Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

Amy’s  Uncle Joe and Aunt Judy are visiting  from back east. I collected their autographs, then we spent the rest of the day wandering downtown Hood River.                              ...
Good Morning

Good Morning

            8/15/25 6:00 65 (18.3) Calm and overcast.  It is a quiet, gray Friday morning.  The deck is speckled with wet, remnants of an earlier rumor of rainfall. Occasionally an acorn breaks the silence, plummeting through the oaks, ...

8/15/25 6:00 65f 18.3c Overcast, calm. It is a quiet,  gray Friday morning.  The deck is speckled with damp spots, remnants of an earlier rumor of rain. Occasionally an acorn breaks the silence, plummeting to the ground,  richocheting off oak branches to smack the...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    8/14/25 4:30 62f (16.6c) Clear and still. The moon,  brilliant white and waning gibbous,  puts to rest any hope of seeing meteors. Two planets hover over the east ridge, shining brightly.  The thunder of crickets fades around 5:00 replaced by amplified...
Good Morning

Good Morning

        8/13/25 7:00 62 (16.6)  A clear, windless  morning,  smelling faintly of burnt toast. I don’t see any new fire alerts, so it must be from a distance. The sun is cresting the ridge. Happy birthday to my youngest brother, Andy. And...