Ol' Roosters Life and Times

The outlook for here in Texas as far as the weather goes is hot and dry. Real hot and real dry. Watering restrictions should go into effect today. Just when I was getting my garden looking good it’s dealt another blow. I have planted the who garden biointensively though. I can get by without using... Sign in to see full entry.

The old bed felt some nice last night. I did not want to get up. But I had to drag myself out of bed so I can get my day started. It is 80° right now. The low will drop another degree or two and then it will head up, straight up. The high today will be over 100°. It was 103°. That is very hot. With... Sign in to see full entry.

It is the beginning of the week. I hate Monday mornings. It goes back a long ways. I will write about it one of these days. Right now it’s just too painful to do so. You have to begin somewhere if you are planning to get to the end though. So this is my beginning. I really can’t fathom the end of... Sign in to see full entry.

That’s right. The old homestead is safe. How do I know that? I have just been watching my animals, The Herd, practice their drills in case of an attack of some kind. All through the day they have gone through their paces of honing skills to protect their property. It was a thing of beauty. I will... Sign in to see full entry.

We have made it to Friday. I love Friday’s. I just can’t wait until 5 pm this afternoon. That is the best feeling for me. To jump into my vehicle on a Friday afternoon knowing it’s the weekend. We have 78° right now. We just can’t get any cooler in the mornings. The high today will reach about 97°.... Sign in to see full entry.

We wake up to a very warm Thursday morning. It is already 78°. The high today will reach 97° or so. It won’t be 100°, but it will get close. No rain fell yesterday. I did water my garden. We are moving back toward watering restrictions. I really hope it rains before we get to that. We have had very... Sign in to see full entry.

The morning begins with 77° and mostly cloudy skies. There is a beautiful moon out, but the clouds have most of the light blocked. There are a few stars to be seen though. It’s very quiet and peaceful out. I love to go out early and just sit for a moment. The silence is so soothing. In a few weeks... Sign in to see full entry.

It is 79° this morning. That is just too hot for the early morning. The temperature has gone up a wee bit since I woke up. It will be in the mid-90’s today. So it won’t be 100°, but it will still be warm. We still don’t have much chance for rain. I mentioned Albert Einstein and his lady friends last... Sign in to see full entry.

It is Monday morning. I am not the best on Monday mornings. Work will come up in a bit. And I don’t like to go on Monday’s. Well, I don’t really like to go on any day, but Monday’s are really tough. When I drive up on Monday morning and turn my truck off that’s not a good feeling. Knowing I have to... Sign in to see full entry.

Today is technically the first day of summer! It seems like summer has been around, at least here, for a long, long time already. Like since about the middle of February! It won’t be quite as hot today as it has been. Our high will be around 90° and we do have a 40% chance of rain. So that is not... Sign in to see full entry.