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That must make your day.

.39. .89 September. 9.14 August. Averages to the rescue.

Yeah, just started sprinkling here, with a bunch more building over eastern NY State. First drops since Sept. 7 when we got about .5.

There is some great color on certain branches of the sugar maples around here. (Like one branch has turned, and the rest of the tree is green.) If the entire tree follows suit, it will be great. Otherwise, outside of a few yellows and browns and dirty crimsons, it's still pretty green.

A little hurricane history. From 1980 to 2020, there were 21 "major" hurricanes (Cat 3 or higher) that hit the US (5 in the 80s, 5 in 90s, 7 in the 00s, and 4 in the 10s). That's 5.25 of them per decade. The average since 1850 is 5.6 per decade. So the last 4 decades have been slightly below average, but close enough that we can call it average. The total number of hurricanes that hit the US during that period is 66, or 16.5 per decade. The average since 1850 is 17.7 per decade. Again, slightly below average, but close enough that I think we can call it statistically average.

Glorious day. Started with jeans, now in shorts. So there are some new emojis available. Been away for a few days. That's Crap and Violently Disagree. I can see them coming in handy as we head into winter.

I know. I felt awkward after I wrote that. Lol.

I hope there's some beer in that cooler and not just two chainsaws.

I am certain this is going to be a cold, snowy winter. Six 12"+ events for regionwide SNE. How do I know? I fired the guy who hays my fields, and afterwards I remembered that he plows my driveways for free.

There are many reasons they desire to overshoot on that number.

3:30 am. Got up to grab an extra blanket from the closet. 46.7. Dew ar 44.3! Passed out at 9 with the windows and doors open.

It could be a new reality show- The Real Loggers of New England. No, I bought those 3 cords on the right, and that grey stuff in the center is a cord of punky crap I got last year for free which I use outdoors in pits, or I toss one in the stove when it's really hot.

Just an outstanding day. I labored today on a garden down near the barn. Rototilling, edging, weeding, and putting in a 240lb cast iron gate for next year's roses. It was cool enough to work, but the shade from passing clouds was quite welcome.

Yeah. I usually set my cruise control to 74 in a 65, figuring the rule "over 10" applies. But doing so, I constantly run up to cars that must set theirs at 73.

I'll have to keep that in mind on my trips to the Cape. A neighbor on the Cape has a son who is a trooper. He said you're basically OK on I-90 as long as you're not going over 80. If it's raining, you can go as fast as you want- "a good cop is a dry cop."