Daily grind begins

Air temperature 57 F, light west wind, fair sky. We're supposed to reach 80 F again today before a weekend cooldown. North Neighbor has already cranked up his dump truck and headed out, presumably for another load of gravel. Digging holes and filling them in . . .

Postal Service fun

Got tracking confirmation on a letter from here to NYC this morning. The USPS claims delivery achieved. The postal mule only took two weeks, mailed May 6 and delivered May 21 . . .

Dangers lurk in Maine

https://bangordailynews.com/2020/05/20/outdoors/a-maine-loon-killed-a-bald-eagle-by-stabbing-it-in-the-heart/

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First buttercup bloom.

It's complicated

The old dump truck that North Neighbor is using to haul dirt out and gravel in lacks a load cover. That means he runs a non-zero risk of getting pulled over whenever he is hauling . . .

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First lily-of-the-valley blooms.

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Air temperature 88 F. This plate tectonic shit has got to stop before we end up on the equator.

About those haircuts . . .

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.