Happy New Year

Happy New Year

  1/1/26 7:00 31F (-0.5C) Overcast, gray, subdued. Everything is encased in ice. Haze from morning  fires has settled in the firs. A freezing mist is transitioning to light rain. Snow is forecast. I am surrounded by the discordant squawks of birds. Walter...
New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve

12/31/25 4:30 34F (1C) Calm, hazy with the moon waxing gibbous, nearly full. Dave and Kel took Mom to Marchesi Vinyards for an end of the year tasting so Amy and I invited ourselves along. The temperature dropped with the sun but they have a firepit at each table so...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      12/31/25 6:30 24F (-4.4C) The sky is blue, the ground is frozen. There is no wind. Home from California. The cold bites my fingers like a puppy.  It’s teeth are sharp. Ducks circle up from the weeds, heading out for a morning sortie. Dawn...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/30/25 5:00 40F (4.4C) Calm, clear, and dark. Our flight leaves SFX around three. We are having dinner with the kniece in Potland before going home.                            ...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/29/25 7:00 39F (3.9C) Calm and clear with a faint breeze out of the east. Monday morning in San Carlos. The whine of leaf blowers fills the air. After breakfast we walked from San Carlos to Lynne’s house in Redwood City. Christmas decorations...