Pandemic Furlough Campout

Pandemic Furlough Campout

  With fears of the contagion, business was slow. My employers decided to save some money by furloughing me Tuesday through Wednesday morning, so Walter and I took advantage of the relaxed travel restrictions to go camping. The Triumph loaded with gear, we headed...

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Socially Distant Mother’s Day

Socially Distant Mother’s Day

The Contagion has made the consequences of my procrastination and disorganization so much worse. Last minute saves are just about impossible to pull off. I realized Mother’s Day was just around the corner, and I hadn’t a clue what to do for Mom. I’ve been keeping my...

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Saturday Morning Soak

Saturday Morning Soak

Good morning Saturday. Hot tea and a sunrise soak at Bunny Hump Ranch. As the sun climbs the ridge behind me, a line of brilliance falls across the trees and tipi in front of me.                     I can actually see...

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Throwback Thursday – Taxi Ride

Throwback Thursday – Taxi Ride

Rick Murray takes me for a "taxi ride" around PIR Saturday, July25,2009 I don't remember screaming but I seem to have lost my voice This was the most excitement I've ever experienced on a motorcycle, let alone on a sidecar. These things are crazy! There is nothing...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/13/25 6:00 46F (7.7C) It is a dark, cloudy morning ,  featuring fog punctuated by drizzle. A quiet morning so far. Even the dog hasn't much to say.                            ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/12/25 5:30 44F (6.66C) It is a gloomy morning,  dark and gray and cold. The maple murmurs, an unseen breeze softly rustling its few remaining leaves. Barely visible overhead, the fading moon peeks from behind a thick curtain of clouds. Walter grumbles...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  11/11/25 6:30 40F (4.4C) Calm and mostly  clear. Everything glistens with wet. We either had light rain or a heavy dew last night, but now it is calm and mostly clear. The waning half-moon hangs above the tipi in a dull blue sky. Crows rise complaining as they...

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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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