Another cold front breezed through dropping heavy rain for about 10 minutes. Then ragged clouds raced by as branches of nearby trees heaved back and forth in the gusting wind. Later in the afternoon the sky cleared, and rays from the lowering sun sent sparkles of light through the bottles in the west-facing window withContinue reading “Sunshine after Rain, Again!”
Tag Archives: Wind
Blowin’ in the Wind
If the answer truly is “blowing in the wind,” then someone certainly has been asking a lot of questions since it has been so windy lately. This leads me to another question: Where did the large leaf in the photo come from? There are no nearby trees with leaves like that, so if I wantContinue reading “Blowin’ in the Wind”
Danger Dangling
It’s been more than a month since our last hurricane passed by, but its dangers remain. Leaves on branches broken off during the storm have turned brown, revealing them to be dangling like the sword of Damocles, and threatening to drop down at any unannounced moment. Most would be annoying and perhaps a little painfulContinue reading “Danger Dangling”
View Outside My Window
There’s not much to see outside most of our windows; they are shuttered. Right now winds are light and there is no rain, but soon the winds will pick up with the advancing storm with potential for tornados through 8 PM tonight. Strangely, the tornado risk will go down before the peak winds from HeleneContinue reading “View Outside My Window”
The Winds Beneath My Wings
It seemed strange to look down on from an altitude so easily attained by an airliner upon mountains that my Piper Clipper had struggled to fly over so many decades earlier. Though on its own power, the Clipper could only reach about 11,000 feet with two persons aboard, winds rising upslope against the mountains couldContinue reading “The Winds Beneath My Wings”
Full at Five
Hurricane Debby is passing northwest of us and dropping torrents of rain and since yesterday afternoon has filled our rain gauge at 5 inches. How much more we got, I really don’t know. While not getting the worst of it, we are expecting winds gusting over 30 MPH and 2-3 more inches of rain today.Continue reading “Full at Five”
Little Big Bird
It was a simple matter of opportunity; the wren perched just outside our back window, and the camera happened to be close by. This little bird left a big impression as it tenaciously clung to its perch in gusting winds, seemingly unconcerned. Though tiny, its song is very loud, often leaving us wondering how suchContinue reading “Little Big Bird”
When the Bough Breaks
Living in the woods has its benefits and its drawbacks. The shade is welcome and the trees beautiful, but at times, they cast down broken branches, especially during stormy weather. This branch came down during passage of a cold front and was about 12 feet long and 2-inches wide at its base. Probably not tooContinue reading “When the Bough Breaks”
Winter Storm
The past two days were warm, but that is about to change once again. Dark clouds surfed the frontal interface with cold air squeezing rain out of the warm moist air as it pushes on through central Florida. A little thunder and some gentle rain were the results. Sorry, no blizzards, but it will beContinue reading “Winter Storm”
Windligigs
When there is a windsock and a whirligig in the back yard, both catching the breeze, what do you get? Windligigs! Okay, I know that really isn’t a word, but neither is “breezers” in the sense that I used it; even so, they create a mental image. The windsock is a new addition, but theContinue reading “Windligigs”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 