Monday, 12:45 pm: The end of December and it is just a little below freezing, and it is relatively mild. Last week it fell to -32.7
Friday, 1:30 pm: Phew! There is lots of ice and sleet today. Everything outside has a layer of ice about a
Saturday, 10:10 am: Last night is the first night this season that the temperature dropped below zero degrees Fahrenheit [ca. -17
Sunday, 9:05 am: Here it is, nearly the end of November. Unless I am very scholarly and invent some new term, winter seems to be here: We have snow and it is freezing.
Wednesday, 9:30 am: Somewhere between my last blog and today's effort it has turned into winter.
Monday, 8:00 am: Where is the snow? There was lots of rain the past three days - .89 inch.
Friday, 7:35 pm: Here it is the last day of October and I've been licking postage stamps.
Wednesday, 9:40 am: It's a good day for a weather blog and actually write about the weather: It has snowed! At the moment we have about three inches on the ground.
Monday, 9:30 am: Autumn is here and it is freezing at night. Our various repairs and improvements are completed.
Tuesday, 11:10 am: No snow yet, but it certainly feels like it is just around the corner; let's hope not - at least for a few more weeks. 
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.
