Good Morning

Good Morning

      9/21/25 6:00 57F (13.8C) New moon. Cloudy  with a light breeze. Very dark this morning. The all cricket chorus is in full song, belting out their greatest hits. Walter has joined a spirited conversation with the dogs down the street. I tell him to...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      9/20/25 6:30 55F (12.7C) Clear sky, light breeze. The morning started quietly.  Just a single, discosolate croak from a corvid, hidden in the darkness. But now the rooster is crowing and birds are squawking. I just put Walter in the house because...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    9/19/25 6:00 53F (11.6C) It is a dark blue twilight. The earth takes a breath and leaves flutter in the faint breeze. A Turkish moon hangs in the east. Just a fingernail, ready to wink out,  with Venus hovering over the southern horn.    ...
Outhouse Camp August 2025

Outhouse Camp August 2025

My brother Andy, my friend Jason, and I all had our birthdays within a week of each other. Obviously, a birthday camping trip was in order. It would take some effort to work out the logistics. Jason is employed at an orthopedic clinic, with weekends off. Weekends are...

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!