Month: August 2021

THE COMING STORM.

Day 93 – It rained most of the night and was very foggy with a drizzle this morning. Rob didn’t go outside for his usual morning cliff time. He has done volunteer work for The American Red Cross in New York State in the past. He had designed & is troubleshooting their Inventory Control Website. They contacted him with problems with the site, which they had found when preparing for Tropical Storm Henri, probably to be “Hurricane” Henri, expected to impact New York early-to-mid next week. He spent almost all day working on the website.

MUSHROOMS, FOG, AND CRABMEAT.

Day 92 – Cool and foggy again today, and it rained some last night. We went to Pembroke today to Betty’s Crabmeat for more fresh crab. Oddly, it was 10 degrees warmer there and sunny. It seems we’ve got our own little climate here at the land. Back to crab, when Betty handed me the containers, she said they had just finished picking this crab & it was still warm before sitting in the refrigerator. Talk about fresh!

Happy Birthday, Maple! We hope you enjoy your vacation! You’re 18 years old; hard to believe!

Day 91 – Cool and cloudy this morning, and again, nothing happening at the cliff. Our day was very exciting with a trip to Machias to do many weeks-worth of laundry. The dreaded task finally over with, we rewarded ourselves with Lobster Rolls for lunch from the River’s Edge Drive Up. They were good, not fantastic, but much better than our last attempt at a lobster roll! It rained a little today and is supposed to rain for much of the night. That’s okay: laundry is over & we had a some lobster!

ANOTHER DAY AT THE RV.

Day 90 – Today was a project day. Rob received the parts for the installation of new lights in our bedroom closets. That finished, his current projects are completed except for monitoring the tanks to make sure that the grey & black water sensors are in the right position before he permanently mounts them. All of these things would’ve needed to be done when we got back to NY & before our next trip, so the time he’s spent here working on these projects has been spent well.

Nothing was happening at the cliff when Rob went out this morning. Very quiet here. No pictures today. While he was working on his projects, I continued with my project for the next trip. I should be done within a day or two depending on how busy we are with other things. Tomorrow is laundry day, SO looking forward to that…..

We sat out at the tent reading for a couple of hours in the afternoon. 66 degrees and a little wind makes it a bit chilly. No complaints here!

THE NOISE ON THE ROOF.

Day 89 – The cats are running around, EEK EEK. That big giant is on the roof again, tromping around up there. Scary! Rob is up there measuring for the solar panels he’s going to order. He’s also checking the status of all the roof sealant to see what needs to be repaired. Two separate projects. A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.

MUSHROOMS AGAIN.

Day 88 – This morning we had beautiful, clear blue skies and no fog. You never can tell; the weather forecasters can’t tell either. Rob had a mushroom-kind-of-morning after having his coffee at the cliff – mushrooms are still showing up everywhere, probably due to the dampness here. His mushroom pictures are below. (He also saw a seal in the Harbor but wasn’t able to get its picture.) It was 70 degrees at 10:30 a.m. with a breeze.

Happy Birthday, Lin! We hope you enjoy your day.

Day 87 – 61 degrees this morning and the dense fog is back. It does keep it cool, though, so no complaints here! Rob went out to the cliff for a bit but nothing was happening. Today, more projects.

FRIDAY THE 13^th, AND IT’S A GORGEOUS DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

Day 86 – No fog this morning, sunny and a blue sky – YAAAA. This morning, Rob had an active time at the cliff with plenty to see, and photograph. He spent the rest of the morning on the roof of the RV working on a project. This time he’s taking the top off the refrigerator/freezer in order to install a ventilating fan to make it work more efficiently. The girls, Pixie in particular, spent the morning hiding because there was a GIANT on the roof.

MAINE FOG.

Day 85 – Today it looked very much like so many pictures we’ve seen of Maine – small fishing towns enveloped in fog. It remained that way all day, and we were grateful for the cool air from the fog, especially with it being so warm elsewhere.

GLOBALWARMING.

Day 84 – Foggy this morning again. I guess a Kingfisher couldn’t see where it was going thru the fog. It landed right next to Rob in a tree. Surprised both of them. He almost spilled his coffee!