Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/8/26 5:00 48F (8.8C) Cloudy with an attempt at a slight breeze. Rightous birdsong fills the morning, still cloaked in the dull blue light preceding dawn. The little black banty didn’t make curfew last night and is wandering the chicken yard...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/7/26 6:15 51F (10.5C) Blue sky ringed with clouds.No wind, no rain. Birds chatter in the otherwise quiet morning. Twenty minutes pass. The neighbor’s dog begins to yap, raising Walter’s vocal ire. The rooster crows. Birds are singing. The...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/6/26 6:00 51F(10.5C) Clear sky, dry, no wind. I had poor sleep  last night. First night on a brand new mattress.  Early to bed and out like a light. Marvelous. Walter got left outside when we went to  bed. Around  2:00 he let us know we had forgotten...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/5/26 6:00 54F (12.2C) Calm, clear, dry. The birds started up at first light, about an hour ago, just as the moon, waning gibbous,  touched the southwest rim of the canyon. A turkey is calling. The rooster is awake. The dogs have been  talking, but they...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/4/26 6:15 52F (11.1C)  A slight breeze ripples the willows against  a backdrop of pale blue. Walter’s barking sounds disgruntled and half-hearted. The birds twitter and chirp in subdued tones. An orchard sprayer whines far down the way, somewhere...