California Fly and Camp

California Fly and Camp

My wife started lobbying early: "The California boys are going camping. You should go. Everybody is asking for you. Damien is cooking." I was reluctant. I didn't want to take time off work. I hadn't gone anywhere since The Contagion started and I was uncomfortable...

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2020 Socially Distant Easter

2020 Socially Distant Easter

April 11th, 2020. For the first time in decades, the Easter Bunny BBQ was cancelled, all because of the Damned Contagion. Amy and I decided we would celebrate the holiday between ourselves. It is important to maintain your normal routines when quarantined. With no...

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A Winter Afternoon

A Winter Afternoon

Winter weather and the contagion have sharply curtailed opportunities to get together with friends. Mike and I took advantage of a lull between storms to enjoy a socially distanced winter hike. https://vimeo.com/506384649            ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/10/25 5:30 38F (3.3C) Cold, clear, windless.  Jupiter is keeping Luna company this morning. It is calm but thirty-eight degrees feels chilly in the cold, white light of the waning moon.                  ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      11/9/25 7:00 36F (2.2C) Cool, calm, and clear. The sky is blue, rimmed with pink. The moon, still three-quarters full, drops towards the west, slipping behind the oaks. The maple looks almost  skeletal, its leaves covering the ground below. But...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      11/8/25 6:00 40F (4.4C) The moon waning gibbous, glows dimly through a thin gauze of clouds. I feel a cool breeze on my cheek and the back of my hand, blowing gently from the northeast.                ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/7/25 6:30 44F (6.66C) Calm, cloudy, sprinkling The waning moon,  just past full, is obscured by clouds. Large, widely spaced drops fall silently from the sky, impacting the saturated ground with a watery splat.          ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/6/25 7:30 48 (8.8)  Cloudy, soggy, calm. Birds twitter through a desultory rain on this relatively  warm November morning. Tall firs loom through the mist, which hides the surrounding canyon from view.              ...

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