Wednesday, 11:55 am: Flip a coin, the weather is so unpredictable. Yesterday we received about .50 inch of rain; most of it within an hour or so. This dismal weather has certainly colored my outlook on nature, resulting in the benign naturalist within me being tweaked with a few more dashes of cynicism. That is nothing new; at least to the people who know me. My wife, once again, said if she wanted all of this rain we should move back to Germany. I thought the Amazon basin would be better choice.

We did manage to harvest some beans and tomatoes from our garden. Our tomato plants look a but scrawny, but still bear fruit. The rest of the garden seems to be in good order. And our chipper-shredder is in for repair.

Yesterday while in Caribou for a doctor’s appointment for an ear infection, we went a little farther for shopping in Presque Isle. That was unremarkable, but the drive back was through driving rain. And as of this writing, we have scattered clouds and almost pleasant. It’s been a most odd summer.

Current values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 78° (F.)

Barometer: 29.87 & steady

Humidity: 71%

Wind: SSW at 2 mph

Visibility: > 3 miles

Skies: Scattered clouds 50-60% cover

Since midnight:

Low temp: 73.6° (F.) at 6:02 am

High wind: 10 mph 12:01 am