LibertyBell Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Juliancolton said: Yeah, and it's right here at the sfc. Can see and smell it even just in my yard. Definitely don't have to go upstairs to check visibility to yonder hills. Is there no way to clean this out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 10:49 PM, Juliancolton said: 6" according to the PWS, I'll check the Stratus in the morning. It seems that my pond completely breached... front yard is under 3' of rushing water which continues down the road for about 1/4 mile. You could see numerous fish getting swept away, rather sadly. Was so sad to hear about your fish. I've talked to some people about this issue and was told the best thing to do is to have a net over the pond (keeps the predators away from the fish too.) You'll still flood but the fish will be kept inside the pond by the net. I was also told there should be a way to drain the pond so that the water flows downstream into another pond or receptacle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 You can see it blowing and billowing through open fields. The visibility is still better than some of the days last year but this is a whiter smoke that is more cohesive and forms clouds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Yuck. The air has a yellow tinge to it this morning. I can't imagine living in a place with terrible air quality like this, places in China and India come to mind. Looks like the next few days are gonna be pretty nice though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, gravitylover said: Yuck. The air has a yellow tinge to it this morning. I can't imagine living in a place with terrible air quality like this, places in China and India come to mind. Looks like the next few days are gonna be pretty nice though. The smoke yesterday was something else, definitely looking forward to the next few days. @Juliancoltonhows your neck of the woods with the cleanup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 3 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: The smoke yesterday was something else, definitely looking forward to the next few days. @Juliancoltonhows your neck of the woods with the cleanup? Thanks for asking. I've cleared just about all the muck and debris, and got lucky that there was no damage to the fence or driveway. Many others in town definitely experienced more long-lasting effects. Only remaining issue imby is the washout in front. A whole bunch of riprap got dislodged and deposited in part of my lawn farther down, so I have no idea what to do about that. I wish I could find one of these things big enough to gather 1-2lb chunks of bluestone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Juliancolton said: Thanks for asking. I've cleared just about all the muck and debris, and got lucky that there was no damage to the fence or driveway. Many others in town definitely experienced more long-lasting effects. Only remaining issue imby is the washout in front. A whole bunch of riprap got dislodged and deposited in part of my lawn farther down, so I have no idea what to do about that. I wish I could find one of these things big enough to gather 1-2lb chunks of bluestone. Good afternoon, Julian. Whatever those things are, I hope they don’t turn into Triffids. As always …. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 43 minutes ago, rclab said: Good afternoon, Julian. Whatever those things are, I hope they don’t turn into Triffids. As always …. Would you rather fight one triffid-sized tribble, or a hundred tribble-sized triffids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: Would you rather fight one triffid-sized tribble, or a hundred tribble-sized triffids? I might try to start a relationship with a triffid sized Tribble. As always…… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 What a year for oriental bittersweet. Criminy. Trees getting choked out left and right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Im gonna have hundreds of cucumbers. Cucumbers, basil and some of my chocolate tomatoes have gone insane the last week or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, BxEngine said: Im gonna have hundreds of cucumbers. Cucumbers, basil and some of my chocolate tomatoes have gone insane the last week or so. Did you say “chocolate tomatoes”? Never heard of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 3 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Did you say “chocolate tomatoes”? Never heard of those. https://www.gurneys.com/product/chocolate-sprinkles first tomatoes ive ever eaten plain. Im not a huge tomato fan, ill eat them in/on stuff but never by themselves. But we’ve grown chocolate cherries or chocolate sprinkle cherries the last few years and have had a lot of success with them. Theyre great blistered on fresh fish too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 6 hours ago, BxEngine said: https://www.gurneys.com/product/chocolate-sprinkles first tomatoes ive ever eaten plain. Im not a huge tomato fan, ill eat them in/on stuff but never by themselves. But we’ve grown chocolate cherries or chocolate sprinkle cherries the last few years and have had a lot of success with them. Theyre great blistered on fresh fish too. Kinda looks like the Black Prince tomato, which is one that I’ve grown before. The wife has a black cherry tomato this year but we are still waiting as that was the one plant that was attacked twice by something, we think a bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 A delightful 57 for the low here, guess this is kinda like the summer equivalent to the January thaw. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Looks like I did go below 60 but only a half degree below. It's still 65 which is nice. I watered some of the garden this morning for the first time in a while, it probably didn't need it but I had to get the fertilizer in. A bunch of plants were weakening and I think it was because all that rain washed the good stuff in the soil down or diluted it and the plants were struggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: A delightful 57 for the low here, guess this is kinda like the summer equivalent to the January thaw. Dare ya to go into the main pattern thread and post that summer's back is broken. 56F was the low here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 17 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: Dare ya to go into the main pattern thread and post that summer's back is broken. 56F was the low here Yeah, no. The back ain't broken, or do I consider this "a shot across the bow". Do people call the January thaw a shot across the bow? I have no idea...on this as well as many, many other subjects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, IrishRob17 said: Yeah, no. The back ain't broken, or do I consider this "a shot across the bow". Do people call the January thaw a shot across the bow? I have no idea...on this as well as many, many other subjects. I was thinking yesterday that all the rain this summer will probably delay the usual mid-August flashes of color from sickly maples in ditches. Tremendous blow to my running narration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 36 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: I was thinking yesterday that all the rain this summer will probably delay the usual mid-August flashes of color from sickly maples in ditches. Tremendous blow to my running narration. There's a sickly maple near my office starting to show color now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Finally some nice weather. Seems like it’s been a month since the last good weather day. saw my first and only cicada this morning. Weak showing for brood x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 My low was 3 degrees below average…SMH at these chill in the air references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Hitman said: Finally some nice weather. Seems like it’s been a month since the last good weather day. saw my first and only cicada this morning. Weak showing for brood x. I saw one, uh... shell? husk? yesterday. Felt like the token 0.4" of dust from the annual fringe blizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I found a shell today and a live one two days ago. The live one was hanging out with some Japanese Beetles on my blackberry bush so I drowned them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 3 hours ago, gravitylover said: I found a shell today and a live one two days ago. The live one was hanging out with some Japanese Beetles on my blackberry bush so I drowned them all. Good morning gravity. I like to keep my ear to the ground. Not hard since I’m short. I heard some chittering when I was strolling within the postage stamp. It sounded like … “Beware, ‘I Am Legend’ g is up north”. Our forum membership is more diverse than first thought. As always …. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 26 minutes ago, rclab said: Good morning gravity. The last time I said this it was due to excessive drinking the night before… 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestHillWx Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Seeing color changes on "sickly" maples down this way as well; also 'burning bush" situated in the BJ's parking lot in Mt. Arlington is well on its way toward the red hues, and I even saw early season golden rod opening down the hill. A bit early, but nothing out of the ordinary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 6:52 AM, IrishRob17 said: A delightful 57 for the low here, guess this is kinda like the summer equivalent to the January thaw. 55 this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 5 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: The last time I said this it was due to excessive drinking the night before… It’s fortunate that your hangover and the nights events faded simultaneously. As always ….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 53.5 was my low for the second day in a row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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