Stormy weather

The last few days were windy, warm, and humid culminating in a real sh*t kicker storm last night although it was brief.

A very windy day at the wharf yesterday

Coreopsis

White Prickly Poppy

 Gaillardia (Indian Blanket)

This guy really likes to fish.

Even the gulls were hunkered down.

We knew it would storm during the night.  At about 1:15 a.m. the iPhone started screeching out a tornado alarm (3 times).  The warnings occurred over a 15 minute period while a tornado cloud travelled over Corpus Christi and Rockport toward Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.  There was a deluge of rain and within a half hour it was gone.

Tornado is red triangle 

Today was a gorgeous, calm, sunny day.  The ocean was like glass.  There were artists painting landscapes and the marina.   

A flat ocean

Redhead

Black-bellied Whistling Duck

We have been enjoying the local restaurants- Steerburger, Redfish Willie's, etc.

Steerburger 

Steerburger is expanding their operation to include a building.

The rain also resulted in an explosion of frogs and toads.  Tonight Kirk and I investigate.