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‘Tis the Parking Season
May 1, Thursday – a good day, some rain, temp. 46 at noon, wind SSW 12 knots. A nice May basket of goodies to start our day from Ann Fernald and Lillian Alley, our nearby neighbors. Lobster fishing is at low ebb, as usual, this time of year. Price now is $5 per lb. A
Cranberry Report: Chocolate bunnies, pink moons and a new boat
March 1, Saturday – temp. at noon 39, wind SW at 10 knots. And March did come in like a lamb. It came in with a clear sky and Venus rising in the east. We hear that Ashley Bryan is in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, now. While there he will assist Jake Lief with school
Hand-cranked entertainment
Jan. 1, 2000 – Temp. 40 at noontime. Wind NW light, bar. 29:90, rising slowly. Another new year has arrived. Jeri Spurling, our daughter-in-law, fetched us a jar of lobster stew and our friend and neighbor, Lillian Alley (an excellent cook) brought us some muffins and cups of custard. This year is starting out very
Cranberry Report – By the light of the Long Nights Moon
Monday, Nov. 4 – Wind NW and temp. 30 at noon. It is now deer hunting season on the Cranberry Isles. But this month is shotguns only. It is wise to wear plenty of orange if you wander into the woods. About 50 years ago deer from Mount Desert Island were swimming their way to
Cranberry Report: Beware the Philadelphia Vireo!
Sept. 1, Sunday – Temp. 65, wind SW at 12 knots. A full feel of fall with 42 degrees at 6 a.m. Church today at 10 a.m. and lobstermen can also haul their gear on Sundays, now until next June. Ralph Stanley and his wife, Marion, visited us today near noon. We had a nice
A farewell to Melvin Spofford, boyhood friend
Stiff competition for the Moxie Trophy
Juy 4, Thursday – temp. 70 and wind SE 15 knots at noon. “To have a safe fourth, don’t buy a fifth on the third!” I have heard some say. The fourth of July annual picnic was held at our town field near noontime. Good weather and a good gathering. There was a dedication of
CRANBERRY REPORT
Small car, bloody red moon, runaway horse Wed., May 1 – Temp. 50, wind WNW 6 knots, sun and showers off and on in P.M. Today is the day when the kids on the island, in my youth, would begin hanging or placing May baskets on each others’ doorsteps or porches, and usually rigging up
In like a lamb, out like a lion
March 3, Sunday – Temp. 42 at noon. Wind S at 40 knots. Stormy seas, heavy rain. No ferry boat today. We have seen very few robins here yet. But Paul Fernald said he saw about 30 altogether at one gathering over on Mt. Desert Island recently. On a day like today they should stay
Cranberry Report: The Many Varieties of the Moon
Jan. 5, Saturday: Temp. 38, wind WSW 15 knots at noon. Morning clear. P.M. cloudy. This is our quiet season on the island and usually will stay so until the lobstermen start setting out traps in April, sometimes in March if we have a mild one. Not many boats on the moorings here now. Some