Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor

Thursday, 8:30 am: More wonderful weather! Yes, in fact, it’s raining once again. Fortunately this time I had enough sense [which sometimes escapes me] to listen to our NOAA weather radio ahead of time, and knew it was on the way, and I cut our grass yesterday while it was still dry. I occasionally feel like Homer Simpson, “Duh!” in my pursuit of knowledge.

One thing about living rustically like we do now; it is more labor intensive. Admittedly living in a large city has a few advantages, but the other advantages of living somewhat remote, in my estimation, far outweigh the convenience of city life. Where else can I see a bald eagle fly over, or a moose in our front yard?

Two of our hybrid Poplar trees tanked and bit the dust, so I ordered two new trees from a different mail-order company. I have to be more diligent about watering them until they finally recover from transplant shock.

Current values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 51° (F.)

Barometer: 29.98 & steady

Humidity: 100%

Wind: Calm

Visibility: < 3 miles

Skies: 100% low overcast

Precipitation: .10 inch rain, still raining

Since Midnight:

Low temp: 49.6° (F.) at 6:18 am

High wind: 14 mph at 12:46 am