Saturday, 4:00 pm: It’s dry, a light breeze, and there is lots of work. We’ve been busy since we got up this morning. Luckily today’s chores are done and it’s time for some weather blogging, which may, or may not, contain elements of weather. But never mind. I’ll sort out what to write.

In the accompanying photos you’ll see two snakes [there are several more not pictured]. Since we have no cats, they are, by default, our mousers for this summer. They have taken up residence in our garage again, and generally ignore us when we come and go. They are more focused on rodents.

This weekend our neighbors across the Saint John River are celebrating Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day. Happy Canada Day tomorrow! And in Madawaska they have their annual Acadian Festival: So both sides of the border area are a beehive of activities this weekend.

If any of my regular readers who received multiple email notices last week that a new weather blog has been posted, I apologize. It should have been only one email. I am just now getting around trying to figure out how to send the notices. I think I have it correct now. So if you get just one today, I did something right, somewhere, in this virtual world I send it to. I like gadgets and technology, but sometimes they baffle me.

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

Temperature: 56.8° [F.]

Barometer: 29.720 & steady

Humidity: 64%

Wind: NW at 3 mph – light & variable

Visibility: < 3 miles under cloud base

Skies: 100% overcast – partially cloudy earlier

Precipitation: .01 inch – rain

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 49.8° [F.] at midnight

High wind: 21 mph at 12:45 pm