We just returned from a nice walk along W. Shore Road. Some of the road is a bit muddy, but not the real spring "mud season" sort, just that the sun had hit in spots and melted the surface so there's a thin coating of mud but underneath the road is still solidly frozen. Where the sun hasn't hit, there's a really thick coating of ice left from the brief rain last week. There was still a bite to the wind as we headed northwest towards Deeper Ruts Road.

We saw Val Covell briefly, with her dog, Angus. They were in the car near our house and stopped to chat. We don't know why we didn't think to take a picture of Angus - he's a handsome young dog. Further along the road there was no sign of the horses in the Wright's big field, but I expect they were staying close to the house. The snow is pretty deep for them to be comfortable wandering in the field, and there's no bare ground for them to nibble on. Better to stay near the hay barn.

There was activity over the long weekend along W. Shore Rd. Some of you will recognize the cottages that have had their roofs shoveled. You may not know where the tunnel path leads in this picture, but it's the Craige cottage. They really had to work to get in, but I bet it was well worth it to spend the long weekend here at Joe's Pond.

Fred and I are both settled into our respective computer spaces - he's in his new warm little room with his old computer, I'm here in my old office with all my new equipment! We're both happy to have things moved around and now the dust has settled, we can get back to our usual routine.

WASHINGTON NORTHEAST SUPERVISORY UNION BOARD &

SUPERINTENDENT’S POSITION/GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING Wednesday, February 18, 2009

7:00 PM

1. Call to Order: Pat Boyle, Chair

2. Board Discussion: Superintendent Search/Governance System Report – Laura Soares/Brian O’Regan