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Category: Weather
Fire Ant Flickers (#20): Back Yard Musings
I'm no Henry David Thoreau, but that doesn't stop me from trying.
The combination of abnormally mild weather, abundant rainfall, and an inspiring vantage point put me in a mood head outdoors to do some writing.
A Post of Few(ish) Words
How about some pictures to relieve the boredom of an endless string of words?
Fire Ant Flickers (#15)
This is not a Thanksgiving-related post, and we all can be thankful for that.
Wherein I note the meteorological intelligence of trees; the mysterious metamorphosis of possums; and the appearance of eye-catching eyelashes.
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.