Saint Nick on Cedar Point Once Again

Flying Santa returned today and it was a wonderful visit for kids and adults alike. 

Thanks go to the entire Flying Santa organization, to Scituate Police and Fire for their help, to Betty Kincaid and David Ball of the Cedar Point Association who arrange for the event on this end, and to the many children who remind us all every year what the close of the year might be if we could hold on to our imaginations and innocence.

The departure by helicopter was dramatic and something about which you can never get jaded.

This was also part of the morning. A paddle boarder ignored wind chill down in the 20's to take a ride out to the mouth of the harbor. Balance and grace and confidence on display in Scituate Harbor.

Once again We thank the Stahrs

To the immediate right of this post you will see a new gadget added this week. I added a weather station with a portion of the funds donated by the Stahr family for such project. This weather station is mounted on the kitchen wall (with help from Watson Hardware of Scituate Harbor who donated a piece of pvc to get me over the roofline without a challenging trip up a ladder) and is tied into our network here and out into the wider world.

Clicking on the gadget will take you to the Weather Underground website where you will be able to see different trends in temperature and wind over time. I am still figuring out what you will find there in truth. There may be much more that I have not discovered in the few days I have been feeling things out.

Wednesday will be the first day with any significant wind here since the device was installed. I know I am looking forward to seeing how things go.  Check back for webcams and weather now, along with whatever surprises turn up.

One more note: Flying Santa returns next Sunday at 10:00. This wonderful tradition is one of the highlights of the whole year.