Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Thursday evening, inside, still a little breezy. It was not a bad day, I managed to get most of the plants into something. Either the ground, a planter or a pot. Now they just need to grow. Time will tell. This dragon fly was just waiting for me to get them planted. 

Sunshine!

Carol here ~

Finally we have sunshine and warmth!

Sister Terri had grands Annie and Alex and neighbor Jeff had a gang in on Sunday.  The kids had a ball playing on the beach and swimming.  Too cold for me but they didn't seem to mind.

Dan and I have gotten a couple kayak rides in.  The black flies are relentless ~ pesky wee buggars.

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Thursday evening. You can be sure of one thing, I’m inside where it is warm. This weather is insane.

Carol thought I better go get my SunPatiens before they sell out. Those are the flowers I plant in our window boxes along the retaining wall in front of the house. I did go get them and put them in the plastic storage building on the hill. Hopefully the mice don’t eat them before I can get them planted. We are supposed to get rain and extreme winds over the next couple days. 

I’m just glad I’m not responsible for a hundred plus camps and summer homes like in my past. Rangeley is calling for 4+ inches of snow out of the upcoming storm. I hope it warms up after this is over. I’m ready to be warmer.

Humanities Night

Carol here ~

We headed to Readfield last night to attend Humanities Night at Maranacook Community High School where grand Kailey's amazing artwork was displayed along with other artwork from other classes.  We also stayed to hear the Jazz Band and Concert Band in which she plays bass guitar.

I'm just going to do a photo dump of last night ~ enjoy!

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Been nice and at least partly sunny the last couple days. I like it much better than all the rain we had in the recent past. The heavy rains reminded me of a project that has been on the back burner for quite a while. 

When it rains, the water from the roof gutter on one side of the house leaves a track from the rip-rap down to the pond. I have not liked this since it began about three years after the project of the retaining wall etc. was done. 

I proceeded to remove the rocks and try and find the end as left by the landscaper. I finally found it way back at the edge of the dirt before the rip-rap even started.

Kailey's Art

Carol here ~

It sure has been nice to see sunshine the past couple of days!  It's been a little breezy but that's OK as it helps keep the black flies away.

We have had Gray Catbird and a Red Winged Blackbird visiting the feeder this week.  I got a pic of the Catbird but the Red Winged Blackbird is a bit more skittish.

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Thursday evening out by the fire. A little breeze now and starting to get chilly, we’ll see if it dies down. Rather a slow week with not a lot happening around here. 

Another “glamping” cabin showed up at the “camping area” beside us. It feels like it is in my back pocket but there is little I can do about it. What happens on the neighbors, hopefully stays on the neighbors. I don’t know how many more they plan on installing up there, you guessed it time will tell.

The peepers are loud tonight but it is difficult to show a picture of a sound. So if you have ever heard the peepers just imagine the sound. If you never have heard the sound, I feel sorry for you.

What I saw this week with my eyes open is this bellwort that grows along our driveway. 

Quilts and Turtles

Carol here ~

What the heck is with all the rainy weekends?  I think it's been like six in a row.  So far I have managed to get my walks in, mostly between showers.  I haven't missed a day since March 31st.

Yay me!

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~ 

Thursday evening. A beautiful day, not as warm as yesterday but at least not as windy.