When I read the recaps you've been posting and I come across mentions of 2015-16, I immediately break out into a cold sweat and start to shake violently. I think I'll suffer PTSD from that winter forever.
I don't have much to worry about for lawn, don't have a garden and am not connected to a golf course anymore so I'm not overly concerned but it has been bone dry around here. .18 today but it has remained cloudy and cool, it's currently 61.8°. This is ideal summer weather for @ineedsnow but it sucks for us surface dwellers.
Edit to add: MPV was -1.82" in May and so far in June is -1.46". Pretty soon this is what the road up to PF land will look like
We went and visited a friend who is camping at the state park a mile or two away on a different pond. While we are there we heard loons calling out. I walked down to the water and there was a pair of loons in the water yelling at a bald eagle that was swooping at the water around them. I assume they were all trying to fish. I tried taking a picture but they were a bit too far out to really capture. One of the coolest nature things I’ve witnessed.
Not a pitcher but remember when Chuck Knoblauch seemingly forgot how to throw a baseball?
https://www.thecoldwire.com/what-happened-to-chuck-knoblauch/
I said that for years. Finally after years of telling my wife and son I’d be happy with any presents they got me for Christmas, i told them I wanted a weather station. It’s a cheap-o Ambient but it works ok for my limited needs.
I was there a couple of years ago. Granted, I was there for a training but I enjoyed it. And yes, I understand there are some real issues in that city and the Fells Point and the Inner Harbor don't represent the entire picture. Still, I enjoyed my time there and I hope at some point they can turn it around in other areas.
I take the opposite view, cities are eminently visitable, they just aren't where I choose to live. I enjoy visiting Montreal, London, Berlin, even Boston on occasion. I just don't want to live in one and am happy to get home.
I thought about flying into Rapid City, I could have used airline miles but I wanted to do the drive and rental cars were crazy when I checked into them. We are doing it in 3 days or so. I like road trips and have always felt that seeing new stuff along the way is part of the fun.