Monday, November 30, 2009

Rain day

Overcast with rain for most of the day, a low temp of 1 and a high of 9 for the day.
I was to the Charlottetown mall area this morning and around home for the rest of the day.
10 km on EB

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Moon & clouds



overcast and very windy, gusts in the 70-80 range, a low temp of 1 and a high of 5 for the day.
I was to Montague to visit some inlaws and watching tv this evening. 10 km on EB
Photos are of the moon hiding behind clouds taken in Montague.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Clouds




Sunny in morning, a few showers in afternoon, Low temp was 5 with a high of 13.
I attended a funeral in morning, I spend most the afternoon in shop and played cards in Hampshire this evening. I had the high score for the men. 10 km on EB.
Photos are of the evening clouds as the sun was getting low.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Santa


Overcast with rain most of the day . Low temp was 5 with a high of 13. I was to town office in morning, also to shopping mall. To a wake of a friend in late afternoon and this evening to the Radio club Christmas dinner. Santa made a appearance after dinner. 10 km on EB as well.
Photo is of Santa and Andy, club president.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Confederation trail




Overcast with showers in morning, clearing towards evening, low temp was 7, high 10.
I was to the church in morning, then helped brother-in-law with his tractor, electrical problems.
Cleaned up shop in afternoon and home this evening, no meetings. 10 km on EB.
Photos: look out near Mount Stewart, bridge and creek from bridge near 48 Road.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

bypass highway


Overcast with showers, temp low was 6, high for day was 12. 10 km on EB. I visited my sister in Winsloe. I was to Cornwall as well. Photo is of the intersection of Mount Edward road and the bypass highway, now seven lanes wide.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hillsborough River




Mostly overcast with a few sunny breaks in afternoon, low temp 0, high 8. I drove to Mt Stewart, Cycled to Cardigan and back to Mt. Stewart logging 55 km. 10 km on EB as well.
I played cards in Warren Grove this evening, I was third high for men.
Photos are some clouds, the Hillsborough river as seen from trail and the trail bridge as seen from highway.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Eagle



Sunny with a low of -5 and and high of 5. I drove to Tignish with another TO and then patrolled the trail by vehicle to Miscouche. Town meeting this evening. 10 km on EB early morning.
Photos are of Eagles we saw in Springfield while driving on Rte 2 this morning, one flew away but the the other never left the tree.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Olympic Torch Run





Overcast with afternoon sunny breaks, low of -1 and a high of 7. 20 km/h wind out of the north.
This morning I was to Cornwall to see the Olympic Torch being carried though town. In the afternoon I took Aspen to Milton and cycled to the Clyde Road and back to Milton logging 42 km. Temp was down to 2 when I got back to Milton. 10 km on EB.
Photos are of the runner with the Olympic Torch and the support vehicles.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Bales



Overcast with a low of 6 and a high of 11. I was to the mall in the morning, visited my brother in afternoon and this evening played cards in Hampshire. I had high score for the men.
No cycling today. Photos are of wrapped hay / straw bales in Kingston. any guesses on how many there is?

Friday, November 20, 2009



overcast in morning, sunny in afternoon and rain in evening and a low of 0 and a high of 11 with light wind. Donated plasma in morning, cleaned up shop and yard work in afternoon and attended a church auction in evening. 10 k on EB.
Photos are of St. Peters bay, a mussel boat and the village.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Blue berry fields




Sunny with a low of 0 and a high of 11 with light wind. This afternoon I drove to Mt Stewart and then cycled to St Peters and back to Mt Stewart logging 54 km. 10 km on EB as well.
Attended Island Trails award night this evening and received a certificate for cycling the complete trail this year.
Photos are: First blue berry field in Cherry Hill and the next two are near Morell.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Hunter River




Mostly sunny with a low of -4 and a high of 9. This morning I was into Highway Safety office to say hi to staff, visited with a sister on the way home. This afternoon I drove to Milton with Aspen, then cycled to Hunter River and back to Milton logging 35 km. I attended a Island trails board meeting at 4:00 and a town council meeting at 7:30. 10 km on EB in morning.
Photos were taken in Hunter River, first is the brook running under the trail, second is the trail bridge and the third is a foot bridge across the same brook.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Ball field



Mostly overcast with showers in morning, also windy in morning, low -2 and high 4.
12 km on EB, after lunch spend some time getting snow blower ready. Town committee meeting at 4:30 and this evening went to cards in Warren Grove
Photos are of ball field in morning sun, but not today.

Monday, November 16, 2009

fields, clouds and sand pile




Overcast in morning, sun in afternoon, windy with a low of 4 and the high 14. Cycled to town office in afternoon and the trail by the business park logging 15 km. 14 km on EB in morning.
Photos were all taken from trail behind business park, grain field, small pond and highways sand pile. Nice clouds in all photos.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Grafton Street




Overcast with rain in afternoon, low was 5 and the high was 15. We stopped at craft fair and then drove to Montague and visited friends. 10 km on EB.
Photos are of Confederation Centre and where Holmans store used to be.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Morning frost




Sunny with cloudy periods with -2.5 this morning and a high of 10. I spend the morning helping brother. This afternoon I cycled from Brackley to Scotchfort and back to Brackley logging 42 km. I am still wearing shorts when cycling but it was cool today, I think it is time for pants.
10 km on EB in morning. Photos are of the morning frost that was hanging in the air in the valley below me.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Last of grapes




Sunny at high 10. I attended a funeral for a fellow ham (amateur radio) this morning. After lunch I spend a couple hours helping brother with a project. Friends in this evening for supper.
No cycling on Aspen, 10 km on EB.
Photos are of leaves still on oak tree, bare grape vine and the last bunch of grapes.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Trail shelter




Sunny with a high of 9. This morning I had my Toyota inspected and delivered a fruit basket to the QEH. In afternoon I drove to North Wiltshire and then cycled to Glen Valley and back to North Wiltshire logging 35 km. 10 km on EB as well. Yesterday I cleaned off the garden and then went over it with the tiller so it is ready for the winter.
Photos: New shelter on trail in Hazel Grove and the garden taken today, some more leaves showed up.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Trail photos



Mixture of sun and clouds with a low of -1.5 and a high of 9. I cycled around the town this morning logging 20 km. Doing yard work in afternoon and attended a retired firefighters meeting this evening. 10 km on EB as well.
Photos are of trail in Bedford, (lots of leaves still on trees) and of trail in Winsloe where the trees are bare.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Farmer plowing




Mostly sunny with a low of 3 and a high of 14 in last 24 hours. This morning I replaced a wheel bearing in my daughters car, then took it to a muffler shop for a new muffler. In the afternoon I drove to Milton and then cycled to Bedford and back to Milton logging 40 km. 10 km on EB as well. I plan on going to cards in Warren Grove this evening.
Photos are are of farmer plowing in the Bedford area.