HAPPY EASTER BUOYS!
Well, now it is April, and that sounds very springlike to me. Here is my Easter decoration. All of those buoys were picked up, as is, from the beach walks I've had this winter. I didn't repaint them, though some could use a touch up. There is definitely a rainbow in there. Each color represents a different lobsterman's buoy. This is the time of year you will see rows of buoys painted and hanging to dry.....all the same color. Maybe I can take a picture to prove the point.

Over in Brunswick, there is a farm where animals of all kinds are raised. They invited the public to come witness their newborn lambs which was quite a treat for the eye and ear. Here is one among the adults- surely a sign of spring. I had to wade through lots of mud to see these animals. The lamb was about 3 weeks old. Its parents were making some very peculiar noises.

This has nothing to do with April or Easter, but represents another recent beach outing. I started picking up the short pieces of line used in lobster trap rigging. These days, every color is used and it is quite common to find remnants on the beaches. Then, I came across a smashed trap, one of the old ones with the curved top side. It was loaded with barnacles and caught my eye. I decided then and there to make another face to say hello. Maybe that mouth is forming the words, Happy Easter!

Since I wrote the above, I have a few more events to share. Earlier in the week, I decided to take advantage of the snowless landscape to explore the innards of the campground. I like to go off trail this time of a year in hopes of finding something exciting. (Maybe the rest of the deer whose hoof I recently found?) I was rewarded by coming across this antler! It was lying on an exposed ledge in plain sight! I have found these before in this area where there are trails made by deer. I was once told by a hunter that if you find one antler, the other one may be nearby. I made a few concentric circles around the spot where the first one was found, to no avail........so there is another sitting out there waiting to be found! Of course, these specimens are not often left untouched. Other animals haul them back into their dens to chew. I have a feeling this one was recently dropped since it had little evidence of chewing. We all know that most of the deer on the island are female, so there may only be a very few antlers to find each year. Last fall, a sizable buck was spotted several times. This may be his.

OK, the other thing to share is our Easter snowstorm! We had at least a foot of snow to everyone's surprise. Instead of Easter Egg hunts, people were out making snow bunnies and other appropriate celebratory structures. I looked out the window, and my Easter Bunny was peeking out of a snow drift. Her buoys are under those mounds of snow! At least her ears are attentive.......

I wonder if you will be skiing this weekend?

4/6/07 Snow drifted Ronnie