Thursday, 8:40 am: Our snow has melted away, and the last two days we’ve had, on and off, rain and drizzle. It is not exactly ideal weather for working outside, because our ground is pretty well saturated. Since daybreak this morning, the fog has been increasing giving our part of the north woods an eerie quality to life.

I’ve been thumbing through my catalog of bad old movies. I haven’t decided which classic low-budget sci-fi trash to order this time. I’m sure whatever I order will be dreadful; at least I hope so. It must be the fog today, some of it has seeped into my brain.

We attended our astronomy club meeting in Edmundston, New Brunswick on Tuesday evening. Most of the members were concerned about not being able to see, due to the weather, the transit of Mercury across the sun, and the upcoming Leonid meteor shower. Fortunately the Internet will provide ample opportunity to view other people’s images they’ve posted; although it is not exactly the same as seeing it first hand.

That’s it, I am tapped out. Today my creativity is like airline food, kind of bland and nondescript. On to my weather data:

Current values from our Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 46.8° (F.)

Barometer: 29.527 & falling rapidly

Humidity: 100%

Wind: Calm

Visibility: < .5 mile

Skies: Fog 100% overcast

Precipitation: .09 inch rain

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 44.9° (F.) at 6:10 am

High wind: 6 mph at 1: 29 am