Poems & Other Lies
Good Morning
7/10/25 5:30 61f (16.1c) It's a lovely morning; clear, blue sky and no wind to speak of. Orchard sprayers and crop dusters spreading chemicals break...
Good Morning
7/9/25 5:30 62f (16.6c) No wind. Blue sky with a few small clouds in the east, backlit by the still as yet invisible sun. A frog croaked briefly, the first I've heard in months. The birds and squirrels are active this morning, provoking the dog. Walter seems...
Good Morning
7/8/25 6:00 61f (16.1c) A faint breeze with blue sky overhead. The haze from the fire at Wyeth was thick last night but seems to have cleared for the moment . ...
Good Morning
7/7/25 6:30 59f (15c) Another blue sky morning with no wind. A woodpecker hammers out his song of love on an aluminum ladder. A hawk, perhaps frustrated by an unsuccessful hunt, screeches as he flys low across the blackberry brambles. ...
Good Morning
7/6/25 6:30 54f ?12.2c) There is a faint breeze under clear, blue sky. The sun has crested the ridge. The nieghbors are already playing pickle ball. I guess they want to beat the heat.
Good Morning
7/5/25 6:00 53f (11.6c) Clear sky, blue as a robin's egg, with perfectly still air. The early birds have been catching worms to bring back to their nests. ...
Good Morning
7/4/25 6:00 59f (15c) Dry, no wind. The thin, grey overcast has a rip over the east ridge and is unraveling before the sun. The chicken door is open and the rooster is outside too early. I wonder if it closed last night. The cherry cannon's booming,...
Happy Dependence Day
7/3/25 6:30 12.7c (55f) Clear sky, no wind. What's eating my tomatoes?
Good Morning
7/2/25 5:30 63f (17.2c) A few clouds and a light breeze this morning. Walter Dawg is still limping, but he must be feeling better. He is barking his fool head off.
Good Morning
7/1/25 5:30 63f (18.2c) There is a whisper of breeze. The clear, blue sky has a few strands of clouds marring its perfection. I can hear the rumbling complaints of our fans from inside the house. They will get no rest; it will be hot again today.
