Good Morning

Good Morning

      4/17/26 7:00 37F (2.7C) Calm and quiet. I slept late this morning,  clinging to dreams which faded and disappeared as soon as I opened my eyes. Patches of white clouds decorate the blue sky. Birds trill sweetly. A dove coos. Squirrels chatter as...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    4/16/26 6:00 34F (1C) Cold, partial clearing, no wind on the ground. The temperature  has dropped. Orchard fans are thrumming. It rained all day yesterday and through a good deal of the night. There is snow on the hills up behind the house. We actually...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    4/15/26 6:00 46F (7.7C) Cool,  wet, and gray. A slight breeze wags the birch catkins and flutters the sodden ribbons at the tips of the lodgepoles. It is raining hard.  I can barely hear the birds singing over the steady tattoo of raindrops. Perhaps it...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    4/14/26 6:30 40F (4.4C) Uniform  grey overcast,  light breeze,  dry for the moment. I slept in. It was already light when I opened my eyes. Walter got tired of waiting for me and licked my elbow until I got up and let him out. I tried hitting snooze, but...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    4/13/26 5:30 50F (10C) Cloudy  with a faint breeze and a light mist falling. Monday morning. The birds are submitting their resumes. The robins sound cheerful and optimistic, proud of their accomplishments. The turkey sounds increasingly desperate. A...