Good Morning

Good Morning

      7/7/25 6:30 59f (15c) Another blue sky morning with no wind. A woodpecker hammers out his song of love on an aluminum ladder. A hawk, perhaps frustrated by an unsuccessful hunt, screeches as he flys low across the blackberry brambles.  ...
Happy Dependence Day

Happy Dependence Day

    7/3/25 6:30 12.7c (55f) Clear sky, no wind. What’s eating my tomatoes?                      
Good Morning

Good Morning

    7/2/25 5:30 63f (17.2c) A few clouds and a light breeze this morning.  Walter Dawg is still  limping,  but he must be feeling better.  He is barking his fool head off.
Good Morning

Good Morning

      6/24/25 6:30 54f (12.2c) A windless  morning with clear sky. The dog is barking. The tipi is up, drying out after our solstice campout in the Oregon desert.             Looking forward to my darling wife getting home...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/23/25 5:30 51f (10.5c) This morning  is bright and clear, blue sky with just a tickle of breeze. The sun is still behind the east ridge. Birds are happily twittering and flitting about. I am soaking and sipping cardamom tea. The tea is hot and strong...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/22/25 7:00 42f (5.5c) Overcast, light breeze, no rain at the moment. We got ice pellets again yesterday evening, followed by hard rain, tapering to sprinkles and squalls. This morning everything is damp but dig down an inch or six and it is dry as...