Tuesday, 10:30 am: Yesterday - what a day! It rained 1.89 inches.
Saturday, 9:10 am: A nice foggy Saturday morning. Earlier the visibility was just a few hundred feet.
Saturday, 8:30 am: As always, we are busy these days. Ruth has been harvesting our strawberries and turning them into tasty desserts [see photo below].
Tuesday, 7:30 am: July is here and the wood is stacked, so life must be good. The lawn is growing so quickly that I am on a three to four day cutting cycle. 
Wednesday, 8:00 am*: Another remarkable week, with lots of rain. Any outdoor activity ground to a halt. 
Thursday, 7:30 am: Here it is, almost the end of June and a few days into summer; I can
Monday, 8:40 am: Not surprisingly; it
Wednesday, 10:20 am: The weather has been dramatic the last two days. With lightning, thunder, wind and heavy rain, it
Saturday, 3:50 pm: It
Sunday, 8:30 am: Where does the time go? We have been busier than ever working outside. Tomato plants are in the ground and assorted vegetable seeds have been sown. 
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.
