Poems & Other Lies
Good Morning
10/16/25 6:00 36F (2.2C) It is clear, cold, dark and breezy. There is an abundance of stars. The moon is hiding in the maple tree. My tea is hot and astringent. I like it strong enough to feel each sip. This is good. ...
Good Morning
10/15/25 5:30 37F (2.7C) Clear and dry with a slight breeze rippling the leaves. It is a dark morning with a star pocked sky. The moon, a waning crescent, hides behind the maple casting dappled light through its trembling foliage. ...
Good Morning
10/14/25 6:15 37F (2.7C) It is a cold, clear morning. The season is changing. Heavy dew but no frost yet. An owl is hooting in the darkness, somewhere over by the creek. Far above, the waning moon wears a tiara of stars. ...
Good Morning
10/13/25 6:15 42F (5.5C) It is a dark, gray morning, as sodden as a discarded dishrag. A disconsolate squawk breaks the silence, some unfortunate bird hiding in the rank grass and dripping briars of a neglected pasture. My dog barks uncertainly at...
Good Morning
10/12/25 6:00 48F (8.8C) Moon waning gibbous, no wind, partial clouds. The waning moon looks like a punctured ball, bleeding puffs and streamers of silvery gas across the night, its soft light reflected in the water pooled on the deck. ...
Good Morning
10/11/25 7:30 48F (8.8C) Overcast with blue patches showing behind the torn fabric of clouds. Still and quiet on the ground, west winds aloft. The morning is muted, the colors dull and soggy from last night's rain. Birds chirp and trill with hushed...
Good Morning
10/10/25 7:30 50F.(10C) Broken overcast, heavy dew, light breeze. The clouds overhead seem to be coming from the south. ...
Good Morning
10/9/25 6:30 51F (10.5C) No wind. Cloudy and raining lightly. It looks like we had a good soaking last night. I think I got everything that would be a nuisance to get wet off the truck and put away yesterday, but I still need to unload the tipi poles. ...
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...
