Miss Emily's day

So, when I got up (literally at the crack of noon), Miss Emily wanted to
go out.

I stood in the door while she decided whether she wanted out in the
decidedly un-Texas-like weather. Finally, she went out, then looked back
at me as if asking, "If I don't like it, can I come back in?" Of course,
I told her yes.

A few minutes later, I checked up on her, and she was ready to come back
inside. She ran directly to the bedroom and laid down on my pillow,
where she stayed most of the day. Apache jumped up on the bed to hiss at
her a couple of times, but that was the extent of it.

Senyah let her back out while I was out grocery shopping, but by supper
time, she was MORE than ready to come back in for the night - she almost
tripped me up, running under my feet. (grin)


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

On 11/23/2013 8:31 PM, Mark Edwards wrote:
So, when I got up (literally at the crack of noon), Miss Emily wanted to
go out.

I stood in the door while she decided whether she wanted out in the
decidedly un-Texas-like weather. Finally, she went out, then looked back
at me as if asking, "If I don't like it, can I come back in?" Of course,
I told her yes.

A few minutes later, I checked up on her, and she was ready to come back
inside. She ran directly to the bedroom and laid down on my pillow,
where she stayed most of the day. Apache jumped up on the bed to hiss at
her a couple of times, but that was the extent of it.

Senyah let her back out while I was out grocery shopping, but by supper
time, she was MORE than ready to come back in for the night - she almost
tripped me up, running under my feet. (grin)


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

Is it getting cold in Texas? Your weather usually winds up on the
Carolina coast in the next few days. It's been warm (normal) here in
South Carolina but the temps are supposed to drop by Thanksgiving. It
might actually feel like winter!

I'm glad Miss Emily had a good day. In, out, wherever she was.

Jill

On 11/24/2013 3:31 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
Mark Edwards wrote:
So, when I got up (literally at the crack of noon), Miss Emily wanted to
go out.

I stood in the door while she decided whether she wanted out in the
decidedly un-Texas-like weather. Finally, she went out, then looked back
at me as if asking, "If I don't like it, can I come back in?" Of course,
I told her yes.

A few minutes later, I checked up on her, and she was ready to come back
inside. She ran directly to the bedroom and laid down on my pillow,
where she stayed most of the day. Apache jumped up on the bed to hiss at
her a couple of times, but that was the extent of it.

Senyah let her back out while I was out grocery shopping, but by supper
time, she was MORE than ready to come back in for the night - she almost
tripped me up, running under my feet. (grin)


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

She's a sensible kitty.

Being from England, I'm surprised you have such cold weather, indeed any
cold weather in Texas. is this unusual or just unusually early?

Judith

It gets cold (snow, ice, sleet) in a lot of places in the United States.
Often not for long, but it does happen.

Jill

On Sun, 24 Nov 2013 19:42:25 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

On 11/24/2013 3:31 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
Mark Edwards wrote:
So, when I got up (literally at the crack of noon), Miss Emily wanted
to go out.

I stood in the door while she decided whether she wanted out in the
decidedly un-Texas-like weather. Finally, she went out, then looked
back at me as if asking, "If I don't like it, can I come back in?" Of
course,
I told her yes.

A few minutes later, I checked up on her, and she was ready to come
back inside. She ran directly to the bedroom and laid down on my
pillow, where she stayed most of the day. Apache jumped up on the bed
to hiss at her a couple of times, but that was the extent of it.

Senyah let her back out while I was out grocery shopping, but by
supper time, she was MORE than ready to come back in for the night -
she almost tripped me up, running under my feet. (grin)


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

She's a sensible kitty.

Being from England, I'm surprised you have such cold weather, indeed
any cold weather in Texas. is this unusual or just unusually early?

Judith

It gets cold (snow, ice, sleet) in a lot of places in the United States.
Often not for long, but it does happen.

Jill

I live in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, only slightly further north than
Tangier, Morocco. Summers here are hot and humid, classed as
semitropical. The average winter temperature, according to Wikipedia, is
37.7° F, or 3.2°C (note that the night-time low will typically be just
below freezing, and the daytime high around 40° F, or 4.4°C).

However, we are 600 miles or so from the nearest ocean, in approximately
the center of the eastern half of the contiguous United States, with no
nearby bodies of water large enough to provide significant buffering. A
weather system moving up from the Gulf of Mexico can raise the winter
temperature to 70°F, and a weather system moving down from the center of
Canada can drop the temperature below 0° F. The coldest weather I have
personally encountered here in Nashville had a still air temperature of
-17°F (-27.2°C), with a wind chill of -45°F (-42.7). I was working as a
security guard at the time, and had to be out in the weather, so I
remember it very well.

The temperature can change very rapidly here in winter. I have seen the
temperature drop by 50°F (about 28°C) in less than 12 hours. I lost a
mature apple tree a few years ago when a two-week-long period of mild
weather in mid-February tricked the tree into putting out first flowers,
then leaves. When the sub-freezing temperatures abruptly came back, it
completely killed the tree.

--
John F. Eldredge --
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

jmcquown wrote:
On 11/24/2013 3:31 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
Mark Edwards wrote:
So, when I got up (literally at the crack of noon), Miss Emily wanted to
go out.

I stood in the door while she decided whether she wanted out in the
decidedly un-Texas-like weather. Finally, she went out, then looked back
at me as if asking, "If I don't like it, can I come back in?" Of course,
I told her yes.

A few minutes later, I checked up on her, and she was ready to come back
inside. She ran directly to the bedroom and laid down on my pillow,
where she stayed most of the day. Apache jumped up on the bed to hiss at
her a couple of times, but that was the extent of it.

Senyah let her back out while I was out grocery shopping, but by supper
time, she was MORE than ready to come back in for the night - she almost
tripped me up, running under my feet. (grin)


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

She's a sensible kitty.

Being from England, I'm surprised you have such cold weather, indeed any
cold weather in Texas. is this unusual or just unusually early?

Judith

It gets cold (snow, ice, sleet) in a lot of places in the United States.
Often not for long, but it does happen.

Jill

Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

On 11/25/2013 11:09 AM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


jmcquown wrote:
On 11/24/2013 3:31 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
Mark Edwards wrote:
So, when I got up (literally at the crack of noon), Miss Emily
wanted to
go out.

I stood in the door while she decided whether she wanted out in the
decidedly un-Texas-like weather. Finally, she went out, then looked
back
at me as if asking, "If I don't like it, can I come back in?" Of
course,
I told her yes.

A few minutes later, I checked up on her, and she was ready to come
back
inside. She ran directly to the bedroom and laid down on my pillow,
where she stayed most of the day. Apache jumped up on the bed to
hiss at
her a couple of times, but that was the extent of it.

Senyah let her back out while I was out grocery shopping, but by supper
time, she was MORE than ready to come back in for the night - she
almost
tripped me up, running under my feet. (grin)


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

She's a sensible kitty.

Being from England, I'm surprised you have such cold weather, indeed any
cold weather in Texas. is this unusual or just unusually early?

Judith

It gets cold (snow, ice, sleet) in a lot of places in the United
States. Often not for long, but it does happen.

Jill

Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

I live in Southern California. Years ago, when I was taking flying
lessons, our first "cross country" flight (50 nautical miles or more)
was to Lancaster, in the high desert of California. We weren't sure
until we were 10 minutes away whether they'd have the snow cleared off
the runway so we could land. There was about 8 inches of snow on the
ground.

Joy

On 11/25/2013 4:32 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , John F. Eldredge
wrote:
On Sun, 24 Nov 2013 19:42:25 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

On 11/24/2013 3:31 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Mark
Edwards wrote:
So, when I got up (literally at the crack of noon), Miss Emily
wanted to go out.

I stood in the door while she decided whether she wanted out in the
decidedly un-Texas-like weather. Finally, she went out, then looked
back at me as if asking, "If I don't like it, can I come back in?"
Of course, I told her yes.

A few minutes later, I checked up on her, and she was ready to come
back inside. She ran directly to the bedroom and laid down on my
pillow, where she stayed most of the day. Apache jumped up on the
bed to hiss at her a couple of times, but that was the extent of it.

Senyah let her back out while I was out grocery shopping, but by
supper time, she was MORE than ready to come back in for the night -
she almost tripped me up, running under my feet. (grin)


Hugs and Purrs, Mark

She's a sensible kitty.

Being from England, I'm surprised you have such cold weather, indeed
any cold weather in Texas. is this unusual or just unusually early?

Judith

It gets cold (snow, ice, sleet) in a lot of places in the United
States. Often not for long, but it does happen.

Jill

I live in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, only slightly further north than
Tangier, Morocco. Summers here are hot and humid, classed as
semitropical. The average winter temperature, according to Wikipedia,
is 37.7° F, or 3.2°C (note that the night-time low will typically be
just below freezing, and the daytime high around 40° F, or 4.4°C).

However, we are 600 miles or so from the nearest ocean, in approximately
the center of the eastern half of the contiguous United States, with no
nearby bodies of water large enough to provide significant buffering. A
weather system moving up from the Gulf of Mexico can raise the winter
temperature to 70°F, and a weather system moving down from the center of
Canada can drop the temperature below 0° F. The coldest weather I have
personally encountered here in Nashville had a still air temperature of
-17°F (-27.2°C), with a wind chill of -45°F (-42.7). I was working as a
security guard at the time, and had to be out in the weather, so I
remember it very well.

The temperature can change very rapidly here in winter. I have seen the
temperature drop by 50°F (about 28°C) in less than 12 hours. I lost a
mature apple tree a few years ago when a two-week-long period of mild
weather in mid-February tricked the tree into putting out first flowers,
then leaves. When the sub-freezing temperatures abruptly came back, it
completely killed the tree.

--
John F.

What a shame about your apple tree. I'm amazed at how your temperature
change change so quickly. I'm the the West Midlands of England and so are
far from the sea but not 600 miles.

Judith

I'm sorry about the tree, too!

It was nearly 80°F (about 26°C) two days ago where I live. (Saint Helena
Island, South Carolina.) Last night the temperature dropped to 36°F
(about 2°C). It's supposed to get colder than that tonight. It only
got up to about 50°F for the high today, and it's been very windy. So
yes, the temperatures can and do fluctuate rather broadly in some places
in the US this time of year. To me, this is unseasonably cold weather.
It doesn't usually dip into the 30's until the end of December. The
coldest months down here seem to be January and February.

Jill

On 11/25/2013 4:34 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , jmcquown
wrote:
On 11/24/2013 3:31 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Mark
Edwards wrote:
So, when I got up (literally at the crack of noon), Miss Emily wanted
to go out.

I stood in the door while she decided whether she wanted out in the
decidedly un-Texas-like weather. Finally, she went out, then looked
back at me as if asking, "If I don't like it, can I come back in?" Of
course, I told her yes.

A few minutes later, I checked up on her, and she was ready to come
back inside. She ran directly to the bedroom and laid down on my
pillow, where she stayed most of the day. Apache jumped up on the bed
to hiss at her a couple of times, but that was the extent of it.

Senyah let her back out while I was out grocery shopping, but by
supper time, she was MORE than ready to come back in for the night -
she almost tripped me up, running under my feet. (grin)


Hugs and Purrs, Mark

She's a sensible kitty.

Being from England, I'm surprised you have such cold weather, indeed
any cold weather in Texas. is this unusual or just unusually early?

Judith

It gets cold (snow, ice, sleet) in a lot of places in the United States.
Often not for long, but it does happen.

Jill


I know that new York and such places get snow but I thought that Texas was
always hot. I've been watching too many programmes like Dallas.

Judith

LOLOL! That explains a lot!

Jill

On 11/25/2013 8:59 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:09:11 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:


Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

Only coastal southern California in the US never gets snow.
Or at last snow that sticks, and maybe once ever 30 years.

When we lived in Vista, CA in 1967 it snowed. Mom had to run to the
store to buy film for the Kodak instamatic camera. LOL I'm pretty sure
it was gone by the time she got back.

And by coastal, I mean within 2-3 miles of the ocean.
Any farther inland, and snow can and does happen, though
rarely and not lasting for long.

Does it ever snow in the Mojave desert? We (my parents, my two brothers
and me) drove through there (also way back then) and I can attest to the
fact it definitely rains! We ran into a storm so bad we had to pull off
the highway. In the middle of nowhere. When it was over, there was a
rainbow stretching as far as the eye could see. We all tumbled out of
the car to look at it. Ooooh! I was seven or 8 years old.

Jill

On 11/25/2013 5:59 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:09:11 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:


Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

Only coastal southern California in the US never gets snow.
Or at last snow that sticks, and maybe once ever 30 years.

And by coastal, I mean within 2-3 miles of the ocean.
Any farther inland, and snow can and does happen, though
rarely and not lasting for long.

Right. I can remember about 60 years ago or so in East Los Angeles it
snowed enough to stick. We had about 2 or 3 inches on our house and
yard. When I got to school the kids were making snowballs. It has
snowed where I am now (about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles) once or
twice in the 44 years I've lived here, but not enough to stick.

Joy