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When Will I Learn?
“You know, you don’t have to go camping if the weather is going to be awful,” remarked my wife as she eyed the leaden winter sky. Despite the deteriorating weather, I stubbornly clung to my plans. Sure, it was December, but the forecast was for light rain and...
Book Club
Our wives were scheduled to do a zoom book club meeting Sunday afternoon; it seemed like a good time for Andy and I to load up the dogs and head to the woods. ...
Halloween 2020 -Part 3: Striking Camp
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Halloween 2020 -Part 2: Samhain
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Halloween 2020 -Part 1: Pitching Camp
Ever notice how traditions spring from repetition, almost without our noticing? Apparently, my brother and I have a traditional Halloween camp-out. Every year, we go up in the woods, camp, carve Jack O'Lanterns, hunt mushrooms, drink too much, and eat too much....
Good Morning
6/24/26 6:15 58F (14.4C) Calm. Blue sky with mares tails. The sun just hit the cedar in the southwest corner of the yard. The birds are singing, the cannons boom occasionally, a car whizzes past now and again. It's a relatively quiet summer morning in the...
Good Morning
6/23/26 6:00 57F (13.8C) Calm, blue sky. The canyon is still in shadow but yellow morning sunlight bathes the sloping field and bordering firs to the west. The birds are just waking. The rooster is crowing. Walter has found something to bark at. Good morning....
Good Morning
6/22/26 55F (12.7C) Blue sky with a few wisps of cloud. Light, inconstant breeze. Morning sunlight is filtering across the canyon. Cherry cannons boom up on the hill. Walter Dawg doesn't like them and barks in displeasure. Doves coo. A woodpecker is hammering...
Good Morning
6/21/26 6:00 52F (11.11C) Summer Solstice. Faint breeze, blue sky stippled with thin clouds. Cherry cannons boom, the birds ignore them. Walter Dawg barks. I endeavor to ignore him. It continues warm and dry in Odell but some drizzle is expected at the...
Good Morning
6/20/26 6:00 56F (13.3C) The last day of spring. Cloudy with a slight breeze. Mares tails stretch across the sky. I have my first squash blossom. Joe Noe came over this morning for a soak. He pulled into his dad's driveway yesterday after 9 days on the road. He...
