Good Morning

Good Morning

by | May 7, 2026

    5/7/26 6:15 51F (10.5C) Blue sky ringed with clouds.No wind, no rain. Birds chatter in the otherwise quiet morning. Twenty minutes pass. The neighbor’s dog begins to yap, raising Walter’s vocal ire. The rooster crows. Birds are singing. The...
Good Morning

Good Morning

by | May 6, 2026

    5/6/26 6:00 51F(10.5C) Clear sky, dry, no wind. I had poor sleep  last night. First night on a brand new mattress.  Early to bed and out like a light. Marvelous. Walter got left outside when we went to  bed. Around  2:00 he let us know we had forgotten...
Good Morning

Good Morning

by | May 5, 2026

    5/5/26 6:00 54F (12.2C) Calm, clear, dry. The birds started up at first light, about an hour ago, just as the moon, waning gibbous,  touched the southwest rim of the canyon. A turkey is calling. The rooster is awake. The dogs have been  talking, but they...
Good Morning

Good Morning

by | May 4, 2026

    5/4/26 6:15 52F (11.1C)  A slight breeze ripples the willows against  a backdrop of pale blue. Walter’s barking sounds disgruntled and half-hearted. The birds twitter and chirp in subdued tones. An orchard sprayer whines far down the way, somewhere...
Good Morning

Good Morning

by | May 3, 2026

  5/3/26 7:15 50F (10C) Clear, blue sky. No wind. The sun has just topped the ridge. I slept in after a late night. Amy is still in bed. We went to hear the Tad Robinson Blues Band at Double Mountain, a show Squirrel put on. A good time was had by all.  ...
Good Morning

Good Morning

by | May 2, 2026

    5/2/26 6:15 54F (12.2C)  Calm. Quiet, if you can ignore the birds and the dog. The sky is a uniform pale gray, like an old cotton sheet or a dress shirt past retirement. Rain is predicted this evening.  From the marks in the dust, it looks like it...