8/15/25 6:00 65f 18.3c Overcast, calm. It is a quiet,  gray Friday morning.  The deck is speckled with damp spots, remnants of an earlier rumor of rain. Occasionally an acorn breaks the silence, plummeting to the ground,  richocheting off oak branches to smack the...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    8/14/25 4:30 62f (16.6c) Clear and still. The moon,  brilliant white and waning gibbous,  puts to rest any hope of seeing meteors. Two planets hover over the east ridge, shining brightly.  The thunder of crickets fades around 5:00 replaced by amplified...
Good Morning

Good Morning

        8/13/25 7:00 62 (16.6)  A clear, windless  morning,  smelling faintly of burnt toast. I don’t see any new fire alerts, so it must be from a distance. The sun is cresting the ridge. Happy birthday to my youngest brother, Andy. And...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      8/12/25 6:00 62f (16.6c) Clear sky, I smell ripe blackberries on the morning breeze.                                         I don’t hear the...
Good Morning

Good Morning

      8/11/25 6:00 61f (16.1c) No wind, clear sky. I hear lots of truck traffic.  Ladders are banging  in the orchard across the street. Walter is barking at the crew as they start down the rows. I holler at the dog, but he is determined to drive them...