Good Morning

Good Morning

  5/28/25 6:00 56f (11.6c) Clear, blue sky, no wind. Somewhere up Swyers Drive an orchard sprayer whines; distant enough I can’t smell the poison, near enough to disturb the tranquility of the morning. I can’t really complain about the noise. Walter...
Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

5/27/25 3:30 80f (26.6c) Clear sky, warm breeze. Mike and I went up the mountain to have a look around. Found coral mushrooms, shaggy manes, and a handful of morels at between 3000 and 4000′ under mixed conifers.              ...
Good Morning

Good Morning

5/27/25 5:30 46f (7.7c) Blue sky and birds singing.  No wind. It’s Tuesday, the day after Memorial Day.  People are getting ready for work, the school bus will be by soon. I sit here submerged in hot water, sipping tea, listening to the birds sing. How do I like...
Mardingtop 25L Backpack M6347A

Mardingtop 25L Backpack M6347A

For years my EDC was a Wolfman tankbag. When I was still working, I kept it filled with maps and tools and fuses for my moto, emergency kit, knife, a roll of T.P. and my lunch.  I could leave straight from work for the woods when the notion took me. When that bag wore...
Good Morning

Good Morning

5/26/25 6:00 56f (13.3c) Cloudy and calm. It was raining when I went to bed but things are dry here now.