Ever since last month’s ice storm, the surviving birds have been in search of food. Normally at this time of year, trees would be budding, flowers blooming in the sea of verdant spring to which we are accustomed. Not this year. Everything is dead or brown. Or both. Our palm tree lost all its dozenContinue reading “The Hungry Pájaros”
Tag Archives: Winter
Cedar Waxwings Flummoxed By Snowvid Armageddon
Bird dynamics have been FUBAR during this frozen apocalypse. They appear to be much more sociable than in days of yore, flocking together and flying from icicle tree to icicle tree, wondering what in the name of the holy mother is going on. I know they are cedar waxwings because their little wingtips appear toContinue reading “Cedar Waxwings Flummoxed By Snowvid Armageddon”
Pray For Texas
We are not doing well. Last Thursday, the ice rained down on my car as I drove my dad to his oral surgery. I had not been near him since the pandemic began, nor had anyone in my car (or home), but anesthesia would not allow him to drive post-op. The frozen rain pelted usContinue reading “Pray For Texas”
Six Days Difference
This beautiful rye grass was our back yard six days ago. The oak tree was budding, and Roxie was free to spend hours in the sun. If you zoom in, you can see why she was agitated. A possum was hanging upside-down on the trellis. Can you see it? Today, however, is a different story.Continue reading “Six Days Difference”
22 Degrees And Falling
Spring, Interrupted
The weather keeps getting stranger and stranger. Last month, I saw more snow than had ever fallen in Austin in my life. This week will be the lowest temps we’ve ever weathered, dipping into single digits. We received a text from the county at lunch, urging folks not to travel for the next several days.Continue reading “Spring, Interrupted”
If You Needed Another Reason Not To Put Couches Outside
Indoor furniture belongs indoor. Couches don’t belong on porches or in front yards, as the fabric is not designed to repel moisture or the sun’s rays. They are breeding grounds for filth. And yet, I see them on the daily as I pass the nearby trailer homes. That’s a fact. It’s nasty, especially when theContinue reading “If You Needed Another Reason Not To Put Couches Outside”
Of Ice And Men
Brothers Fred and Amos Vieira cut ice on their farm pond in Jacksonville, Illinois exactly 100 years ago in 1921. One hopes they never fell through the ice in those heavy jackets, but I imagine, as they were the only two of six sons assigned to this chore, that their competence was high. Ice wasContinue reading “Of Ice And Men”
Winter, I’m Sorry I Ever Talked Smack About You And I Miss You Ever So
Snow Dobbins More Fascinating Than Modern Art
Warmth Of The Hearth
Space To Skate
I Don't Get It 