This critter was caught raiding the bird feeder outside the kitchen window at Hastings Store this morning. James told Fred this gray squirrel is a regular customer. We don't see a lot of grays around the pond, but there are a lot of red squirrels. This guy wasn't at all camera shy. Things were quiet at the store this morning and we think that may have been because lots of folks were at the lawn sale the church was having; and there was the sale at Dente's on Rt. 2, plus the JPA meeting, and I'm sure other gatherings due to the holiday. There seem to be a lot of people here at the pond, though.

We had a fine JPA meeting today. Lots of members are back for the summer and we had good attendance. The meeting lasted a little longer than usual - partly because we got started a bit late due to so many people reconnecting after their winter away, and partly because we covered a lot of items. It was quite nice weather and we were comfortable inside the pavilion. I heard someone comment when the meeting was over that it was warmer outside than it was inside, even though the southeast side of the pavilion was open.

We accomplished easily everything on the agenda and have a busy summer schedule ahead. I'll have the minutes of this meeting posted on the web site within a few days. In the meantime, here are some pictures taken at the meeting this morning.
Spring Meeting of JPA

We noticed there has been some progress on the new shelter at the public beach.
It seems to be going slowly, but it's still early even though there have been several days when the beach has been quite busy. This unusually hot weather has people flocking there to get cooled off. Someone at the meeting today told us the pond water is actually quite warm. It's hard to imagine, even with temperatures at or close to 90 degrees for a few days, but I guess we should just enjoy our early summer.

Fred and I plan on going to the pancake breakfast tomorrow at the gym in Cabot. We've heard the firemen always put on a great feed. It's from 7 to 11 a.m. - perhaps we'll see some of you there.