Yesterday I attended the Board of Directors meeting of the Maine Tourism Association. The meeting was held at the Harpswell Inn down in Harpswell. The Inn is a beautiful spot looking out over the saltwater with a great Maine feel about it. They served us an outstanding lunch after the meeting that was one of the better meals I have enjoyed in a while.
Our stretch of winter continues. This morning it is snowing pretty hard with a temperature of 6 and a stiff northeast wind. The forecast calls for it to change to sleet and possibly even freezing rain tonight before it ends. A morning inside with a second pot of coffeee and a fire in the fireplace. We are scheduled to attend the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s Magic of Christmas performance this afternoon. They may cancel the event but if not we may be making the trek in the snow!
One characteristic of being someone who is outside a great deal is that you are always watching the sky. I am usually looking for clues to the weather in the next couple of hours, but in the winter when it is dark more of the day and the night sky the brightest I like to look at the stars. Not as any kind of an expert but I have a few constellations that I can find readily and watch as they trace their way across the night sky.
