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“A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods. I always thought so myself; the Maine woods never seem so fresh and alive as in wet weather. Then all the needles on the evergreens wear a sheath of silver; ferns seem to have grown to almost tropical lushness and every leaf has its edging of crystal drops. Strangely colored fungi — mustard-yellow and apricot and scarlet — are pushing out of the leaf mold and all the lichens and the mosses have come alive with green and silver freshness,” wrote Rachel Carson in “The Sense of Wonder.”

Everyone's talking about the wonderful weather we've been enjoying the past few weeks. Spring is in the air. Or is it?

The 10thannual Sand Crab Classic Perch Tournament when off without a hitch as anglers had a blast beach fishing and raising money for Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project. With 300 entrees and more than 30 volunteers, the event has become a real fun day for all.

“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.”