HIPPYVALLEY

It's about time. Although, I would rather the 90 readings with dews in the 50's.

I wish the video kept going, it seemed other things were starting to catch fire around the yard.

Yeah, I can’t believe how much more rain you have gotten than most of Franklin Co. You are only about 30mi East of me. I mean, I expect you to double my precipitation in the winter but not in the summer months too.

We have a yearly tradition of parking at a friends house in downtown Greenfield, having a big feast and then walking over to the fireworks. (they were on Friday) This year one of the guests brought they’re three tenants, three quiet young men in their late 20’s. They recently moved here from Southwest Afghanistan and were all in the military. Only one of them spoke enough English for me to effectively communicate with him. He was telling me about how happy they were to be in the US and away from the influence of the Taliban. We all walked down to the big field in town for the fireworks and they were amazed at how many people turn out. They were also amazed and a little bit horrified that we celebrate our country with explosions in the sky. They were good sports about it but I could tell they were a little bit rattled by the big fireworks. It definitely made me pause to think about it as a tradition. “The rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air.”

Not much rain but howling winds in Truro right now. I doubled down on tent stakes.

Haven’t mowed in 10 days now.

Yeah, shit gets a lot more real when you know somebody that was there. Glad they are ok. our society is an emotional mess and seems to be heading in the wrong direction with regards to mental health.

I like them but they are pretty obnoxious and disruptive in neighborhoods. I love the whoosh of big 8-10oz rockets but man are they dangerously unpredictable. I can’t believe they are legal. Lol.

North of Highland campground. Nice place, not exactly private tent sites but affordable, with plenty of amenities and 10 minute walk to Head of the Meadow beach.

Camping in Truro and the air is perfect tonight. Going to sit on a bay side beach tomorrow night and enjoy multiple towns fireworks. I cannot believe how little traffic there was today. We made it from Greenfield to Truro in about 2.5 hours.

dry beget dry

Are those weenies at the back of the board?

Lucky you, everything is missing Franklin County. I’m gonna come out of this week with under .10” of rain.

Man, another swing and miss to the south. I thought for sure that cell would hit us. The Steining continues for NW MA.

The last hostel out at Surfside got sold so there is literally nowhere on that island to stay under $400/night. There is a Boy Scout camp on the island so I am going to plan a trip for the Greenfield Troop next summer. $10/night for scouts and chaperones.

I’m going to guess around $7 per gallon

We missed here except for some light showers. Maybe .02" so far, everything slid mostly S of Franklin Co.

I hope it Steins. We're supposed to go to a big extended family event in Middleboro.

Nantucket is insanely nice, despite a bit of over development and some deplorable people. Where on the island are you?

Now that I know what it is, I am definitely interested in the pressure cooker aspect of it among some other features. Looks good for doing some healthy one pot meals and I like the dehydration feature.

Everybody will need to stay very safe.

I just walked the dog and found an unopened Instant Pot Duo Crisp air fryer in the neighbors free pile. She said it was about $200 but they just never felt like dealing with learning how to use it. I have no idea how to use it either but I’ll at least read the directions and give it a whirl.

I think some places in Western Mass and Connecticut have probably put up 4 or 5 days that hit 90?

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/suicide-six-ski-resort-vermont-name-change/index.html