Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[Western]

I have noticed more of our southern white wings wintering here over the last 6 years, have y'all? They almost appears as large as pigeons.

BTW, It just started to rain here again, 0% chance

 

[Bird]

Which dove is it that has a white tail, fanned out wide as it'd flying straight away from you?

And Dennis, NWS has been forecasting a 20% chance for Denton, then they took it out of the forecast, and now it's raining just south of us. Sure hope a little of it gets up here. Day before yesterday, the Denton airport for .27" and I got .02". But I'm gratefull for even that.

 

[Western]

Bird, the white wind dove has a large white patch on the wings, very visible when they fly, also about twice the size of a Morning dove.

Rains appears over, 2/10's, but refreshing. temps dropped to 75*

 

[Bird]

Dennis, I feel sure I don't have any white winged doves, but I have a book, A Guide to Field Identification; Birds of North America, and I don't find a picture that looks right. I'd say for the most part, I just have Mourning Doves, but I definitely have some different sizes, including one with a white tail (no white on the wings) that shows as hit flies away from me.

And I'm sure jealous of the rain.

 

[Western]

Bird, I only see them here around late Nov-March, Odd thing is most migrating doves go south, allot go as far as South America. The white wing is from southern Texas, so it seems odd that some seem to travel North? I know one thing, they eat whole corn as well as a turkey!!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Dennis, I feel sure I don't have any white winged doves, but I have a book, A Guide to Field Identification; Birds of North America, and I don't find a picture that looks right. I'd say for the most part, I just have Mourning Doves, but I definitely have some different sizes, including one with a white tail (no white on the wings) that shows as hit flies away from me.

And I'm sure jealous of the rain.

Maybe a spanish dove? smaller and some have a few vertical feathers in their tail.

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[Western]

I was on the phone with the wife last night, she said it was "muggy" and hot still, I thought I had heard there was a "cool" front moving down. Its 41 Degrees here in Alamosa CO. A bit cool when working at night, but nice not dealing with the humidity. Wife say's she has had to start watering my Watermelons and the St. Augustine again, shouldn't be long though, till the grass slows down.

 

[Bird]

Yep, Dennis, it was 100 degrees here yesterday afternoon and supposed to be the same today, then 99 to 97 for a couple of days and only 87 Saturday. I guess we can look forward to Saturday. And my yard definitely needs watering, but after water bills of $191 and $188 the last 2 months, I'm not sure I'm going to water it.

 

[Western]

Ouch! that's a hefty "fine" for making your yard look "purdy" Bird. To bad you cant bale it to recover some of that bill I told my wife she can let the grass go, I want it a little tall going through winter, worked great last year so far as wear is concerned. Some of my St Augustine even stayed green through the mild winter, the parts that had a leaf covering anyway.

 

[jinman]

I got to slow down on watering for awhile, but I've been watering heavily about every 3rd day since all these last rain storms passed us by. I pumped the water out of my small pond into my larger pond. The water came several weeks ago and needed removal so I can get back in a finish my clay lining project. I expect to be caught by a big September rain and I'm not ready for that yet. I'll sure be happy to see some cooler weather this weekend that will come with a 30% chance of showers.

 

[bindian]

100 degrees here right now. 62% humidity.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

100 degrees here right now. 62% humidity.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Western]

Looks like N Texas will be getting some needed rain and some nice temps, that is great to hear. Wife says the weather has been nice, so we may be headed for a "Texas or Southern US Fall thread" soon:thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

Looks like N Texas will be getting some needed rain and some nice temps, that is great to hear. Wife says the weather has been nice, so we may be headed for a "Texas or Southern US Fall thread" soon:thumbsup:

The weather starts out nice in the morning, but it still got to 92 here today. My yard is looking pretty sad; in dire need of both fertilizer and more water. So today, I applied some Scotts Turf Builder for Southern Lawns, initially planning to wait and see if it rains. But then I changed my mind and turned on the sprinklers. And now the NWS shows a 50% chance tomorrow, 50% tomorrow night, 50% Friday, 40% Friday night, 40% Saturday, 30% Saturday night, and 20% Sunday. Does that mean 280% chance in the next 4 days?:laughing: Well, I can hope anyway.

 

[Western]

Bird, that's almost a 280% chance your fertilizer will help your neighbors grass!!:laughing:

 

[jinman]

The front is about 1 hr to 1-1/2 hr west of me and I'm scrambling to get some final dirt work done on my pond as usual. I don't want to have everything done and jinx myself. We need this rain badly since everything here is dry as a bone. Got my fingers (and toes) crossed that the 70% chance comes and sits right over the top of my house.

 

[Bird]

NWS says 60% chance now, mainly after 1 p.m. That sounds good to me since Carter BloodCare opens at 10 a.m. and I'm going to go bleed a bit for them this morning. Ought to be able to get home before the rain, so I can sit on the patio and watch it rain, if I'm lucky.

 

[jinman]

NWS says 60% chance now, mainly after 1 p.m. That sounds good to me since Carter BloodCare opens at 10 a.m. and I'm going to go bleed a bit for them this morning. Ought to be able to get home before the rain, so I can sit on the patio and watch it rain, if I'm lucky.

Eat an extra cookie for me, Bird. I'm on a diet.

The heavier rain just started here at 10:30 AM. It's been sprinkling all morning, but now there's just a slow steady rain. I got my pond work finished and rip-rap in the feed trench to the pond, so I'm all set. I too can just sit and enjoy watching the rain fall. It's like seeing an old friend for the first time in a long time. I want an extended visit.:thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

Well, I'm ready for the rain, but from the looks of the radar, it's falling apart without getting here; nothing but clouds and cooler weather.

 

[jinman]

Well, I'm ready for the rain, but from the looks of the radar, it's falling apart without getting here; nothing but clouds and cooler weather.

Yeah, that's what I saw on the radar, but it dropped 3/4" of lovely rain here before breaking up. This time, I was in the perfect position for the larger rainfall. Color me happy.:cloud9: