Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/3/25 5:00 49f (9.4c) Blue sky laced with a few wisps. Comfortably cool; a slight breeze flutters the leaves of the birch. The morning  birds are chatting and the rooster is awake and on duty.                ...
Pretty Not Bad

Pretty Not Bad

Amy and I  drove up to Disappearing Lake. The water level is dropping fast; I think it will be a short season. We talked about  paddling the beaver pond but the shore was teeming with mosquitos so we went back down to South Prairie and put in.      ...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/2/25 6:00 47f (8.3c) Clear,  blue sky, faintest of breezes,  the sun hasn’t quite topped the ridge.  Jay birds are tussling, raising a ruckus. Otherwise, it is a fairly quiet morning.  
Good Morning

Good Morning

                      6/1/25 6:15 50f (10c) We slept in  the tipi last night. In the backyard, like kids having a sleepover. The oak trees were creaking in the wind when we went to bed. It was 58f (14.4c). Now it...
A Day Spent on the Water

A Day Spent on the Water

    My friend, Joe Castaldi, built a beautiful, sixteen foot gaff-rigged Melonseed Skiff from the original plans. He sent word he was planning to launch her for a maiden voyage down at the Hood River Marina, so I showed up yesterday, bright and early to...