Overcast AM. Currently trying to clear to partly cloudy. Moderately gusty south wind. 65ºF/18ºC @ noon.
South wind with its Gulf moisture is dominating our current weather. Foggy, misty, occasional light rain. 52ºF/11ºC @ 1:00 AM.
Leg muscles know I spent most of yesterday hiking steep trails along the Buffalo National River. ( 53ºF/11ºC @ 10:30 AM)
Up and moving, but not really awake. First bird of the year was a junco, or so I'm told. (Clear, south wind moderate and 25ºF/-3ºC @ 7 AM)
I'm going to go to bed early tonight, since I need to get up in about four hours. (26ºF/-3ºC @ 2:00 AM)
Finally 2009 in CST. Clear, calm and 28ºF/-2ºC @ midnight. Happy New Year to one and all.
PM walk: Made an off-trail detour thru heavier brush and acquired our last (I hope) ticks of 2008. (Clear, calm and 39ºF/4ºC @ 4:45 PM)
Nature in the Ozarks blog post/photo: A Mouse in the Woods -- Eeeek! http://tinyurl.com/86pcpk
Blustery north wind, clear sky and 36ºF/2ºC @ 11:00 AM. Chilly unless you can get out of the wind and in the sun.