Wherein I note the meteorological intelligence of trees; the mysterious metamorphosis of possums; and the appearance of eye-catching eyelashes.
Category: Weather
Fire Ant Flickers (#15)
Fire Ant Flickers (#14)
Goodbye to pennies; hello to new music; tributes to stars
Pennies are now officially collector’s items. There’s a cool band of teens from NZ. And my latest attempt at astrophotography was a mixed success. What more could you want?
Fire Ant Flickers (#8)
It's been an interesting week in and around Casa Fire Ant
Pie, drought, dogs, turtles, sitcoms, and buzzards: there’s something for everyone!
Fire Ant Flickers (#2)
We're all about obscure scientific inquiry here at the Gazette. Also, cool cars.
It’s a rainy day in Texas, and thoughts turn to organic excretions, Cadillac concepts, and third thumbs. What an amazing world we live in!
Fire Ant Flickers (#1)
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Welcome to the first installment of Fire Ant Flickers, which is indistinguishable from a Random Thursday post, but that’s just a fluke of timing. Really.
Pecan Creek Gets Wild
A sudden thunderstorm caused our normally placid creek to overflow.
A torrential rainfall on May 31st resulted in an almost unprecedented rise in the level of Pecan Creek.
Random Thursday: The Eclipse Mania Edition
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
This eclipse thing is making folks bonkers. We’ve got a rundown of some examples, and some useful resources explaining the phenomenon.
Random Thursday
A soupçon of topics…nay, a mere melange of tidbits with which to while away yet another Thursday
Local Fall Color
The change of seasons here isn't dramatic, but it's still noticeable.
We don’t get a lot of fall color, but we like what we do see.
Random Thursday
Wherein I clarify my health news, discuss rain and bug poop, and feature cute bird videos.