A Little Progress is Still Progress

A Little Progress is Still Progress

      I started chopping out the charred wood from yesterday's burn. It went pretty well, but I decided I wanted it to look more like a canoe, so I rolled it over and used a string to measure where I needed to cut.           I...

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Semi-Social Distance Saturday.

Semi-Social Distance Saturday.

We did pretty good today. Amy did have to take the dog to the vet this morning, but otherwise we stayed home, tried to stay clean and maintained some distance betwixt ourselves. Since I am still working at the Ortho Clinic, I've been sleeping in the back bedroom and...

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Fire & Adze

Fire & Adze

  https://vimeo.com/402266036 More work on the canoe. Using fire and an adze to hollow out the cottonwood log. Visit adventuresidecar.com for other adventures, poetry and even recipes. more information about the dugout canoe project can be found at:...

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Throwback Thursday – Big Red

Throwback Thursday – Big Red

I got a phone call the other night from Ike, the fellow who ended up with my big bore KLR rig. He had some questions about the tail-light wiring. Unfortunately, I couldn't help him; the tail-light was something Larryboy installed before I swapped bikes with him. It...

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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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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/5/25 6:00 46F (7.7C) Dark, damp, and overcast with a slight breeze. The rain has ceased for the moment. A jet rumbled through the clouds, then all was still. The morning feels like a soggy dishrag. Walter punctures the silence with an occasional bark...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  11/4/25 5:30 42F (5.5C) Overcast,  raining lightly,  no wind. Last night's rain is dripping from the trees even as the sky still weeps.                                    ...

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