This morning Argy and I got up early and drove to Bar Harbor to have breakfast with our son and his girlfriend before heading back to Ellsworth to pick up my new Lund at Branch Pond Marine. We got the paperwork filled out and wrote the big check before getting the walk through on how to make everything work. After going over all of the details we drove back to Union. After a short break at my desk I began fitting the boat out with the required safety equipment and handy items that I like to have on board.
This week has been marked by a rapid transition to spring in all of it’s glory. Warm days with little wind and clear blue skies. Our crocuses and daffodils came into bloom this week and the grass is looking green. The birds have gone into full spring mode as rapidly. This week I noted the first bluebird song, turkeys gobbling every morning and the grouse in the woodlot drumming.
Argy and I attended the Maine Professional Guides Association Annual Banquet. It was a great time with a very good turnout. For me it has become an event that I do not want to miss because the room is filled with many friends and peers. It is good to see these folks, swap a few stories and hear about their plans for the coming year. Of course there are always folks there from the Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Conservation along with a few legislators and other dignitaries.
