Walked up the road to the gate. Rain began when we were at the point farthest from the house. A dripping good time had by all. (63ºF/17ºC @ 4 PM)
► Temperature continues rising. It's now colder inside the house than out. NOAA bumped our chance of thunderstorms up to 100%. (66ºF/19ºC @ 9 PM)
► Today I was very successful at not getting much of anything done.
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► Awoke to overcast skies, strong and gusty south wind and intermittent fog/drizzle/mist. In a word: Funky. Our weather will be unsettled like this until the arrival of a new cold front clears things out, and NOAA has pushed that event back until late Saturday. (57ºF/13ºC @ 10 AM)
► Walked up the road to the gate. Rain began when we were at the point farthest from the house. A dripping good time had by all. (63ºF/17ºC @ 4 PM)
► Temperature continues rising. It's now colder inside the house than out. NOAA bumped our chance of thunderstorms up to 100%. (66ºF/19ºC @ 9 PM)
► Today I was very successful at not getting much of anything done.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Journal: Wednesday, 12/24/08
► Heat wave. Foggy, gusty south wind and 49ºF/9ºC @ midnight.
► A little light rain during the early morning hours. Only .3" in total for yesterday and overnight.
► Mostly cloudy, but patches of blue sky starting to show through ... northwest wind ... 53ºF/11ºC @ 10:30 AM.
► We are in the process of receiving a new cold front. This one is neither supposed to drop the temperatures too much nor be messy. (47ºF/8ºC @ 11:15 AM)
► Clearing with the arrival of a new cold front progressing very slowly if at all. (44ºF/6ºC @ noon)
► Today ended up being a great day with lots of sunshine. Too bad good weather isn't going to last long. (43ºF/6ºC @ 4:30 PM.)
► There's no meteorological excuse for Santa not finding our place again this year: Clear skies, light northwest wind and 32ºF/0ºC @ 8:45 PM.
► Midnight: Clear, calm and 29ºF/-1.5ºC. I hear no sleigh bells.
► Weather Summary: High = 54ºF/12ºC. Low = 29ºF/-2ºC. Temperature @ midnight = 29ºF/-2ºC. AM = Temperatures continued rising gradually throughout the morning. Skies remained overcast. .3" of rain fell in the early morning hours. PM = Skies cleared in the early afternoon leaving us with a beautiful, sunny day.
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► A little light rain during the early morning hours. Only .3" in total for yesterday and overnight.
► Mostly cloudy, but patches of blue sky starting to show through ... northwest wind ... 53ºF/11ºC @ 10:30 AM.
► We are in the process of receiving a new cold front. This one is neither supposed to drop the temperatures too much nor be messy. (47ºF/8ºC @ 11:15 AM)
► Clearing with the arrival of a new cold front progressing very slowly if at all. (44ºF/6ºC @ noon)
► Today ended up being a great day with lots of sunshine. Too bad good weather isn't going to last long. (43ºF/6ºC @ 4:30 PM.)
► There's no meteorological excuse for Santa not finding our place again this year: Clear skies, light northwest wind and 32ºF/0ºC @ 8:45 PM.
► Midnight: Clear, calm and 29ºF/-1.5ºC. I hear no sleigh bells.
► Weather Summary: High = 54ºF/12ºC. Low = 29ºF/-2ºC. Temperature @ midnight = 29ºF/-2ºC. AM = Temperatures continued rising gradually throughout the morning. Skies remained overcast. .3" of rain fell in the early morning hours. PM = Skies cleared in the early afternoon leaving us with a beautiful, sunny day.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Journal: Thursday, 12/18/08
► Melt water dripping off the eaves has been joined by drizzle. (35ºF/1.5ºC @ 2:00 AM)
► Blog post on Nature in the Ozarks: Echinacea and Ice: By Jo
► I'm tired of fighting with this computer that keeps wanting to reboot. I never told it to go ahead and install that %$#$% Microsoft update, but now I must keep telling it not to restart. I'm going to bed. (Still drizzling and getting warmer. 39ºF/4ºC @ 4:30 AM)
► Drip, drip, drip: Melting continues. Overcast, light south wind and 43ºF/6ºC @ 10:30 AM.
► SkyWatch Friday blog post of the Stephens Inc. building in downtown Little Rock on Hodgepodgery.
► A very drippy kind of day. First, there was all the snow and ice melting this morning. Then, there was the fact that everything was cold while the air became warmer and damp. Condensation was rampant.
► Over in Jo's studio, her 8' fluorescent light fixture stopped working. We used a test light to determine it was still getting electricity. Jo ended up lighting her kerosene heater and letting it burn while we went on our walk. When we returned, her light worked just fine. All the moisture had caused a bad connection somewhere within the light fixture and the heater dried it out.
► Back from a walk to the gate and back. Rusty and Bucket left as dogs, but returned as mud balls. (Overcast and damp ... moderate and building south wind ... 51ºF/10.5ºC @ 4:45 PM)
► We had debated upon whether to walk in the woods/pastures or take our walk up the road. We knew the road would be muddy, but also knew we'd get soaked from the waist down if we walked through the tall, wet grass in the pasture. We finally opted for the muddy road. Part of the problem is that the surface was disturbed by the bulldozer a few weeks back. That loose dirt froze and heaved while our temperatures were below freezing, then turned to mush when it thawed.
► South wind building. (45ºF/7ºC @ 9:00 PM)
► Very strong and gusty south wind is blowing rain completely across the porch again. The prelude to another approaching cold front. This front isn't forecast to be as messy as the last -- just cold. Temperature rising rapidly at the moment. 53ºF/11ºC @ 11:30 PM.
► Weather Summary: High = 56ºF/13ºC. Low = 35ºF/1.5ºC. Temperature @ midnight = 56ºF/13ºC. AM = Overcast ... a little foggy ... very damp. PM = More of the same with rising temperatures and off and on rain showers beginning late.
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► Blog post on Nature in the Ozarks: Echinacea and Ice: By Jo► I'm tired of fighting with this computer that keeps wanting to reboot. I never told it to go ahead and install that %$#$% Microsoft update, but now I must keep telling it not to restart. I'm going to bed. (Still drizzling and getting warmer. 39ºF/4ºC @ 4:30 AM)
► Drip, drip, drip: Melting continues. Overcast, light south wind and 43ºF/6ºC @ 10:30 AM.
► SkyWatch Friday blog post of the Stephens Inc. building in downtown Little Rock on Hodgepodgery.► A very drippy kind of day. First, there was all the snow and ice melting this morning. Then, there was the fact that everything was cold while the air became warmer and damp. Condensation was rampant.
► Over in Jo's studio, her 8' fluorescent light fixture stopped working. We used a test light to determine it was still getting electricity. Jo ended up lighting her kerosene heater and letting it burn while we went on our walk. When we returned, her light worked just fine. All the moisture had caused a bad connection somewhere within the light fixture and the heater dried it out.
► Back from a walk to the gate and back. Rusty and Bucket left as dogs, but returned as mud balls. (Overcast and damp ... moderate and building south wind ... 51ºF/10.5ºC @ 4:45 PM)
► We had debated upon whether to walk in the woods/pastures or take our walk up the road. We knew the road would be muddy, but also knew we'd get soaked from the waist down if we walked through the tall, wet grass in the pasture. We finally opted for the muddy road. Part of the problem is that the surface was disturbed by the bulldozer a few weeks back. That loose dirt froze and heaved while our temperatures were below freezing, then turned to mush when it thawed.
► South wind building. (45ºF/7ºC @ 9:00 PM)
► Very strong and gusty south wind is blowing rain completely across the porch again. The prelude to another approaching cold front. This front isn't forecast to be as messy as the last -- just cold. Temperature rising rapidly at the moment. 53ºF/11ºC @ 11:30 PM.
► Weather Summary: High = 56ºF/13ºC. Low = 35ºF/1.5ºC. Temperature @ midnight = 56ºF/13ºC. AM = Overcast ... a little foggy ... very damp. PM = More of the same with rising temperatures and off and on rain showers beginning late.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Journal: Monday, 11/24/08
► Forget the drizzle; heavy rain fall now. (55ºF/12ºC @ 2:00 AM)
► New cold front arrived around 5 AM clearing out rainy weather. Temp climbed to 57ºF/13ºC before arrival. .4"/1cm of rain received. Currently: Mostly clear, blustry north wind and 49ºF/9ºC @ 10:30 AM.
► Time to move off the computer and on to making some spoons. (60ºF/15ºC @ 1:00 PM)
► Temperature made it up to 62ºF/16ºC during mid-day, but is down to 50ºF/10ºC and falling now that the sun is about to sink down behind the hill to our west. Skies clear. Moderate north wind blowing.
► North wind has laid. Clear and 39ºF/3ºC @ 7:30 PM
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► New cold front arrived around 5 AM clearing out rainy weather. Temp climbed to 57ºF/13ºC before arrival. .4"/1cm of rain received. Currently: Mostly clear, blustry north wind and 49ºF/9ºC @ 10:30 AM.
► Time to move off the computer and on to making some spoons. (60ºF/15ºC @ 1:00 PM)
► Temperature made it up to 62ºF/16ºC during mid-day, but is down to 50ºF/10ºC and falling now that the sun is about to sink down behind the hill to our west. Skies clear. Moderate north wind blowing.
► North wind has laid. Clear and 39ºF/3ºC @ 7:30 PM
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Journal: Sunday, 11/23/08
► Started kiln on a glaze firing. (Clear, moderate south wind and 35ºF/1ºC @ midnight)
► Fully closed lid on kiln. Influence of south wind has caused temperature to rise a degree since midnight. Currently 36ºF/2ºC @ 3 AM.
► Bedtime. (37ºF/2ºC @ 5:30 AM)
► The clothes Jo left on the clothesline overnight are not doing a lot more drying this overcast and damp morning. Drying insulated jeans takes a very long time. (46ºF/7ºC @ 11:00 AM)
► Blog post on Nature in the Ozarks: Green Cloverworm Moth.
► Overcast has "progressed" into a light drizzle. Jo brought the clothes inside off the clothesline. Everything was dry except for the insulated jeans, which are now hanging in front of our wood stove. (46ºF/7ºC @ 1:45 PM)
► Jo and I and the dogs took our full walk to the gate and back despite the damp overcast and occasional drizzle. I've told Rusty and Bucket that I thought we should skip playing fetch today because of the funky weather. They did not agree. (44ºF/6ºC @ 4:30 PM)
► Ended up playing a short session of fetch with our dogs. When it involves something they enjoy, dogs are very good at learning a daily routine. However, they are not so good at judging duration. Not going outside to play was unacceptable to them; just a few tosses of the tennis ball was okay.
► One of those crazy weather days when the day's high temp occurred at midnight. A low pressure area to our north is pulling warm, moist air up from the Gulf of Mexico. Hence, warmer temps and drizzle, a fairly typical winter weather pattern between cold fronts. (54ºF/12ºC @ midnight)
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► Fully closed lid on kiln. Influence of south wind has caused temperature to rise a degree since midnight. Currently 36ºF/2ºC @ 3 AM.
► Bedtime. (37ºF/2ºC @ 5:30 AM)
► The clothes Jo left on the clothesline overnight are not doing a lot more drying this overcast and damp morning. Drying insulated jeans takes a very long time. (46ºF/7ºC @ 11:00 AM)
► Blog post on Nature in the Ozarks: Green Cloverworm Moth.
► Overcast has "progressed" into a light drizzle. Jo brought the clothes inside off the clothesline. Everything was dry except for the insulated jeans, which are now hanging in front of our wood stove. (46ºF/7ºC @ 1:45 PM)
► Jo and I and the dogs took our full walk to the gate and back despite the damp overcast and occasional drizzle. I've told Rusty and Bucket that I thought we should skip playing fetch today because of the funky weather. They did not agree. (44ºF/6ºC @ 4:30 PM)
► Ended up playing a short session of fetch with our dogs. When it involves something they enjoy, dogs are very good at learning a daily routine. However, they are not so good at judging duration. Not going outside to play was unacceptable to them; just a few tosses of the tennis ball was okay.
► One of those crazy weather days when the day's high temp occurred at midnight. A low pressure area to our north is pulling warm, moist air up from the Gulf of Mexico. Hence, warmer temps and drizzle, a fairly typical winter weather pattern between cold fronts. (54ºF/12ºC @ midnight)
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Journal: Tuesday, 11/11/08
► Drizzle off and on all afternoon. Steady light rain since shortly after sunset. (44ºF/6ºC @ midnight)
► Rain paused at the moment, but a gusty and damp south wind is doing it's best to make the temperature feel 30º colder than it actually is. G'night. (45ºF/7ºC @ 4:45 AM)
► Just noticed the large (978g) container of coffee purchased last week had shrunk to 788g when purchased this week. Price didn't shrink.
I reckon I'm just getting old, but I remember when a large can of coffee was three pounds. Now, it's less than two pounds. Of course, I also remember metal coffee cans that opened with a key and those sharp-edged metal strips they created.
► Overcast with a very gusty south wind, but no rain has fallen in several hours. Rainfall total thus far 1.7" (4.3cm). (50ºF/7ºC @ 11:30 AM)
► I really must move on to more exciting activities. Washing the dishes is the first item on my agenda. (Overcast, damp, gusty south wind and 52ºF/11ºC @ 2:45 PM)
► Not chilling down nearly so quickly this evening. Still overcast, damp and windy, but southeast wind seems to be dropping off a bit. No additional rain either, though we still have a 50% chance of it. (54ºF/12ºC @ 8 PM)
► Temperature and cloud cover have held steady for the past twelve hours. Fortunately, the wind laid. (54ºF/12ºC @ midnight)
(The photo is of a Blazing Star or Gayfeather after it has gone to seed. This is what the plant looks like while blooming.)
► Rain paused at the moment, but a gusty and damp south wind is doing it's best to make the temperature feel 30º colder than it actually is. G'night. (45ºF/7ºC @ 4:45 AM)
► Just noticed the large (978g) container of coffee purchased last week had shrunk to 788g when purchased this week. Price didn't shrink.
I reckon I'm just getting old, but I remember when a large can of coffee was three pounds. Now, it's less than two pounds. Of course, I also remember metal coffee cans that opened with a key and those sharp-edged metal strips they created.
► Overcast with a very gusty south wind, but no rain has fallen in several hours. Rainfall total thus far 1.7" (4.3cm). (50ºF/7ºC @ 11:30 AM)
► I really must move on to more exciting activities. Washing the dishes is the first item on my agenda. (Overcast, damp, gusty south wind and 52ºF/11ºC @ 2:45 PM)
► Not chilling down nearly so quickly this evening. Still overcast, damp and windy, but southeast wind seems to be dropping off a bit. No additional rain either, though we still have a 50% chance of it. (54ºF/12ºC @ 8 PM)
► Temperature and cloud cover have held steady for the past twelve hours. Fortunately, the wind laid. (54ºF/12ºC @ midnight)
(The photo is of a Blazing Star or Gayfeather after it has gone to seed. This is what the plant looks like while blooming.)
Monday, November 10, 2008
Journal: Monday, 11/10/08
► Finished working in the shop for the day. (43ºF/6ºC @ midnight)
► Our weather is rapidly taking a turn for the worse. A gusty south wind is pumping up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. The end result is forecast to be rain for a couple of days. Mostly cloudy and 49ºF/9ºC @ 10:45 AM.
► I need to start making progress toward a trip into town. (Overcast, moderately gusty south wind and 49ºF/9ºC @ noon)
It was close to three o'clock by the time I finally got away from the house and on my way into town. I quickly made several of the routine stops after getting into town. (Bank, feed store for propane, service station for kerosene, etc.) I then backtracked to the county library where I checked out some books on tape for our upcoming road trip.
The major hang up on this trip to town was buying M&M. Jo wants to make some trail mix/granola type mixture to munch on while we're on the road. She needed two pounds of M&Ms. In my mind, I can see large packages of M&M for sale everywhere, but when I needed to purchase a large package, there were none to be found in Marshall -- not at the Dollar Store, nor Fred's nor the Harps (grocery store). I ended up going back to Fred's and buying two 14oz packages. Those were the largest I could find.
Gasoline was down to #1.99/gallon. That's the lowest price I've seen in these parts in a long time.
► Drizzle off and on all afternoon. Steady light rain since shortly after sunset. (44ºF/6ºC @ midnight)
► The show we'll be doing this weekend is Three Rivers Arts Festival down in Covington, LA. (I did not get into this show, but will be making the trip in my capacity as a Porta-Potter and general purpose strong-backed assistant.)
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► Our weather is rapidly taking a turn for the worse. A gusty south wind is pumping up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. The end result is forecast to be rain for a couple of days. Mostly cloudy and 49ºF/9ºC @ 10:45 AM.
► I need to start making progress toward a trip into town. (Overcast, moderately gusty south wind and 49ºF/9ºC @ noon)
It was close to three o'clock by the time I finally got away from the house and on my way into town. I quickly made several of the routine stops after getting into town. (Bank, feed store for propane, service station for kerosene, etc.) I then backtracked to the county library where I checked out some books on tape for our upcoming road trip.
The major hang up on this trip to town was buying M&M. Jo wants to make some trail mix/granola type mixture to munch on while we're on the road. She needed two pounds of M&Ms. In my mind, I can see large packages of M&M for sale everywhere, but when I needed to purchase a large package, there were none to be found in Marshall -- not at the Dollar Store, nor Fred's nor the Harps (grocery store). I ended up going back to Fred's and buying two 14oz packages. Those were the largest I could find. Gasoline was down to #1.99/gallon. That's the lowest price I've seen in these parts in a long time.
► Drizzle off and on all afternoon. Steady light rain since shortly after sunset. (44ºF/6ºC @ midnight)
► The show we'll be doing this weekend is Three Rivers Arts Festival down in Covington, LA. (I did not get into this show, but will be making the trip in my capacity as a Porta-Potter and general purpose strong-backed assistant.)
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Journal: Thursday, 11/06/08
► Partly cloud skies. Clearing with the arrival of a new cold front. Wind calm at the moment, but it's forecast to increase. Early morning storms greatly overrated. Only .4" (10mm) of rain and no thunder and lightning. (65ºF/18ºC @ 11:00 AM)► Clear skies, little wind and 74ºF/23ºC @ 1:00 PM. What happened to the cold front that was supposed to be moving into our area?
► Back from afternoon walk. Very little fall color left after yesterday's wind. (63ºF/17ºC @ 5:00 PM)
► As the sun sets the temperature is falling faster and farther than it has in well over a week. We really did receive a fresh cold front.
► Started Jo's kiln on another glaze firing. (51ºF/10ºC @ midnight)► Blog post on Nature in the Ozarks: Camel Cricket.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Journal: Friday, 10/31/08
Early Morning:
► Midnight: Moderately gusty south wind ... clear skies ... 59F/15C ... didn't even need to build a fire in the wood stove this evening.
► My ISP abandoned me during the early morning. Without the Net, there was nothing for me to do except go to bed.
Late Morning:
► High, hazy overcast ... 20% chance of rain ... moderately gusty south wind ... 64F/17C @ 10 AM.
Afternoon:
► Overcast continues. In fact, the sky is darker right now than it has been since dawn. (68F/29C @ 1:30 PM)
► Light rain showers off and on for the past couple of hours. Not enough rainfall to amount to anything, though. Patches of blue sky here and there now. Clearing is underway, I think. (64F/17C @ 5 PM)
► Jo and I decided to go ahead and risk getting wet on a walk, but didn't take the camera. No problem.
Evening:
► Rain over. Sky clear. (62F/16C @ 7:30 PM)
► Started Jo's kiln on another bisque firing. (59F/15C @ midnight)
► Midnight: Moderately gusty south wind ... clear skies ... 59F/15C ... didn't even need to build a fire in the wood stove this evening.
► My ISP abandoned me during the early morning. Without the Net, there was nothing for me to do except go to bed.
Late Morning:
► High, hazy overcast ... 20% chance of rain ... moderately gusty south wind ... 64F/17C @ 10 AM.
Afternoon:
► Overcast continues. In fact, the sky is darker right now than it has been since dawn. (68F/29C @ 1:30 PM)
► Light rain showers off and on for the past couple of hours. Not enough rainfall to amount to anything, though. Patches of blue sky here and there now. Clearing is underway, I think. (64F/17C @ 5 PM)
► Jo and I decided to go ahead and risk getting wet on a walk, but didn't take the camera. No problem.
Evening:
► Rain over. Sky clear. (62F/16C @ 7:30 PM)
► Started Jo's kiln on another bisque firing. (59F/15C @ midnight)
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Journal: Thursday, 10/23/08
Early Morning:
Light to moderate rain continues. No storms just soggy fall funkiness. 52º F (11º C) @ 1 AM.
Blog post: Hodgepodgery: Journal: Tuesday, 10/21/08
(Features photos of monarch butterfly and bumble bee.)
Since most of our fall wildflowers have already bloomed out, the zinnias in our garden are a very popular place among the butterflies and other pollinators.
Light rain continues falling at 4:00 AM. Temperature has only drop another degree to 51º F (10º C).
Bedtime. Very light drizzle falling at the moment, A 60% chance of showers forecast for the remainder of the day. 50º F (10º C) @ 5 AM.
Late Morning:
Sunny and 50º F (10º C) @ 10 AM. Rain moved on through dropping only .5" precipitation. More clouds and slight chance of showers forecast for tonight and Friday.
Since the sun is shining, Jo washed a load of clothes and hung them out on the clothesline. South wind coming up. 58º F (14º C) @ noon.
Blog Post: Nature in the Ozarks: Bird's Foot Violet (Viola pedata)
Normally a spring-blooming wildflower, a few bird's foot violets along the road out insist upon late summer or early fall blooming too.
Afternoon:
Took our normal walk up the road to the gate and back. It still hasn't gotten cold enough for Jo, Rusty, Bucket and I to start venturing back out into the woods. And, when venturing into the woods, there's always deer hunting season to keep in mind. Deer seasons of various types will continue for a while. That concern isn't as bad as it once was since our neighbor became much more restrictive about allowing others to hunt on his land. Still, there occasionally hunters unknown to us on Jerry Joe's property, not to mention the possibility of a trespasser.
Fall color progressing, but it's a race to see how many leaves change color before others just fall off. My guess is this year's fall color is going to be below par, but I'd love to be proven wrong.
Evening:
Fired up the wood stove for the first time this fall -- just a little fire to keep the house from being nippy inside tomorrow morning. We might have had a fire a couple of evening last week had I gotten the stove pipe cleaned out sooner. (65º inside and 50º outside at 11 PM).
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Light to moderate rain continues. No storms just soggy fall funkiness. 52º F (11º C) @ 1 AM.
Blog post: Hodgepodgery: Journal: Tuesday, 10/21/08
(Features photos of monarch butterfly and bumble bee.)
Since most of our fall wildflowers have already bloomed out, the zinnias in our garden are a very popular place among the butterflies and other pollinators.
Light rain continues falling at 4:00 AM. Temperature has only drop another degree to 51º F (10º C).
Bedtime. Very light drizzle falling at the moment, A 60% chance of showers forecast for the remainder of the day. 50º F (10º C) @ 5 AM.
Late Morning:
Sunny and 50º F (10º C) @ 10 AM. Rain moved on through dropping only .5" precipitation. More clouds and slight chance of showers forecast for tonight and Friday.
Since the sun is shining, Jo washed a load of clothes and hung them out on the clothesline. South wind coming up. 58º F (14º C) @ noon.
Blog Post: Nature in the Ozarks: Bird's Foot Violet (Viola pedata)Normally a spring-blooming wildflower, a few bird's foot violets along the road out insist upon late summer or early fall blooming too.
Afternoon:
Took our normal walk up the road to the gate and back. It still hasn't gotten cold enough for Jo, Rusty, Bucket and I to start venturing back out into the woods. And, when venturing into the woods, there's always deer hunting season to keep in mind. Deer seasons of various types will continue for a while. That concern isn't as bad as it once was since our neighbor became much more restrictive about allowing others to hunt on his land. Still, there occasionally hunters unknown to us on Jerry Joe's property, not to mention the possibility of a trespasser.
Fall color progressing, but it's a race to see how many leaves change color before others just fall off. My guess is this year's fall color is going to be below par, but I'd love to be proven wrong.
Evening:
Fired up the wood stove for the first time this fall -- just a little fire to keep the house from being nippy inside tomorrow morning. We might have had a fire a couple of evening last week had I gotten the stove pipe cleaned out sooner. (65º inside and 50º outside at 11 PM).
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Journal: Wednesday, 10/22/08
Morning:
“Mostly cloudy and 63º F (17º C) @ 11 AM. Damp south wind, too. A little rain in PM forecast. More rain forecast for tomorrow.”
“Noon: 68º F (20º C). Clouds decreasing; south wind increasing. With cooler temperatures on the way, I really ought to get the stove pipe cleaned out this afternoon. Without a good cleaning, we cannot stoke up a fire in our wood stove, and wood is our only source of heat.”
Afternoon:
“Toted another box of clay over to Jo's studio. It's the least I can do since she's chained to her wheel preparing for our next art fair. Skies fluctuating between partly and mostly cloudy. South wind starting to gust. Great weather for climbing around on the roof. 70º F (21º C) @ 1 PM”
“Stovepipe cleaning in progress, but took a break to go on our afternoon walk. Dragging out the extension ladder and propping it safely against the roof edge is not the hardest part of this chore, but it is the point of maximum inertia. Now that I've passed that point, I'll finish the job. The pipe is cleaned out. Now I just need to replace the cap and flange up some other odds and ends."
“Stove pipe cleaned. The weather can turn cold and nasty whenever it wants because we can now fire up the wood stove whenever we want. We even have an atypically large supply of firewood remaining from last winter. A firewood supply of a half dozen sticks or fewer is how we usually enter fall.”
Evening:
“Rain's been in our forecast for the past two days, but NOAA kept pushing back the start time. Light showers have finally begun falling. No heavy rain or lightening thus far.”
“Hot water heater is suddenly producing scalding hot water. I cranked the thermostat down, but it may need replacing. I don't like the idea of a hot water heater thermostat choosing it's own setting. At least, it is still shutting off the element.”
(From my feed on FriendFeed.)
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“Mostly cloudy and 63º F (17º C) @ 11 AM. Damp south wind, too. A little rain in PM forecast. More rain forecast for tomorrow.”
“Noon: 68º F (20º C). Clouds decreasing; south wind increasing. With cooler temperatures on the way, I really ought to get the stove pipe cleaned out this afternoon. Without a good cleaning, we cannot stoke up a fire in our wood stove, and wood is our only source of heat.”
Afternoon:
“Toted another box of clay over to Jo's studio. It's the least I can do since she's chained to her wheel preparing for our next art fair. Skies fluctuating between partly and mostly cloudy. South wind starting to gust. Great weather for climbing around on the roof. 70º F (21º C) @ 1 PM”
“Stovepipe cleaning in progress, but took a break to go on our afternoon walk. Dragging out the extension ladder and propping it safely against the roof edge is not the hardest part of this chore, but it is the point of maximum inertia. Now that I've passed that point, I'll finish the job. The pipe is cleaned out. Now I just need to replace the cap and flange up some other odds and ends."
“Stove pipe cleaned. The weather can turn cold and nasty whenever it wants because we can now fire up the wood stove whenever we want. We even have an atypically large supply of firewood remaining from last winter. A firewood supply of a half dozen sticks or fewer is how we usually enter fall.”
Evening:
“Rain's been in our forecast for the past two days, but NOAA kept pushing back the start time. Light showers have finally begun falling. No heavy rain or lightening thus far.”
“Hot water heater is suddenly producing scalding hot water. I cranked the thermostat down, but it may need replacing. I don't like the idea of a hot water heater thermostat choosing it's own setting. At least, it is still shutting off the element.”
(From my feed on FriendFeed.)
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Journal: Thursday, 10/16/08
Early Morning:
Light rain continues off and on. 56º @ 3:00 AM.
Late Morning:
Woke up to a ruckus of dog barking. Rusty periodically checks the windows, seeing if there's anything outside requiring a barking session. Bucket readily adds her voice to the din. Seldom does she know exactly what she's barking at, but never lets that curb her enthusiasm.
We received a new cool front ushering in more fall-like temperatures. A half inch of rain fell last evening and overnight. 58º @ noon.
Afternoon:
Made a routine trip into town. We needed a few groceries and I needed to get the checks from our last show into the bank. Absolutely nothing in town has changed since I was last there. I lie! The price of gasoline is down to $2.79/gallon. It was $2.49/gallon in Missouri on Monday.
An odd aspect of shopping in a small town in a rural area is that you often keep encountering the same people as you visit various businesses and services. Most everyone saves up his/her errands and combines several stops into one trip. And, there are only a limited number of places where one can go when in town: Feed store (1), grocery store (1), library (1), lumber yard (1), auto supply (2), bank (4). (I don't know why we have so damned many banks in town. You'd think there was a lot of money in the county and that's certainly not the case.) Anyway, it's not at all unusual to encounter the same person in more than one establishment while in town. Today, I saw the same friend three different times.
Evening:
The temperature dipped down to 47º. I really ought to start thinking about cleaning out the stove pipe so that we can have a fire in the wood stove.
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Light rain continues off and on. 56º @ 3:00 AM.
Late Morning:
Woke up to a ruckus of dog barking. Rusty periodically checks the windows, seeing if there's anything outside requiring a barking session. Bucket readily adds her voice to the din. Seldom does she know exactly what she's barking at, but never lets that curb her enthusiasm.
We received a new cool front ushering in more fall-like temperatures. A half inch of rain fell last evening and overnight. 58º @ noon.
Afternoon:
Made a routine trip into town. We needed a few groceries and I needed to get the checks from our last show into the bank. Absolutely nothing in town has changed since I was last there. I lie! The price of gasoline is down to $2.79/gallon. It was $2.49/gallon in Missouri on Monday.
An odd aspect of shopping in a small town in a rural area is that you often keep encountering the same people as you visit various businesses and services. Most everyone saves up his/her errands and combines several stops into one trip. And, there are only a limited number of places where one can go when in town: Feed store (1), grocery store (1), library (1), lumber yard (1), auto supply (2), bank (4). (I don't know why we have so damned many banks in town. You'd think there was a lot of money in the county and that's certainly not the case.) Anyway, it's not at all unusual to encounter the same person in more than one establishment while in town. Today, I saw the same friend three different times.
Evening:
The temperature dipped down to 47º. I really ought to start thinking about cleaning out the stove pipe so that we can have a fire in the wood stove.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Journal: Wednesday, 10/15/08
Morning:
Nearly caught up with my online activities -- at least, as caught up as I'm going to get. The rest I'm going to let slide and start all over again.
Blog Post on Nature in the Ozarks: Seed caught in spider web.
Noon: Overcast skies and 75º. NOAA says we have a 40% chance of rain after one o'clock. After this little cold front moves through our area, the weather is supposed to feel a little more fall-like with high temperatures in the sixties. That's still warm for mid-October in the Ozarks. In years past, we'd be anticipating our first hard frost by now. Several light frost would have already occurred. We haven't even gotten close to a frost yet this year, though.
Afternoon:
Cooked up a big batch of waffles and cleaned up the mess from that activity. So went the majority of my early afternoon.
Walked up to the gate and back. At 77º and around 80% relative humidity, that was a sticky trip.
At five o'clock it looks as if we may finally be getting the rain forecast for earlier in the PM. Light rain falling and hearing thunder in the distance.
Evening:
The light rain persisted for a couple of hours and then ceased until late in the evening when we received more showers. (I haven't made it out to the rain gauge to check the exact amount yet.) No heavy rain or storms occurred in our area. Our temperature began falling during the evening and was down to 59º at midnight.
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Nearly caught up with my online activities -- at least, as caught up as I'm going to get. The rest I'm going to let slide and start all over again.
Blog Post on Nature in the Ozarks: Seed caught in spider web.
Noon: Overcast skies and 75º. NOAA says we have a 40% chance of rain after one o'clock. After this little cold front moves through our area, the weather is supposed to feel a little more fall-like with high temperatures in the sixties. That's still warm for mid-October in the Ozarks. In years past, we'd be anticipating our first hard frost by now. Several light frost would have already occurred. We haven't even gotten close to a frost yet this year, though.
Afternoon:
Cooked up a big batch of waffles and cleaned up the mess from that activity. So went the majority of my early afternoon.
Walked up to the gate and back. At 77º and around 80% relative humidity, that was a sticky trip.
At five o'clock it looks as if we may finally be getting the rain forecast for earlier in the PM. Light rain falling and hearing thunder in the distance.
Evening:
The light rain persisted for a couple of hours and then ceased until late in the evening when we received more showers. (I haven't made it out to the rain gauge to check the exact amount yet.) No heavy rain or storms occurred in our area. Our temperature began falling during the evening and was down to 59º at midnight.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Journal: Wednesday, 9/03/08
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Okay, I'll admit it: I didn't take the picture above today. I didn't take any photos today. Who wants to photograph a gray sky and rain? Jo and the dogs picked more -- four pounds more -- green beans on Sunday. After the last picking, we weren't sure we were going to get any more fresh green beans. The plants were looking spent and we noticed few blooms. However, a string of cooler days and some rain revived the bean plants back into production. There were more tiny beans and blooms on the plants so we may get even more green beans, assuming they don't drown in our current spell of more rain than we really need at one time.
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Gustav's wind and rain continue, but since we haven't had any thunderstorm with lightning, Jo set up the kiln to begin a glaze firing at midnight. I went over to the studio and took an electric meter reading and also started the kiln room exhaust fan. (73º @ midnight).
Made another trip over to the studio. The kiln lid was open a couple of inches so it could vent the gases being emitted by the glazes. I closed the kiln lid so it could finish firing. (74º @ 3 AM ... another .9" in the rain gauge, making a total of 2.5" of rain in the last 18 hours or so)
Water is beginning to seep into my basement/shop. It always does if we get very much rain. (74º @ 4 AM)
Day two of Gustav rain begins. 4" of rain thus far, but no stormy conditions in our immediate area. 72º @ 10 AM.
Jo's gamble with firing her kiln worked. The firing is finished and we did not lose electrical power. At the present time, Jo has the controller programed to fire the kiln down more slowly than if it were simply shut off and allowed to cool. This process is supposed to improve glaze colors, but isn't an essential step. If we lost power now, everything would still be okay. She wouldn't lose any of the pots in this glaze load.
Still have a 100% chance of rain today and tonight and are under a flash flood watch, although we don't really have anything to worry about in that regard up here on the ridge.The mint "bed" I've been mowing around out behind the clothesline is doing just fine.
Forced the dogs off the porch and out into the rain to take care of their business. Now the delicate aroma of wet dog is wafting through the house. (71º @ 2 PM)
4:00 PM: 72º ... additional rainfall = 1.1" ... total rainfall = 5.1" ... rain can stop any time now as far as I'm concerned.
6:00 PM: Waded out to have a look at the garden -- looks soggy, but okay. Rainfall total up to 6.3"
Midnight: Rain is becoming a very boring topic of discussion, but
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Bogus NOAA Forecast
I'm always a little suspicious of weather forecasts, but I'm totally not believing this one.
(The radar image correctly show the entire state covered with rain squalls of varying intensity. That I believe.)
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