Wednesday, 8:30 am: Here it is mid-week and it looks like it might rain. If I am really ambitious I would turn on our NOAA weather radio and find out for sure. But I like surprises and [besides] it helps keep my brain cells chugging along, although in no particular direction.

Garden work is progressing normally with my wife and I both slathered in insect repellent. Garter snakes have returned to our garage. I’ve set out a board leaned against the garage’s outside wall and the snakes call it home until autumn. Generally they ignore me, even when I come close with our lawnmower. Also a few frogs are hopping around our yard. For them, I have to stop the mower, catch them and move them to a safer place away from our lawn. There is nothing funnier than watching a 57 year old man chasing frogs! Those guys always come back. And wild rabbits are usually in our front yard, normally in the early morning. They eventually bounce away after having their fill of our grass. The rabbits tend to annoy our one dog, Bobbi, who barks nonstop until they leave. They are unconcerned with her and continue munching away.

Time to go; I am listening to Maine Public Radio. I am trying to sort out who’s doing what to whom, and in what part of the world. At least in our corner of the world life is uncomplicated. And besides I need a cup of cappuccino or espresso to get my brain out of neutral: Currently I am coasting. Maybe idling is more accurate.

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

Temperature: 60.9° [F.]

Barometer: 29.700 & steady

Humidity: 63%

Wind: 3 mph light & variable

Visibility: > 3miles under cloud base

Skies: 100% overcast

Precipitation: None

High temperature yesterday: 78.9° [F.]

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 54.4° [F.] at 5:23 am

High wind: 11 mph at 1:08 am