Good Morning

The Writer, Vernon Wade

Vernon Wade is a poet, author and freelancer. He has been published in The Gorge Literary Journal, Dualsport Rider Magazine, Hack’d Magazine, The Sidecarist, ROB Magazine and The Hood River News.

The world fills him with wonder. When he looks at the sky he is lifted into flights of fancy, when he stares at the earth he is drawn beneath its surface. He is delighted to find the macrocosm and the microcosm equally mesmerizing.

7/13/25 5:30 62f (16.6c) 94f (34.4c) predicted this afternoon. Pale blue sky, and no wind. Morning birds chirp a melody over the muted whine of a distant sprayer harmonizing with the hum of the hot tub.

The red currant is fruiting, cherries are probably almost finished. The neighbor isn’t advertising, but his u-pick blueberries are ready. The Oregon grape has ripe berries now and the elderberry is setting fruit but not ripe yet. The blackberries still have some flowers but there are lots of green berries and a few turning red. Amy is dehydrating a flat of apricots.