Thursday, 2:10 pm: Well it’s snowing! Our woodstove is cranking out heat and I am upstairs typing away at a much overdue weather blog. Unless I forget to tell readers, I am still alive and there is another winter to look forward to. Somewhere I lost my blogging fuel. Enthusiasm has never been one of my driving virtues.
Friday, 9:50 am: Here it is September, it must be time for the blog for people who hate to read.
Monday, 3:10 pm: If I were any lazier I could be comatose, but luckily I haven’t seen my name in the obituary column in our newspaper, so I must be still alive. Now let’s see, I am trying to sort out where I left off in my last blog.
Monday, 7:35 am: Ah yes, rain and the end isn’t in sight. There are some benefits; the plants in the garden seem to like it. On Friday we had a storm pass through, complete with lightning and thunder and one tornado warning from the NWS. Being a dutiful computer owner I unplugged everything that runs on AC, including surge protectors.
Thursday, 8:30 am: The weather is supposed to be changing and rain is, I’m pretty certain, heading our way. We may be dining al fresco [a cookout in the backyard] if the rain comes later in the day; if not, we’ll cook the same stuff inside, minus the mosquito bites and singed facial hair. Somehow it loses its rustic appeal when done inside.
Saturday, 8:15 am: Lots of rain and cool nights; even the tomato plants had some slight frost damage on the leaf tips during the week. What a spring!
Monday, 10:15 am: Life in the North Country is back on track. Outdoor chores and mosquitoes are on tap for today and for the foreseeable future. Ruth’s garden is planted, and the onions are popping their leaves out of the ground.
Thursday, 2:25 pm: Back to life in rural America, which for
us means working in the garden and clearing brush. No more espresso in
sidewalk cafes for awhile. The fence company came by a few days ago and
straightened out our fence: Those dogs managed to iggle their way
under the chain-link and escape for an adventure. With the repaired
fence, their only adventure is in the backyard
now.
Next to US Route 1 in Connor Township
Monday, 10:20 am: More melting snow and lots of soggy ground; it must be spring! 
Charles Ames is a former educator and world traveler. He and his wife [Ruth] moved to Grand Isle Maine from Arizona in 1998. They reside in a log home on 60 acres of wooded land. They share their home with five dogs, two parrots, two parakeets and a goldfish.
Besides amateur weather observing, his other hobbies include; ham radio, astronomy, bird-watching, travel and fine dining, when and where he can find it. He is also volunteer Weather Spotter for the NWS in Caribou, and is an active member of the St. John Valley Amateur Radio Association. He supplies information using a wireless Davis Vantage-Pro.
