Saturday, 11:45 am: Another week has passed and we continue to be busy with all sorts of chores. There is very little down time to relax – well maybe some. Our chipper-shredder needs some work, and it is scheduled to be brought in for repairs on Monday.

On Wednesday we drove to Bangor. I needed an eye exam and new glasses, and our car needed routine maintenance; so we made a day of it. After all it is a four hour drive each way, so we have to combine as many activities into one trip as possible. Dutifully we got up a 4:00 am and jolted our brains alive with espresso. Being an early riser that day had its advantages; we saw more wildlife than usual. Please see the above photograph of a moose. We saw two moose by the side the road at the old Nike missile site in Connor, and a single young moose trotting along Main Street in Mars Hill. He [or she] was intent on getting somewhere – probably late for an appointment.

Weatherwise, everything has mostly dried out. The storm that was off the coast moved to the northeast and bypassed us. Yesterday, flashflood warnings were posted for parts of southern Aroostook County and other counties farther south. Here in the Saint John Valley the weather was overcast, but nothing really remarkable. I think today will be a repeat.

Current values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 75° (F.)

Barometer: 29.81 & steady

Humidity: 68%

Wind: N at 2 mph light & variable

Visibility: > 3 miles

Skies: 70-80% overcast

Since midnight:

Low temp: 74° (F.) at 7:31 am

High wind: 5 mph at 4:45 am