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January 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM

Vernon

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1/11/26 6:30 35F (1.6C) Cool, calm, with a light overcast. The moon in its last quarter is low in the south, mid-transit shining through the willows. Today is as a good as day as any to sta…

January 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

1/10/26 6:30 33 (0,5) Calm,dry, icy. The waning half moon glows dimly through a gauzey veil of clouds. Something just grabbed a duck from the pond. I could hear them thrashing, and w…

January 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

1/9/26 6:30 Cold, calm. The waning moon is completely obscured by clouds. It is a dark morning. Amy’s headlights sweep across the tipi poles as she pulls out to go to an early …

January 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

1/8/26 5:45 37F (2.7C) There is a light wind blowing a swirling, cold mist. The moon, waning gibbous, and at least one star pierce the thin clouds overhead. Both thermometers read 37…

January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

1/7/26 6:50 38F (3.3C) Clear, mostly, with a cool, inconstant breeze. The moon, three quarters and waning, is resting atop the oaks. Stars are shining in a rich, blue sky. &nbs…

January 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

1/6/26 6:45 32F (0C) The moon, waning gibbous, shines down through the freezing fog onto turf and leaves frosted with ice. A slight breeze flutters the streamers on the tips of the lo…

January 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

1/5/26 6:30 34F (1.1C) Quiet, cold, and calm. Partially cloudy with a few stars showing. The waning moon, two days past full, shines through the bare oaks. A light freezing mist wafts…

January 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

1/4/26 6:45 37F (2.7C) Fog in the trees, with cold, steady rain and no wind.

January 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

So much winning. I'm tired of it. Will the "war time president " suspend the mid-terms? I wouldn't bet against it.

January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

1/3/26 5:30 36F (2.2C) Raining, no wind, warm for predawn January. By 6:00 the rain had tapered off. The full moon, low in the west, peeks through a veil of clouds, then disappears ag…

January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

1/2/26 6:30 37F (2.7C) Calm, quiet, damp. A thin fog sifts through the trees and settles in the canyon. It is warmer than yesterday morning, no ice. Everything is damp. I hear an owl softly …

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January 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

New Year’s Eve

12/31/25 4:30 34F (C) Calm, hazy with the moon waxing gibbous, nearly full. Dave and Kel took Mom to Marchesi Vinyards for an end of the year tasting so Amy and I invited ourselves along. The tempe…

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January 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

Happy New Year

1/1/26 7:00 31F (-0.5C) Overcast, encased in ice, gray, subdued. Haze from morning fires has settled in the firs. A freezing mist is transitioning to light rain. Snow is forecast. I am sur…

January 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/31/25 6:30 24F (-4.4C) The sky is blue, the ground is frozen. There is no wind. Home from California. The cold bites my fingers like a puppy. It’s teeth are sharp. Du…

December 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/23/25 5:30 38F (3.3C) Foggy, still, dark. Should probably start thinking about Christmas shopping.

December 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/22/25 6:45 36F (2.2C) Cloudy and dark with a light breeze blowing. It wasn’t raining when I took the garbage to the curb, but it is working up to it. First, the rare, then o…

December 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/21/25 6:30 30F (0C) Winter Solstice. Cloudy, frozen and dark. Cold, moonless, and without stars. There is nary a breath of wind. The leaves have been brushed with frost, the deck i…

December 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/20/25 6:45 34F (1.1C) cold, clear, calm. Ducks rise from the pond behind the fence. I hear their wings beat the still air; their quacking fades as they circle east and disappear. …

December 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/19/25 7:00 35F (1.6C) Overcast. Cold with a slight breeze. Damp and gloomy. Scattered drifts of slushy snow melt into the muddy grass. The rooster crows, forlorn and still locked i…

December 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/18/25 6:45 38 (3.3) Dark, raining. There is no wind. The sky is a uniform , dull gray. It is raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock. By 7:30 I begin to see snow mixed with the …

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December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

A December Foray

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December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/17/25 6:15 43F (6.1C) Clouds and ferocious wind gusts. It is dark. No hot tub this morning. We woke up at 2:00 and found the power out. It is still out now. There were rain squal…

December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/16/25 5:45 50F (10C) Dark and rainy, with the wind dropping off. A hard rain is pelting down, rattling in the drain pipe, splashing through the muddy turf. So wet that Walter asked to com…

December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM

Vernon

@vernonwade.bsky.social

12/15/25 6:30 45F (7.2C) Steady rain, little or no wind. We often have snow by now, it is really quite temperate, but after several warm, dry mornings it feels cold and wet. &n…