Good Morning

Good Morning

by | Sep 29, 2026

  9/29/26 7:00 53F (11.6C) AQI 20 It is much warmer this morning. No wind on the ground and not much aloft. Broken overcast with grey and gloomy clouds to the west and the north. Crows converse with each other, exchanging amicable curses and rude commentary,  as...
Good Morning

Good Morning

by | Sep 28, 2026

  9/28/26 7:30 38F (3.3C) AQI 21 A pellucid gauze of high clouds softens the morning blue of the autumn sky. Heat rising from the fire stirs the air around the poles above the lodge. Otherwise, all is still. The kennel dogs are barking, eliciting vocal...
Sparassis Stroganov

Sparassis Stroganov

by | Sep 27, 2026

  I found a small Sparassis down by Cabbage Creek. It was just large enough to provide the noodles for a single serving of stroganov. Lunch is sorted. I scalded the Sparassis in salted water while I cut some beef into small, thin strips. I seared the beef in hot...
Good Morning

Good Morning

by | Sep 27, 2026

  9/27/26 7:00 44F (6.66C)  AQI 19 No wind. Blue sky with a few clouds scattered about. Birds are flitting here and there. Walter is having a conversation with a dog down the road, but it is not very animated.  More of a Sunday morning chat. It is generally...
Good Morning

Good Morning

by | Sep 26, 2026

  9/26/26 7:00 43F (6C) AQI 15 Approximate altitude 800′ Clear sky with a few white whisps behind the east ridge. A slight breeze from the southeast is blowing on the ground here. Touched off the BBQ in the lodge to put some heat and smoke on the pumpkin...
Good Morning

Good Morning

by | Sep 25, 2026

  9/25/26 5:30 54F (12.2C) AQI 25 Cloudy, dark, wet. There is a light breeze, cool but not uncomfortable. The predicted rains were slow coming. It was sprinkling when I came out, progressing to light rain, then becoming a steady downpour. Then it stopped, like...