Strawberry fields.

Today was just like a trip back in time. Mark and I took out the ATVs. He showed me how to drive one, a challenge, since I am pretty timid with stuff like that. We went to try it out on the back 40. Soon we were getting excited about all the lovely wild strawberries, a bumper crop! Back to the house to load up with containers and snacks. Then we returned to the best spots to enjoy a peaceful afternoon under the blue sky surrounded by nothing but flowers and meadow. Now it's time to make something with strawberries and rhubarb!

Trek 2010

Yesterday I completed my third Trek Across Maine charity ride. The Trek is the biggest annual fundraiser for the American Lung Association of Maine (ALAME) Together, almost 2000 bicyclists travel from Sunday River in the western mountains of Maine to Belfast on the coast, in three days. I was part of a wonderful team called the Four Seasons Trekkers. That's me giving a little wave.

School's Out for Summer!

Memorial Day weekend I went fly fishing on the Little Black and had a blast! Arras hunted for wood turtles, found four total. And I fished mostly in vain but caught this whopper in the rushing pool behind me.
Yesterday was the official last work day of our school year, and now I am off until August 15, there about. Plans? Tomorrow it's off to Sunday River for the Trek Across Maine. Next week I will return to school for some deep cleaning/reorganizing/inventory of my two classrooms, three file cabinets and storage room. Must design the perfect cockroach colony for ease of maintenance. Then I want to try my hand at making hypertufa. July 7 & 8 are resreved for the Vital Signs Institute in Portland. I'll see Tom and Jill before heading home. Kathy is coming after that so it will be time for family gatherings. Crossing my fingers for good news from Toyota about the Galapagos.