Tuesday, October 31, 2006
even more wind...
Some pretty nasty wind over the weekend... they were calling for up to 70mph gusts here on the coast, and I can believe it... the water in the stream was wicked high as well as the fun waves that you can sort of see in the background of the above shot. Luckily we only lost power a couple times for very short timespans (15minutes or so), and no major trees came down, only small branches and limbs.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Monday, September 18, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006
wow.
guess it's been a while since I wrote anything here -- been a long summer, good but long. I'll try to remember to write more often... but...
Not a whole lot going on at the moment... Fall season is underway with 120 people here this week - down to 80 next week... Moving right along...
Got asked to shoot some photography at a wedding in October- there'll be two of us shooting, Andrew will do the formals and I'll do the candids and random shots that I like taking... should be fun... we'll see I guess...
well, hope whoever is reading this is having a good day...
bye
Not a whole lot going on at the moment... Fall season is underway with 120 people here this week - down to 80 next week... Moving right along...
Got asked to shoot some photography at a wedding in October- there'll be two of us shooting, Andrew will do the formals and I'll do the candids and random shots that I like taking... should be fun... we'll see I guess...
well, hope whoever is reading this is having a good day...
bye
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
"Singing the Blues...
Day 7 of rain has left us with water pretty much everywhere. At least we are on the northern edge of the worst of the storms... though we've had some pretty heavy downpours in the last 7 days... No major flooding in the immediate area, but flood waters to our south have led to manditory evactuations to thousands of homes and businesses.
Over a foot of rain has fallen in parts of York County here in Maine (we are along the northern edge of York)... Here in Ocean Park we've recieved at least 7 inches and possibly more (no one thought to install a rain gauge here at camp - maybe we will after this...
With a water table (in dry months) only 6-12 inches under the surface, the rain water has nowhere to go except flowing down streets and though already full streambeds. Though the good news is that we are currently not in a fire danger... :)
The highest rainfall amounts in 10 years and the worst flooding in 70 has left much of Eastern New England under water...
Over a foot of rain has fallen in parts of York County here in Maine (we are along the northern edge of York)... Here in Ocean Park we've recieved at least 7 inches and possibly more (no one thought to install a rain gauge here at camp - maybe we will after this...
With a water table (in dry months) only 6-12 inches under the surface, the rain water has nowhere to go except flowing down streets and though already full streambeds. Though the good news is that we are currently not in a fire danger... :)
The highest rainfall amounts in 10 years and the worst flooding in 70 has left much of Eastern New England under water...
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Monday, April 10, 2006
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Monday, April 03, 2006
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Saturday, March 18, 2006
St Patty's Day
Happy St Patricks Day... a day late is better than never I guess. We're Scottish, so does that mean we should boycott the holiday? :)
So I just had a very nice dinner of Corned Beef and Cabbage... minus the cabbage of course! Very good. Don't think I've ever had it before... maybe, but I don't remember it.
We've been spending the last few weeks preping the camp for the start of the spring season. We've painted the inside of 4 cabins and now the two large bathrooms in another building. Looks pretty good so far... spent much of today cleaning up downed tree limbs and stuff... had a nice campfire with toasted marshmellows and hotdogs. A few more projects are in the works and will hopefully get finished up in the next few weeks, since the first of the groups comes in the 3rd (the staff show up next weekend).
Place is definately looking better though.
If anyone wants to put in a few hours of physical labor, we'd be happy to feed you... and not just marshmellos and hotdogs, though those are available upon request. :)
So I just had a very nice dinner of Corned Beef and Cabbage... minus the cabbage of course! Very good. Don't think I've ever had it before... maybe, but I don't remember it.
We've been spending the last few weeks preping the camp for the start of the spring season. We've painted the inside of 4 cabins and now the two large bathrooms in another building. Looks pretty good so far... spent much of today cleaning up downed tree limbs and stuff... had a nice campfire with toasted marshmellows and hotdogs. A few more projects are in the works and will hopefully get finished up in the next few weeks, since the first of the groups comes in the 3rd (the staff show up next weekend).
Place is definately looking better though.
If anyone wants to put in a few hours of physical labor, we'd be happy to feed you... and not just marshmellos and hotdogs, though those are available upon request. :)
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Tools anyone?
Haven't written anything in a while...sorry.
Not much going on here... just painting away, getting ready for Nature's Classroom to come in at the end of the month. The warm weather is making working on the grounds a bit more bearable. Lots of downed tree limbs and branches to get up, but with a number of work groups coming in before the start of the summer we should be in pretty good shape.
We do need to work on what tools and supplies we have on camp... the "gentleman" who was fired in October walked away with many things that were not his. That's what happens when the board expects civilized behavior from an "adult". And not giving those of us still here any athority to call the police - just making lists didn't stop the disappearing of things. So now we are in the process of restocking the maintanence department, and cleaning up the junk yard that was left behind.
If anyone knows of someone upgrading their own equipment, we'll take the older stuff off their hands... we're used to hand-me-downs.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Not much going on here... just painting away, getting ready for Nature's Classroom to come in at the end of the month. The warm weather is making working on the grounds a bit more bearable. Lots of downed tree limbs and branches to get up, but with a number of work groups coming in before the start of the summer we should be in pretty good shape.
We do need to work on what tools and supplies we have on camp... the "gentleman" who was fired in October walked away with many things that were not his. That's what happens when the board expects civilized behavior from an "adult". And not giving those of us still here any athority to call the police - just making lists didn't stop the disappearing of things. So now we are in the process of restocking the maintanence department, and cleaning up the junk yard that was left behind.
If anyone knows of someone upgrading their own equipment, we'll take the older stuff off their hands... we're used to hand-me-downs.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Friday, February 24, 2006
Black Mesa
This is 'Black Mesa' just north of Santa Fe. I could have sat in this area and taken shots of the rock mesa for the entire day, with all different light hitting it... but alas that wasn't possible...
Finally, some pictures
Alright, here you go. Some pictures from my trip down to New Mexico in January. Gotta love these faster internet connections.
The road down was a bit straight, don't ya think?
Not sure if this was completely carved, or just partially... but it's wicked cool.
We stayed in Santa Fe and saw the sunset with some cool effects on the trees.
These windmills were in a plaza and very very cool.
Bandelier National Monument was next. This is the remains of a pueblo.
More to come, including some cliff dwellings and Blask Mesa.
The road down was a bit straight, don't ya think?
Not sure if this was completely carved, or just partially... but it's wicked cool.
We stayed in Santa Fe and saw the sunset with some cool effects on the trees.
These windmills were in a plaza and very very cool.Bandelier National Monument was next. This is the remains of a pueblo.
More to come, including some cliff dwellings and Blask Mesa.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Saturday, February 18, 2006
You can get there, but can your luggage?
So, once again I start to pack my stuff to fly back across the country. And what do I see on the evening news last night, but a piece on airlines and how much luggage they really loose. The number suprised me, even though I have been through the experience too many times. 10,000 bags A DAY are misplaced. Not a hundred, 10,000.
According to the report, USAir (my carrier of choice these days) had the highest rate of lost luggage, while Delta lost the most bags with over 570,000 claims filed. There is always some thing to blame for the loss, from budet cuts, backed up flights, tougher inspections, to baggage system issues. Whatever the reason, there is no reason for the lack of caring on the part of the employee's of the airline. Yes I'll agree that it isn't that person's fault that my bag didn't make it, but all I need is a "I'm sorry, let me see what I can do to find out what happened", not a "what color is it?" and a "someone there is in trouble."
Now as I pack, I wonder "Will my bags once again be sent out into the unknown."
(data from the article by Gregg Moss for 9NEWS in Denver, www.9news.com )
According to the report, USAir (my carrier of choice these days) had the highest rate of lost luggage, while Delta lost the most bags with over 570,000 claims filed. There is always some thing to blame for the loss, from budet cuts, backed up flights, tougher inspections, to baggage system issues. Whatever the reason, there is no reason for the lack of caring on the part of the employee's of the airline. Yes I'll agree that it isn't that person's fault that my bag didn't make it, but all I need is a "I'm sorry, let me see what I can do to find out what happened", not a "what color is it?" and a "someone there is in trouble."
Now as I pack, I wonder "Will my bags once again be sent out into the unknown."
(data from the article by Gregg Moss for 9NEWS in Denver, www.9news.com )
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Sante Fe pics
Well, I've tried, and I've tried... but turtle speed dial-up internet just isn't condusive to uploading pictures. I'll get right on it when I get back to some decent internet connection speeds (about 2 weeks)...
Sorry.
Sorry.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Santa Fe
So we came back from Santa Fe a day early due to, well let's say, some intestinal issues... but it was a great time up until that time...
The city itself is a cool place to go, if you don't mind some traffic and expensive places to shop and eat... though in January it wasn't all that crowded... I can imagine in the summer it's much worse.
We went to a couple museums and historic buildings in Santa Fe on the first full day, including the San Miguel Mission (the oldest church building in the US), the Wainwright Museum, the Georgia O'Keefe Museum (which apparently closes viewing of her paintings in January - bummer), and a few other places.
The next day we went up to Bandelier National Monument... to get there you pass through a couple Native American Pueblos and past Los Alamos National Labs (lots of security at those entrances). Absolutely beautiful... cloudy but oh so nice... we took the 1.2 mile loop hike past the cliff houses and through the valley... way cool... I'm glad we were there when there weren't a ton of people and we could take our time. The sun came out on the return trip through the valley and gave us a great view of the cliff walls.
We then drove past a rock mesa called "Black Mesa". WOW. I just wish there were a couple nice puffy white clouds in the sky above the mesa, but you can't have everything, especially when you're just driving past.
I'll try to upload some pictures in a bit... this connection is wicked slow.
The city itself is a cool place to go, if you don't mind some traffic and expensive places to shop and eat... though in January it wasn't all that crowded... I can imagine in the summer it's much worse.
We went to a couple museums and historic buildings in Santa Fe on the first full day, including the San Miguel Mission (the oldest church building in the US), the Wainwright Museum, the Georgia O'Keefe Museum (which apparently closes viewing of her paintings in January - bummer), and a few other places.
The next day we went up to Bandelier National Monument... to get there you pass through a couple Native American Pueblos and past Los Alamos National Labs (lots of security at those entrances). Absolutely beautiful... cloudy but oh so nice... we took the 1.2 mile loop hike past the cliff houses and through the valley... way cool... I'm glad we were there when there weren't a ton of people and we could take our time. The sun came out on the return trip through the valley and gave us a great view of the cliff walls.
We then drove past a rock mesa called "Black Mesa". WOW. I just wish there were a couple nice puffy white clouds in the sky above the mesa, but you can't have everything, especially when you're just driving past.
I'll try to upload some pictures in a bit... this connection is wicked slow.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Happy New Year
Sorry. Been a while since I posted anything. So I'll say this now: Happy New Year to all.
Nothing really happening worth writing about on here. Just relaxing and reading a ton of books out here before gearing up to go back to work.
We are, though, planning a trip to Santa Fe next week. So if anyone has been there and has any suggestions on what not to miss, let me know. If I can get this slow as a turtle internet connection to upload any pictures after we get back, I'll do that.
Also thinking of heading out to Mesa Verde the week after that (maybe). Bet it looks a little different in the winter than in the summer, plus the temperature is bound to be just a little bit cooler (one can only hope).
Nothing really happening worth writing about on here. Just relaxing and reading a ton of books out here before gearing up to go back to work.
We are, though, planning a trip to Santa Fe next week. So if anyone has been there and has any suggestions on what not to miss, let me know. If I can get this slow as a turtle internet connection to upload any pictures after we get back, I'll do that.
Also thinking of heading out to Mesa Verde the week after that (maybe). Bet it looks a little different in the winter than in the summer, plus the temperature is bound to be just a little bit cooler (one can only hope).
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