HIPPYVALLEY

My area would’ve had several heat waves by now if it hadn’t been for the constant clouds. No rain of course, just clouds.

Perfect.

People hate 80 and sunny?

78/62. Desert dry wind right now.

Can’t buy a thunderstorm in Greenfield this summer.

Nice coastal on the GFS op.

Hoping we can pull off a week of highs in the single digits with no snow on the ground. Really get that pond ice established!

Fans in open windows tonight. Nice to take a break from the AC for a night. I love warm summer nights, just don't really care for AC.

Correct. Praying Mantis are tick killing ninjas but they also will prey on beneficial native insects when the pest insects are mostly devoured. You can buy their egg cases on-line.

69/64 finally shed those tropical DP's the last hour or so.

Nice night! Great for yard beers on draught. The Allman Brothers are all time favorites of mine. Nobody but you and I know what "rare GB" copy means. Is that mono?

My dad was the first person in MA to get Ehrlichiosis. Same deal, soembody from CDC flew up from Atlanta to interview him.

Confirmed to be on Cape Cod and possibly the South Shore. Not enough information to confirm for other parts of the state. The Lonestar ticks are pretty discernible from deer ticks and dog ticks. Obviously, it becomes a more tenuous situation if a nymph bites you because you might never see or feel it.

Days over 90° should probably be double what they are in Greenfield this summer but it’s just always cloudy now.

Greenhead and "horsefly" bites hurt like a MF though!