It takes courage to post photos of seagulls, but when that’s all you got, that’s what goes up. We’re back in Chatham with Bob and Mary and it looks like in lieu of the beach we’ll be reading and browsing art galleries.

Michael,

It took awhile, but we finally got the electrons to come down to our garage roof and live with us. The Project Manager (“Joe”) should never see this html opus, or he would be mightily embarassed. The Xcel technician who slacked off on the job should be embarrassed, too, for delaying our electrons an unnecessary day.

You may be surprised to see that shot of sun-obscuring clouds in our sky.  So am I.  With 385 days (or so) of sun per year,  it’s pretty unusual, but it does happen. Snow is predicted again for tomorrow, so the kilowatts may be few and far between for a while,  and I might not get that long-awaited movie of the backwards-running meter until our March lion finishes toying with the lamb.

–rakkity

I’m falling behind and the problem is the number of stunning photographs taken by various people with the two available cameras at Diane’s party.  (You’ve seen many of Goose’s on his slide show) I’ve got to edit them down from five hundred to some manageable number. In the meantime here’s one from the party

and one I took of Hil B, who flew in from Ohio, after I dropped her off Monday morning at Portsmouth International Airport in NH.

Happy Birthday Diane.

Michael,

The weather gods turned on me after I described our balmy March 1st weather, with blue skies, infinite crystalline views, and crowded outdoor tables at Boulder’s restaurants.

The morning afterwards, we woke to snow and gusty winds. The temp dropped 45 deg overnight.

–rakkity

PS: Am I allowed back to the blog?

Karen and Goose flooded the house with flowers for Diane’s birthday and then Jeff and Karen’s massive bouquet arrived.

To no one in particular:

Goose: There are so many flowers.

Karen: That’s a good thing, you can never have too many flowers.

Goose: I didn’t say it was a bad thing.

Me: Karen, the only people who’ll suffer are those who read the blog.

Karen: Why?

Me: This means more flower photos.

Accompanying music: “Not Sorry” by the Cranberries.

Karen and Goose flooded the house with flowers for Diane’s birthday and then Jeff and Karen’s massive bouquet arrived.

To no one in particular:

Goose: There are so many flowers.

Karen: That’s a good thing, you can never have too many flowers.

Goose: I didn’t say it was a bad thing.

Me: Karen, the only people who’ll suffer are those who read the blog.

Karen: Why?

Me: This means more flower photos.

Accompanying music: “Not Sorry” by the Cranberries.

Our house, our neighbors, more snow, will it ever stop?