Good Morning

Good Morning

    1/10/26 6:30 33F (0.5C) Calm, dry, icy. The waning half moon glows dimly through a gauzey veil of clouds. Something just grabbed a duck from the pond. I could hear them thrashing, wings beating the water, and the frightened calls of his companions making...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    1/9/26 6:30 33F (0.5C) Cold, calm. The waning moon  is completely obscured by clouds. It is a dark morning. Amy’s headlights sweep across the tipi poles as she pulls out to go to an early union meeting. I am proud of her. It is an important job,...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    1/8/26 5:45 37F (2.7C) There is a light wind blowing a swirling, cold mist. The moon, waning gibbous, and at least one star pierce the thin clouds overhead. Both  thermometers read 37F, but it feels colder than that and ice dots the horizontal surfaces....
Good Morning

Good Morning

  1/7/26 6:30 38F (3.3C) Clear, mostly, with a cool, inconstant breeze. The moon, three quarters and waning, is resting atop the oaks. Stars are shining in a rich, blue sky. A pair of ducks just landed in the pond.  Swooping silently in tandem they banked and...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    1/6/26 6:45 32F (0C) The moon, waning gibbous, shines down through the freezing fog onto turf and leaves frosted with ice. A slight breeze flutters the streamers on the tips of the lodge poles . Yesterday,  Walter was so clean and fluffy, but early  this...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    1/5/26 6:30 34F (1.1C) Quiet, cold, and calm. Partially cloudy with a few stars showing. The waning moon, two days past full, shines through the bare oaks. A light freezing mist wafts down, coating everything with a thin layer of ice. Christmas break is...