Ice Storm Remembered (Or, Talk About the Weather)
It is only fitting that now while we’re in midst of the Austin summer heat wave we should be
reminded of the ice storm back in January.
After months of constant rain (and flooding) the odd weather has given way to typical Texas heat [thank God the humidity has taken a vacation]. Louise’s father Geoff thought my recounting of the January ice storm was not complete without this picture of the massive ice storm that shut down Austin, taking its toll on our young plants (surprisingly this plant survives). That was just the beginning of the weird weather we’ve faced since moving here. After the ice storm abated, we had a short mild winter, and then the deluge began, which dumped a year of rain fall before May was up. And then it just kept coming, so I would assume at this point we have reached the annual average for Seattle.
Since we got here, the weather has been a constant impediment to our plans, whatever they were. Cancelled boat trips, Daniel’s field trips, BBQs and parties, simple days in the park, not to mention a constant flow of mud tracked in throughout the house by the dogs and even the cat (they obviously don’t care about the weather, mud, ice or scorching heat) Every weekend, we wanted to take the boat out (during the spring and then the summer), but the rain just wouldn’t stop. In fact, a recent visit in July by my parents was practically rained out–well at least all our plans were. The weather here didn’t turn back to normal (that is, blistering summer heat) until about two weeks ago (the day after my parents left). Finally we have been able to take the boat out and enjoy the lake and sunshine (which here, you do during the semi cool evening. Days are reserved for refuge in the shade or more likely inside the air conditioned interiors.)
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It’s interesting to note that before we got here, Austin had been experiencingSie können dann den Geldwert, mit dem Sie http://www.ideal-casino.de möchten, wählen 0 komma 25 Euro , 1 , 2 , oder 5 Euro aus. a year-plus drought. Which were the same weather circumstances, when I arrived in California at 10 years old. On that occasion, my first week (in June) was noted for constant rain that ruined baseball camp–and it never rains in California in the summer. So maybe, it’s just me.
So, in memory of our first frost-bitten winter in Austin, here’s Geoff’s Ice Storm bush. And now we are getting close to fall, which is normally the most pleasant time of the year. But that was before we moved here.