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Pandemic Furlough Campout

Pandemic Furlough Campout

  With fears of the contagion, business was slow. My employers decided to save some money by furloughing me Tuesday through Wednesday morning, so Walter and I took advantage of the relaxed travel restrictions to go camping. The Triumph loaded with gear, we headed...

Saturday Morning Soak

Saturday Morning Soak

Good morning Saturday. Hot tea and a sunrise soak at Bunny Hump Ranch. As the sun climbs the ridge behind me, a line of brilliance falls across the trees and tipi in front of me.                     I can actually see...

Throwback Thursday – Taxi Ride

Throwback Thursday – Taxi Ride

Rick Murray takes me for a "taxi ride" around PIR Saturday, July25,2009 I don't remember screaming but I seem to have lost my voice This was the most excitement I've ever experienced on a motorcycle, let alone on a sidecar. These things are crazy! There is nothing...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/21/25 6:30 32F (0C) Winter Solstice. Cloudy, frozen and dark. Cold, moonless, and without stars. There is nary a breath of wind. The leaves have been brushed with frost, the deck is slick with ice. Winter has arrived.        ...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/20/25 6:45 34F (1.1C) Cold, clear,  calm. Ducks rise from the pond beyond the fence. I hear their wings beat the still air; their quacking fades as they circle east and disappear. I had expected overcast with light rain, perhaps  snow. It is cold but...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/19/25 7:00 35F (1.6C) Overcast. Cold with a slight breeze. Damp and gloomy. Scattered drifts of slushy snow melt into the muddy grass. The rooster crows, forlorn and still locked in the coop. A bird squawks, a dog barks. A disgruntled crow croaks from...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/18/25 6:45 38F (3.3C) Dark,  raining. There is no wind. The sky is a uniform , dull gray. It is raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock. By 7:30 I begin to see snow mixed with the rain. Very wet, more like raindrops with texture, a portent of...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/17/25 6:15 43F (6.1C) Clouds and ferocious wind gusts. It is dark. No hot tub  this morning.  We woke up at 2:00 and found the power out. It is still out now. There were rain squalls all night.  Terrific blasts of wind pelted  the house with debris....