Good Morning

Good Morning

      3/22/26 6:00 30F (-1C) Calm,  clear and frosty. Birds sing against the fluttering background rumble of distant  orchard fans. A turkey calls in the woods across the street. A duck rises from the pond and flies off quacking. Walter growls, barking...
Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

It was shirtsleeve weather and sunny in town, pretty mild for the second day of spring. Mike and I decided to go look for snow. We found it at 3000′ in the Gifford Pinchot. There was no snow below that level and ice flows covering the road above that. Satisfied,...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      3/21/26 5:30 48F (8.8C) Faint breeze with stronger gusts. Clear and starry above, surrounded by a ring of low clouds The nieghbor was walking around his farm with a flashlight,  which piqued Walter’s interest. He’s gone inside and the...
First Day of Spring

First Day of Spring

    3/20/26 7:15 46F (7.7C) White tufts rip free of the cloud bank to the west and sail across the blue expanse above me. Doves compete with the other birds in an impromptu This Morning’s Got Talent show while the dogs in the canyon bark loud applause....
Good Morning

Good Morning

    3/19/26 6:30 44F (6.66C) Calm,  mostly clear  with a few scattered clouds. The last day of a winter that never came. A duck and a wren were having a round robin this morning. Some sparrows joined in, with occasional commentary from the rooster. Good...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    3/18/26 6:00 42F (5.5C) Calm, cool, dark No rain. Birds twitter. A few stars twinkle, fading as the morning  glow begins. The neighbor’s dog is yapping, setting Walter off. He reluctantly heeds my call and trots sullenly back to the deck, flopping...