It's time for a break from the day's labors. Another glorious, hot spring day here has prompted me to get into the garden and make a start on the biggest project of the season: moving the goldfish pond. After emptying the water and debris from the pond in its old location today, I have moved all the plants that were in the future location, so that on my next day off, all will be ready for me to dig the new hole. Half the back-breaking work is finished.
I have added the information on George's sister, Caroline, to the Known So Far page. After the last posting on the subject, I found her marriage record: in November of 1864 she marries Thomas Head in Cranborne, witnesses are Thomas and Caroline Adams. It's a bonus when you get an extra little 'confirming' bit of information, like the witnesses being the parents.
All the windows are open in my house, and I can hear the sweet sound of a motorcycle revving down a street in the distance: a sure sign of spring established. Barring a fluke weather system, there will be no more snow and ice until November or December.
Yesterday, we went on a hawk migration observing expedition organized by the local birding group. There were a few world-class experts at the site, including my favorite brother-in-law, so for those of us who were comparative rank amateurs, it was a real joy to be there with them and learn all kinds of things about the Atlantic spring raptor migration. We were on a ridge with a 360-degree panoramic view at the north end of the Bay of Fundy, and there was all kinds of activity in the skies. And stopping at marshes, ponds and lagoons on the way to and from, we saw a lot more birds. I added several to my life list.
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