vastateofmind

Yeah, we're seeing this, too, even in SE FfxCo. And THIS "threat" is why we early terminated a visit a day early with our son at Fort Benning, GA and drove back to NoVA yesterday. He just earned his Army Ranger tab, and we wanted to "celebrate" another day, but oh well. Because of, you know, the threat of psychotic mid-late March weather. Anyway....it's 38/31. And intermittently flurrying and/or raining. Ugh.

I've had mPING installed on all my cell phones for the past decade...and STILL forget to utilize it. TY for the gentle reminder about its existence... More of us (including ME) really need to use that app.

Dude, PREACH. I despise this stuff....my front yard is covered in this damn weed already, but somehow, it never appears in my BACK yard. So bizarre. I think I'm just gonna break down and call TruGreen this season...there's too many challenges going on in both the front/back yards that I can't seem to handle this year.

Did just that this afternoon, for the 14 freakishly overgrown small patches of grass in my backyard, prior to...whatever....might fall in our yard later this weekend while we're on the road. I hate this part of late winter/early spring in our part of the world when it comes to lawn care... Us years-long, snow-starved "lowlanders" wish you the very best of luck with Wave #1 in northern MD this weekend....and that your relatives in NY state continue to get smothered with snow as well. We'll just keep tending our freakishly random patches of overgrown grass "down here" in the newly, expanded-northward stretch of the SC lowcountry...

Yeah, I'm torn. I looked at that and was like, "F*CK. So typical this season!" And then, on a day like today (or yesterday), I'm like, "Hmmm. Yeah, I'm more ready for warmer springtime temps than I realized. Screw my achey sinuses, BRING IT, SPRING." We are taking a rare road trip south into northern GA from Wed-Sun this week, and will need to plan a Sat/Sun return depending on what happens with Storm #1...and while I don't particularly want to DRIVE in marginal snow/ice back into NoVA, I am pulling for those of you here in the DMV to get something this weekend. God knows y'all deserve it.

We've been in the mid 60s for the past hour or so...SO freakin' nice out. Of course, it's March....so not allowing myself to enjoy it too much, for too long. :/

59/34 currently. Wind advisory expired an hour ago, and honestly...it's an effing gorgeous early spring day out there under a nearly perfectly blue sky. I only wish our patio furniture was cleaner, because we would TOTALLY sit out around the firepit tonight.

Shorter Ji:

The main takeaway here? Sapwood Brewing. Never heard of it, but because @Scraffmentioned it....I will go over to the MD dark side and try it, based SOLELY on his mention.

Not surprisingly, all cold light rain here in FfxCo...did an hour-long walk at mid-morning, and it stayed around 45-46 degrees, with on/off sprinkles. I missed the thunder/lightning a couple nights ago...so wouldn't mind hearing that for the first time in 2023 (myself) tonight. And literally moments ago, a wind advisory was just hoisted for tomorrow during most of the day. Welcome, psychotic March weather.

Good point. Mine broke years ago and I've been dragging my feet on a replacement...although I've read/heard about a few better replacements in this sub over the last 1-2 years, so there's that.

LOVE this, miss these recommendations! Haven't heard of that one and am literally writing it on the beers-to-find list I take to Wegmans. Thanks!!

Preach. Gonna have to mow everywhere next week at the latest, given some of the heartier patches of new grass growth...and if so, it'll be the earliest mowing I remember for 30+ years. On a semi-related note -- definitely heard the peepers waking up in the wetlands backing my neighborhood, on several of our warmer evenings last week. Sure, we COULD still get snow....but all the signs are pointing to an anomalous early welcome to spring.

That damn oversized, pampered rat lies with impunity EVERY year...

39/26. Moderate snow began in past five or so minutes, huge flakes.

21 degrees, wind chill apparently around 7-8 degrees. It's effing cold.

Send pics from Western MD, please! Your home out there and the land it sits upon is so gorgeous. On a topic closer to my heart....today's 1.5"+ of rain drowned, and apparently shorted out the pump/lights in, the 7' inflatable Santa that I had staked down in the front yard, and for the record....I will NEVER buy another holiday inflatable for the rest of my earthly days. :/

GOD, I missed this place...I mean, what better mix is there than wx enthusiasts and humor??

But....a DFH 90 Min IPA is worth, like, FIVE other "regular" beers. So, you're good!

Yes, but....how does your beer supply look this evening, @CAPE...just in case the situation worsens??

LOL. Checked in this morning for the first time in months to get the skinny on the impending frozen precip event tonight/tomorrow A.M. and saw this notification. Appreciate you asking. My day job and teaching as a side hustle, has been crazy busy since late spring and I've been scarce online in general. Have missed your Caps banter and trash talk, as well as hearing about the further adventures of @H2O's retirement, the end of @mattie g's and @Kay's growing seasons, and of course, all of the awesome IPA recommendations from @CAPE, @Scraff and other brew appreciators. I'll probably lurk more again over the holidays, especially since it looks like a colder period coming up...and to drop the occasional photo, like this one captured on Fort Belvoir's parade field just before this morning's sunrise.

Great pic. This same scene literally happened at about 12:30 to 1 p.m.-ish today here in SE FfxCo. And looks like it might be getting ready to repeat within the next 30-60 min, although I don't think we'll whiff on this round. Currently 94/75.

99/74 IMBY. Yep, I still prefer this wx over 38 and a very cold rain...