Good grief. It's the hottest day of the year so far and our air conditioner broke. It got uncomfortably hot inside very quickly. Hopeful...

Not a lot on the agenda today. We got up early because of the unseasonably warm weather. It's still nice outside before the sun comes up...

It's starting to feel a lot like Summer. When you feel a little warm on the pre-dawn sunrise walk, you know it's going to be a hot d...

Well, Dawn is certainly a mother. I bet she was a good mom. Lord know how many litters of puppies she had when she was a breeding dog at the...

The stores were really crowded today. Maybe it was because Mother's Day is tomorrow. Maybe it was because stores are always crowded thes...

The star tracker is driving me crazy. It kind of worked out at the observatory, but there were a few serious problems. I had high hopes that...

Evidently Dawn thought that the weather was back to normal because she was eager to walk this morning. I was a little reluctant because my f...

I made sure I got up in time to walk with Janet and Dawn this morning. It was extremely foggy and a little wet. Naturally, Dawn wasn't i...

It was surprisingly cold this morning. The temperature stayed in the 50's all day. I hope this is a sign of things to come. I'd like...

There are only four Dalmatians at the kennel now. Dorothy found her forever home this week. Sammy has not been staying at the kennel since s...

I woke up early this morning and against my better judgement I got dressed and went outside one last time for a look at the pre-dawn sky. Wh...

I could get used to this. I woke up early, so I went outside to watch the Milky Way core rise in the east again. There was also a conjunctio...

I stayed up late last night giving the Polaris star tracker it's first real test. I had a few unforeseen problems, but the thing actuall...

I got up early this morning and watched the milky way core rise in the East before dawn. The morning sky is actually more interesting than t...

It's good to be back on Mount Locke. It was a long, tiring drive out to the observatory, but there wasn't much road construction and...

I'm making progress. I picked up my rental car and I'm almost finished packing. I don't know why it takes me so long to get read...

For the second day in a row we visited some Dalmatians. The dogs at the kennel were in fine form today. This week Candy and Willie joined Ju...