April in review
Apr 30
This April has mostly been true to its coined phrase, “April Showers” however the last week in April started to show signs of summer. We had temperatures in the highs of 88° on the 28th and the remaining week of April stayed in the mid-sixties.
Robin and I were itching to get outside and spot more Owls and other wildlife, along with kayaking, however we still had snow during the first week of April. We walked along some of the trails near the Orono Boardwalk; most trails were covered in about a ½ foot of snow. We searched for Owls for about an hour until we came across a King Rail bird that Robin spotted walking through brush; its beak is so strange looking- very long and has a slight downward curve to it. Unfortunately it was too quick for us to snap a photo. We continued on and came across freshly chewed trees; I looked around and found a Beaver house with its owner adding onto its house. The house was too far away to be able to capture a close up shot.
The following week had rained for the most part, which kept us inside at night. I have been reading through the Left Behind Series and catching up on other books I have as well as playing Xbox 360 and finishing up on the last season of Star Trek: The Original Series that Robin purchased for me. I am becoming an avid fan of Star Trek; I enjoy reading about the different races, star ships, characters, etc.
During one evening, I noticed that the tree line along an island in the lake outside of our apartment was colored in a very vibrant purple hue; Robin and I grabbed our cameras and headed down to the Field’s Pond stream to watch the sunset. This type of sunset occurs only a few times during the summer or at least that I have personally witnessed. The warm colors of the setting sun are so vibrant and a contrast of cold blue and purple clouds on the outer rim of the sunset. While watching and photographing the sunset I looked over to find Robin and she was 50 feet away taking a neat shot of silhouetted Cattails.
Robin and I attended a very full Cornerstone Baptist Church on Easter Sunday; if I remember correctly a few hands were raised at the end of the service indicating they asked Christ into their hearts, so that is always exciting to see. I received a call from Robin’s father; he asked if I would order a TV for him from Amazon. The following week it arrived; Robin and I drove to Prospect Harbor to set it up. Earlier that day we attended the annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race; we sat and photographed the race at Six Mile Falls. The water wasn’t as high as last year; however people still dumped while going over the falls. I concentrated mostly on crashes and spills this year. One of these years we will actually participate in the race, hopefully without spilling.
