Monday, 8:30 am: Phew! What a windy weekend. Working outside was difficult enough, but driving was another can of worms. Saturday was definitely a day to drive with both hands on the steering wheel, and no time for sightseeing. Life in the semi-wilderness is not for the faint of heart. I guess the same could be said for people living in big cities.

Early morning frost

On Friday we called our local Maine Game Warden. Some intrepid sportsman was hunting on our property right behind a “No trespassing, no hunting . . .” sign, which was one of three identical signs. Even more oddly, his truck was parked directly in front of the sign. Apparently the hunter had literacy difficulties, or alternately chose to ignore all three signs. Luckily I don’t have print problems and promptly wrote down his license plate number and called the warden, who arrived about an hour later. Afterwards, I hope, the warden went to his house and raised his discomfort level a few notches.

Besides this event our lives are humming right along. The next big event is our drive to Bangor next week, where for a few hours we can experience city life, and leave our jeans and plaid flannel shirts at home.

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

Temperature: 28.8° [F.]

Barometer: 30.252 & rising slowly

Humidity: 59%

Wind: NW at 11 mph variable windiness

Visibility: > 3 miles under cloud base

Skies: ca. 75% overcast

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 28.4° [F.] at 6: 08 am

High wind: 22 mph at 2:59 am