It Was Epic

It Was Epic

This article was first published as Das Boot in Nr. 40, the October 2018 issue of International Sidecar Traveller   It took us almost a week to get packed, after work and in our spare moments. It took longer than that to convince my brother, Andy, and my good...

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Unsettled Weather

Unsettled Weather

  The end of summer is collapsing into a cycle of unsettled weather. A hot day with clear blue sky will suddenly cloud up and let loose a torrent of rain. The night will go black and crack open in streaks of lightning, thunder echoing and rolling across the...

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Moss Creek

Moss Creek

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Not A Bad Weekend

Not A Bad Weekend

I had Friday off. Robert came up and we worked on the dugout canoe. Rob went home Saturday. Before he did, we rode the Triumph up the hill and hiked down to the Big Rock for a beer. On our way back, we collected some ironwood for future cooking projects.    ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      9/27/25 8:00 44F (6.66C) Clear blue sky. No wind.  The sun is cresting the ridge. The kennel across the highway has let the incarcerated dogs out for their morning  romp. Walter was loudly expressing his sympathy, so I took him inside and fed him....

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      9/26/25 6:45 47F (8.3C) The sky is brilliant pink, shading to orange. The morning has been  calm and the sprayers are taking advantage of the lack of wind, although I do feel a breeze beginning to stir.            ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    9/25/25 6:30 52F (11.1C) Clear sky, slight breeze this morning. I am surrounded  by the sounds of the  country. Nearby, the sprayers  roar, in the distance they whine. A truck rumbles by. The dog is barking. Jays squawk. A crow is calling across the road...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      9/24/25 6:00 49F (9.4C) Dark and clear this morning.  The stars are still out. It was quiet. A prop plane churned by. Then the dog across the street heard something. His barking set off Walter who is now protecting our perimeter, loudly...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      9/23/25 6:00 47F (8.3C) A pretty autumn morning. Still air, and quiet. No industrial hum, no sprayers whining in the distance,  almost no early traffic. Above me is a pattern of constantly shifting hues, pinks and lavenders, yellows and blues. The...

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