January Excursion to South Prairie

January Excursion to South Prairie

My brother and I decided to take advantage of the unusually mild weather and went for a little excursion into the Gifford Pinchot yesterday. We ran into ice about the time we ran out of pavement, small patches at first, then long stretches which formed a treacherous,...

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Too Light

Too Light

  It seems obvious that adding a third wheel will increase the stability of your motorcycle. The realty is a little more complicated - it is all about balance.... [video width="320" height="240"...

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What’s Wrong With People?

What’s Wrong With People?

What is wrong with people? Saturday, my friends and I pulled a truckload of trash out of the woods. This particular pile showed up near a favorite camping spot over a year ago and has been bugging me ever since. Jason was at the illegal dump site when we arrived. He...

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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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Good Morning

Good Morning

    2/18/26 6:30 26F (-3.3C) It is a windless morning covered in lumps of ice, clear but for a few wisps of clouds. A brief squall of freezing rain passed through last night, followed by clearing and plunging temperature. The apparent tranquility of a...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      2/17/26 6:00 27F (-2.7C) Cold, still, and dull gray. A dim, frosty morning. Not actually snowing but ice crystals brush my face. The cat's water is freezing. I break through the thin crust so she can drink. By 6:30 Amy is up making the bed. Birds...

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