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My philosophy is the less I need to mow the better. Less time, less harmful, and more diversity in mt landscape. --- Re: crabgrass - I put down corn gluten in the spring as a pre-emergent and to build better organic matter in the soil. That and with an aerated and overseer last fall my lawn is the best it's ever been. Still plenty of clover and dandelion but very little crabgrass, which is ideal (for me...and earth).

No kidding. I never heard that about skunks. I don't have any skunks (unfortunately?). Not sure what else would so that and not eat it. Coyote, Fisher, Snakes would all eat it.

I've been using the standard mouse trap, sans bait, and just putting them in the obvious "game" trails I can find. It's working well enough, although the pace has slowed some in the last week, but I am not taking that as a sign of their population dwindling, rather my luck is running out and I need to start baiting to attract them. Thanks, I'll go rat trap/PB tonight.

We did that this year for the space adjacent to the gardens. We've cut our lawn space on 0.4 acres down by 2/3 over 5 years between planting beds, wood chipped paths, and now a small meadow. Looks great, zero maintenance, BUT, it's welcomed a brown rat population that I'm now fighting hard before Fall. I don't need them in my coop or worse, house.

Yes, Norwegian Gem on Thursday night. There was a Royal Caribbean in town yesterday that looked considerably larger.

Past 10-12 days have been perfect up here in PWM. Only precip has been at night. Been in/on the water each day, either lake or ocean. Only used 2 PTO days, too, one each of the past 2 Fridays. All that is to say: GWLH. 8/21 - 77/53 - T 8/22 - 73/49 - T 8/23 - 77/49 8/24 - 79/57 8/25 - 81/55 - 0.01" 8/26 - 79/57 - 0.09" 8/27 - 79/58 - T 8/28 - 86/60 8/29 - 71/52 8/30 - 70/49 8/31 - 75/50 - 0.04" 9/1 - 83/64

Another glorious summer day. Managed to hit 84, but a lot more wind today. You can tell the change in airmass by the visibility of MWN (straight above the float ladder).

Exactly. The buzz is fun and all but at this point in the season the quiet is a nice relief.

Last 5 days here in PWM/ME have been arguably the best of summer. All highs between 77-81 with a touch of dews, comfortable sleeping weather in the upper 50s, full sun every day - only precip was last night with 0.09" (clouds rolling in on the 2nd pic). Best part is all the tourists are mostly gone with school starting this week (for them, not us). Noticeably less water traffic on Sebago Fri/Sat, with water temps in the upper 70s; no crowds at the water park with the kids on Sunday; and quiet beaches and relatively warm water in Scarborough the past 2 nights.

Only beaches I've experienced mosquitos is on the mid-coast of Maine. Midday, full sun, and a stiff sea breeze wasn't enough to knock them down, either. Unbearable.

Love hearing the 2007-2008 comparison. Just need to hold the look for another 2,400 hours.

Just teasin' Sorry about your doggo, hope he heals up soon!

Everyone focused on the stogie and brew and jeans... nobody wants to talk about the little bottle of lube?

Do umbrella policies cover flood damage outside a flood zone? I always assumed that's what those were in place for.

I do. It is +1.2, precisely.

Oh no. Torch!

I've seen them referred to as Labor Day ants. Only had them once here. Think it's sporadic. Tons of monarchs and honeybees and beetles here, as usual. Only notable difference this year has been the influx of dragonflies. First year we've had them. Consequently, very few mosquitos.

Round 2 tonight?

christ, what hole did the roaches crawl out of?

had to look it up. scary. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/arts/music/taylor-swift-concert-terror-plot-vienna.html

GWDLT 74/57 PC currently in PWM.

Don't blame him, he was only parroting what he saw on Twitter 20 minutes before.

Wouldn't know where to "buy" a "stock" even if I wanted to.

You called a spade, and he gets sensitive about that. He blocked me a year or so ago. "goodbye" means he probably blocked you, too.