Saw ma fairst Jack-in-the-Pulpit e'er, grawin in the wuids near a friend's hoose! Twa ither important Spring Fairsts aroond here are the annual re-opening o the "frozen custard" (ice cream) stand in New Gloucester, Maine and "Fat Boy's" drive-in hamburger stand in Cook's Corner. They're baith auld-style warm-weather food plaices, the sairt o plaices that ye pile aa the kinfolk intae the car an drive tae on a Sunday afternoon. Och, an the prices are auld-fashioned, tae-- even a folk musician can afford the food!

A few years back, pairt o the neon sign on the Frozen Custard stand burned oot, an for a few months--tae the grait delicht o some o the mair progressive locals-- the sign proclaimit, "ZEN CUSTARD." Mmmm, noo that's my kind o meditative exercise!

--Cuilionn (whae haed tae drive hame slowly last nicht, as there were mair "Spring Peeper" frogs on the road.)

P.S. SINSULL-- Sae sorry aboot that bear! Ah haird aboot them shootin it on the radio, but didnae ken it wis sae claise tae ye!