the latest

Today is momentous…the first full day of official flume data collection! At first, I was a bit disappointed that things were taking so long to get off the ground, but I probably shouldn’t have been. The first week I was here I was warned that considering the state of the flume and instruments, not to be surprised if it took 6 weeks before collecting the first real dataset. I believe I’m just about on target.

So now I’m just working day and night (okay, evenings – not through the night) to get the first set of runs completed before the holidays. I knew that once I passed the Thanksgiving mark, there would be too much to do in too little time. Thanksgiving was spent in North Carolina with my father and his wife and visits with an aunt, uncle, cousins and their families, and Donna’s mother. We had lots of fun playing games, hiking, relaxing, conversing, and checking out Ken and Donna’s Mercantile. It was a short visit, but we didn’t waste a minute of it! They packed my bags full of food, beverage, and warm clothes and I returned home in a maze of holiday traffic.

More travel to come in the next couple of weeks including MI, IN, and home for the holidays. The flume will also be in a new state. So more to come later.