Get updates https://follow.it/adventuresidecar Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:32:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwKk6SqAhyqWxNlFNhBNmYAQ?utm_source=follow.it   11/7/26 6:30 50F (10C) AQI 60 Dull, overcast, almost misty. There is no wind. Small birds flit through the willows, cheeping at each other. A squirrel trills in the oaks. Walter is standing sentry in the front yard. Good morning.                             […]]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:56:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwKk6SqAhyqWxNlFNhBNmYAQ?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIxAG8Gy2wbZI0WCOXQaJzA?utm_source=follow.it ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:06:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIxAG8Gy2wbZI0WCOXQaJzA?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJ_8Bn9HTqB814NbGCTJmfg?utm_source=follow.it   11/6/26 6:45 40F (4.4C) AQI 59 Brilliant streaks of pink paint the sky. The air is still, the morning quiet. The leaves have turned  and many have fallen. The ground is wet, not from  rain but winter damp. 40F feels cold today. Good morning.                     […]]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:33:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJ_8Bn9HTqB814NbGCTJmfg?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwI_jR7sonwBdvedSx_iNpPQ?utm_source=follow.it   11/5/26 6:00 42F (5.5C) AQI 105 Broken overcast. Dark, cool, no rain little or no breeze. An exceptionally quiet morning so far. Not sure what Walter is up to. Hoping to have firewood delivered today. Sipping bohea tea, soaking in a mild solution of bleach,  and watching the darkness fade away. Good morning.   […]]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:44:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwI_jR7sonwBdvedSx_iNpPQ?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLpSaACxFtUwCfMM2zWgO-P?utm_source=follow.it   11/4/26 5:45 36F (2.2C) AQI 71 Damp, with overcast skies. I can smell wet smoke on the cool breeze. It is dark and quiet. Good morning.                                                         […]]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:38:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLpSaACxFtUwCfMM2zWgO-P?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJNiyAtqVYhs5qTjJgfb5qG?utm_source=follow.it   11/3/26 6:15 41F (5C) AQI 56 Overcast and wet. No wind. Light rain is forecast for later today. The waning crescent moon is a pale ghost, sometimes just visible through the clouds. I got my wet canvas set up yesterday but the best I can hope for is the fresh air will retard mildew. […]]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:13:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJNiyAtqVYhs5qTjJgfb5qG?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJe9sGUAczAhljgQyIZ2Mny?utm_source=follow.it   11/2/26 6:45 30F (-1C) AQI 53 Blue sky, mostly clear,  with the waning moon hanging mid transit above the birches. Frost decorates the ground.  I wish I’d thought to throw a sheet over all those green tomatoes last night. I still need to unload the truck and set up the canvas to dry. But […]]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:27:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJe9sGUAczAhljgQyIZ2Mny?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJDKiLKirtEbAxU1ujeYiZz?utm_source=follow.it   10/29/26 8:30 The thermometer inside the tipi reads 54F (12.2C). The one outside reads 32F (0C). I think they are both lying. There is no ice or frost, but it is damned chilly in here for 54F. I got up about an hour ago. We kept the fire going all night. The wood is […]]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:38:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJDKiLKirtEbAxU1ujeYiZz?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJY_RZw0pbaJQRqdkcbZxKv?utm_source=follow.it   10/28/26 7:15 44F (6.66C) AQI 29 Overcast with steady rain. A quarter inch is predicted for today. Looks like we will  set up in the rain. The truck is packed and ready to go. Perhaps we will find a fresh bloom of mushrooms. That would go well with our quail-pumpkin soup. Some chanterelles for […]]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:55:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJY_RZw0pbaJQRqdkcbZxKv?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLKOPRLQc08jAPMJ08t2FgR?utm_source=follow.it   10/27/26 6:15 45F (7.2C) AQI 25 Cloudy. No wind. It is sprinkling.  It’s been raining off and on all night. An owl is hooting softly down by the creek. Good morning.                                       .]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:47:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLKOPRLQc08jAPMJ08t2FgR?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJy58dWRF8hZ2cmIQDJtpnt?utm_source=follow.it   10/26/26 5:45 43F (6.1C) AQI 24 Dark, windless and wet. Walter is quiet. He has probably found a dry nook in which to hide. The rain is tapering off, water tapping through the leaves makes a welcome sound. Low in the west the full moon glows dimly through the curtain of clouds. Good morning. […]]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:44:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJy58dWRF8hZ2cmIQDJtpnt?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwKhw3vLovBG3ncf8a9TqVhz?utm_source=follow.it   10/25/26 7:30 36F (2.2C)  AQI 20 Pink clouds dot the blue morning sky. No wind stirs the trees. The thermometer reads 36F but it feels colder. There has been activity at the vacation farm/distillery across the street. The absentee landlord from Seattle showed up the other day with a horde of guests. Walter continues […]]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:13:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwKhw3vLovBG3ncf8a9TqVhz?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLb6g2q49Bh_N8EkQdQV3vM?utm_source=follow.it   10/24/26 5:30 33F (.55C) AQI 19 Full moon, waxing gibbous. The deck boards, shrunken with the dry cold, rattle beneath my feet. I had hoped to bathe in moonlight,  but I missed it by half an hour. The still night sky is filled with stars. No bird calls, no coyotes, not a sound. Even […]]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:10:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLb6g2q49Bh_N8EkQdQV3vM?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIASzfO2ixtKcjel6Krgg44?utm_source=follow.it   10/23/26 47F (8.3C) AQI 20 Clear, blue and dim. A light breeze rattles the oak leaves, swaying the willows and birch. Night begins to retreat from the first incursions of dawn. Jupiter and Mars shine in the south, still accompanied by a few flickering stars. A car passes, headlights briefly flashing through the trees. […]]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:25:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIASzfO2ixtKcjel6Krgg44?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJTKIfVePELsFiZqqI1D8Xk?utm_source=follow.it   10/22/26 39F (3.8C)  AQI 54 It is a cool, damp morning. No rain, but gray with clouds and clammy. I gathered some pine needles  and wood to place on the coals in the weber inside the lodge. It took half an hour to smolder into flames. Now heating up the tipi, keeping the damp […]]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:50:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJTKIfVePELsFiZqqI1D8Xk?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLW7ndSTa0gHW4_aSKIgKZ2?utm_source=follow.it   10/21/26 5:45 35F (1.6C) AQI 36 Cold, dark and starry. The moon,three quarters full, was waxing bright last night, but now it’s gone to bed, leaving only starlight to fill the dark and windless void in the wee hours of morn. As beautiful as it is, I find myself beset with first world irritations. […]]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:21:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLW7ndSTa0gHW4_aSKIgKZ2?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJbDx7n49cdLWs9DXMsZ1pc?utm_source=follow.it     10/20/26 5:45 41F (5C) AQI 21 Stars blink through shifting clouds. No wind, no creatures moving in the dark. Aside from the whiring tires of the occasional passing car, it is very quiet. Walter, satisfied with the results of his earlier patrol, rests on the deck nearby. Amy, having returned from visiting her […]]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:13:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJbDx7n49cdLWs9DXMsZ1pc?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJzQ_KP6CHnEPZJ00pgMdVE?utm_source=follow.it   10/19/26 7:00 43F (6.1C) AQI 18 Hints of pink decorate the grey overcast. A light, intermittent breeze ripples through the trees, fluttering leaves as it passes. Good morning.                                                     […]]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:48:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJzQ_KP6CHnEPZJ00pgMdVE?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwK2j_riWmcPxopSyrRivL-D?utm_source=follow.it   10/18/26 6:45 37F (2.7C) AQI 19 A few stars still shine overhead when dawn lifts the edge of the blanket of night. A weak breeze flutters through the dried ruins of corn stalks and gently sways the birch. Walter argues with someone down the road, still grumbling well after it becomes apparent there will […]]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:28:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwK2j_riWmcPxopSyrRivL-D?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJnZA_GtPTkpv-CrxazUqbJ?utm_source=follow.it   10/17/26 5:45 48F (8.88C) AQI 40 Quiet, dark and calm. It feels warmer this morning. A breeze licks the inside of my ear; a gentle  caress, a fleeting cariño, nothing  more. Stars shine through the broken clouds. Orion chases his prey through the oaks, dogs barking at his heels. Good morning.       […]]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:03:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJnZA_GtPTkpv-CrxazUqbJ?utm_source=follow.it