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I don't need this to tell me to not go swimming if the water's cold. ...National Weather Service Cold Water Safety Message... ...Please check with state and local authorities regarding guidelines for allowed activities... * The warm air temperatures today in the 60s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the mid 50s across Sebago Lake and Lake Winnipesaukee, and in the mid and upper 50s in the regions smaller lakes and rivers. * The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. When the water temperature is below 60 degrees, the average submerged person could loose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks. Anyone on small boats, canoes, or kayaks should plan accordingly if recreating this weekend and use extreme caution to avoid this threat. Paddle smart from the start and always wear your life jacket! * Strong winds are also expected today with gusts between 25 and 30 mph from the northwest. If boating on large bodies of water, these strong winds can increase the likelihood of overturning your boat,canoe or kayak due to increased wave heights.

Today is the epitome of COC. Package this one.

At least we have the dews. Oh, wait a minute....

The hottest day on record and the forest tinder dry.

The drought is unmerciful in the Rutland State Forest. Torrid 73* .at mi casa.

If your complaint is needing to "deal with major watering", you are not experiencing a drought. Speak about it when you can't do major watering. What pansies. Enjoy the COC.

Was it light or was it a downpour? Less than a tenth here, but everything's wet. Hoping it drys quickly as I'd like to get out and mow--the lawn's been growing at an insane rate.

June comes in like late April?

Go au naturale and uninstall.

I had rented one from Taylor rental.....pretty much a one-and-done deal when I needed it.

I rented a lawn edger for the weekend. It did a pretty good job on the front walkway, probably added close to a foot of width and I didn't break any pavers in the process. The edge around the city sidewalk is a different story. The yard had really spilled onto the side walk so while the edge did a fairly good job at separating cement from the yard, I now need to go back through and clear the overgrowth that is sill on the sidewalk. The funny thing is i used a snow shovel to pick up the stuff that l used the blower for, and for clearing the sidewalk, I'm going to try using an ice scraper. I didn't need these in January and February, but Memorial Day weekend? Break out the winter equipment.

I went to buy a blower for my post-mowing clean up. I ended up coming back with a nice back-pack blower instead. I'm ready for fall clean-up.

Thanks--timing notwithstanding, does a broad-leaf fertilizer work as well?

Pictures are better than reality.

It's breaking through here, temp up to 70*. This. This. This.

Kevin's infernal New England drought rears its head. Imagine if we actually did have a drought and he couldn't wash his truck? What a day yesterday was--paying the piper today.

I had used some starter fertizer (I had overseeded in the back) over a month ago. The back in particular has a lot of leafy crap growing in it. So, I was thinking some type of weed/feed might do the trick. Or some broad-leaf weed stuff. I think there's a mix of crap I'm trying to rid. Forutnatley, I don't think crabgrass is an issue.

Thanks....bummer I'll need to wait a couple more weeks before I do the front. I'll be good on the back in any case.

how much time do you need to wait between fertilizer treatments? I'd like to get some weed control down, but don't want to harm the lawn in the process. TIA.

Yeah---feels like one of the early fall mornings.

F252 hour map. Locked and loaded. It hasn't stopped the ticks......quite a few from my regular walk with the dog in Rutland yesterday.

Grandfather: .I tell ya, kid......2020 was something. Kid: Yeah, they talked about the coronavirus in social studies. Grandfather: Coronavirus, shmoronavirus. Let me tell you about May 9th of that year.

I wonder if the snow visible on my mulch beds this morning came after midnight. I'd love to be able to claim on two consecutive days in May.

They don't have any "boys in blue". Instead, they have "the girls at the Blue."