Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/30/26 6:15 53F (11.6C) Windy and cloudy.  It doesn’t look like it rained last night after all. I finished unloading the truck yesterday and put the canvas up to dry. Staked up some corn the wind blew over while I was at it. The baby rabbits seem to be...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/29/26 5:30 53F (11.6C) Overcast with a brisk wind. Gray clouds whip past. Here and there they fray and tear, revealing the promise of blue sky. A blue jay imitates the woodpecker and taps a tattoo with its beak. Yesterday the rabbit kindled 9 kits, all alive....
Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/28/26 5:30 Cool and wet. It rained hard last night, finally tapering off this morning as we pack up to go home. Buttered cornbread with milk and molasses for breakfast.  The molasses poured slowly in the Junuary chill and I had to use the ax to cut the...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/27/28 5:00 Cold and raining. It rained all night and is still raining now. Last night the fire struggled to keep ahead of the drips and was mostly successful. I was able to rekindle flames from the embers earlier this morning. Occasional gusts shake the...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/25/26 5:15 53F (13.3C) Calm and  dry. Haze is creeping into the blue sky. Rain is forecast for this evening. The canyon is still in shadow. It is quiet  this morning,  only a couple of birds calling to each other. The rooster is sleeping in. The truck is...