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My Morning Visitor. Photo Taken 11 May 2018. This lizard is so cute and was *very* patient with me. I have named it Spot. #urbanwildlife #nature #lizard #gulfcoastlife #Texas

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Snowy Morning Collage

Howdy there, folks!

Most of the time, my Instagram photos post here automatically, but for whatever reason, my multi-picture post didn't come through yesterday. So, I'm posting a collage here for you all to see what our backyard looked like yesterday morning. Unfortunately, it was all melted away by noon. But, it was absolutely wonderful while it lasted!  I haven't seen anything as pretty as this snow around here in ages. :)

©8 December 2017 Suzanne G. McClendon

 




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The Wind is Blowin'...

Or it will be soon.  It looks like those of us on the Texas Gulf Coast are in for a bumpy weekend. The last prediction that I saw for what is currently Tropical Storm Harvey is that it could make landfall late Friday/early Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane, a major hurricane according to the National Hurricane Center.

The hurricane warning issued this morning covers from Port Mansfield to Matagorda, which is the only county between us and the Gulf of Mexico.  Port Mansfield appears to be a good ways down below Corpus Christi and Matagorda is in our backyard.

Map Source: Wikipedia Commons Markup by Suz.

They are expecting parts of this area to get as much as 30 inches of rain and severe, life-threatening flooding.  Some of us do not have the option of evacuating.  Thankfully, our oldest daughter is with us and our youngest daughter, who lives and goes to school on an island in the Gulf, has been evacuated to somewhere in Central Texas.  Our oldest son is somewhere between South Carolina and Houston (he was en route to Houston to take delivery of something).  The only one of our children not anywhere near the hurricane zone is our Marine out in 29 Palms, California.

We may lose power, water, and phone service, so if you don't hear from us over the weekend, you will know that the hurricane paid us a too-close-for-comfort visit.  Please keep the Texas Gulf Coast residents in your prayers.  They are expecting this one to be a doozy!

Have a blessed weekend, y'all, and stay safe!


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