0401-naked-pine
This was the small pine tree in the yard. The joke was maybe I trimmed it a bit too heavily.

0401-peach-trees
Peach tree pruning again. A little touch up.

0402-hydrangea-move
Starting to transplant the first of two hydrangeas.

0403-hydrangea-move
Finish moving the first of two hydrangeas to be transplanted.

0404-red-curry-tofu
Red curry tofu ingredients.

0404-suprise-snow
A surprise April snow came to Belfast but not much. The snow at Rangeley and Carrabesset was about two feet. This made for great cross country skiing a few days later.

0408-dandelion-haul
The dandelions were starting to flower so I started weeding. I got a full 30 gallon trash bag plus another 1/3 bag but still only put a dent in the front yard population.

0408-living-room
The living room got rearranged to put the couch facing the monitor wall which still doesn't have the monitor mounted.

0408-solar-eclipse
April 8 was the total eclipse. Sandy couldn't get the day off due to meetings so I had to cross country ski on my own. By bushwacking a bit I found a nice secluded small peak with a break in the trees in just the right direction for good viewing.

0408-tool-labels
These are labels from some tools that I am trying to get parts for but being Craftsman and Sears going bankrupt parts are hard to come by.

0409-hydrangea-move
A second hydrangea was transplanted.

0411-mulch-piles
The compost and yard waste pile was disassembled into a pile of small tree stumps and large roots, a pile of branches, a pile of recently cut pine, and the orriginal compost pile. Some was spread out to reduce puddles after a rain.

0417-bed-frame
This frame will go under the bad to improve air circulation and help the radient heat do its job.

0418-ditch-digging
Today was a ditch digging day. Jeans and work boots got quite muddy.

0420-bed-frame
The bed frame is further taking shape in these photos. Edges were rounded with the router and sanding was done.

0421-bed-frame
The bed frame isn't very heavy so getting it in the house was not hard.

0421-limelight-move
Back to transplanting. This time it is the limelight hydrangea.

0421-magnolia
The magnolia is starting to bloom. Hopefully it is a miniature. Otherwise it will need to be moved before it gets too big.

0422-rototiller
The rototill started with little effort after about 2 years of not being used.

0423-more-transplant
Next transplants were two andromeda and a small blueberry. All survived but the blueberry may not produce berries this year. Stakes were put in for more blueberries to be transplanted in fall or next spring.

0424-bed-frame-install
The bedroom had to be cleared out to put the bed frame under the bed. That made it a good time to thoroughly clean the floor. Moving the heavy peices to the living room and setting it up again took effort but was not difficult.

0425-enchilada-fail
This was a bit of a fail making enchiladas with 100% corn tortillas. The corn tortillas are dry and break easily if used as-is. I got better at it in the next try when I heated them first.

0425-kayak
Plans to rototill Will's upper garden and Sandy's garden and then go kayaking.

0428-mercer-bog-kayak
Sandy and I kayaked at Mercer Bog. It is clean shallow fresh water with plenty of beaver dens. I got a few blury photos of Sandy.

0503-bay-glimmer
There was a glimmer on the water in Penobscot Bay.

0503-neighbor-cat
The neighbor's stub tail cat with stocky back legs doesn't really look like a cat.

0504-buds+blooms
Photos are of peach buds getting ready to open, blueberry buds, lilac buds, the neighbor's crab apple tree just past peak bloom, and a very large forsythia.

0507-revetment-work
Two backhoes were put to use and dump trucks cam by with large stone to rebuild the neighbor's revetment.

0507-transplants
Transplants were done for now. It is time to start working on boats.

0508-ed+starlink
Ed put up my Starlink antenna and shoved the wire into the attic space. Ed is definitely not afraid of heights. OSHA would not approve of his methods.

0509-drainage+revetment
Having finished the revetment the backhoes were joined by a skid loader to put in new drainage and then put the lawn back together.

0509-starlink-cable
The Starlink antenna wire needed to be run through a few attic spaces and closets to get from the roof to the basement. This may be a dry run for later heat pump installation.

0510-starlink-router
The final antenna wire run went down the basement stairs to the Starlink router and then to the UPS. This has been a somewhat long term temporary wiring from the router to the rack area and router shelf installation.

0512-back-lawn
Sandy and I moved the palet of decking material and restacked it and after that I cut the lawn.

0515-lily
Lily and I spent about 10 days together and went hiking almost every day while I was dogsitting for Erin and Mike.

0515-mike+erin
Erin and Mike are about to depart on their way to Portugal.

0517-lily
After hiking Lily was worn out and happy.

0520-lime-kiln
This is the set of lime kilns at Cromwell Valley Park near Towson.

0528-joann-rhodie
Jo-Ann is standing in front of her rhododendron to provide a size reference in the photo.

0528-sphinx
Shannon's cat, Mr Sphinx, is still doing well for his age.

0529-joann+dogs
Left to right are Shannon's dog named Patches, Jo-Ann, and Midnight.

0530-lilac
The lilacs had bloomed before I got home so were past prime but still had flowers and fragrance.

0603-rhodie
The large rhododendron in my yard was near full bloom.

0604-empty-boat-space
The boat port had to be cleared out to make room for sv Full Charged to return home.

0605-clock-goop
Somehow this blue goop ended up on the clock after returning from Belmont Boat works. It did not come from inside the clock so something must have been spilled on it.

0606-torqeedo
A rack was built in the garage to store the Torqeedo Travel XP and batteries when not in use such as during the winter.

0607-boat-move
Sailing Vessel (sv) Fully Charged arrived and was squeezed into the boat port. She is beamier and taller than the prior occupant, Frank's boat Sarah. Both boats being about 36' LOA didn't quite fit lengthwise. Fully Charged barely fit and headroom is very limited.

0610-enchiladas
The second attempt at vegan enchiladas with 100% corn tortillas was a success.

0610-rainbow
My neighbor sent a photo of a rainbow over my house.

0611-boat-clock
It is a shame that manufacturers put cheap guts in expensive maring clocks. This is the under $14 (Amazon price) mechanism in my $250 Weems & Plath clock. It had corrosion and had to be replaced.

0611-garage-lines
A good use for white bilge paint is line on the garage floor to guide the car in. This works well with the backup camera.

0612-boat-clock
The clock polished up nicely with hard rubbing and medium grit fiberglass polishing compound which is finer than metal polishing compound. I sent the clock to a clock shop to replace the mechanism.

0612-mint-mobile
Of all the stupidity, Mint Mobile sends a text message with instructions on how to set up a new phone. The only reasonable way to follow the instructions on the same phone is to take photos of the screen with another phone. Email next time please. The instructions on their web site is different and if you follow the IPv4/IPv6 instructions it is still different.

0623-cp23-solar
The CP23 now has a connector for the solar panel and can use either the old 6W panel mounted on the stern rail while underway or the 100W flexible panel that seems to only be able to produce 20+W probably due to the numerous cracks in it.

0625-cp23-cabin
The forward cabin got a new layer of bilge paint to protect the wood and the cabin got a cleaning.

0625-cp23-motor-mount
This is the first of many sets of photos of the CP23 motor mount. It was intended to use four steel bars inside the teak but that didn't work out well.

0625-cp23-solar
The flexible solar panel got moved around a few times before finding a place to get good sun on it.

0626-cp23-cabin
The CP23 forward cabin got some further cleaning and the cushions were put back in the boat.

0627-burgers
This was the first time making OSG black bean and rice burgers and the first time making the OSG chickpea avocado toast. These are both very good recipes.

0627-tesla-starlink
In order to get the Tesla connected to the Starlink wifi the car had to be almost parked on top of the router.

0628-tofu-scramble
This is another OSG recipe, tofu scramble. Also very good.

0629-sandy-garden
These are somewhat candid photos of Sandy in her garden.

0630-will+sandy
Will and Sandy were planting peppers in one of the lower tiers near the house on a very hot day.