Good Morning

Good Morning

  1/2/26 6:30 37F (2.7C) Calm, quiet, damp. A thin fog sifts through the trees and settles in the canyon. It is warmer than yesterday morning, no ice. Everything is wet. I hear an owl softly calling.  A few birds chirp quietly. A half dozen ducks rise from the...
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

  1/1/26 7:00 31F (-0.5C) Overcast, gray, subdued. Everything is encased in ice. Haze from morning  fires has settled in the firs. A freezing mist is transitioning to light rain. Snow is forecast. I am surrounded by the discordant squawks of birds. Walter...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      12/31/25 6:30 24F (-4.4C) The sky is blue, the ground is frozen. There is no wind. Home from California. The cold bites my fingers like a puppy.  It’s teeth are sharp. Ducks circle up from the weeds, heading out for a morning sortie. Dawn...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/30/25 5:00 40F (4.4C) Calm, clear, and dark. Our flight leaves SFX around three. We are having dinner with the kniece in Potland before going home.                            ...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/29/25 7:00 39F (3.9C) Calm and clear with a faint breeze out of the east. Monday morning in San Carlos. The whine of leaf blowers fills the air. After breakfast we walked from San Carlos to Lynne’s house in Redwood City. Christmas decorations...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      12/28/25 6:30 41F (5.0C) Calm and clear, night still lingers dark. The moon,  half full and waxing brightly into the wee hours, has set. Amy is asleep.  I am enjoying the solitary peace of early morning.    ...