Poems & Other Lies

Poems & Other Lies

Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/4/26 5:00 50F (10C) Light breeze on the ground. A few scattered clouds drift across an otherwise clear, blue sky. To the east,  a yellow tinge betrays the sun clawing its way over the ridge. The moon, waning gibbous,  has just dropped behind Willow...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/3/26 7:00 48F (8.8C) Overcast with a light breeze and random sprinkles. It is about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday morning. We kept a fire going in the lodge all night and it was nice and toasty when I finally got up. After breakfast we will strike...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/2/26 5:30 38F (3.3C) It is a cold, clear and calm morning with expectations of a hot afternoon. David made squirrel bread for breakfast,  notable not only because it was good, but because my brother never bakes.          ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/1/26 5:30 44F (6.66C) Clear, blue sky,  no wind. The full moon has set,  the sun is waiting just behind Snakehead Ridge. High temperatures forecast above 80F (26.6C) for the next three days. I am packed. A remote meadow on a mountain stream is waiting...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/31/26 5:45 43F (6.1C) Still, light overcast. Good morning.                                                      ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/30/26 6:30 47F (8.3C) Calm. Yesterday's winds have blown themselves out. A thin veil of white clouds is drawn across the blue sky like wrinkled cheesecloth. Terry and Dave loaded the tipi poles on the truck for me yesterday,  and I procured provisions....

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/29/26 5:00 55F (12.7C) Blustery, cloudy and wet. Last night sundown turned an eerie shade of dirty yellow, the wind started to blow and the sky cracked open. Thunder and lightning exploded directly overhead and the rain came down in buckets. Dusk...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  5/28/26 5:45 54F (12.2C) No wind on the ground. Low, thin, gauzey clouds drift across the blue sky above. Sheila has not made an appearance this morning. I'm thinking her dunking yesterday has put her off of hot tubs. Or perhaps  she's gotten herself locked in...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/27/26 6:30 49F (9.4C) White clouds against a blue sky. No wind yet. An upright for my drying rack is sprouting new leaves. It may take root if I leave it be. The blackberries are beginning to flower; the nieghboring field is a thorny jungle, seven feet...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/26/26 6:30 47F (8.3C) The sun rises into clear,  blue sky without a hint of drama and no wind at all. Back from rendezvous,  I  need to unpack, get my gear cleaned and squared away, and then organize and repack for the next outing, less than a week...

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