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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Good Morning

Good Morning

    2/23/27 6:45 40F (4.4C) Cold, hard rain. In the absence of wind, it is pounding straight down. A pair of ducks flew off from the pond, headed towards the creek. No birds are singing,  no squirrels are chattering . Everyone is hunkered down, trying to...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    2/22/26 7:00 33F (0.5C) A calm Sunday morning  with partial clouds and a slight breeze. The sky rapidly transitioned from blue to lavender with clouds shifting through grays and pinks, briefly bursting into flaming yellow before settling into grey and...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  2/21/26 5:30 32F (0C) Cloudy with a light breeze spitting snow. No accumulation. It is a dark and quiet morning  so far. Walter is laying silently on the back deck, positioned so he can observe everything with the least expenditure of energy. Lights are glowing...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    2/20/26 5:30 28F (-2C) Dark, frozen,  and windless, with broken clouds overhead. The sky was quite dramatic early this morning.  Starry patches of dark blue separated by opaque tufts as soft and fuzzy as lint. As I  finish my tea the clouds have...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    2/19/26 7:00 33F (0.5C) Cloudy and wet. Currently no wind and no precipitation. My weather app sez it is below freezing  and snowing but I am not seeing that.                          ...

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