Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[txdon]

Look for it's mate. Where there's one, there is usually 2.

The same with copperheads in the yard.

Scorpions are attracted to light. He might have been in the attic or wall and came in by the light fixture or plumbing fixture. Last year I had about twenty in the house this year they are outside only...??? I blame it on new construction and they were built into the house.

 

[jinman]

When I had new siding put on the south side of my house, there were lots of scorpions (both dead and alive) under the old cedar siding. Since they follow their food supply, there must have been some crickets around there too. I don't know why, but we seem to find the most scorpions on interior stairways in the center of the house.:confused3:

We got a nice little shower last night (no more than 1/10"). It passed over just about 10 PM as it was dissolving from the DFW pressure cap. I'm hoping for much more today. I finished a terrace to my pond that Ron Hall and I laid out with a surveyor's transit. It's not "prettied up" yet, but it will catch any runoff and direct it to my newest pond.

 

[Traxx]

It's been on and off this morn, just enough to knock the dust down.

 

[Western]

Haven't checked my gauge yet, but can see there is very little from the door.
I was hoping for at least a 1/2", but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Coming in from work in Flower Mound this morning (2am) was an nice light show, North and SW, Had some incredible lightning.

 

[two_bit_score]

When I had new siding put on the south side of my house, there were lots of scorpions (both dead and alive) under the old cedar siding. Since they follow their food supply, there must have been some crickets around there too. I don't know why, but we seem to find the most scorpions on interior stairways in the center of the house.:confused3:

We got a nice little shower last night (no more than 1/10"). It passed over just about 10 PM as it was dissolving from the DFW pressure cap. I'm hoping for much more today. I finished a terrace to my pond that Ron Hall and I laid out with a surveyor's transit. It's not "prettied up" yet, but it will catch any runoff and direct it to my newest pond.

I opened a bag of sand recently that was sealed up and right on top was a scorpion.


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[Bird]

Haven't checked my gauge yet, but can see there is very little from the door.
I was hoping for at least a 1/2", but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Coming in from work in Flower Mound this morning (2am) was an nice light show, North and SW, Had some incredible lightning.

I woke up briefly around 2 a.m. and noticed some lightning, but I don't think we got any rain until around 9:30 a.m. and the radar makes it appear that it's all over for us. So I just went out and emptied my rain gauge. I think it had almost 0.03" in it.:laughing:

 

[Traxx]

Wife had me help harvest cactus today. That was a first.

 

[Bird]

Wife had me help harvest cactus today. That was a first.

What kind of cactus and for what; i.e., what does she do with it?

 

[Traxx]

I think it to eat, but I really don't know what kind it is. I'll get a picture tomorrow. We just cut off the new growth, and she is going to skin it and cut into strips. This is a step farther than I have been into Mex food.

 

[two_bit_score]

I think it to eat, but I really don't know what kind it is. I'll get a picture tomorrow. We just cut off the new growth, and she is going to skin it and cut into strips. This is a step farther than I have been into Mex food.

Nopales or napolitas are delicious when properly prepared and served as part of a good meal.

If your wife knows how to prepare nopales you are a lucky guy.


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