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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...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    2/10/26 6:30 33F (0.5C)  No wind, no moon. A dense fog has settled in the canyon. Birds are twittering, unseen in the brume. Passing cars whir over damp pavement,  poking their headlights ineffectually through the murk. Good morning.      ...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  2/9/26 6:30 36F (2.2C) Cool, clear, and calm. It has stopped raining leaving a sprinkle of mist behind. But for a few clouds low in the southeast,  the sky is clear. The moon, just past half and waning into the last quarter,  is shining brightly down the...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    2/8/26 7:45 40F (4.4C) Overcast and wet. No wind. Mist drifts down the ridge through the the dark silhouettes of tall conifers. The sky is sodden gray and leaking. It rained all day yesterday.  Apparently, it rained all last night. It is raining now....

Good Morning

Good Morning

  2/7/26 7:00 41F (5.0C) Calm, overcast , dry. It continues to be unseasonably warm. Last night Jody, Dave, Amy and I went to Portland where we met Andrea and Josh and enjoyed the Winter Festival of Lights. It was beautiful and surreal.  An all ages rave in...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    2/6/26 6:45 40F (4.4C) Still air, cloudy skies, dry, with no wind. It is quiet so far this morning. A few birds are chattering. Occasionally one will flit by. A pair of ducks flew up the canyon,  chuckling as they passed. Walter Dawg has made his rounds...