Closer Looks 18

 Maybe I'll get some new things Easter, but they won't appear right away.

Yesterday's high temperature tied a record set in 2006. I don't remember anything about 2006. I don't think I'm missing anything. I've kept a journal since the early eighties. It's filled many volumes since then, so, if I'm interested, I could look up 2006. I even put a title on that journal: "The True History of My Adult Life". I've destroyed some early volumes because I felt such disgust and impatience with the person I was then. I don't want to be reminded. No one apart from myself will ever be able to read that journal, because my handwriting is like hieroglyphics-- and there is no Rosetta Stone. Indecipherable. Hopeless. 

New Closer Looks Continue

 Weather conditions here are not so bad lately and Easter might be OK. Slight rain chances are in the forecast and humidity edges above single digits. I water as much as I can under our drought restrictions. More than that I cannot do. Old asshole Abbot strangles the nation's supply chain. The man is a terrorist and doesn't realize it. Or maybe he does and laughs up his sleeve. 

And that's the last of the new closer looks. But many more closer looks, into the past, are on the way. 

Closer Looks New

 Wildfires in Texas continue, and bad things happen in this state, and a lot of those bad things you can place at the feet of our ruling triumvirate of hopeless, bottom-feeding assholes. Ann Richards was the ONLY good governor this state ever had. 

See what I'm up to here? It's all about trying to squeeze something interesting out of the most humble stuff I can find. And, I've added another useful link to the bottom of this blog, for those who crave science news. It's an excellent site. 

More New Closer Looks

 This day begins cool and calm after plenty of wind and dust and wildfires and evacuations here and there yesterday. More of the same is in the forecast for today. Texas burns as well as parts of New Mexico. The drought is severe. Couple those ultra dry conditions with the relentless winds at this time of year, and you've got plenty of trouble. Spring has always been a crappy time of year around here, with dust in the air but this year it's especially bad. Welcome to climate change. Meanwhile, I'd be very happy to see interest rates hover around 6%. 10%? Great! Excellent for savers. Like me. Interest rates have been too low for too long. 

This is why I like to do those close-ups. There are so many cool things to be discovered!

New Closer Looks

 And it looks like this will be yet another windy and dusty and dry day with a high grass fire potential. Texas continues to burn, here and there. We had a "firenado" west of town a few days ago. So it goes. I've done essential watering this morning because it'll be impossible when the wind gets up. I respect the drought restrictions, for the most part. But every time I water I feel that I'm driving another small nail into Lubbock's coffin. That gives me a bit of satisfaction. And when I hand water, I do it lavishly. I don't mind the water bills. They really aren't that bad. And it serves a larger purpose, watering like that. Heh. Heh. 

I found some good areas to take my pictures in last Sunday!