Poems & Other Lies
Good Morning
6/22/26 55F (12.7C) Blue sky with a few wisps of cloud. Light, inconstant breeze. Morning sunlight is filtering across the canyon. Cherry cannons boom up on the hill. Walter Dawg doesn't like them and barks in displeasure. Doves coo. A woodpecker is hammering...
Good Morning
6/21/26 6:00 52F (11.11C) Summer Solstice. Faint breeze, blue sky stippled with thin clouds. Cherry cannons boom, the birds ignore them. Walter Dawg barks. I endeavor to ignore him. It continues warm and dry in Odell but some drizzle is expected at the...
Good Morning
6/20/26 6:00 56F (13.3C) The last day of spring. Cloudy with a slight breeze. Mares tails stretch across the sky. I have my first squash blossom. Joe Noe came over this morning for a soak. He pulled into his dad's driveway yesterday after 9 days on the road. He...
Good Morning
6/19/26 6:00 58F (14.4C) The rising sun lights shredded tufts of clouds brilliant white against the bright, blue sky. Here and there a taller tree catches a shaft of sunlight, standing out against the muted colors and shadows surrounding it. A rippling breeze...
Good Morning
6/18/26 6:45 55F (12.7C) Calm and still with the sun rising in a clear blue sky. Humming birds dart about in search of nectar. Birds sing. Amy is sleeping. Walter is on patrol. It is a peaceful, sunny morning in the neighborhood. My tea is hot. Good morning....
Good Morning
6/17/26 5:30 53F (11.6C) Calm. The sky is still dull blue, waiting for the spark of sunlight to appear. With luck, the rabbits should begin nesting. I have been working on the hutch, pulling the arbor back upright and bracing it in place, but I need to build...
Good Morning
6/16/26 6:45 66F (18.8C) The sun is up, the sky is blue, the birds are singing. Amy is sleeping. The dog is barking, cherry cannons boom at irregular intervals. My tea is strong and piping hot. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
6/15/26 6:00 53F (11.6C) Blue sky, still air. Sprayers are whining, birds are singing. Walter is up at the fence, barking. The chickens are still cooped up. I can hear the rooster chasing the hens around inside the henhouse, insisting on his due. Good morning....
Good Morning
6/14/26 5:30 53F (11.6C) A faint breeze ripples the leaves of a birch then fades away. A jet cracks the morning quiet, rumbling through a filigree of clouds stretched across blue sky. It disappears to the west, leaving no trace of its passage, not even a...
Good Morning
6/13/26 7:00 53F (11.6C) The sun is up, the sky is clear and blue. There is no wind. It is a relatively quiet Saturday morning. A plane drones by. The dog pauses his barking. The chatter of birds singing, squawking, and chirping fills that empty space. Good...
