Jack LaGue (Sandy Beach Road) has some planking that washed up on his waterfront. He said:

One looks to be two 2x10s nailed together... about 14 1/2' long.   The other is a 4x4 post with a pointed end a little less than 4' long.

Given the wind direction at the time. I would say it came from someone south of our place... perhaps someone on the south or east shores of the big pond... but who knows... it could have come from anywhere.  I'll put them off to the side for a while in hopes that someone claims them. 

 

This is normal when the pond floods like this. Things just float away. There have been lots of things floating around, and the way the wind has been blowing today, goodness knows where things will end up!

 

We have had showers off and on this afternoon and the power went off around 3 o'clock. It kept coming back on and then going off again, so we were beginning to think maybe this would be a good night to go out for dinner - and then, wouldn't you know, the power came on again a few minutes ago and seems to be steady now. Darn! I was looking forward to a night off from cooking!

 

I have had an afternoon off from the computer, though, and that has been both good and not so good. I'm having to catch up on things now, but at the same time, not being able to be on line I decided to catch up on the newspapers. I usually have two to four issues waiting for me, but now I'm caught up and will read today's after supper. The weather still looks pretty gloomy and there's still plenty of wind, so there's no guarantee that the power will stay on.

 

Don't forget that the first Joe's Pond Association meeting of the summer is on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the pavilion. We will be awarding the check to this year's Ice-Out Contest winner and addressing new business for the coming summer season. It is always a very special meeting when people come back and we get to see everyone after a long winter. You do not have to be a member to attend our meetings. If you have concerns about something at the pond, this is a good time and place to air them. And by all means, if you are new to the pond, stop by and meet some of your neighbors. The business meeting usually lasts an hour or less, and everyone is encouraged to come early, have a cup of coffee and a doughnut and chit-chat. We hope to see new faces there and look forward to meeting new friends and old.