Get updates https://follow.it/adventuresidecar Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:04:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLrkxV0XHXXddORkGH5jZGe?utm_source=follow.it   7/25/26 5:45 59F (15C) Clear sky, barely perceptible breeze. It is quiet and comfortable this morning. Walter was ready to come in by the time I was ready to go out, so he is inside eating breakfast and I am soaking in the tub, sipping tea. Good morning.             […]]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:51:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLrkxV0XHXXddORkGH5jZGe?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJoe76-jlcRWEo5ujm5ZI0e?utm_source=follow.it   7/24/26 6:00 59F (15C) Clear, blue sky with no wind. Walter has temporarily run out of bark and it is quiet for the moment. Good morning.                                              ]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:23:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJoe76-jlcRWEo5ujm5ZI0e?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwKppXGap-kjAzgprljQ2JmD?utm_source=follow.it   7/23/26 6:00 65F (18.3C) Calm and clear with some haze around the edges. It is pleasantly cool. I can smell the faint perfume of woodsmoke. Yesterday, it smelled like BBQ and the haze was so thick I couldn’t see the mountains. It was hot and muggy. A rain squall, quick and violent, moved through […]]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:35:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwKppXGap-kjAzgprljQ2JmD?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIKxBBHJkjSTI8_Ca4nlTXn?utm_source=follow.it   7/22/26 6:00 67F (19.4C) Cloudy, still, quiet. Puffy white clouds hover motionless above me. Autocorrect and predictive text turn what I write into gibberish as soon as I look away AI is pervasive, unreliable, and an unrepentant pollutant of information,  art, and history. Puffy white clouds hover motionless above mentioned. Good morning.     […]]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:47:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIKxBBHJkjSTI8_Ca4nlTXn?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwL_otsDjU4b6ZPXNBU0l5ht?utm_source=follow.it   7/21/26 5:30 60F (15.5C) Calm, mostly clear, no smoke. Yesterday’s gray skies have been replaced by blue, decorated by brilliant white tufts, illuminated by the sun, still struggling to rise above the ridge. Good morning.                                       […]]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:23:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwL_otsDjU4b6ZPXNBU0l5ht?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIXVOXz2wizsD7gsD9-0jB4?utm_source=follow.it   7/20/26 6:00 62F (16.6C) Overcast, no wind. This morning is as soft and gray  as the underdown of a dove’s belly. A crow’s rasping call tears the stillness. A hummingbird perches on the top branch of a birch. It is quiet once more. Good morning.                   […]]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:45:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIXVOXz2wizsD7gsD9-0jB4?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJduC7jI6VKvy5AfcQ277lQ?utm_source=follow.it   7/19/26 5:30 55F (12.7C) Birch leaves shudder under the caress of an unseen breeze in the clear blue shadow of morning, before the sun has risen. Amy, just returned from California, is still asleep in the house. Walter slumbers on the deck, with one eye open. My tea is hot and sharp to the […]]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:08:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJduC7jI6VKvy5AfcQ277lQ?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLRWLr8-jjoJXHoc0swSKZM?utm_source=follow.it   7/18/26 6:15 55F (12.7C) Blue sky and no breeze. Soon the sun will light the canyon. The rooster is crowing, the hens are clucking. Walter has roused himself from the deck to go bark at something,  but he lacks enthusiasm. The sprinkler rattles through the corn at regular intervals. All in all, it is […]]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:51:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLRWLr8-jjoJXHoc0swSKZM?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIZkY3CyRzbW6sSSsc5qp0X?utm_source=follow.it   7/17/26 6:00 51F (10.5C) Clear sky, no wind. The sun is still below the ridge. The canyon is in shadows, light just kissing the crest of firs along the western rim. Birds are active, flitting through the trees and chattering back and forth. I drink my tea and soak in quiet repose. Good morning. […]]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:39:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIZkY3CyRzbW6sSSsc5qp0X?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLlOVA1Q46btOL2OAKuMJ6a?utm_source=follow.it   7/16/26 6:30 60F (15.5C) The sun is above the ridge, the clouds are breaking up, the morning is calm and quiet. A thunderstorm  brushed by yesterday,  trailing rain across the deck. I heard rain on my roof off and on through the night. My laundry hanging on the line will need a little more […]]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:02:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLlOVA1Q46btOL2OAKuMJ6a?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJ6qf-66b1fdQKIJ90E2uk2?utm_source=follow.it   7/10/26 5:45 58F (14.4C) I woke with the sun rising from behind Nan’s Rock. It is warm enough to wander half naked to the latrine without discomfort. Walter stuck his nose under the head of Robert’s bunk and snored all night. Scott has two tipis set up. We are camped in the larger one […]]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:44:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwJ6qf-66b1fdQKIJ90E2uk2?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLhqRoH5Fy14RJBvza5r3Ie?utm_source=follow.it   7/15/26 9:00 I slept late. The sun is up, the sky is blue. There are no clouds and barely enough breeze to flutter the corn hassles. Good morning.                                                     […]]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:39:58 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLhqRoH5Fy14RJBvza5r3Ie?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLjAjwxGRPjHRf8vwH-iTCL?utm_source=follow.it   7/14/26 6:45 62F (16.6C) Overcast, still. The rooster is crowing, a familiar sound, but a sharp contrast to the peacocks distant screech while camping above Scott’s house the past 5 mornings. Rob and I got to my house about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. He still had a couple hours more driving to get home. I […]]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:34:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLjAjwxGRPjHRf8vwH-iTCL?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLsW3mDayOYT__opjWxq7zn?utm_source=follow.it   7/8/26 4:44 58F (14.4C) Blue sky  with a light dander of clouds.  It is calm, but a light breeze is rising. A fat, waning, crescent moon rests atop the maple. There is a riot of birdsong erupting from the dull blue of dawn. Good morning.                   […]]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:48:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLsW3mDayOYT__opjWxq7zn?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIvBelTTRAXtzL56dlwcthD?utm_source=follow.it   7/7/26 7:00 53F (11.6C) Clear blue sky,  no wind. Waning half moon about midtransit.                                        ]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:34:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIvBelTTRAXtzL56dlwcthD?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLbG8ujMBNz_2gdGGFF4uP9?utm_source=follow.it   7/6/26 6:00 54 (12.2) A thn gauze of clouds stretches across the pale blue sky. The waning moon keeps a jaybird company at the top of a birch. We set the timer up on our sprinklers yesterday and this morning was the test. After a brief struggle to get the rainbird in the background […]]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:53:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLbG8ujMBNz_2gdGGFF4uP9?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIlS7lwtQ1l1Y1Zni5pjlPY?utm_source=follow.it   7/5/26 6:00 53F (11.6C) Tufts of clouds dot a windless, blue sky. A waning moon hangs above the birch, refusing to surrender to the day. Good morning.                                                       […]]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:05:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIlS7lwtQ1l1Y1Zni5pjlPY?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIK_9ma24949WYpIyhs5JrT?utm_source=follow.it   7/4/26 7:00 60F (15.5C) Calm air, clear, blue sky. It may be precarious, in this polarized society, when jingoism and patriotism are so easily confused, to express reservation about elevating the flag to a position of worship, but I  feel I must. Don’t get me wrong.  I have, since aa young age, believed and […]]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2026 17:40:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIK_9ma24949WYpIyhs5JrT?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIbCkJxSzMy8hwfgXpWpX-7?utm_source=follow.it   7/3/26 6:45 57F (13.8C) Blue sky with a few scattered clouds.  No wind. Happy Dependence Day.                                                                             […]]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:17:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwIbCkJxSzMy8hwfgXpWpX-7?utm_source=follow.it https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLWRNAlaY8ZrpPXNBU0l5ht?utm_source=follow.it   7/2/26 5:30 52F (11C)  No wind.  The sky is filled with mares tails. In the distance a lone sprayer drones. Now another one, closer this time, joins in an orchard sprayer duet. Birds sing, unbothered by the whine. Walter barks a bit, then lies down. The clouds thin and dissipate, only to coalesce and […]]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:28:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/hXV07uyPQwLWRNAlaY8ZrpPXNBU0l5ht?utm_source=follow.it