So last weekend,

as you recall, we had rain, thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Those same steps today.

Ice covered. You can't see them, but there are little icicles at the bottom of the hand rails, which are also covered in ice. High tomorrow, 39 in the deep South.

But Tuesday? 70 degree weather is expected all week after Monday. Thank goodness for global warming!

You all be safe and stay warm!

Some crazy weather today

Pictures don't show it well, how gray the sky was this morning. It was a lot darker than these photos look.

We had one thunderboomer that quite shook the house on its pier and beam foundation, but the house stayed firm.

It rained most of the day today. But then the sun came out and we had all the usual puddles. It was hard to get photos because the sun was shining into the camera.

Listening to the ten o'clock news (2200 for you military or government types), we were blessed once again. Places all around us got hit with really high winds. Roofs were torn off, big trees uprooted. Thousands of people without power. One church in a nearby community was lifted off its foundation. But we were safe, though the lights flickered and DirecTV lost its signal as it often does in the rain. I even managed a load of wash and dry. I will fold it tomorrow sometime.

I am hoping for good things this year. Praying for God to lead Mr. Trump and our mostly new congress to actually accomplish something that will truly help America this year. Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he can feed himself always.
Or something like that.
I wish you all a safe, healthy, happy and blessed New Year. God bless.

Update: The weather service determined that Louisiana had 8 tornadoes yesterday. I am thankful to God for keeping us safe.

God bless you all.

Our New Year's Eve

Will not include fireworks.

Of course it hasn't included fireworks for a long time now. We need our beauty sleep. ;-)

A prayer for all of you to have a safe, blessed New Year. May God watch over you all, and direct Mr. Trump to making America respected again.

Merry Christmas!

Isaiah 9:6 - New King James Version (NKJV)

6 For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulders.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

Things around the homestead

I can't remember if I posted about the acorns, but we have more acorns this year than any year since we retired here. It's like walking on crunchy snow.

I think the poor pecan season is over. We have had three days of rain. Four if we count the crazy thunderstorm we had around two this morning.

The cart holds about 6-8 inches of water. Another photo, just shows how far up the porch the wet came. The back porch was wet to the door, but I didn't take a picture of that.

Pecans picked in the rain get moldy if you don't have a way to dry them. We do often dry them, but I don't like picking them in a cold wet rain.
And pecans that you miss, that sit in several inches of rain, split. Split or mold, no one buys them. I think we got maybe 70 pounds? That thanks to son Robert. He has been a great blessing to us.

I am thinking we will keep all of them. Just in case. They store well in the shell.

From what I have read, all this rain, with leaves still on the pecan trees, should hopefully mean a better year next year. Apparently each pecan season is dependent on the weather the previous year. I'm lucky to remember what I did yesterday, let alone what the weather was last fall!

I hope some of this rain moves on to states that really need it.

And I hope you all have a wonderful week, and a blessed Christmas season. God bless us all and God bless America.