Texas: It's Like a Whole Other Country

Here's a photo from the Hill Country of Texas-

By the way, that ain't the part where I live!  My part looks more like this-

It's a different kind of pretty.  A 'dry' kind. And it really is like a whole other country.

(HT: I love Texas blog)

Winter Wonder-Land (The TX Panhandle)

I write, 'Winter Wonder-Land' instead of the traditional, 'Winter Wonderland' on purpose...the weather around here in the winter makes you wonder what the heck is going on.

Wednesday this week we broke the all-time high temperature record (old record was 71 degrees) with a temp of 76 degrees.  Today it is snowing.  Sorta.

They've been talking for a couple days about this snowstorm, and yesterday I participated (because of my job as a college dean) in a conference call with local officials and the National Weather Service about this approaching snow storm.  They were very confident in their models, maps and all.  We were in the 2" - 4" range, with 6" - 10" just north of us.  It was supposed to start in the early a.m., with the heaviest snow starting around 6 a.m.  Right now (its 8:30 a.m.) there is no snow on the ground.  A few light flurries around, but nothing to brag about.  Looking at the radar, it doesn't look like we'll get much more than a dusting.

I wonder what happened to that storm?

Spring Baseball in West Texas

I have the luxury (misery?) of attending a couple of baseball practices and one game this weekend.  Forecast- 50 mph winds with a high of around 45 degrees.  I'm not sure God had West Texas in mind when He invented the idea of outdoor sports.  At least not from the first of March to the end of April.

It could be worse...we could have a ping pong tournament or a game of badminton scheduled...