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April
Fool (4/1/07): Debbie and I went back to Acuna the second week in
March. I went to Corsicanna the 1s t week of that month. We are working
on revising and expanding our Acuna Mexico
page at present, having taken a lot of new digital images on our visit.
Be patient. I am still trying to figure out how to downsize the images
from our new digital camera. Expect to see a lot of new images in the
near future.
It is definite spring in Sheffield. I have many things popping up in the garden along with wildflowers in the garden. More later.
February 24, 2007: An early spring day in Sheffield Texas with steady winds of 30-35 mph from the north and gusting to 50 mph. North winds stopped at around 6 pm. Now it is still outside and 63º F. This was a day of chores and housecleaning. Debbie and I are hoping for more moisture across the state and especially in the Big Bend for a great spring bloom.
February 18, 2007: Last night I dreamed of coming up to Mama's house in Mississippi. I could make out her outlined image behind the curtains in the window and smelled chicken frying and other good things cooking. I heard the cicadas singing and smelled pine and freshly plowed earth and chicken frying. As I touched the latch to her kitchen door I awakened. And I found myself back in West Texas. It was 4:30 am and cold.
There was no frost on the windshield because there was no moisture. Yes, West Texas alrighty! The sky came dawn was blood red, crimson, and orange in several shades. "Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning" and I hoped this was no predictor for the day. It wasn't. Another beautiful late winter/spring day in Sheffield.
February 6, 2007: I heard a cactus wren call today and it is beginning to feel a little like spring in Sheffield Texas. Fog in the morning burns off around 10 am. I need onion plants and some early blooming peas.
January 19, 2007: What is next West of the Pecos in Sheffield, Texas. It looks as if the next big winter event took place north around Lubbock and into N. Mexico. The snow here was gone yesterday and it has been damp but above freezing today. I am making sourdough bread. Access that page here. Sourdough Bread at Texas Eating.
January 16, 2007: Snow is falling in Sheffield and has been coming down since around 9:30 am. I have taken the afternoon off to appreciate it. Martha says the last time she saw so much snow here was April 1996 when it snowed 5 inches and half the lamb crop was lost. What a day in Texas.
It is definite spring in Sheffield. I have many things popping up in the garden along with wildflowers in the garden. More later.
February 24, 2007: An early spring day in Sheffield Texas with steady winds of 30-35 mph from the north and gusting to 50 mph. North winds stopped at around 6 pm. Now it is still outside and 63º F. This was a day of chores and housecleaning. Debbie and I are hoping for more moisture across the state and especially in the Big Bend for a great spring bloom.
February 18, 2007: Last night I dreamed of coming up to Mama's house in Mississippi. I could make out her outlined image behind the curtains in the window and smelled chicken frying and other good things cooking. I heard the cicadas singing and smelled pine and freshly plowed earth and chicken frying. As I touched the latch to her kitchen door I awakened. And I found myself back in West Texas. It was 4:30 am and cold.
There was no frost on the windshield because there was no moisture. Yes, West Texas alrighty! The sky came dawn was blood red, crimson, and orange in several shades. "Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning" and I hoped this was no predictor for the day. It wasn't. Another beautiful late winter/spring day in Sheffield.
February 6, 2007: I heard a cactus wren call today and it is beginning to feel a little like spring in Sheffield Texas. Fog in the morning burns off around 10 am. I need onion plants and some early blooming peas.
January 19, 2007: What is next West of the Pecos in Sheffield, Texas. It looks as if the next big winter event took place north around Lubbock and into N. Mexico. The snow here was gone yesterday and it has been damp but above freezing today. I am making sourdough bread. Access that page here. Sourdough Bread at Texas Eating.
January 16, 2007: Snow is falling in Sheffield and has been coming down since around 9:30 am. I have taken the afternoon off to appreciate it. Martha says the last time she saw so much snow here was April 1996 when it snowed 5 inches and half the lamb crop was lost. What a day in Texas.
January
14, 2007: The weather is very interesting at the moment in Sheffield,
Texas. Moisture is moving in from the south and it has been foggy at
about 300 feet above us all day. The temperature will drop to about
27º F tonight and all that moisture will freeze. You might ask,
"What's so great about a little frozen fog in the Big Bend region west
of the Pecos?" . The answer is, that when the frozen fog thaws the
moisture will run off slowly and provide for our spring bloom in West Texas. The collards I
planted on the 2nd will not make it.
Our border collie dogs love this weather and have been playing like mad all day. They are dirty with the moisture and debris in our back yard. The rufus crowned sparrows are raiding the bird feeder.
January 13, 2007: Cloudy and cold in the Big Bend and snow is expected in the higher elevations with scattered freezing rain. We are back on the road again!
January 5, 2007: News Big Bend National Park: new super indent! Click Big Bend National Park News! Clear and warm in Sheffield Texas.
January 2, 2007, Sheffield Texas
A couple of weeks have passed since our last post. It is bright, dry, and crisp here with temperatures in the fifties and down to or near freezing at night. Back to work tomorrow at the old booty camp! We still have a lot of which to be thankful. Today I planted radishes and collard greens. Spice is still in heat.
December 17, 2006, Sheffield Texas
Our border collie dogs love this weather and have been playing like mad all day. They are dirty with the moisture and debris in our back yard. The rufus crowned sparrows are raiding the bird feeder.
January 13, 2007: Cloudy and cold in the Big Bend and snow is expected in the higher elevations with scattered freezing rain. We are back on the road again!
January 5, 2007: News Big Bend National Park: new super indent! Click Big Bend National Park News! Clear and warm in Sheffield Texas.
January 2, 2007, Sheffield Texas
A couple of weeks have passed since our last post. It is bright, dry, and crisp here with temperatures in the fifties and down to or near freezing at night. Back to work tomorrow at the old booty camp! We still have a lot of which to be thankful. Today I planted radishes and collard greens. Spice is still in heat.
December 17, 2006, Sheffield Texas
We
are celebrating in West Texas! It is Sunday December 17th and cloudy
and 55º in Sheffield. It is 3rd Sunday at Mother Holme's Baptist
Church meaning we will be chowing down to some good Baptist potluck
after services. Deer season will be wrapping up soon meaning that the
populations of Pecos, Crockett, and Terrell counties will be
radically reduced as the deer hunters return to Houston, Austin,
Dallas, and other parts of Texas and other states. The annual
Audubon Big Bend Bird Count was completed this past week and weekend
and results will be available from our West of the Pecos page as soon
as I obtain the counts. The shot below was taken by a good friend Luis
Morales of Iraan Texas. It looks like the Windows Trail in the Chisos
Mountains Basin at Big Bend National Park.
Debbie and I plan to buy a digital camera next month so look for more original digital images of all parts of the state. We are also planning a spring visit to the Big Bend National Park to collect images of the spring bloom and spring bird migration. We hope to attend a number of festivals and cook-offs in 2007 and do in depth pieces on each with images. Having traveled twice through East Texas on the way to Mississippi and Arkansas in 2006 we were again struck with the diversity and contrast between the east and the west. We are planning a piece on the Piney Woods area and will be traveling to Crockett, Nacagdoches, Tyler and other areas in these pursuits.
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Nothing says thanks
better than a gift of food. Debbie has been baking
pecan pies and delivering them to our friends around here. If you were
here we would feed you, but you are wherever you are. The best thing we
can do is link you to our food page containing some really good cold
weather recipes like Texas Red Chili and a
special holiday recipe for
Sausage Apple Holiday Dressing. Try one of these and let us know what
you think!
Again, thanks and have a great Christmas and New Year 2007.
Mike and Debbie Grimmett
Sheffield, Texas
Debbie and I plan to buy a digital camera next month so look for more original digital images of all parts of the state. We are also planning a spring visit to the Big Bend National Park to collect images of the spring bloom and spring bird migration. We hope to attend a number of festivals and cook-offs in 2007 and do in depth pieces on each with images. Having traveled twice through East Texas on the way to Mississippi and Arkansas in 2006 we were again struck with the diversity and contrast between the east and the west. We are planning a piece on the Piney Woods area and will be traveling to Crockett, Nacagdoches, Tyler and other areas in these pursuits.
If you like this site and want to contribute there are a number of ways to contact us. You can go to the feedback forum page or use the responder on our home page. You can also email us at webmaster@seeyouintexas.com. Like you, we have a number of email addresses but that one is best at present. We are especially soliciting personal pieces on Texas (your visits or thoughts and experiences) and any ideas about topics you would like to see.
We also appreciate you shopping with our affiliate advertisers. Many of you are also our partners in one or more traffic exchanges, Free Click Thru Club, Online Business Alliance and our other projects. We take this means to thank you for working in our down lines and for your contribution to our success. Thanks again. You have agreed to receive these newsletters. If you change your mind, just send us an email and we will take you off our lists.
Nothing says thanks
better than a gift of food. Debbie has been baking
pecan pies and delivering them to our friends around here. If you were
here we would feed you, but you are wherever you are. The best thing we
can do is link you to our food page containing some really good cold
weather recipes like Texas Red Chili and a
special holiday recipe for
Sausage Apple Holiday Dressing. Try one of these and let us know what
you think!Again, thanks and have a great Christmas and New Year 2007.
Mike and Debbie Grimmett
Sheffield, Texas