Good Morning

Good Morning

  9/19/26 6:45 46F (7.7C) AQI 24 Daylight is upon us but the sun is not quite up.  The sky is clear and blue. There is a tickle of a breeze. The kennel dogs are barking and Walter joins their conversation. Birds trill and chirp. The hens are clucking....
Good Morning

Good Morning

  9/18/26 7:00 55F (12.7C) AQI 27 Clear, cloudless sky with a faint breeze stirring. Aside from Walter’s  occasional outbursts and the rooster fulfilling his duties, it is a quiet Friday morning. I finished the drying rack and set the lodge up yesterday. ...
Chanterelles for Lunch

Chanterelles for Lunch

Mike, Walter and I ranged a little farther north than usual in search of mushrooms. The new territory didn’t yield any boletes or chanterelles, but we collected some wild ginger and  a few early cranberries before heading over to Chanty Camp. Back in familiar...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  9/17/26 6:30 48F (8.8C) AQI 19 It is a clear, blue dawn. A slight breeze flutters the birch but leaves the oaks unmoved. Sprayers whine and a few cars pass, headed for town. Good morning.                    ...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  9/16/26 7:15 49F (9.4C) AQI 21 Clear blue sky with a few white clouds in the south. No wind, light dew. The sun has not yet topped the ridge. I can feel the season changing. Sunrise is slower, the air is colder with a crisp edge to it. After getting up early to...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  9/15/26 4:30 47F (8.3C) AQI 16 Dark. Heavy dew. No wind. No hot tub this morning – going fishing with Bill.                                          ...