Photo of December 8 2017 snowfall 2

Texas Weather – December 2017

Winter wonderland early morning December 8, 2017.

Texas weather, especially winter weather, can be highly variable. This December illustrates that.

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

It was a warm day. As Susie and I walked from the house to the greenhouses I almost stepped on a coral snake (Micrurus fulvius tenere) crossing our path. After posing for a photograph, the snake quickly slithered into an old, rusty roll of field fencing to hide. Note the swelling near the tail; that is a meal that has almost completely moved through the alimentary tract.

Photo of coral snake December 2017
Coral snake December 2017

Friday, December 8, 2017

We woke to an unexpected snowfall. At dawn there was two inches of wet snow covering the trees and grass, despite the temperature hovering just above freezing. Bare ground was free of snow because it still retained heat from the warm temperatures up until Thursday night. By noon all the snow was gone.

Photo of December 8 2017 snowfall 2
December 8 2017 snowfall 2

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Sunday afternoon our grandchildren played on the trampoline with a water hose!

Photo of grandchildren playing in water December 2017
Grandchildren playing in water December 2017

 

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