Summer seems to have hit us all of a sudden. We had continuous rain and thunder storms rolling through last night and I measured 2.94 inches in my rain gauge this morning. The rain was very hard during the night and this morning there were some washouts along driveways and roads. It looked as if a good bit of gravel and dirt had washed across the road from one of the roads at the old Injun Joe's Cabins - but it had been cleared by the time I went by a little before ten o'clock. 
     I stopped at our camp by Barre Avenue and the water was on the lawn, but when I came back around two o'clock, it was much higher - up to the front foundation of the cottage. One of the buoys Jamie had stored on the lawn floated off, but Carolyn Hamilton was kind enough to call to let us know, so Jamie was able to retrieve it. When I was there at two, there was some kind of boat - looked like a dingy - upside down in the middle of the lawn. I don't know how many other things were floating around in the pond, but I'm very sure a lot of docks, floats, furniture or whatever wasn't tied down will be misplaced before the end of the day. Water is still pouring into the pond from brooks and culverts, so the water will continue to rise for perhaps the rest of the day - and more rain expected.
     I didn't go over to the dam in West Danville to see the water going over the dam, but I could hear it - a familiar sound when the power company lowers the dam as far as they can but there is just too much water to be able to keep up with it. The sound is deafening if you are close to the dam, and it's very scary watching that much water tumbling down the falls. Now is the time white-water kayakers folks would find Joe's Brook a challenging ride.

     I went to the memorial service of one of my high-school classmates on Saturday. Larry Thompson passed away on December 22, 2018. He was the fourth of our class of six graduates to go. Now only Muriel Pike Green and myself are left. Larry lived in Cabot and I saw him quite often at meetings and occasionally had a phone call about something going on in Cabot. Larry went to UVM for a short time and then in 1950 enlisted in the Navy along with another classmate, his cousin, Howard Carpenter. Larry volunteered for the submarine service and served on the USS Nautilus, among other boats. He was awarded several decorations for his service, and when he retired from the Navy, he returned to Cabot and was active in the community. He received the Cabot School Alumni Association award and later, in 2000, the Cabot School/Community Service award.
     The service on Saturday featured his son, Tom, also in the Navy, and several others who had served with him over the years telling stories - mostly very typical "Larry" stories, and I couldn't help thinking his personality really didn't change from high school to adulthood and retirement. He was resourceful, direct, opinionated and sometimes funny - but there were certain things that were very important to him. He was loyal to his beliefs and his country. One did not want to disrespect our flag in his presence - he was not afraid to confront anyone who did. He was appointed the town Service Officer and served in that capacity for several years. He was instrumental in creating the Cabot Monument honoring Cabot veterans of WWI and WWII. 
     I will miss Larry. He kept folks on their toes.