December 7, 2021 I went out at 10 a.m. up on the ridge. It was cold, blue skies were giving…

December 3, 2021 Bright winter sun, pale blue sky. A panel of clouds created a chill as I started out,…

November 23, 2021 I’ve been waiting for it, and today it appeared: ice. This morning was 25 degrees, and it…

November 19, 2021 Cold again–almost bitter–dense clouds, bits of pale blue, shafts of light that peek out, a constant cold…

Went back to the Catskills today to say goodbye to the leaves. They are coming down in droves and next…

November 1 It seems that last night the oak leaves started turning–everywhere you look a wash of tawny gold glows…

October 29, 2021 Last night it smelled properly like October, and I took deep lungfuls of the cold smoky air…

October 18, 2021 Delightfully cold out, though we went from summer to winter. The wind is brisk today, and dark…

October 11, 2021 Bright warm sun, slowly falling leaves, a cool undercurrent but still and warm. Piles of old mushrooms…