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No smoke down this-a-way that I could notice this evening. Impressive reports though!

A record for the first 156 days of the year? That's like some random baseball statistic about how well a left-handed pitcher throws against righties in the second game of a three-game series with two outs in the seventh inning and a man on first base.

^ Perfect time to wade the Potomac to fish for smallmouth!

Exactly. I was replying to this:

The vegetable garden is as healthy looking as I've had at this point. Already lots of small cherry tomatoes popping, with one Pomodoro Squisito forming and others close behind (and lots of flowers on my other plants). Jalapenos haven't minded the realtively cooler conditions at all. Garlic looks super healthy, lettuce and mache have gone bonkers (cooler weather definitely helps), and I should be finally harvesting broccoli in a week or two. I've probably watered an average of once every four days over the last month. I'd prefer not to have to water, but with a garden my size its not terribly difficult or time-consuming; plus, I try to recycle as much water as I can (pond cleaning, kids playing, etc.) so that I don't feel it's being wasted.

Rabbits

Not sure if you're serious, but I'm pretty sure it was quite a bit warmer last year during early-season practices, especially overnight. Temps in the 40s and 50s will cool a pool pretty quickly, especially if the air temps aren't getting at least well into the 70s with sun regularly. The kids (we're talking 8&Us here) were miserable. Blue lips, teeth chattering, shivering. It's one thing if you're in the sun and able to warm up a touch, but these kids are in a pool that's almost completely shaded by 5:30 pm, with water temps that couldn't have been higher than 67 or so and air temps at about 72 with a breeze. It was just too much for them. If we were talking 13-18s, then screw them - they can handle it!

They would never be cleared for an exercise.

They’re not allowed to go supersonic over inhabited areas unless they’re cleared to engage an unauthorized flight.

Reading all kinds of theories, but the one that seems most plausible is a sonic boom caused by a meteor entering the atmosphere, which I guess would explain the reports coming from a roughly Manassas-Burke-DC-Bowie line.

Whatever that boom was about 10–15 minutes ago was really freaky. HearIng reports of a gas station explosion that registered as an earthquake.

Three-month average for DJF at 850 is -0.25C to -0.50C compared to normal. December and February are -0.75C to -1.00C compared to normal, with January at average.

There was a definite smokiness among the trees yesterday during swim practice. Didn't realize there was a decent fire in the Pine Barrens, which seems the much more likely culprit. Edit: That fire is in the same place as the large Warren Grove fire of 2007. I wonder if it started in a similar fashion - the result of a range test "gone wrong."

"Some" for sure.

It's incredibly frustrating that we can't get a stretch of actual warm weather to bring the pool temps up. Our 8&U practice starts at 6:00 pm, by which time most of the lanes are in shade, so the poor tinies are fully blue-lipped within 15 minutes of the start of practice! We ended Tuesday's practice 25 minutes early, and yesterday's 15 minutes early.

#newnormal

Those are just gorgeous...and F anyone who comes in here and tries to ruin any good super early vibes we have right now.

This thread is always a laugh.

Or we paid for it ahead of time this past winter.

Awesome! First sighting here was about a month ago, but I think we're finally seeing those that are going to stick around for the summer. A couple sightings daily now with the recognizable whir of a hummingbird flying through the air becoming a more regular sound. My little one and I named them last year - female is Lavender and male is Trumpet!

I can't remember another April-May that has been nicer than this in...ever? Waking up to low 50s and getting into the mid 70s or so is about as glorious as one can ask for.

Yes

Not many, to be honest. 1963 and 1986 were pretty dry in April and May, though we of course got the big soaking at the end of April this year to bring us above average for the month.

Agree that they're wild violet. I've been told that the average homeowner really can't even get broad-application herbicide that will handle them but not nuke basically everything else around - it requires professional application.

That's opening day at the pool, when we recruit the last stragglers for the swim team and make some money from our bake sale. Big nope on that!