Good Morning

Good Morning

    3/18/26 6:00 42F (5.5C) Calm, cool, dark No rain. Birds twitter. A few stars twinkle, fading as the morning  glow begins. The neighbor’s dog is yapping, setting Walter off. He reluctantly heeds my call and trots sullenly back to the deck, flopping...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    3/17/26 7:00 40F (4.4C) Calm. Mostly clear. A delicate lace of thin white clouds decorates the blue sky overhead. The fragile wisps begin to tinge pink as sunrise approaches. There are orchard fans rumbling somewhere north of me and sprayers are whining...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    3/16/26 5:30 38F (3.3C) Calm, cloudy, dark.  There is no breeze on the ground. Overhead,  the clouds part here and there to reveal a few scattered stars before shuttering them again. A dog yips at the farm across the way. Walter runs to the fence and...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    3/15/26 5:30 22F (-5.5C) Dark, calm, and cold. The city lights and a thin, hazy overcast hide the stars. Andy and Susan are still sleeping.  Dave, Kel, and Mom went home yesterday,  after Gail’s service. It has been  a bittersweet visit....
Good Morning

Good Morning

    3/14/26 5:15 33F (0.5C) Cloudy, dark. It’s stopped snowing. It was just a little above freezing and snowing when we arrived at Spokane yesterday  afternoon and still snowing when we went to bed . The snow was wet, so little accumulation and the...