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What an absolutely amazing weather day. Totally perfect. @Eskimo Joe and any other fishermen... Any good ponds In the area that you can recommend? Totally catch and release unless it’s snakehead.

Roses here also exploded. They were laying down yesterday from the rain and blooms.

Too humid in those fields! BWI: 101 DCA: 99 IAD: 98 RIC: 100

You’re right, but that’s a more localized brood 9. The more extensive east coast brood 10 is next year. https://wtop.com/local/2020/05/dont-bug-out-2021-will-see-emergence-of-trillions-of-cicadas/

Finished up the planting here today and hoping for some good soaking rains to help things along. Unrelated, but while I was out working in the yard today, it occurred to me that this year’s maple seed production was really low. Normally we get inundated by helicopter seeds from the maple in the front yard, then I spend the rest of the year pulling saplings out of the garden. This year, I had very few fall. I don’t even have to clean the front gutter. Maybe the late heat and mini drought are the reasons. Regardless, I’m good with it.

Next year. But can you imagine a couple hundred years ago if there was a pandemic one year followed by the cicadas? I bet a lot of people would get religion really fast.

Pulling wire in new construction is okay work, but I’ll bet you were in an old house. Not so fun.

Happy Birthday, @H2O May your faucets forever flow.

Trying something from my deep past tonight. A vodka gimlet. Keep up the beer reviews. A lot that I haven’t tried and I like hearing what you all have to say.

Is anyone else watching the Frontline episode after the Mr? Tornado show?

Sir Fujito was a beast.

So dang cool.

Dude, when it’s okay, make the trip here. These are good. It’s a simple recipe of 1/2 oz sweet vermouth, 1 oz of Bulleit rye, two dashes of Angostura bitters, and a small dash, a half dash, of orange bitters. I pretty much always double it and add two Luxembourg cherries with a little juice. Wr can act old and sophisticated, and drink Manhattans while shooting pool. @losetoa6 will show up, get drunk, and spill Pabst Blue Ribbon on the table. Just another day here...

It’s a Manhattan with Bulleit rye. I really like the spicy rye with the sweet vermouth. I need to start making my own Luxardo cherries. Buying them on amazon in packs of 3 for $54 is getting expensive. I love Jefferson stuff.

Another beautiful evening.

What is it about getting projects done that is so satisfying? Hmmm. Maybe it’s guilt-free drinking.

Let me know if you want some help loading the logs. That’s fun work with a splitter.

We’ve got a commercial saw mill near here (Erdrich Lumber) and I’m pretty sure that they pay for large trees that can be milled, but probably not worth the hassle for most people, including me. That’s cool that you had furnishings made from them.

He's not wrong. It's going to be pretty tough to get any sports team to buy into playing any time soon. I wouldn't even know where to begin regarding a discussion about contracts.

Another busy afternoon on the back 100. We moved the chives, oregano, and rosemary (first time it’s survived the winter!), got the sod down and spread the compost over the garden for planting tomorrow. Still a little behind but without our annual Black Eye Susan party today, no big deal. Tomorrow would’ve been the Preakness but hopefully it still happens in September or October. Enjoying Jonjons Bewildered Hippie IPA. Another winner. The garden is going to do so well with more sun. Before and after pics.

Dude, that sucks. Is it worth taking or selling the trunks to a lumber mill? It would be a shame to waste it all.

We love Frederick. We make it up there several times over the summer months, and the bonus is the awesome knife shop that sells great dart equipment.

Much like @Baltimorewx said, it’s more about the adventure for us. We like going out for a destination hike or bike, supporting local small craft brewers, and trying new brews.

Also, there’s a pretty big difference between what’s happening along the 95 corridor and far western and eastern shore counties. Hopefully people continue to social distance and not crowd the usual summer destinations.

A very busy couple of days on the back 100. Trimming leylands, mulching, clearing beds, etc. Now it’s beer time on the patio. Jonjon’s triple... eta: oh, my. I wish Jonjon could run faster and he had gotten the aged big boy pants to me. This is awesome.