Day 5 of 365 - 7.6.2011

RAIN !!!! Again !!
Thank you Lord !!!

We received a really nice soaking rain shower today. YAY
I think i heard our grass and trees breath a (temporary) sigh of relief. ha ha
Unfortunately my rain gauge broke so i don't know how much rain we actually got but if i had to take a guess, i would say aprox. 1 inch or so. Still no drought buster but it's better then nothing.

Day 4 of 365 - Tasty Taco Tuesday

Today's post is titled "Tasty Taco Tuesday" because that's what we had for dinner.
Mmmmm...

What did you eat?

Day 3 of 365 - 4th Of July, 2011

What is the 4th July ?

"Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail:

" The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more. "

Adams' prediction was off by two days. From the outset, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress.
(Source:Wikipedia)

Stay safe !

Day 2 of 365

Heat, a broken down Truck and the kindness of strangers.


That's how i would title the day we had today.
On our way to church, our truck decided today would be a great day to over heat and panic it's drivers, especially the female one - Me ! ;-)
I didn't think it was so funny.
We pulled over into a side street because at that point the check engine light was a bright red, the needle for the thermostat gauge was at the red mark - if not beyond - AND steam was coming out from underneath the hood, a couple in their Truck stopped and asked us of we needed help. Hubby replied, "Naw, thanks. It's just a hose that came lose." Well,it wasn't just a lose hose.
To make a long story short, someone from our church came and picked up Hannah and me and the man in the truck from earlier came back and he and hubby ,temporarily, fixed the problem. YAY
Thank you kind stranger. Whoever you are! We'll say a prayer for you tonight.
After church we went to a auto parts store where hubby bought the piece he needed to repair our truck and after 30 minutes or so he had it fixed and ready to go. Poor guy had to do all that outside in 100+ weather while Hannah and i waited inside the cool store. :-)
I'm sure glad and thankful that he knows a thing or two about fixing stuff. I might keep him around?! haha..just kidding...i'll never give him up. :-)

Here's a picture from hubby and the kind stranger trying to fix our truck.

I sure used the word "fix" a lot in this post, huh?
Haha...oh well , that's what happens when you live in Texas. You "fix" instead of 'repair' :-)

Until tomorrow.

RAIN !!!...and a new 365 Photo Project 7/2/2011

It's been quiet here - on my blog AND weather wise.
We have been dealing with a severe drought for months now. The last measurable rain was June 22nd, with a whooping 1.5 inches. That's merely a drop in a bucket if you consider that my Town has a rain fall deficit of approx. 23 inches - that's for the entire year of 2011. Our average rain fall amount for January through July is around 34 inches.
Today, July 2nd, we were blessed enough to receive another rain shower. YAY
It was a short one but very welcomed. Sadly though, it wasn't enough to even come up to the first line in my rain gauge. Oh well, the year isn't over and we just started hurricane season. ;-)

I'm also starting a new project today. A 365 photo project. My plan is to post one picture every day for 365 days! Hopefully a few of them will be weather related! ;-)
I've seen friends do it and i loved it. I love to look at other peoples pictures and read about the stories behind them. Hopefully i will be able to do the same and keep it up for 365 days.
We shall see !

Today's picture involves the small rain shower from earlier today. Even though it wasn't much, i'm sure our trees, plants and shrubs loved every single drop. :-)

Until tomorrow.

Sun dog 03/06/2011

Yesterday i saw my first sun dog. yay
I've seen them in pictures from other people but never with my own eyes. So when i saw this one on our way home from church, i got all excited and pulled over and took a couple of pictures.





Here is the definition of "Sun dog" -
> Is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky, often on a luminous ring or halo on either side of the sun.
>Sundogs may appear as a colored patch of light to the left or right of the sun, 22° distant and at the same distance above the horizon as the sun, and in ice halos. They can be seen anywhere in the world during any season, but they are not always obvious or bright. Sundogs are best seen and are most conspicuous when the sun is low.
>Sundogs are made commonly of plate-shaped hexagonal ice crystals in high and cold cirrus clouds or, during very cold weather, by ice crystals called diamond dust drifting in the air at low levels. These crystals act as prisms, bending the light rays passing through them with a minimum deflection of 22°. As the crystals sink through the air they become vertically aligned, so sunlight is refracted horizontally .
Source:Wikipedia

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