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75,108,76, .18",W

almost a good rain

70,92,52, .09",B

almost storm...

Tweaked and poured post #2 this morning. 

The Field Lab Vortex held firm this afternoon...only got a misting.

Temps cooled so I started cutting parts for the west end door.

86,106,73,0,B

7 months...

Today marks seven months since the last time it rained at TFL.   Had a very close call this afternoon but only a 5 second burst of tiny/wind driven droplets.  Pieced together newly purchased parts for some catchment on the north side just in case.  Since this portion came together well - I can proceed to hook up the rest.  New calf from the post 2 days ago came in for a visit with a crew.  My friend JD brilliantly named it Ilford ....after the black&white printing paper I used to use back in photography school.

Had a peaceable kingdom event tonight with the longhorns and rabbits all having dinner together.  79,93,54,0,W

first storm a bust...

First predicted thunderstorm of the season looked like it had potential but only provided a brief sprinkle, no thunder, but at least some nice sky detail.  Got two more pieces of polycarbonate installed and was just about to start the third when the clouds rolled in and the winds picked up.  Almost forgot what it was like to scramble for the storm...that wasn't.  57,72,34,T,B

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Caught the moment in time off the atomic clock on my weather station this morning. It was a fabulous one second. Thunderstorms all over southwest Texas today but the Field Lab and my precious 2.5 mile dirt road were spared. This was a good thing because I made a supply run to Alpine. Last year on this day I got swamped in by storms. Nice and cool and clear up in Alpine but dark and gloomy down south back home. Got all sorts of good stuff to get me one step closer to being self-sustainable out here including an order for 70 more 20' sticks of half inch rebar - to be delivered Thurs of Fri. Benita came home this morning and watched the fort while I was away.


Just caught the PM version too....twice in a lifetime.