Scarlet Pimpernel

Yeah, where's his 2002-03 and 2009-10 analogue in addition to those? And calls for vodka cold, Snowmageddon, Blizzard of 2016, 1983, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!! He must be slipping.

Well OK then, pedants gonna pedant!

Thanks! As for collapsing, I cannot speak for the Twins but it would absolutely not surprise me if the Guardians do!! Cleveland fans always expect the worst...The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, Two Game 7 World Series losses in extra innings (1997, 2016!)! At least "The Shot" (Jordan's game/series winning shot over Craig Ehlo in 1989) has been replaced by the 2016 NBA Game 7 Finals "Shot" (Irving 3 pointer over Curry) and "The Block" (LeBron's block of Iguadala in the same game) when the Cavs won vs. Golden State.

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Went to visit my hometown in Cleveland last week. Was able to see a Guardians game against Detroit. What an exciting finish...the Guardians were down 4-2 with 2 outs in the 8th inning and proceeded to score 6 runs (and won 8-4)!! Here are a few photos I got.

Place 'yer bets! What will be the most common comment made this upcoming winter (or ones you would expect to hear)? Or, add your own "favorite" (least favorite!) comments/phrases! --"GFS (NAM, Euro, etc) is a disaster!" --"Fringed " --"GFS (NAM, Euro, etc.) ticked a bit south (north, east, west)." --"Watch list, or Reaper call?" --"Rippin fatties at hour 48 (whenever)!!!" --"Northeast MD PUMMELLED!" --"How much for Short Pump?" --"Crush job!" --"Canadian looks awesome. But it's the Canadian!" --"GFS (NAM, Euro, etc.) took away 32" of my snow compared to yesterday!" --"Guys, it's just snow. Frozen freakin' water!" --"How can a weak 1016mb low push away a huge 1036 high like that?? Meteorologically impossible!" --"The shortwave isn't over land yet, so things could change when it's better sampled!" --"La-la-la-lock it up!!!" --"I'd take the GFS (NAM, Euro, etc.) and call it a winter." --"We take!" --"I don't care for that low over Lake Michigan." --"Looks good to me. I'm in chips fall mode right now for my yard!" --"It's the NAM at 84 hours!" --"Dr. No says..." --"Model X is now the new KING!!"

Dramatic clouds the other weekend (you can see a rain shaft on the left side). And quite the brilliant orange sunset, looks like flames behind the trees!

Happy Birthday!! I hope the Lord High Executioner is having a good one!

Thank you! I am glad you noted and appreciated the composition. I did actually crop these some to cut out some foreground buildings and such. And I totally understand what you mean about not being into much of the festivities.

Happy 4th everyone! Some fireworks from a display near where I live, from the other night...

Hahaha!! Yeah I know you're not anywhere near 85. As for @H2O and "Jurassic", well, that might still apply! Oh and have a great time at your softball game, along with the jello shots! I miss playing, it was fun...but decided to hang up the cleats this year in the league I've been on for a long time. Like 17 years before COVID canceled the past 2 seasons, and that last season ended for me when I broke a finger on one play. Just too much going on now and yeah, dare I say, getting a bit old for it! I'll joke and say that without me playing now, our outfield has probably improved greatly! LOL!!! I may show up at the annual tournament later this summer as a "guest" and take photos (and drink beer!), though.

Happy Birthday @mappy! Hope you have a great day!! Without sleet, of course! @H2O, if mappy is 85 then that must make you...well, I won't go there, but the word "Jurassic" does come to mind!

I don't quite know. My mind tells me it's the 4th month, but my perception is that we're a lot farther into the year than that!!

@mappy...TULIPS, continued!

@mappy!!! TULIPS for you!!!

I guess I'd go with a C+, maybe up to a low B. So I give it a Ralphie award! Certainly January was the highlight with the Jan. 3 event plus a couple of other smaller ones, and it was pretty cold too. March had that neat event on the 12th (though it kind of underperformed in this area compared to others). December was awful and overly warm with no real chances. February was just a waste for a month that normally produces at least something halfway decent.

A tiny new redbud leaf. Taken close up to the leaf (and at a wide aperture) with the redbud blossoms in the background "blown out" to give a smooth, purple look.

Getting to this a bit late, as I was up in Ohio (Cleveland area) visiting my brother and sister-in-law this past weekend for my birthday. Thank you all so much! Had a great time there. Of course, there MAY have been food and plenty of booze involved (duh, of course there was)! Including BLTs and Veuve Cliquot champagne one day for brunch! And they got snow! It snowed on and off Saturday, sometimes pretty hard. Mostly stuck to grassy areas, but maybe close to 2" total then, though it kind of melted and came back depending on when it was snowing. It then got quite cold, around 20 Saturday night and it was in the 20s all day Sunday. We got another ~4" overnight Saturday and some occasional decent snow showers during Sunday. Definitely felt wintry! It was like in the mid teens or so when I left this morning...brrrr! Here's a couple of photos from their area. First is Saturday afternoon, second one is Sunday morning:

Like Weird Al Yankovic, partying like it's 1699!

Same. Well, I knew one kid in like 6th grade who also had the same birthday, but that was back in ancient times! Like before I even rode dinosaurs to school! Couldn't afford that until high school! Take heart knowing that Howard Cosell also was born on Mar 25!

Yeah, that image is...disturbing!! LOL!

Hey @vastateofmind! An early happy birthday to you...fellow March 25 birthday!! I'll be out of town this weekend, going up to Ohio tomorrow to visit for the weekend (and celebrate), so wanted to send wishes today. I'll be turning 29, not saying how many times I have though! Perhaps as old as @H2O or older than dirt!!

Ahhh yes, remember that more now. Didn’t know the post got up to 40+ weenies chucked his way! Hey you were just gaming the refs! No different than "campaigning" for an Oscar! Still a remarkable number of weenies!

Not quite! I added the "confused" emoticon, so now @Weather Will has officially hit for the cycle! I do think @WinterWxLuvr got the record a few months ago for the most weenies (like 25 or something!), but offhand I can't remember what his post was for that!!