Tuesday, March 30
5 years.
I just realized I've had this thing going for 5 years now! 5 years ago I was in my last semester of school at UMaine and living in Oakland, ME. Many things have changed since back then... I guess that's what happens.
Monday, March 29
Spring?
Most of the snow is gone, and it's officially spring, but there's still not a lot of green up here. Here are some photos from down at the reservoir a couple weeks ago.
Raccoon? Skunk? Wompus Cat?
Reeds (Phragmites communis).
Waterbury River.
Here are some recent pictures from the backyard.
The small pond a few weeks ago.
Witch's butter? (Tremella mesenterica)
Pussy Willow (Salix discolor).
Thorns on a Hawthorne (Crataegus sp.)
Male catkins on a beech or maybe alder sapling.
Some sort of fungi on a dead birch limb.
Close-up of fungi.
Lipstick Powderhorn lichen (Cladonia macilenta).
Common Greenshield lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata).
Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus sericia).
On my recent work trip to Tennessee, I stopped by Ford's for a quick overnight visit. We wandered around the land a bit to see what there was to see...
Brand new strip mine on a nearby hillside. That sort of crap has got to stop, or at least be reclaimed afterwards.
Ford by the barn on the upper flat. I had a little hand in building this. It looks like it's been forever!
Amanda with some baby clothes Chrissy and I got her!
Then, it was onwards to Tennessee for a couple weeks of work. The site was in a soybean field and a couple days of heavy rain turned it into a big mud bog and ultimately shut things down (since we couldn't move equipment around).
The mess around the drill rig and back of my truck.
Me inside the truck, covered in mud. Hooray for Grunden's rain gear.
The drill rig stuck in the field after trying to drag it to the next hole.
Last but not least, I had a tiny bit of down time, and I went out in search of critters. Came across a pool in a field that was full of frogs. Never actually saw any, but they sure made a racket.
Raccoon? Skunk? Wompus Cat?
Reeds (Phragmites communis).
Waterbury River.
Here are some recent pictures from the backyard.
The small pond a few weeks ago.
Witch's butter? (Tremella mesenterica)
Pussy Willow (Salix discolor).
Thorns on a Hawthorne (Crataegus sp.)
Male catkins on a beech or maybe alder sapling.
Some sort of fungi on a dead birch limb.
Close-up of fungi.
Lipstick Powderhorn lichen (Cladonia macilenta).
Common Greenshield lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata).
Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus sericia).
On my recent work trip to Tennessee, I stopped by Ford's for a quick overnight visit. We wandered around the land a bit to see what there was to see...
Brand new strip mine on a nearby hillside. That sort of crap has got to stop, or at least be reclaimed afterwards.
Ford by the barn on the upper flat. I had a little hand in building this. It looks like it's been forever!
Amanda with some baby clothes Chrissy and I got her!
Then, it was onwards to Tennessee for a couple weeks of work. The site was in a soybean field and a couple days of heavy rain turned it into a big mud bog and ultimately shut things down (since we couldn't move equipment around).
The mess around the drill rig and back of my truck.
Me inside the truck, covered in mud. Hooray for Grunden's rain gear.
The drill rig stuck in the field after trying to drag it to the next hole.
Last but not least, I had a tiny bit of down time, and I went out in search of critters. Came across a pool in a field that was full of frogs. Never actually saw any, but they sure made a racket.
Friday, March 26
Best RV name?
"Intruder" is certainly one of the most appropriate names I've seen given to one of these hogs...
Wednesday, March 3
We went down to Boston this past weekend and had a good time (as always) with Chrissy's family. Went to a shooting range with Chrissy's brother in law's best friend, had some yummy Italian food downtown, and kept it low key. Wandering around Quincy one morning I noticed a peculiar tree. Kinda looked like Tamarack, but they don't have needles this time of year. I took a sprig of it home to identify and the best I could come up with was Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica). The book I've got says they are non-native ornamentals, which would explain why I've never seen one before. There were a couple of them growing in a small patch between the sidewalk and an office building. Maybe about 25' tall... Any other guesses?
The other day, I waxed my skis for the first time ever. I've had these skis for 6 years, and since they're "waxless" I always assumed I didn't need to wax them. Well, a coworker of mine showed me how it's done and man what a difference! I've never been able to push myself along a flat with just my poles before, but now I can fly. Wish I'd done that years ago! The snow was total crap, but it was still pretty fun. Here's a couple pictures:
Poplar Sunburst lichen (Xanthoria hasseana) and Star Rosette lichen (Physcia stellaris).
Down by the riverside.
I learned from a coworker who worked on the dam for this reservoir that they lower the water level 40 feet in the winter. I could have been skiing way out on the lake and been over no water at all. Ah well, next year...
In the summer, the water is right up to the banks and this stretch is slow-moving and deep. Always see lots of fish here when I'm canoeing. Right now, it's less than a foot deep and eroding the streambed.
Is that a glimmer of sunshine on the water??
I leave tomorrow for a 2.5-day drive down to Tennessee. However, I'm leaving early and stopping by my brother's place in Kentucky. My older brother happens to be in town as well. Should be a good time. Then it's 2 weeks or so of work and a long drive home (towards the end of March). Maybe it'll be spring when I get back.
The other day, I waxed my skis for the first time ever. I've had these skis for 6 years, and since they're "waxless" I always assumed I didn't need to wax them. Well, a coworker of mine showed me how it's done and man what a difference! I've never been able to push myself along a flat with just my poles before, but now I can fly. Wish I'd done that years ago! The snow was total crap, but it was still pretty fun. Here's a couple pictures:
Poplar Sunburst lichen (Xanthoria hasseana) and Star Rosette lichen (Physcia stellaris).
Down by the riverside.
I learned from a coworker who worked on the dam for this reservoir that they lower the water level 40 feet in the winter. I could have been skiing way out on the lake and been over no water at all. Ah well, next year...
In the summer, the water is right up to the banks and this stretch is slow-moving and deep. Always see lots of fish here when I'm canoeing. Right now, it's less than a foot deep and eroding the streambed.
Is that a glimmer of sunshine on the water??
I leave tomorrow for a 2.5-day drive down to Tennessee. However, I'm leaving early and stopping by my brother's place in Kentucky. My older brother happens to be in town as well. Should be a good time. Then it's 2 weeks or so of work and a long drive home (towards the end of March). Maybe it'll be spring when I get back.
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