Tuesday, 8:50 am: Our sweltering days are behind us for awhile. Our temperatures have moderated and we’re no longer covered in a fine layer of our sweat. Hot, nonair-conditioned, days can only be tolerated so long, even in Maine. God bless Freon.

Part of our vegetable garden

Yesterday we had a pleasant evening out at a local restaurant with an old Army friend and his wife. He and I were combat medics together in the same infantry company in Vietnam in 1970. Fortunately we survived reasonably intact, but we’ve grown a little long in the tooth. We were a couple of old codgers first reminiscing about our war, then complaining about age-related aches and pains. I thought only my parents did that!

My wife's dedicated handiwork

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

Temperature: 65.9° [F.]

Barometer: 29.871 & steady

Humidity: 100%

Wind: Calm

Visibility: ca. 3 miles

Skies: Dissipating ground fog

Precipitation: None

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 52° [F.] at 4:47 am

High wind: 3 mph at 8:38 am