11/16/25 5:00 45F (7.2C) Still, dark, partially cloudy. Not a whisper this morning,  nothing moving, no one talking. Low in the east, a splinter of moon shines through the crotch of the maple. Soon, perhaps  tomorrow, it will wane away to nothing.    ...

    11/15/25 5:30 50F (10C) Dry, and calm. A multitude of stars winks between the broken clouds. The waning crescent moon floats in the east, just beginning its transit. Walter is patrolling the perimeter,  barking out the occasional  challenge. "Who goes...

  11/14/25 6:30 51F (11C) Cloudy. There is a faint breeze, it is relatively warm, and raining. The dog woke me, licking my face at a quarter after six. It was already light by the time I'd made my tea and gone out to the hot tub. It started cloudy and gray with...

    11/12/25 5:30 44F (6.66C) It is a gloomy morning,  dark and gray and cold. The maple murmurs, an unseen breeze softly rustling its few remaining leaves. Barely visible overhead, the fading moon peeks from behind a thick curtain of clouds. Walter grumbles...

  11/11/25 6:30 40F (4.4C) Calm and mostly  clear. Everything glistens with wet. We either had light rain or a heavy dew last night, but now it is calm and mostly clear. The waning half-moon hangs above the tipi in a dull blue sky. Crows rise complaining as they...

      11/8/25 6:00 40F (4.4C) The moon waning gibbous, glows dimly through a thin gauze of clouds. I feel a cool breeze on my cheek and the back of my hand, blowing gently from the northeast.                ...