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When you play every week it's pretty amazing how it all comes together quickly. But there are still flashes, as long as I can hang onto those I'm happy. I've gone 50/41 and 42/46 in my most recent rounds. Chuck the 50 and I'm content.

Having a kid has done a number on my handicap (only 4 rounds so far this year) but every once and a while it still comes together for me. Played with Ekster last week and split the fairway in half on 1 about 280. Had about 120 in and parked it to 1 foot. Probably should've just walked back to the parking lot though.

I tried to do the "wave of color" through the seasons. Lily of the valley and azalea bloom early, spirea late June-ish, and Hydrangea the rest of the year. All cultivars I picked to grow generally 4-5 ft tall and wide and not block our pinched windows in the front. I also have a running list of things I'd like in the yard.

I like the name, vive le resistance! We got two Endless Summer Bloomstruck hydrangea. I think my plant coverings weren't tall enough last year, so a few stem tips got burned and didn't come back, but otherwise they are flourishing. Last season the flower were a deep blue-purple, but this year it's a light rose-purple. So I've added about 0.5 pH worth of sulfur to see if that does the trick.

I did the ziplock and paper towel route for lupine this spring. Worked great as I would say the majority of those seeds that germinated have taken root in the wild flower bed. Now slugs and snails are doing a number, but I've kept them at bay with garlic water spray. Next step will be a more potent repellent. Several clusters are doing really well though. I think I successfully saved my October glory that had crown dieback last summer. Trimmed the dead branches and sprayed neem oil for the bugs that seemed to be enjoying the open wounds a little too much. Nice full crown this year, no dieback that I can see. Hydrangea are definitely blooming purple though, so the blue flowers last year were just a sign of the potting soil the plant came in. My beds need some amendments to bring the pH down.

HREF likes E Mass of course.

Good day for cold pools. OKX sounding showed a nice dry layer in the mid levels.

I think that's the biggest factor. And that funnel cloud report near Salisbury definitely looked more interesting than we originally thought from pictures. There was some weak rotation, but absolutely no debris underneath (and it was over the marshes so should've lofted water), so funnel cloud it is.

HREF just had that one UH contour, but it did highlight that area as most likely.

PSM gust to 44 knots so far

Dropped a warning on you.

I wouldn't say that AFD went wild, but it describes a model that went wild. I'm just not all in on a NAM 3 km solution.

Yeah, I would like to see the 00z HREF start honking more if there is any hope at an upgrade. Right now looking more like isolated severe.

That's what my practice swing always looks like. I honestly think 90% of my problems could be solved with a "slow back and accelerate through" but I tend to accelerate back and overswing. I know I'm doomed when I can see the club head out of my left eye cross the plane at the top of my backswing (I'm right handed).

Is this for E Mass trying to steal your snow?

Closed it, but I think the max I saw was MVL with 12.

Average 3, median 4 at BML 4 and 4 for MVL.

Probably going to get a solid rain band lift north tonight. Some will get a good drink, some may only get around a quarter. Definitely not a widespread flash flood look.

I literally have no idea how this even happens. The forecast (from pretty much every outlet I've seen) has been no big deal the entire time. Maybe, maybe there was messaging about flash flood risk early one, but that was pretty quickly changed to localized threat.

BTV has more than twice as many hours above 90 degrees as BDL. So considering your elevation, BTV probably has you by 3 maybe 4 times.

We've actually capped our surface temp from pressure level at 25C at 850 mb.

I prefer the lakes, but there's something to be said for the beaches if you're trying to escape the heat (which is likely how those old family homes originated).

That's the key, and why I'd watch the coast near NJ if it tucks just inland. Could be enough 0-3 km CAPE to get it done, but timing doesn't look great for New England.

They just need deep tropical convection to sustain them, so TC strength isn't a necessary factor. With this event I would personally like to see a better upper jet to really get that moisture transport going.