This morning was just a little bizarre. Got a good, though not-quite-solid, night’s sleep, nearly a full eight hours. Had time for a shower before leaving the house, and still got to the trail start of the Bluff two minutes…

This morning was just a little bizarre. Got a good, though not-quite-solid, night’s sleep, nearly a full eight hours. Had time for a shower before leaving the house, and still got to the trail start of the Bluff two minutes…
A morning of fantastic color. Got out of the house a touch late this morning, and Jerry hadn’t moved his pickup from behind mine, so I decided to take his. Cody had a little bit more difficulty hopping up into…
Did not feel well last night at work, to the point of needing to go home because I just wasn’t doing any good for anyone in the condition I was in. Since I carpool and Jerry was (I thought) at work…
In spite of every resolve not to, I did it to myself again. Sunrise Stats! First light: 5:20 AM Sunrise: 5:53 AM Daylight: 15 hrs, 55 min Woke up groggy this morning. Despite my efforts to shift my sleep schedule…
There’s a clump of sumac along the county road that I drive to get to Barn Bluff. Daily I’ve watched it change to a brilliant russet-and-yellow accent on the green hill. But it didn’t mean much until I woke up…
Standing on the hill this morning, watching the skies change above while reflecting in the river below, listening to the falcon calling, I thought to myself, This is the kind of thing I’m going to miss, once this project is…
What a gorgeous morning! The temperature dropped overnight to the high 60s, so I grabbed the lightest of my jackets back out of semi-retirement. It feels good to be able to walk at a brisk pace without worrying about overheating.…
Uffda. Talk about being unprepared. Today was a real morning behind the 8-ball! Sunrise Stats! First light: 5:15 AM Sunrise: 5:49 AM Daylight: 16 hrs, 4 min I didn’t think about how short the memory card was getting – before…
Honestly, I’m surprised this hasn’t happened already, given how often I short myself on sleep between this project and work. Sunrise Stats! First light: 5:14 AM Sunrise: 5:48 AM Daylight: 16 hrs, 7 min I woke up this morning with…
Another sweltering sultry morning today, this one with fog. Leading up to sunrise it’s always thinner than fog at or after sunrise – I suppose because the sun is already heating up the day, even before it’s put in an…