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

  7/10/26 5:45 58F (14.4C) I woke with the sun rising from behind Nan's Rock. It is warm enough to wander half naked to the latrine without discomfort. Walter stuck his nose under the head of Robert's bunk and snored all night. Scott has two tipis set up. We are...

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Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

  Thursday 7/9/26 We probably had a high near 90f (32C), mostly clear with a light breeze. The air is perfumed with the scent of hot pine pitch. I am camping on a ridgetop near Nan's Rock, above Scott's house. Robert, Walter and I got here yesterday around 6....

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/8/26 4:44 58F (14.4C) Blue sky  with a light dander of clouds.  It is calm, but a faint breeze is rising. A fat, waning, crescent moon rests atop the maple. There is a riot of birdsong erupting from the dull blue of dawn. Good morning.      ...

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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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