fine weather - frost predicted for tonight
In true New England fashion, today's weather
can't make up its mind whether 'tis spring, summer, fall, or
winter. It was cold this morning so I put on a long sleeve
shirt and jeans before I went out to therapy. By the time I
was done therapy and over at Starbucks consuming my lunch
from the Earthfood Store along with my coffee I was
sweltering. After lunch/coffee with Tom and (briefly) Ned, I
headed over to Priscilla's to meet her and Joan-east for
walkies. I turned around and went home to change to shorts I
was so hot. They were kinda surprised I showed up in shorts.
Now I'm back in jeans but with a short sleeve shirt. Of
course, I'm indoors now for the evening... but anyway, the
weather dudes are predicting a frost for tonight. Joan-east
and Priscilla were worrying about whether the stuff they
planted at the cemeteries yesterday would get frost damage.
Me, I didn't plant anything on any graves for Memorial Day
so I'm not worried the frost'll get it.
still oddly blocked
I'm still having a hard time writing. In case
you couldn't tell.
And I'm still having a hard time reading. I'm currently
reading Earth Warrior. It's not hard reading, I'm
just easily distracted. Adult onset ADD?
pictures
Got back two rolls of pictures today. My
photography seems a little stilted too, just like my
writing.
I do have some nice shots of Andrea trying out the roller
blades she got for her birthday, her tee ball game, her
birthday party, the cove last weekend, Nancy at the Looff
Carousel last weekend...
about the cove
Today's
Providence
Journal-Bulletin has an article about approval of a
gas pipeline to run underneath the
East Bay
Bike Path. This can't be good. Rhode Island DEM is
against it, the City of East Providence is against it, just
about everybody except
FERC
and
Algonquin
Liquefied Natural Gas is against it. Nancy called me
this afternoon when she read this in the paper. She
suggested I might have to become the Paul Watson of
Watchemocket Cove. The City of East Providence is appealing
the granting of the permit, so there's still hope. Meanwhile
I gotta checkout exactly where on the bile path this
pipeline is supposed to go and how close to the wintering
grounds of many duck species it's proposed to pass.
later that same evening: 10:40PM
The aforementioned pipeline is supposed to run from Bold
Point up the cliffs at Fort Hill and back down to the shore.
I looked at the map and determined that the part of the bike
path they're going to dig up is not right at Watchemocket
Cove. I had a little trouble connecting the Bold Point to
Fort Hill description with the stated purpose of the
pipeline to connect Sassafras Point with the interstate gas
network though. Sassafras Point is directly across the
harbor from the cove. I must do more research - like maybe
see if DEM has a map...
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