Poems & Other Lies
Good Morning
6/12/25 6:00 52f (11c) No wind. Blue sky and swallows. I don't smell smoke this morning. Hopefully they have the fires in the gorge under control. They reopened Highway 14 and the freeway, so that's a good sign. ...
Good Morning
6/11/25 5:15 60f (15.5c) outside, 74f (23.3c) inside the house. Calm and quiet, blue sky covered with white lace. ...
Good Morning
6/10/25 5:00 57f(13.9c) Clear blue sky, no wind, an abundance of robins, all with someplace to go. It's 73f (22.7c) inside the house. ...
Good Morning
6/9/25 4:30 64f (17.7c) It is twenty degrees cooler now than it was when I went to bed last night, but the house feels stifling. ...
A Morning Walk
6/8/25 9:00 75f (28.8c) Walter and I took a short walk up Swyers Drive this morning, while it was still cool enough to enjoy it. ...
Good Morning
6/8//25 5:30 57f (13.9c) Clear sky, no wind. It sounds like they are spraying up on Willow Flats. Otherwise, except for the rooster and Walter's occasional fits of barking, it is a quiet Sunday morning. Temperatures of 97f (36c) are forecast for later today....
Good Morning
6/7/25 5:30 58f (14.4c) Clear sky, calm, birds singing. A beautiful morning here at Bunny Hump.
Good Morning
6/6/25 7:00 57f (13.9c) A few mares tails against a backdrop of blue. No wind. No orchard sprayers. The sun is up and shining brightly. Amy potted the fig starts the other day. So far, so good....
Good Morning
6/5/25 6:45 54f(12.2c) The sky is robin-egg blue without a crack. The leaves on the trees ripple in an imperceptible breeze. I think I heard the first cherry cannon of the season. A single, booming report. Maybe they were just testing it. ...
Good Morning
6/4/25 7:00 56f (13.3c) Calm and cloudy. It's louder than yesterday morning, with orchard sprayers all around me. Thankfully none of them are particularly nearby, so I can soak without risk of overspray. ...
