Good Morning

Good Morning

      11/9/25 7:00 36F (2.2C) Cool, calm, and clear. The sky is blue, rimmed with pink. The moon, still three-quarters full, drops towards the west, slipping behind the oaks. The maple looks almost  skeletal, its leaves covering the ground below. But...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/6/25 7:30 48 (8.8)  Cloudy, soggy, calm. Birds twitter through a desultory rain on this relatively  warm November morning. Tall firs loom through the mist, which hides the surrounding canyon from view.              ...
Halloween on the Big Lava Bed

Halloween on the Big Lava Bed

            It was a beautiful, crisp autumn day when Kent and I drove north into the Big Lava Bed. The road was rugged, just ruts worn into jagged rock, winding between collapsed lava tubes and stunted trees finally arriving  at a flat...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/21/25 6:45 38F (3.3C) Light breeze, new moon, overcast. Cool, damp and grey. I scrubbed the stale taste of last night’s dreams from my mouth and my tea is washing the flavor of toothpaste away. Soaking in the darkness I listen to the whir of tires on...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/2/25 6:30 45F (7.2C) It’s a little cloudy but calm. We must have gotten more rain. The deck is wet again. There is a bird calling from the oaks I haven’t heard before.  It’s like a jungle sound track. Short repetitive call, like a...