January Rain
Five to five and the last patients have left the office. The doctors are finishing their dictation; the office staff have locked the doors, turned off the lights and gone home. I clean the surgical instruments and shut off the machines, flipping the breaker on the...
New Years Solo Camp with Dogs
December 31, 2018 Sunset 4:33 PM January 1, 2019 Moonrise 3:28 AM, waning crescent Sunrise 7:49 AM I found myself at loose ends for New Year's Eve. Amy was in California visiting relatives and both my brothers were busy. I had to work that morning, but I had...
Throwback Thursday-New Years Day 2015
Several years ago Andy and I went for a little New Years Day ride up Lost Lake Road to Lolo Pass. Turning off FS 18, we followed a spur road which ran a short way along the West Fork of the Hood River, before ending in a clearing above a stream flowing into the river....
A December Excursion
Saturday morning, I installed a fresh tire on the front of the bike, a match to the new knobby I put on the rear last weekend, complete with ice screws. Now that I was ready for Winter, the temperatures had risen above freezing. ...
Throwback Thursday – The Solstice Tree
Walter, Andy and I decorated a random tree out in the woods on Solstice Day. The snow was deep and it took us several attempts to get up the ridge. We tried Pinemont Road and I got stuck. Even with chains on his KLR, my brother didn't make it...
Good Morning
8/29/25 7:00 59f (15c) It is a quiet, calm morning. The sky is filled with torn clouds, ripped and shredded like a...
Good Morning
8/28/25 6:00 60f (15.5c) The sky is clear and blue. There is no wind. Sprayers whine in the distance. The dog is baying and the rooster is crowing. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
8/27/25 6:30 68f (20c) Cloudy with light rain just starting. The forecast has changed: a little rain is predicted this morning with clearing later and a high today of 82f (27.7c). I didn't bring my laundry in...
Good Morning
8/26/25 6:00 65f (18.3c) Still air with broken pink and white clouds against a blue background. Another hot day is forecast. After spending time in the silence of the backwoods, the sprayers' whine sounds exceptionally loud this morning. ...
Good Morning
8/25/25 7:30 54f(13.3c) The sky is not as clear as it has been. The morning is pleasant, maybe even a little chilly, but a haze is present, clouds or perhaps smoke. ...
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