It was a nice day to turn the manure pile.

Manure pile and tractor

Currently reading: The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab 📚

The temperature was down to 25° last night. The gardening season is done.

Mother Nature put on a sky show this morning while I was doing chores.

Pretty sunrise over a farm

Dust storm imminent.

Dust storm about to hit rural farm

In today’s mail my wife received a letter from President Biden. I received a toy catalog from Walmart.

It occurred to me that I spend more time thinking about writing than I spend writing. I need to reverse that.

Finished reading: Still the Sun by Charlie N Holmberg 📚I really enjoyed this book. While the main character was solving the mystery that made up the plot, I was trying to solve the mystery of the main character. It came to a satisfying ending.

I subscribed to Peacock to watch the Olympics. They did a fine job, and we enjoyed it. Now that the games are over I was able to cancel the subscription with 3 clicks. All subscription services should be like that.

Wild days in the inland northwest.

Map of wildfires in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

We have alot of canola in bloom around us this year.

canola field in bloom

I spent the day installing new flooring in our house. I found the work left me with a sense of well being and satisfaction.

Preparing flooring for installation

Taken on a windy day at beach

Two dogs at the beach

Our orchard looked serene after last night’s snowfall.

Early morning view of trees after a snowfall

Hiding in the foliage

Raccoon in tall grass

April Photoblogging Challenge Day 2: flower

Clematis flower

April Photoblogging Challenge Day 1: toy This dog toy lost its stuffing long ago, but Kessie still gets it out of the toy basket every day.

Border collie playing with a toy

I perused the MB Discover page today and picked up a half dozen new folks to follow.

Today was a good day for taking photos.

Contrails cross in the sky over our farm.

Hiking the rim of the Snake River Canyon in Washington State.

Kessie finds the bone of a lifetime on our hike.

Finished listening to: Pale Demon by Kim Harrison 📚🎧