Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

12/13/25 2:00 60F (15.5C) Calm, clear and sunny It was a beautiful sunny Saturday, quite warm for December, so Amy, Walter and I set aside our chores and went for a walk. We ended up down at Wy’East Winery. Amy had a glass of red and I had a glass of pink....
Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

12/9/25 1:30 48f (8.8C) Steady rain, no wind.                                                              ...
Christmas Firetruck Parade 2025

Christmas Firetruck Parade 2025

    A small town tradition, the annual Christmas Firetruck Parade rolled through our neighborhood this evening. In years past the neighbors have gotten together around a bonfire out by the street to watch them go by, but that didn’t come together this...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/7/25 6:45 45F (7.2C) Damp, gray, still. An owl calls from the darkness somewhere beyond the front yard. A solitary duck quacks, trailing off to a quiet mutter. A desultory rain is falling, tap tapping the dead leaves like a metronome keeping time in...
Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

      11/9/25 Clear, sunny,  and warm. We decided to forage for cranberries and mushrooms instead of doing yard work, so Amy, Walter, and I piled into the car and headed north. We picked up Mike on the way and by noon, we were on the road to Trout Lake....
Halloween on the Big Lava Bed

Halloween on the Big Lava Bed

            It was a beautiful, crisp autumn day when Kent and I drove north into the Big Lava Bed. The road was rugged, just ruts worn into jagged rock, winding between collapsed lava tubes and stunted trees finally arriving  at a flat...