Early May is just as it should be.

It is absolutely beautiful, buds popping, leaves forming, birds singing and building their nests. Today is a bit windy, and just a tad cool here, but in St. Johnsbury it was at least 10 degrees warmer. We did errands this morning, but now we're back at our computers, catching up on things.

Fred took some pictures along the way this morning. We thought it would be nice for you to see how far we've come into spring - and what a difference a month makes. We took a slight detour up Oneida Road sort of in back of West Danville - always a pretty drive, and along the way took pictures. The camera really doesn't do justice to the scenery, though. One really should be out there, feeling the warmth of the sun and the breeze whipping through your hair. Most of the mud is gone and things are looking pretty nice and green. Here are the pictures we took - the first are some we took late last week, then there are the ones we took today.
Slides

We are excited that the grader went down by our house just after lunch, so we're sure those awful moguls at the top of the hill by Gardner's will be fixed, along with the other random rough spots on W. Shore Road and Sandy Beach Rd. Danville's end of the road is bad, too, but I'm sure they'll get to it soon.

The signs for Joe's Pond Roads are appearing. The smaller ones along W. Shore Rd. are up, but the big one for W.Shore Rd. takes a couple of strong backs to get it in place, and I'm sure one of the Dimick boys and Fred will get that done soon, perhaps this weekend. Also, the one for Sandy Beach Rd. is not up. That needed some repairs, and Ray Richer will get that one up.

The newsletter is out, lots of nice compliments about it. Garey at the post office told me this morning several non-members have asked to have one, but we don't have extras to spare. They cost quite a bit to produce so we provide each of our members with a copy and keep a few extra in case a member doesn't get theirs. We do have it on the web site, so anyone can read it there. You'll find it under Joe's Pond Association on the home page main menu.

I want to remind any eligible voters in the Town of Cabot that there is a special town meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 12, to vote two issues: (1) Whether to rescind the school budget which passed at March Meeting, and (2) To do a re-vote on the $75,000 requested to build a performing arts building on the school campus that did not pass at March Meeting.

If you are eligible to vote in Cabot, you should attend this meeting. There will be discussion and then a vote, so it is important to be there as this is not being done by Australian ballot. Voters must be at the meeting to have their vote counted.