Down the Rabbit Hole

Down the Rabbit Hole

            When we camped at Peter’s place up above Lyle, I found some pretty, red rocks that fractured with a sharp edge and threw good sparks when struck against steel. They were granular, not glassy where they were broken, so the edge didn’t stay sharp very...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/22/25 7:00 42f (5.5c) Overcast, light breeze, no rain at the moment. We got ice pellets again yesterday evening, followed by hard rain, tapering to sprinkles and squalls. This morning everything is damp but dig down an inch or six and it is dry as...
Good Morning

Good Morning

6/21/25 6:30 32f (0c) Blue sky and faint breeze for now. The sun has topped the ridge and I  can feel the breeze beginning to stir. It will be blowing up the canyon soon. We experienced some weird weather for the Solstice yesterday.  Started warm and sunny. Clouds...
Good Morning

Good Morning

                      6/1/25 6:15 50f (10c) We slept in  the tipi last night. In the backyard, like kids having a sleepover. The oak trees were creaking in the wind when we went to bed. It was 58f (14.4c). Now it...
Easter Longhouse.

Easter Longhouse.

We had family up for an Easter Bunny BBQ Saturday. It was the first gathering we’d hosted since The Contagion cast its shadow across the land. We had all been vaccinated but it still felt weird, invitng people, even family, into our home after two years of...