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
4/3/26 5:45 35F (1.6C) Some clouds, a few stars, a chorus of birds against the distant drumming of orchard fans. Apparently, I missed the moonset. It must have dipped below the ridge just before I came out, leaving behind a sky glowing blue. It looks...
Good Morning
4/2/26 5:15 36F (2.2C) Scattered stars shine through broken clouds. The moon, just past full, is setting behind the oaks. An owl hoots down by the creek. I step into the hot tub and sit down before I realize it is cold. Not intolerably cold, but too cold...
Good Morning
4/1/26 6:30 40F (4.4C) Gray and damp. The moon is full behind the clouds. It's been raining; everything is wet. There is no wind. The birds are making various joyous noises. Walter is hanging out on the deck I hurt my shoulder yesterday and can hardly...
Good Morning
3/31/26 6:30 36F (2.2C) Calm, cloudy. A light mist is falling from my eyes. Uncle Blasto has left the building. Ed died last night. I have lost my brother from another mother. Still, the birds are singing this morning. A breeze is picking up and the rain...
Good Morning
3/30/26 6:00 44F (4.4C) Cool, and calm. Cloudy. The predawn is clearly illuminated by a diffuse, blue-gray light. There is no wind. There is no rain, but the air feels damp. Crows call from the dark trees down by the creek. Walter sleeps on the deck as...
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