Bush and Putin in Maine
Tuesday, 8:25 am: Our ground fog has finally burned off. Earlier this morning visibility was down to just a few hundred yards. Yesterday we drove to Madawaska. During the 13 mile drive we drove through two driving rainstorms, lost a wiper blade and I got drenched retrieving it from the road. When we returned home we fired up our charcoal grill and barbecued some chicken, and it rained again.
On US Route 1 in Lille - the storm appoaching!
As for today, who knows what Mother Nature will bring us? I suspect though it will be clear; at least that’s what I’m hoping for, because I need to do more outside work around our house. My caffeine level is up and I’m ready to roll. I need more motivation than just a semi-vague idea about work [to be done], and espresso puts me over that motivational tipping point.
Presidents Bush and Putin are, or were, on a working-vacation in southern Maine. Their casual appearance and spontaneous demeanor is apparently well-rehearsed and suitable for photo-ops. Just a couple of guys out fishing on his dad’s boat – yeah right! Imagine all the planning and security that went into getting this thing off the ground. I’d give them a big political raspberry. Oops, did I say insensitive things again? That can’t be, can it? But on to weather:
Current values from our wireless Davis Vantage-Pro weather station:
Temperature: 54° [F.], 12° [C.]
Barometer: 30.026 & steady
Humidity: 100% mist & fog
Visibility: < 1 mile, ca. 1.6 km
Skies: Dissipating ground fog
Wind: Calm
Precipitation: None
Precipitation yesterday: .21 inch – rain
Since midnight:
Low temperature: 39.1 °[F.], 4° [C.]
High wind: 3 mph at 4:45 am
Charles,
I am that Connecticut neighbor you mentioned in your August 2006 blog entry! I wish George and I could spend more time at our house in Grand Isle. Unfortunately, my husband is having NO luck finding a government job in Madawaska, Van Buren or Limestone. I really miss being at the house. It was nice to meet you and Ruth that evening when my husband was picking berries in the yard. Here is the blog entry I am referring to:
August 11, 2006
Today I’ve got too much to say and no idea how to say it, lest I leave something out. We have met our new neighbors down our road. They’re from Connecticut, and they seem like urban refugees akin to us. I think we’ll have a kaffeeklatsch with them soon. They are, after all, “From Away.”
Charles and Ruth,
I look forward to our kaffeeklatsch, when we finally are able get back there.
Sincerely,
Karenne Saylor
Posted by
Karenne SaylorOctober 3, 2007 03:19 AM
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