Storms!

 The signs were evident last evening, of impending storms, and after I was in bed lots of lightening and loud thunder, high winds and heavy rain commenced. We got soaked. I hoped for a wet summer and it sure looks like I might get that very thing. So much rain. Could be the same again tonight, and tomorrow night. Amazing. Plenty of sunshine during the day, and temps are still not extreme but they might be Monday and Tuesday. After that, another change and next weekend could be punctuated by more storms and more rain. 

A green Lubbock is not often seen.

Strange Day Yesterday

 Cool and very humid to start the day, then a miscommunication that I ultimately straightened out, and then more wild weather and a strange quality to the light. Storms possible again today. Plenty of rain though, and that is good. No hail for me, and that was good. Interesting, at least. And that was good. 

Brushing up on the foundations of mathematics, doing puzzles, attending to one of the gardens, etc. have kept me busy enough, and the usual beyond that. Not exactly a daily "grind". More like a well-worn and comforting routine. And that is good. 

Cloudy Humid Windy

 More rain today would not surprise me at all. Hopefully, nothing severe this time around. One year ago we had so much small hail it covered the ground like snow. No no no-- we don't need that. But rain would be swell! Rain as much as possible before it turns hot and dry. Amazing how rapidly the "summer" is passing! 

Wild Weather

 Some areas around Lubbock really got hammered. We were lucky. Lots of rain, but none of the bad stuff. No power outages, for instance, no really damaging hail (I got none) and no damaging winds. Levelland seems to have been hit pretty hard. North of us, some damage and flooding, and so on. Dodged yet another bullet. 

Rain chances and mild temps continue through the week. Nice. 

Days Like This

 I like to be outside before sunrise, enjoying the cool air of morning, with a cup of coffee. I make my coffee strong, like the sour brew Alley Oop drank, back in prehistoric Moo. The environment I've created, just for me, behind a privacy fence, is much like prehistoric Moo. Of course, I have no Stegosaurs, but there are animals to keep me company, of another sort, and I enjoy their presence. More than I'd enjoy any human presence, I can tell you that, now that I've renounced the human name and the human game. I've been there and I've done that, and the time to withdraw is upon me. No one can give me back what I lost some years ago, so, for all practical purposes, screw it. Alienation is appropriate, I think. And isolation can be bracing, like a brisk, chill wind. 

No, is what I have to say-- no to this and no to that.