Monday, 7:35 am: Ah yes, rain and the end isn’t in sight. There are some benefits; the plants in the garden seem to like it. On Friday we had a storm pass through, complete with lightning and thunder and one tornado warning from the NWS. Being a dutiful computer owner I unplugged everything that runs on AC, including surge protectors. After re-plugging in the surge protector that protects my other, older, computer; the computer went pop and crackle accompanied by an odd smell. The computer died. Everything else connected to that surge protector was fine and unaffected. Intriguingly the computer wasn’t even turned on. Now I have to buy an adapter and extract some data files from the hard drive before it is finally laid to rest. No chance for palliative care for this computer: It’s a goner!
A nearby four-legged neighbor
Besides the usual amount of news from rural northern Maine, there is no “shock and awe” [G. Bush] to the local weather. Rain, gray and shades of gray can only be described in so many ways, or perhaps as a dull quarterly economic report. Maybe Milton Friedman would understand, but he’s dead.
In any case, it’s good to sit around in my gym shorts and t-shirt. Now if I can only get motivated to put on my shoes. Laziness doesn't need an excuse in this weather - it's a virtue.
Current values from our wireless Davis Vantage-Pro weather station:
Temperature: 61.5o [F.]
Barometer: 29.617 & falling slowly
Humidity: 100%
Wind: Calm
Visibility: > 1 mile
Skies: 100% overcast
Precipitation: .06 - rain
Since midnight:
Low temperature: 61o [F.] at 6:36 am
High wind: 11 mph at 7:12 am
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.
The moose
Charles are they good to eat....lol