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Do not yield any ground, winter is in retreat

Bright spring day on Raymond's Gut — Bright spring day on Raymond’s Gut

In spite of a nasty forecast for the next 36 hours, winter has had its last shot at us on the Crystal Coast.

Winter is finished on the Crystal Coast

In spite of the ice in this picture from earlier in the week, winter’s back is broken on the Crystal Coast.

Crystal Coast Ice Out Achieved As Predicted

Frozen Raymond's Gut — Frozen Raymond’s Gut

Raymond’s Gut just up the river from Swansboro, North Carolina, froze in the wake of the Siberian Express. Fortunately our freeze-up only lasted a little over a day. This morning we had a little fog on the river but were ice free. Our temperature managed to hit 66F this afternoon before heading back down.

Read more at this link, The Frozen Crystal Coast.

Coastal Roller Coaster to Spring

Spring rarely makes a smooth arrival. iI is more of teasing us one day and freezing us the next.

Living in the Sales Wilderness

Thinking of a career in sales? You might want to read this post first.

Watching The Icy Edges Of The Marsh

Cormorant Swimming By Early Morning Ice In Raymond's Gut — Cormorant Swimming By Early Morning Ice In Raymond’s Gut

Memories of the north country come flooding back as the last of winter’s icy visits the marshes of coastal North Carolina.

Good reasons to not use a Mac

I worked at Apple in sales for twenty years. I mostly use Windows and Linux computers plus one lonely Mac when I have to. I bought my wife a Chromebook for Christmas. Here is why.

Our Snowflake Patrol

While our northern friends are shoveling and blowing feet of snow, we are on snowflake patrol.

Time for sunshine on the dock

Afternoon Sunshine On The Dock By Raymond's Gut — Afternoon Sunshine On The Dock By Raymond’s Gut

We had a gloomy Friday and 2.9 inches of rain on Saturday morning. The clouds never left but we might get some of that valuable sunshine on the dock tomorrow.