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I cut our QPF in half on the evening update. LavaRock threw his remote through the TV.

Tolland, ORH, and PWM all have the same chance for tropical storm force winds as Alabama did.

Looks like it retrogrades trof in AK during the fall into ridging DFJ, so no real reason to toss.

Citra is my all day every day. So if it's anything like that I'm in. I didn't even know I liked it until I started looking at what was in all my favorite beers. But I like citrus flavors, so it makes sense.

That ASOS install is looking more and more likely by the day.

I'm certainly no expert, but I know what goes in the beers I like. Bissell's flagship (which may be my favorite go to beer) does Apollo, Chinook, Centennial, and Falconer's Flight. I know the NZ hops also have some interesting flavors too.

Not sure how I missed this but you could hook up an IV drip of Citra or Mosaic and I would be fine.

Went to a Kp 5 last night, with forecasts around 6 tonight. It was very faint on the horizon here at GYX last night, and a 6 is typically good enough for us to see it clearly at the office.

I was investigating my red maple after our recent vacation and when I went to water it found all these little white/gray bugs crawling all over it. Especially near the cankers. Any ideas what they might be? Also has a good dozen black/white/yellow caterpillars in it.

If I had to guess, the mower scuff is where the fungus got in and now there are several other cankers where the tree is trying to fight it off. The crown dieback is what really has me convinced it's something actively trying to kill it.

Hmm, sounds easy enough to give it a try. I don't want to lose it because it's most likely I effed it up by banging it with the mower before I mulched around it.

Did some investigating around my red maple with crown dieback, and discovered at least a half dozen cankers on the trunk. I'm pretty worried that this may be a losing battle. I'm trying to keep it watered enough to fight off the fungus, but it doesn't seem that I can do much else to help it.

Looks like our peonies developed powdery mildew thanks to the recent stretch of dry weather. The last couple of fronts whiffed PWM on rain, nada since 7/23.

In my dreams I own a house large enough to have a golf simulator wing.

I would guess you've probably discovered it in the middle of the growth of the nest. End of summer numbers would be in the thousands of individuals.

When we put our mulch beds down we noticed a fox digging around the soft ground. It looked smaller so we thought female, then saw a larger male hunting the tree line. It's possible neighbors landscaping (lots of earth moving equipment) disturbed a den, because we had never seen them before. It appeared to be a sandy morph though, not a traditional red color. Our neighbors are claiming they have seen a coyote (which wouldn't really be surprising in Portland) but I'm not so sure they just didn't catch a glimpse of an off color fox.

What I really need to do is just a wedge session on the range. A big problem is I have no idea what my stock distances are with partial and open faced shots, and clearly "just feeling it" with some practice swings isn't working. I definitely have some issues with swing length through. So while I think I'm swinging to my shoulder, the reality is that I'm more likely swinging full.

Ever since my dad played a tourney that gave away a wedge (Vokey 52) and skulled everything with it and gifted it to me I have been a Vokey convert. I have a 52/56/60. My problem is the stock distances are something like 120/110/100 and I just can't seem to dial it back enough on the shorter shorts. I rarely come up short on the partial wedges.

My big takeaway was that I am nowhere near ready for a British Isles trip. So much chipping and pitching. I have the chips, but between that and a full wedge I'm a hot mess. I think my swing overall is too long, and so it's hard to hit a half wedge. But my nightmare is a 50 yard pitch.

He managed the game really well given the conditions. Kept the ball low and in play off the tee most of the time.

Will the weather be able to stop Lowry tomorrow?

We opted for the BloomStruck cultivar since it only grows to around 4-5 feet. We didn't want to block our front windows. On a side note, it really is helpful when you do the planting and know what you actually have in the ground for maintenance purposes. I couldn't imagine trying to figure out what previous owners had.

I'm actually pretty happy otherwise with how the gardening is coming along. All the new plantings are showing signs of new growth. The spirea particularly look healthy, and the lily of the valley and hydrangea in the last couple of weeks have shown new growth as well.

Its sister tree and the lower branches all have red-tinged new growth leaves, so all hope is not lost for me.