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blueberries taking hit after hit this spring - wild, cultivated, backyard - sucks.

That's amazing. What a treat. I caught these guys hanging out together in May 2019. They stayed at ground level for a good 5 minutes. Just happened to look out a second story window and they caught my eye.

Yep, 2013. Spent Fri/Sat nights in a tent on Sebago with 36° and rain for like 40 hours. Cleared out on Sunday and we went to the Whites for some hiking only to find everything covered in 2 or 3" of snow.

2.25"

Breeze is cranking through the house... feels and sounds fantastic. 57° and showers

Both bands have always been in tune - much more than your standard pop culture act - with their surroundings on any given night. Be it weather, space, history, cultural context- they harness energy through music and anyone who's experienced knows exactly what I mean. 54° RA 1.12" since 3P

Love it. One of my favorite shows was phish at Jones Beach long island 7/12/13 in 55° synoptic rain right off the atlantic.

0.50" since we started at 3P Weenies-in-training insisted on jumping in the RA

I used to have a boss that said "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it not stupid". He evaded your "are you drunk" question. Beer lunches on a spring/summer Friday is a lock with just about every sales team in every industry. Not knocking it, kinda jealous tbh. East/west/whatever, looks like I'm getting a beneficial rainfall here which is all I care about.

I went and checked my wild blueberry patch this morning, and saw exactly as you describe - top flowers fried, underneath generally unscathed. https://ibb.co/KLchJHn

Nice! Unrelated to your post, but it reminded me.... I was reading something last night about Monarchs. The ones that travel to NE have the furthest to travel, and so need a great deal of pollen (fuel) before their return south. Often, people will plant milkweed to attract them for laying/hatching - which is great - but they don't plant late-flowering plants to provide them the fuel for travel. So, I guess, it's important for monarchs to not only have milkweed but also late flowering plants.

all the blossoms on my apple trees are yellow and wilted. is that a death knell for them this year?

27.5° so far

Wow.. did not know that. I'd probably find a "safe" spot for the cowbird egg and see what happens. at lease the phoebe's will be good.

fascinating. Is your theory that the mom will bail if she notices the cowbird? I would call your local Audubon.

Are the peach trees already cooked for this year due to that cold in Feb?

Burning bushes provide great privacy in warm season and offer wonderful color appeal in fall, but they are incredibly invasive. How big are the bushes? To keep the deer off our young apple trees we simply put three stakes and two wires, about two feet apart in height, going around the trees. Barely noticeable from 10 feet away but enough to keep the deer off. They hate touching anything unnatural or unexpected, and so they don't dare to try feeding on them. What's the secret to uploading photos on this place? I'd love to post more pics, but even my screen shots often exceed thr file size.

You might be thinking of a different kind of arbor. Deer haven't touched mine and I've got them walking through my yard at least once a week. The Green Giant was bred to have superior pest-resistant qualities, and thus, it isn't a tree that deer will typically choose to eat. Keep in mind, however, that if there aren't other food sources available, deer will occasionally snack on them.

we tried to tell em I hate myself for knowing that. ::logs out::

only things not in a tunnel are garlic and sugar snap peas. we know better. --- looking like a good chance at some beneficial rains here this weekend.

look, I don't make the snow nor do I make the maps. I'm just here to post other people's content, OK? [sorry about your winter]