Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/16/26 6:30 60F (15.5C) The sun is above the ridge, the clouds are breaking up, the morning is calm and quiet. A thunderstorm  brushed by yesterday,  trailing rain across the deck. I heard rain on my roof off and on through the night. My laundry hanging on the...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/15/26 9:00 80F (26.6C) I slept late. The sun is up, the sky is blue. There are no clouds and barely enough breeze to flutter the corn tassles. Good morning.                            ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/14/26 6:45 62F (16.6C) Overcast, still. The rooster is crowing, a familiar sound, but a sharp contrast to the peacocks distant screech while camping above Scott's house the past 5 mornings. Rob and I got to my house about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. He still...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/12/26 5:30 Sunrise at Nan's Rock. Temperature probably in the mid-fifties. Scott tells me the popcorn clouds portend a lightning storm, perhaps nearby, in the afternoon. Harmony joined us for breakfast - Scott made french toast.        ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/11/26 6:45 53F (11.6C) Clear with a chance of horses. A fingernail moon hangs above the pines. It will wink out tomorrow. Last night one of Scott's mares stole my drink. This morning I woke up to find the same horse inside the lodge, front feet, head and...

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Oooo Mommy

Oooo Mommy

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Book Club

Book Club

Book club was at mom's  house  tonight,  so Andy brought mom up here for dinner while our wives were otherwise occupied. I spent the day scouring the house and cooking. We had pork loin and cornbread.  Andy brought a salad, wine and beer.  After dinner we had drinks,...

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Morels for Breakfast

Morels for Breakfast

  Between the drought and fierce competition,  I  have not found many morels this season. But this morning I did have three mushrooms and about as many stalks of asparagus. I scalded the morels in water while I  chopped and fried some  bacon. When the bacon was...

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Lusk Creek Militia

Lusk Creek Militia

      Walter Dawg joined Cap'n Ron, Michael and me on a winter excursion into the Gifford Pinchot.                                            ...

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Because I Can

When I was a child  I couldn't wait to be a grown-up, when I  could do whatever I wanted to. I could have cake and ice-cream for breakfast!      

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