Monday, 10:20 am: More melting snow and lots of soggy ground; it must be spring! While doing a little spring cleaning, I found my old teacher clothes: You know; ties, cardigan sweaters and assorted bureaucratic threads. I can reassure the reader, I don't wear that stuff anymore, not even my polyester-blend pants. By the way, they still fit. How cool is that? Now if I can just find my old red marking pen, and my erasable seating chart.
Big honkers on break in a farm field in Caribou
We had our studded snow tires swapped over for newly purchased summer all-season [summer] tires last week. What a big difference in noise reduction. I keep forgetting the "U" in SUV really means utility, which doesn't necessarily mean a quiet ride, especially with metal studs hitting the pavement at 50 mph. I better be careful; in a year I'll 60 and anything over 50 mph will be harrowing. I better start practicing and tint my hair blue.
Our K 
Charles Ames is a former educator and world traveler. He and his wife [Ruth] moved to Grand Isle Maine from Arizona in 1998. They reside in a log home on 60 acres of wooded land. They share their home with five dogs, two parrots, two parakeets and a goldfish.
Besides amateur weather observing, his other hobbies include; ham radio, astronomy, bird-watching, travel and fine dining, when and where he can find it. He is also volunteer Weather Spotter for the NWS in Caribou, and is an active member of the St. John Valley Amateur Radio Association. He supplies information using a wireless Davis Vantage-Pro.