Left the house late today. I just did not want to drag myself out of bed this morning! (I can’t wait until I’m free of my work contract with the factory, and then I can be out for both sunrise and sunset…
2016-09-26 – Perception
It was a breezy, chill sunrise this morning on the Bluff. I might need to switch to a slightly heavier jacket on these 50° mornings. And soon, it’ll be time for longjohns and gloves and thick winter jackets too. Sunrise…
2016-09-25 – Plans
It is a truth that if you don’t know where you’re going, …any road will get you there, and …you aren’t actually going to know when you’ve arrived. It can be minor – you say to yourself, “I’m tired, but…
2016-09-13 – Living in Imagination
I accomplished something today that I had never done before. Sunrise Stats! First light: 6:19 AM Sunrise: 6:48 AM Daylight: 13 hrs, 35 min For some time now my S-10 pickup (otherwise known as Little Bit) has needed a recharge…
2016-06-10 – It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity
Actually, it’s both. Sunrise Stats! First light: 4:49 AM Sunrise: 5:26 AM Daylight: 16 hrs, 43 min It’s going to be a Minnesota summer day today. Even though the temperature this morning was no more than mid-sixties – even when…
2016-05-30 – Memorial
Some truly magnificent fog this morning. All was quiet up on the Bluff – just birdsong and one train running the tracks down below, plus a subdued hum from the old NSP plant. As a holiday Monday at five-thirty AM,…
2016-05-26 – Even on a rainy day you can still see the sun
Woke to the sound of thunder and rain, and thought; Just one day. What could it hurt? Nobody would blame me after the soaking I took two days ago. And I’m tired. Sunrise Stats! First light: 4:57 AM Sunrise: 5:33 AM…
2016-05-24 – To capture lightning
It’s a secret ambition. A hidden dream. A photographer’s quest, if you will: To capture lightning. Sunrise Stats! First light: 4:59 AM Sunrise: 5:34 AM Daylight: 16 hrs, 17 min It isn’t an easy task. While thunderstorms are common in…
2016-04-24 – A difference in focus
There’s a big rock to one side of the trail as you head up the first hill. It’s an imposing thing, as is proper for an old limestone quarry (that’s what Barn Bluff was from 1870 to 1910, before folks…
2016-04-02 – Fierce winds and dedication
Boy, howdy! Woke up this morning and the winds were a-howlin’ through the trees. And d’you know, that’s not entirely a metaphorical expression. The sound was high-pitched and wailing, up and down as the wind gusted, yet with a deeper…