June / Today Outside · June 5, 2026

Quirky Details on a Rainless Afternoon

  • an owl watching
  • a little dog howling
  • Camino Sin Nombre

Another bone-dry day when dark clouds piled up and the wind blew but not a drop of rain fell from the sky — at least not here. The thunder and swirling gusts inspired hope, deferred, as it turned out.

So out I went (no easy excuses).