Wednesday, 4:15 pm: Better late then never. The day is relatively warm, the snow is still melting, and I am inside pecking away on my computer hoping to find enough consonants, syllables and vowels to write something that is vaguely coherent. Let’s hope my artesian well of gab doesn’t dry up before I finish this effort.

Ruth's first Crocus plant blooming this week

We drove over to Edmundston, New Brunswick today, and to my surprise they have a new Wendy’s restaurant. That saves a trip to Bangor for fast food that I enjoy. Food is after all, just a matter of taste [of course] and my taste is very eclectic. My brother and I can spend ten or twenty minutes on the telephone comparing fried chicken or Mexican food; and the virtues of Maine Mexican food vs. New York Mexican food vs. Arizona Mexican food. The latter usually wins without too much disagreement – sorry New York and Maine.

Looking across the St. John River into Canada

Those naughty coyotes were out last night howling and generally enjoying themselves and annoying our dogs. The dogs wanted, in the worse way, to go out and have a good time too, or chase them away. Eventually the coyotes quieted down and our dogs lost interest. It also helps to distract them with doggie treats. We couldn’t tell where the coyotes were at because the fog was so thick we couldn’t see to the road. This morning a Pileated Woodpecker was outside on a telephone pole by our house. He didn’t stay long enough to get a picture, possibly I was too slow. That can't be, can it?

U.S. Route 1 covered in fog and rain in Grand Isle

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

Temperature: 54.3° [F.]

Barometer: 29.989 & falling slowly

Wind: 3 mph – very light & variable

Humidity: 59%

Visibility: ca. 3 miles

Skies: variable cloudiness – early morning thick fog

Precipitation: None

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 40.5° [F.] at 5:43 am

High Temperature: 60.8° [F.] at 1:59 pm

High wind: 10 mph at 4:12 pm

One of our trees starting to bud