12/20/25 6:45 34F (1.1C) Cold, clear,  calm. Ducks rise from the pond beyond the fence. I hear their wings beat the still air; their quacking fades as they circle east and disappear. I had expected overcast with light rain, perhaps  snow. It is cold but...

    12/19/25 7:00 35F (1.6C) Overcast. Cold with a slight breeze. Damp and gloomy. Scattered drifts of slushy snow melt into the muddy grass. The rooster crows, forlorn and still locked in the coop. A bird squawks, a dog barks. A disgruntled crow croaks from...

    12/18/25 6:45 38F (3.3C) Dark,  raining. There is no wind. The sky is a uniform , dull gray. It is raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock. By 7:30 I begin to see snow mixed with the rain. Very wet, more like raindrops with texture, a portent of...

  12/16/25 5:45 50F (10C) Dark and rainy, with the wind dropping off. A hard rain is pelting down, rattling in the drain pipe, splashing through the muddy turf. In between the fog and clouds rests a thin band of not quite light, a slightly brighter shade of gray ...

    12/15/25 6:30 45F (7.2C) Steady rain, little or no wind. We often have snow by now, it is really quite temperate, but after several warm, dry mornings it feels cold and wet.                      ...

  12/14/25 7:30 38F (3.3C) Partially cloudy, cool, calm, with thick fog in the canyon. There was a brief flash of brilliant color as the sun was about to crest the ridge, then it darkened, the sky turned gray and the fog closed in around me. A lonely goose is...

    12/13/25 6:30 42F (5.5C) Overcast with heavy dew. Fog is eddying into the canyon, flowing through the trees from all directions. I woke up at two and lay there in bed for awhile.  I decided to try some meditation. I had a good breathing rhythmn going...

    12/12/25 6:30 45F (7.2C) Cool and dry with a slight breeze. It seems dark, but only a few stars are visible. The moon in its final quarter dominates the cloudless sky. Walter, duty bound, has found something to bark at, but he lacks enthusiasm .  ...