Saturday, 11:30 am: Help, flying insects are everywhere. Fortunately we are up and about early, and the pesky bugs like to sleep-in until it warms up. So when we knock off [usually early] they become active and they can bite or sting someone else. I am a bit of a party-pooper for them.

A wildlife visitor to Van Buren, Maine

Yesterday was a stellar day for wildlife viewing. We saw a fisher, a few loons, one with its chick [is that what you call a baby loon?] and assorted moose at various locations. I came prepared and actually took a few photos. These moose seemed more than willing to pose for pictures, although on their terms. The loons were at maximum range for my camera and too much cropping degraded the photos, although our binoculars worked fine for viewing them. Visitors “From Away” would be envious for a day like yesterday.

Pirie Lake, New Brunswick

Also yesterday, we visited our friends Karl and Theresa near Grand Falls, New Brunswick. They own and operate a German restaurant and lodge. They’re from the Baden, so their cuisine is traditional for the south of Germany near Lake Constance. But in New Brunswick it’s all German to them, except the beer, that’s Canadian. German food and Canadian beer – oh well, I’ll leave it to the culinary historians to sort out. On to my local weather:

Current values from our wireless Davis Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 79° [F.]

Barometer: 29.821 & steady

Humidity: 42%

Wind: S at 5 mph light & variable

Visibility: > 3 miles

Skies: Generally clear, ca. 10-15% scattered cloud cover

Precipitation: None

High temperature yesterday: 84.3° [F.]

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 47.2° [F.] at 4:36 am

High wind: 10 mph at 11:01 am