Good Evening
8/23/26 9:00 64F (17.7C) AQI 48 This evening is slightly hazy with the scent of wood smoke, but the moon is waxing gibbous and the stars are shining bright. We just got back from six days at the coast and I couldn't resist a soak before bed. I watched a star go...
Good Morning
8/20/26 7:00 54F (12.2C) Blue sky alternating with fog blown about by a light breeze blowing from the NW. A single drip has soaked a spot just above my pillow. I got up at 5:00 to use the head, about 1/8 mile walk in the blackness through heavy swirling mist....
Good Afternoon
8/11/26 The wind being favorable and the wildfire smoke having abated, Walter, Mike and I decided to spend the day by a stream in the woods. We arrived late morning and found we had the place to ourselves. Except for Cocaine Bear. Quickly retrieving our bear guns, we...
Good Evening
8/4/26 7:45 p.m. 78F (25.5C) The sun setting through the smoke from the Grasshopper fire.
July 4, 2026
Good Morning
8/24/26 6:30 52F (11C) AQI 51 Clear, blue sky. No breeze. It was nice to sleep in my own bed, well off the ground and out of the sand. The truck still needs to be unloaded, the kayaks need to be scrubbed and there is a ton of laundry to do. But first, I will...
Good Evening
8/23/26 9:00 64F (17.7C) AQI 48 This evening is slightly hazy with the scent of wood smoke, but the moon is waxing gibbous and the stars are shining bright. We just got back from six days at the coast and I couldn't resist a soak before bed. I watched a star go...
Good Morning
8/23/26 4:00 62F (16.6C) AQI 19 The early morning is cool and dark; it is cloudy with some stars. 1/10th of a league is a far reach when you don't have the expedient of shitting in the bilges. The hike to the commode is far enough to provide a challenge and...
Good Morning
8/22/26 6:00 60F (15.5C) AQI 19 Calm and cloudy. ...
Good Morning
8/21/26 6:00 54F (12.2C) AQI 34 Faint SE breeze, light mist, no rain. It was dark when I got up at 5:30. Light is beginning to leak in around the edges now. Walter has had a short walk, the tea is on. I had rhubarb pie for breakfast. Kevin arrived...
Oooo Mommy
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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,...
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...
Lusk Creek Militia
Walter Dawg joined Cap'n Ron, Michael and me on a winter excursion into the Gifford Pinchot. ...
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!
