Did I do anything at all today? It's hard to say. We certainly got an early enough start on the day. It was interesting to watch the sky...

Yay. I finally heard from my editor at Sky and Telescope today. It looks like my article about McDonald Observatory is going to be published...

Busy day. Any day with over 24,000 steps is a busy day in my book. I finally got caught up on a number of chores I've been trying to avo...

Hank and Luckie have left the building. Janet helped transport them to their new home in Austin today. We've already received pictures s...

I don't know about you, but I don't think I'll ever forget. I still remember the twin towers falling like it was yesterday. I wa...

Jacket weather has arrived. Our recent rain was accompanied by a cold front, bringing considerably cooler temperatures. This was the first t...

I've been wondering why our local gaggle of geese always hangs out on the East side of the lake now. They used to be all over the place....

The days are getting noticeably shorter now. We start our morning walks at the same time, but it's much darker now when we leave the hou...

It didn't seem like a holiday today. The park wasn't crowded at all. There were a few families having picnics, but I saw a few yeste...

I didn't sleep well last night. When I woke up at 4 AM, I went outside to look at the Moon and Mars. They were still close together, but...

No rain today. Luckily, it was still cloudy and cool. We had a nice walk before breakfast this morning, although the park was already filled...

There's been rain in the forecast all week. We planned our walk this morning to avoid getting wet, but it never rained. It was certainly...

You want a recipe for a dismal day? Start with lots of rain. Add a huge sell off in the stock market. Throw in a little pandemic isolation a...

It was raining again when we woke up this morning. This looked like a long, hard rain, so there was no point in looking for a little window ...

I received a letter from the Air Force today telling me that the credentialing process is complete and I have been approved for press access...

These weeks go quickly. It's already Dalmatian Day again. There are still only three dogs at the kennel and it looks like very soon ther...

We got a lot of rain today. It started raining before we woke up this morning and continued through midmorning. There was no early walk this...