Poems & Other Lies
8/15/25 6:00 65f 18.3c Overcast, calm. It is a quiet, gray Friday morning. The deck is speckled with damp spots, remnants of an earlier rumor of rain. Occasionally an acorn breaks the silence, plummeting to the ground, richocheting off oak branches to smack the...
Good Morning
8/14/25 4:30 62f (16.6c) Clear and still. The moon, brilliant white and waning gibbous, puts to rest any hope of seeing meteors. Two planets hover over the east ridge, shining brightly. The thunder of crickets fades around 5:00 replaced by amplified...
Good Morning
8/13/25 7:00 62 (16.6) A clear, windless morning, smelling faintly of burnt toast. I don't see any new fire alerts, so it must be from a distance. The sun is cresting the ridge. Happy birthday to my youngest brother, Andy. And happy...
Good Morning
8/12/25 6:00 62f (16.6c) Clear sky, I smell ripe blackberries on the morning breeze. I don't hear the...
Good Morning
8/11/25 6:00 61f (16.1c) No wind, clear sky. I hear lots of truck traffic. Ladders are banging in the orchard across the street. Walter is barking at the crew as they start down the rows. I holler at the dog, but he is determined to drive them...
Good Morning
8/10/25 5:45 59f (15c) Amy gets home from California today. The full moon is dropping behind Willow Flat. I hear a whistle, a chirp, the flutter of wings. A dove coos over by the creek. The rooster interrupts with raucous...
Good Morning
8/9/25 7:00 57f (13.8c) Clear sky, with a hint of breeze tickling the corn. The moon, full tonight, has set; the sun begins to rise above the east ridge. It is quiet against the intermittent intrusion of modernity, faint and in the background:...
Good Morning
8/8/25 7:00 52f (11.11c) Clear, blue sky with a suggestion of a breeze. My wheezing and coughing doesn't seem to disturb the birds, who converse merrily as they flit through the trees. The dog woke me this morning around six, licking my elbow. He's had his romp,...
Good Morning
8/7/25 6:15 59f (15c) No wind on the ground but there is a fast westerly overhead. It looks like it rained more last night. There is enough blue sky to offer promise, with enough clouds to hold some threat in reserve. The sun popped over the ridge at 7:00....
Good Morning
8/6/25 7:00 60f (15.5c) Grey and wet. The parched ground will soak up this rain. So will the raw wood on my deck. So much for painting this morning. ...
