Good Morning

Good Morning

        8/13/25 7:00 62 (16.6)  A clear, windless  morning,  smelling faintly of burnt toast. I don’t see any new fire alerts, so it must be from a distance. The sun is cresting the ridge. Happy birthday to my youngest brother, Andy. And...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      8/12/25 6:00 62f (16.6c) Clear sky, I smell ripe blackberries on the morning breeze.                                         I don’t hear the...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      8/11/25 6:00 61f (16.1c) No wind, clear sky. I hear lots of truck traffic.  Ladders are banging  in the orchard across the street. Walter is barking at the crew as they start down the rows. I holler at the dog, but he is determined to drive them...
Good Morning

Good Morning

          8/10/25 5:45 59f (15c) Amy gets home from  California  today. The full moon is dropping behind Willow Flat. I hear a whistle, a chirp, the flutter of wings. A dove  coos over by the creek. The rooster interrupts with  raucous...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      8/9/25 7:00 57f (13.8c) Clear sky,  with a hint of breeze tickling the corn. The moon, full tonight, has set; the sun begins to rise above the east ridge. It is quiet against the intermittent intrusion of modernity, faint and in the background:...
Good Morning

Good Morning

8/8/25 7:00 52f (11.11c) Clear,  blue sky with a suggestion of a breeze. My wheezing and coughing doesn’t seem to disturb the birds, who converse merrily as they flit through the trees. The dog woke me this morning  around six, licking my elbow. He’s had...