(Mt. Pony, former entrance. Photo USG) Before lighting up a last smoke of the day, my attention was drawn to that bright star that hangs due east, just above the trees. Like you, the news of sights in the sky this winter has been entertaining and provided minutes of educational entertainment. The unusual juxtaposition of […]

Off we go! The first full week of the Biden Administration is now history. It was pretty cool. There have been around thirty Executive Orders issued from the White House. I would be in deep kimchi if I tried to summarize them all, plus there is a proposal to re-organize the Supreme Court outside that […]

This is in the form of a letter-to-the-editor from prolific contributor Marlow. I made a stab at looking at things that have some sort of enduring change in a great country. It is difficult to address for some of the reasons that have risen from The Change, and they are quite startling. I read an […]

A year ago the COVID came, or more accurately, the reaction to it. Now, it sounds like one of those English folk songs we were subjected to back in the 1960s. At the time, the concern was starting to spread wildly. You recall when lockdowns happened, indoor dining was restricted, and bars closed. Salons, too, […]

It is gray this morning at the farm, seasonal chill, clouds. They say rain and snow later, which drives a schedule that includes moving large bundles of split logs. Country living has some things that call out in memory- like, what to expect from the world on that day. It’s funny. The weather is another […]

Editor’s Note: There are many balls in the air now, and at a raucous staff meeting the decision was made to look at other times. Some assembly had been done on a project involving Cold War activities on the global front. This is a snapshot of life more than 40 years ago. Every generation has […]

(A routine mostly peaceful parade in the PACNORWEST on Inauguration Day. It is like the weather.) Here, it is a lovely day in Virginia’s Piedmont: bright sun, rich blue sky and just the chill of the persistent winter to envelope us. On clear days like this as darkness washes over, we watch what appear to […]

What a week! Today is 01/21/21, a symmetrical date unlikely to be back any time soon. This Postcard, from a Swamp perspective, is a happy one. Mr. Biden was safely inaugurated yesterday, though it required locking-down the capital with the greatest number of troops on the streets since the Civil War. There is a sense […]

While it is not over quite yet, we just saw Marine-1 leave the White House lawn with the President and First Lady aboard. He has the nuclear release codes with him. That package will go inactive at noon or so, and the ones given to to President Biden will give him the keys to Hell. […]

It is a giddy sort of day here in the Piedmont of Virginia. Great clear sunrise, sparse but attractive clouds. Temperature rising, low humidity. Nice winter day, pleasant for a smoke out on the back deck and watch the vulture circling over the bottom of the east pasture. It is the Day Before, as you […]