It was a gloomy day – not surprising, it’s late October. Which means it’s almost November. And I don’t know of a more rainy month than the eleventh month of the year. Back when I was working at the car…
2016-10-26 – A Fall Rain
The rain started last night, thrumming on the roof, gentle and rhythmic, soothing the tired mind into sleep. It was still raining when the alarm rang this morning. As I was dressing, groggily going over and over in my mind…
2016-10-25 – Misunderstandings
I was at work until two this morning. I’m not doing that again. I can’t keep that up and still be up here every morning, and this project is definitely the priority. And apparently I also missed some lovely Auroras overnight.…
2016-10-24 – Finding the unexpected
So, how often does it happen to you? Those moments when what you expect changes what you actually see? ‘Cause we’re peculiar creatures, us humans. The power of our belief is so strong that it can and occasionally does interfere in the…
2016-10-23 – Challenges, again
Woke up this morning with fierce stomach cramps that ranged from uncomfortable to painful. Wasn’t quite sure why, either. Nothing I ate yesterday was outside the norm, I felt fine when I went to bed, I even got what I’d…
2016-10-22 – Colors and conversations
Ran into an extraordinary number of folks up on the Bluff this morning. Sunrise Stats! First light: 7:06 AM Sunrise: 7:36 AM Daylight: 11 hrs, 38 min T’was a chill morning, just above freezing. Ivan was along for the walk since…
2016-10-21 – Pink fog and thin ice
Another groggy morning, so it was fitting that the air was blurred with a fine drifting mist. (Mental fog, physical fog, get it?) And it was chilly; walking up, I was hoping that my blaze orange jacket was going to…
2016-10-20 – Self-sabotage revisited
There was an NSP energy truck parked in the regular parking area for the Bluff this morning when I arrived. And I do mean it was parked in the whole area. So I parked on the knoll where workmen have had…
2016-10-19 – Fiery color… aaand it’s gone
There was color developing right along as I was driving in. Down low on the horizon, a rich vivid red. So I hurried up the trail, not wanting to miss any more than I absolutely had to. Sunrise Stats! First…
2016-10-18 – Clear skies, kind of
Tired groggy puppy today. Got about three hours of sleep overnight. It was raining all last night – I think I saw lightning coming home from work. The skies cleared out a bit by this morning, except for the scattered…