With a nod to Douglas Adams, I take this moment to sign off with the final installment of the blog for the "Random Thoughts of a New Mainer." I've had a lot of fun with this writing, but have come to realize I have lately become too busy with a demanding job and other projects, (from publishing free books on-line to gardening, to new, and longer writing pieces,) to meet the demands of a two- to three-times a week blog. Adams has the best description of deadlines and it sums me up to a tee: "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by."

A Patch of Old Snow

There's a patch of old snow in a corner,
     That I should have guessed
Was a blown-away paper the rain
     Had brought to rest.

It is speckled with grime as if
     Small print overspread it,
The news of a day I've forgotten --
     If I ever read it.
     -- Robert Frost, Mountain Interval, 1916

Finally, after a long winter (and it's not over yet) we had a decent weekend. Temps in the high 40's, bright and sunny, no storms on the horizon. A perfect chance to get out of the house (remember -- I work at home, so winters feel twice as long.)