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July 19, 2009
The last three
weeks in June and the first in July were the wettest on record. It
rained 16% of the time
during that period.
I had three building projects this past month:
a grape arbor for the deck , a
pond in the front yard, and converting a shed into a
guest house
with Steve's help. The pond has attracted many frogs.
The guest house has windows
on two sides, and it will get a wood floor, a chemical toilet, a
sink, and some furniture.
The Greenfield Energy Committee visited the Nubanusit
Neighborhood & Farm in Peterborough, NH. We are interested
in the wood-pellet heating system at the 25-building village. The
boilers are in one central location, and the year's supply of wood
pellets is fed from a silo. Greenfield is considering such a
heating scheme for the town buildings.
Sarah's horse Danika had a colt about 2
a.m. June 8th. His name is Bugatti after the Italian
sports car. He was up and walking about quite ably when we
visited 14 hours later. Although he's dark brown now, he'll change
to light gray like his mother. Here's a page
of pictures.
We went to Thetford again on June 18 to celebrate Addy's
4th birthday. We got her a sun
dress and matching dress for her doll. Alex got dressed
up for the occasion and looked quite the young man!
We held our summer party on June 28—in the midst of
that rainy period. But the weather was remarkably good—in the
70s and overcast with only five minutes of misty rain--hardly noticed. This year
our quartet performed four songs, including "Send in the
Clowns," at the party. Here's a page
of pictures.
The Barnstormers
is a men's chorus of 50 to 60 guys that get together three times a year
to put on a show in various locations in the New England. John Stafford has been
trying to get me to join them for a couple years, so last weekend I
finally did. I went with John and his wife down to Orange, CT on
Friday for an afternoon rehearsal. There were two more rehearsals
on Saturday, and the concert was in
the evening. We performed 17 songs, including "The
Lost Chord" with organ accompaniment. Sunday afternoon we went
to New Haven (next to Orange) to see a model
railroad display.
This weekend we had Alex and Addy at our place so
that (among other activities) they could see Greenfield's celebration of
its fire department's
100th anniversary. Fire engines from 15 towns were in the
parade to help celebrate. There were performances and food at Oak
Park afterward.
We now have a bridge over the Rand Brook—thanks to
the ice storm in December that brought down some large
trees. I trimmed some of the
tree's limbs to make it more walkable.
When I pass A&D Computer in downtown Milford, I
often see two golden
retrievers asleep in the window.
Lynn made a "seasons" mini-quilt for a raffle
her quilting club is holding. She titled it "Winter
Royalty."
A few animal pictures: a mayfly
that had just shed his skin, a deer,
a garter snake, and a
rainbow-producing spider web.
A few flower pictures: clematis,
a giant poppy (1 and 2),
astilbe, and a California
poppy. And the following wildflowers: a wild
iris, raspberry blossoms, naked
broomrape, a blue-blossomed lawn
weed, and a blue-blossomed field
wildflower (can anyone identify this? It's very tiny.).
Feature: Some
magic
Quotes: “Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to
do.” Jean-Paul Sartre
The Philosopher's Cornered
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