Monday, December 18, 2023

Terrific Weather Continues

 Terrific indeed, but not in the sense of inducing terror, but rather amazement at the pleasant conditions continuing day after day. So fine. Rain chances eventually, and still no snow in prospect.







Crowds are increasing here and there and the seasonal music is as annoying as it always is. It might be fun for children but as an adult I've heard that stuff far too many times, and it is very irritating. 

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Terrific Weekend

 Especially when you consider the time of year, a much better weekend weather pattern would be hard to imagine. Nothing really much in the nature of an ARCTIC BLAST! BOMB CYCLONE! POLAR VORTEX! seems to be immanent. Not even a POLAR POTATO! That's nice. 







Of course, there is still plenty of time this winter for an ICEAGE APOCALYPSE! Or a SNOWNADO! Or, a FLESHFREEZING FRENZY!! The media would salivate all over that sort of thing. I hope they will be disappointed this winter. I would hope that nature would not feed the news ghouls. The news ghouls have enough to rejoice over. 

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Nice Weekend

We could have pretty decent weather right into the end of December, unless something unexpected happens. The rain was fairly decent. We only got about half-an-inch but other areas around here got a lot more. And there are more rain chances next week, with temps above freezing, so no snow or ice. I hope that turns out to be the case. 







 I've got some kind of thick green grass growing in the backyard that has completely displaced the Bermuda that used to grow there. This stuff survives cold and thrives with very little moisture. Where it came from I do not know. But I like it. I might try putting a plug of that stuff in other places, in the front yard. Let it take over. 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Soggy Day

 But the rain was much needed and we'll have a full day of it today and a full day of rain tomorrow. And Thursday night it stops. No freezing or sub-freezing temperatures in the entire period, so no ice. No snow. Just rain. That works. 







It is not so bad, then. 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Rain On The Way

 Rain, and maybe a lot, and no snow, no ice, no sleet, no freezing rain-- just rain, and that's not bad. I accomplished many things today, too! That's certainly not bad!