JTA66

Yes, it certainly seems "back to school" gets earlier each year. But then again, it seems schools return earlier then when we were kids -- it was always after Labor Day, first week of Sept or so. Seems more and more schools return in late August now, prior to Labor Day. (Which is kind of stupid since they usually end up cancelling classes due to the Aug heat in un-air conditioned schools.) So glad I'm not a kid today, with summer reading lists and other schoolwork assignments that need to be completed. For us, summer was a time to let the brain deteriorate!!

Last week of adding daylight, too! Although it's hard to notice until early August. August 1 is Lammas Day, the summer's cross-quarter day. Also, August 5th is about when our temps max out and we start heading downhill again (extremely slowly).

I saw a documentary a few years ago about the population boom in the SW. Someone mentioned that hundreds of years from now (assuming we're still here), archeologists will scratch their heads wondering why we thought it was a good idea to build cities in the desert along with houses that include swimming pools.

Kamu left out the part about the fuzzy dice hanging from the rear-view mirror and we were listening to Dark Side on his car’s 8-track

That was YOU who gave me the ride??

A friend of mine up in Sellersville has one borrowing in her yard to lay eggs. Anyone want a pet snapper?

Heard my first crickets last night. They may have been out there for awhile, but it's the first night I've slept with open windows this week. Probably have another month to go before the katydids show up.

In other words, if this were January, they got more than 6 feet of snow while I got flurries. But seriously, I don't wish 6+ inches of rain on anyone in that brief amount of time. I'll be paying off the damage from Isaias for a few more years. 72F/DP 71F

Thunder all around me, but nothing more than a sprinkle here. Temp down to 79F!

87F under cloudy skies. Don't want to think about what the temp would be with full sun. Looks like slow movers. Wonder if we'll see any flash flood advisories/warnings today?

Been sitting at 85F with a DP of 77F. Looks like storms are starting to pop over Chester County.

Let's hope for those storms, already approaching 80F at 8:30 am...79F/DP 75F. Looks like I only got down to 74F overnight.

^ Haha... yeah, glad I'm an old man now. Fifteen-year-old me would have been shooting bottle rockets at them. We know how that would have ended.

Clouds have moved in, knocking me down from 92F to 89F

Until recently, didn't our species die of old age around 30? I usually leave my AC at 78F. The thermostat is in the hallway, away for any vent. So although it reads 78F, it's closer to 74F around the house. Plus, I live in a ranch, so not having a second floor bedroom makes sleeping more comfortable. And ceiling fans are a must! 77F/DP 71F

Turns out my neighbor is a bit of a bee expert. Who knew? Anyway, he's says they're relatively harmless at the moment. They've settled about 15 feet up in a pine, all huddled around the queen. He says they'll be there of a day or two while the scouts go out and look for a spot to establish a new hive. He said they'll probably swam again around dawn. Last year I had bold-face hornets build a hive on a bird feeder. They say they are pretty aggressive, but the feeder was out of the way, so I let them be. It was pretty cool watching the hive grow in size all summer long. It was probably about the size of two footballs by September.

Okay, this is a new one...I’m trapped in my house by a swarm of bees out front. Looks like they’re settling into a pine tree of mine.

No photo, but a P-51 Mustang just flew over. Might be a good day to keep an eye on the sky. I do miss the Willow Grove air shows since the base closed. Used to see all sorts of aircraft flying overhead in those days.

Saw my first lightning bugs last night. 72F/DP 64F

Apparently the storm by me has been warned. Nothing severe here, just occasional heavy rain and rolling thunder.

Getting fringed by a cell passing by to my north, can hear thunder in the distance. Temp dropped from 79F to 70F with the outflow.

Finished with .75". That should keep the lawn green for another week or so. 68F/DP 67F

.70” so far. Round #2 moving up from the Balt/DC area.

The sun is starting to break through, 79F/DP 68F. Soup's on!