Poems & Other Lies
Good Morning
9/13/25 7:00 55F (12.7C) A calm, cool morning, absent any wind. The half moon hangs high in a pale, blue sky, beginning the last third of its transit across the southern horizon. A train sounds its horn at the crossing near Pine Grove, loud even at this...
Good Morning
9/12/25 6:00 55F (12.7C) It seems dark this morning, even with the waning moon shining high above me. It is a tranquil dawn. Daylight seeps in from the east. A cricket and an owl sing a soft duet in the shadows. ...
Good Morning
9/11/25 7:00 57F (13.8)C There is dew on the ground. Blue sky, with just a whisper of a breeze. No air traffic. ...
Good Morning
9/10/25 6:00 56 (13.3) Clear blue sky. Maple leaves shiver in a faint breeze. The moon, three days past full, is shining through the oaks. ...
Good Morning
9/9/25 6:30 60F (15.5C) Calm with broken clouds. It's not raining, but quite wet from last night's downpour. A faint riffle of breeze sends a brief torrent of droplets raining down from the leaves. ...
Good Morning
9/8/25 5:00 50F (10C) The moon is behind the oaks, the sky is full of stars. ...
Good Morning
9/7/25 5:00 59F (15C) The deck is wet from last night's thunderstorm, but the sky is clear and peppered with stars. No wind stirs the leaves. The morning stillness hums with crickets. Backlighting the oaks, a full moon drops toward the western ridge....
Good Morning
9/6/25 6:00 66F (18.8C) Windless and overcast. Although it's not as dark as yesterday, the moon, one day from full, remains hidden behind clouds. Weather report looks a little dodgy, with warm humidity and possibly rain predicted. ...
Good Morning
9/5/25 5:30 65F (18.3C) The crickets are in full song. It is a dark morning, no light from the nearly full moon escapes the heavy clouds. A sheet of white flashed behind Indian Head Mountain to the south, followed after a long pause by the rumble of distant...
Good Morning
9/4/25 7:00 67F (19.4C) It is a warm, overcast morning with no wind. I have a busy day. Walter has an appointment with the hairdresser this morning, and I need to get the bike cleaned up and ready. I'm doing taxi service with Russ at the...
