Poems & Other Lies

Poems & Other Lies

Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/24/25 5:45 61f (16.1c) The sky is a pale blue plate, glowing with the indirect light of the sun, still hidden behind the mountains.  The morning  hums with  promise.                          ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    7/23/25 7:00 50f (15c) Clear and calm.  A moment of quiet.                                                        ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/22/25 7:00 54f (12.2c) Clear, blue sky with only a whisper of a breeze carrying the faint odor of spray. The sun is peeking between the firs on the east fence line.                          ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/21/25 6:30 54f (12.2c) Still and cloudy, grey around the edges with patches of blue overhead.                                         We got some rain...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/20/25 6:30 60f No wind .  Fluffy,  broken clouds overhead,  a wall of dark grey to the west. 20% chance of rain forecast.  Perhaps I  should take the tipi down now so I  don't  have to pack wet canvas later....              ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    7/19/25 6:00 59f (15c) The moon in its final quarter hovers above the maple. The air is still and clear. It would be a quiet morning if Walter would shut up.                          ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/17/25 6:00 59f (15c) Waning,  the half moon hangs in the south, straight up the canyon, brilliant white in a serene, blue sky. Birds chatter, the dog barks, while civilization  hums quietly in the background.              ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    7/16/25 5:30 59f (15c) Moon waning gibbous in a clear sky. No wind. It  is going to  be another  hot day with a forecast high of 92f (33.3c)                                ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    7/15/25 6:00 54f (12.2c) The moon, no longer full, floats behind a birch. The sky is featureless and blue. A lone sprayer lumbers through the trees somewhere up on Swyers Drive, its progress marked by noise, roaring as it approaches, fading to a whine...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    7/14/25 7:00 73f I slept late. The sun is up and it is already warm. The sky is clear but it smells a little  of smoke this morning. No wind yet.                        ...

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