Good Morning
10/8/25 7:00 40F (4.4C) Blue sky with a light breeze coming up the canyon. It's Wednesday morning, the last day in camp. The creek is nattering on like a garrulous old man. Somewhere upstream a squirrel is chatting with the birds, who whistle incredulously at...
Good Morning
Tuesday morning 10/7/25 7:30 40F (4.4C) Clear blue sky. The sun is just kissing the tree tops up on the canyon rim. There is no wind here. I can hear the logging show about a mile away. They started moving equipment about an hour...
Good Morning
10/6/25 Good Monday morning to you. 7:30 38F (3.3C) but it feels colder. Heating water for tea while my brother and Robert sleep. ...
Good Morning
10/5/25 Good morning. 6:00 and cold enough to see my breath but comfortable by the fire. I am not sure if I hear Walter or Jason, but someone is snoring in the tipi, loud enough to scare the bears. Sipping my tea and listening to the brook babble stories to me,...
Good Evening
10/3/25 8:30 Clear sky cool, temperate weather, The moon waxing gibbous and approaching full. Just got home from the deep, dark forest. Mike and I drove north, looking for someplace we hadn't camped before. ...
Good Morning
8/29/26 5:45 55F (12.7C) AQI 18 Cloudy with no wind on the ground. First world problems resolved; the hot tub is working and internet is restored. I tried T Mobile a couple years ago and it was terrible. Very poor coverage and long waits for tech service to...
Good Morning
8/28/26 5:30 52F (11.1C) AQI 17 Dark, quiet, with a clear sky and no wind. The full moon is setting behind the oaks. The rooster still slumbers. Walter Dawg, ever vigilant, sleeps with his eyes open, on the deck to my left. A jet rumbles overhead. I am plagued...
Good Morning
8/27/26 6:45 56F (13.3C) AQI 15 Cloudy with patches of blue. No wind on the ground. The birds chatter in subdued trills and chirps. The Grasshopper fire remains at 76% containment and just under 94,000 acres. There is a fire in Wishram, two near Estacada and...
Good Morning
8/26/26 7:00 56F (13.3C) AQI 21 Blue sky. The sun waits its cue, stage left. The leaves shudder in anticipation, birds chatter and mill about, visiting as they look for a place to perch themselves. The curtain is about to open on a new day. Good morning....
Good Morning
8/25/26 7:15 56F (13.3C) AQI 76 Calm, clearish, smelling of smoke. The sun rises into a clear blue sky, shining yellow light through a thin, almost invisible haze. Good morning. ...
Stuffed Zucchini
It is that time of year. The zucchini is coming on and gardeners are hiding the stuff in everything trying to foist it off on their friends and neighbors. I don’t go in for the subterfuge – none of that zucchini bread, zucchini cookies, zucchini fudge, or zucchini...
Living My Best Life
Pork chop grilled with herbs from the garden (sage, rosemary, oregano) and a flaming splash of bourbon, applesauce, mashed potatoes, green peas picked and hour before and, of course, a nice salad, Washed it all down with beer from Full Sail in a Lady Washington...
Pie Iron Breakfast Scramble
A quick and easy breakfast for one or two people, this pie iron scramble is a real winner Ingredients 2 servings 2 handfuls Tater Tots 2 slices bacon 1 egg butter pepper, garlic three fingered pinch diced onion (optional) three fingered pinch diced sweet pepper...
Pie Iron Biscuits and Gravy
Biscuits and Gravy are an old favorite of mine. When I learned you can make them in a pie iron, I knew I had to give it a try. Ingredients 1 handful of ground sausage formed into 5 small patties and pre-cooked 1 12oz. tube of...
White Privilege
I used to call this one "Diabetes in a Glass", but reflecting upon recent events, I have changed the name to "White Privilege", because it tastes so sweet you don't even know it is fucking you up. Ingredients Old Fashioned Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Dr. Mc...
