Thursday, January 07, 2010

SkyWatch: Tivola (TX) Sunrise





With snow on the ground and a windchill somewhere down around 0°F/-17°C, I thought a SkyWatch flashback to a warmer time would be appropriate. Jo and I were heading back to Arkansas after visiting our parents on the middle Texas coast. We'd gotten an early start on our trip, but not too early least we arrive in Houston during morning rush hour. We pulled into a roadside park just south of Tivoli, TX so Jo could take several sunrise photos. None of the photos show the swarms of mosquitoes that were trying to carry us off. (BTW: In Texas, Tivoli is pronounced Ty-vole-ah. It is in Refugio County which is usually incorrectly pronounced  Re-fury-oh.)




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Monday, January 04, 2010

Icy Waterfall

Today was sunny, but cold. Our temperature never climbed above freezing. The snow exposed to direct sunlight did a little melting, but mostly it just compacted and turned into a substance more like ice. I took our camera out and explored the little waterfall just below our house.





There were plenty of icicles on the little waterfall.




Inside the overhang formed by the waterfall looking out.




Many icicles had all ready fallen when exposed to direct sunlight.




Water droplet.


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My World: At The Birdfeeders




A little bit of snow (around 1" or so) produced a lot of activity at our bird feeders. (Photos by Jo - 1/3/10)







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