Mitch

This has got to be the smallest top off I've ever seen! Seriously, why would someone even bother buying such a tiny amount of gas? 🙄

It does indeed! It tends to grow in or around wet areas with high acidity.

A couple of August wildflowers on my property in Vermont: Narrowleaf Gentian (Gentiana linearis) and Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata).

No, I didn't forget. A little late due to travel, but here are July's weather numbers for 5 NW Readsboro, VT:
Average Temperature: 67.3° F.
High Temperature: 83.2° F (7/16)
Low Temperature: 47.3° F (7/22)
Total Precipitation: 3.59"
YTD Precipitation: 36.78"

Wow! What a spectacular sunset! Very cool and autumnal tonight as well. Not pictured: tons of mosquitoes…

Look at the traffic on Oahu as people try to head to higher ground because of the tsunami warning…

Proof of that later sunset here. A nice waxing crescent moon as well.

Sunset time where I am vs. back at home…

Why are there so many deer flies in Vermont this summer? Deer flies are so bad this year in Jane Lindholm's town that neighbors have complained that they can’t garden, can’t play on their swingsets, and struggle to take their dogs for walks. Vermont Public ...

So it's not just me who has noticed this. The deer flies are just brutal this year. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

Filet mignon done just right! Trust me, it was every bit as good as it looks and then some!

A PDS mosquito warning is in effect! Take cover NOW!

What a beautiful sunset from Ahmic Lake in Ontario, Canada.

400 miles NW of Readsboro, VT. Ahmic Lake in Ontario.

I like waterfalls...

The resident broad-winged hawk stopped by for another visit today...

It’s an exceptionally rare sit out on the porch and sip coffee morning. It’s not hot, cold, raining, snowing, nor buggy for once… #vtwx

No particular reason. Just luck. I'm sure southern NH will get storms sooner or later.

The weather in Ushuaia, Argentina (36° F and mostly cloudy) sounds awfully nice right now. I've now had it with summer and it has definitely overstayed its welcome. Move along please...

Concord, Merrimack, Hudson, Dover, Hopkinton, Roxbury, Winchester...

Explored the Smith College Botanical Gardens today in Northampton, MA. Lots of beautiful and unique plants. This is just a small sampling of the plants…

First time I’ve ever seen one of these at a Planet Fitness location…

One must be specific to which Manchester one is referring to in these parts. Although people here typically mean Manchester, VT, Manchester, NH is much larger even though it's about 2-2.5 hours east of here. Although less commonly referred to, there's a Manchester, CT too. 🙄

I know it doesn't sound like much, but it's amazing how much better a dew point of 68° F feels compared to 71° F. #vtwx

I have one of those too and was zapping them left and right. Helps a bit, but they keep on coming.

I have never seen as many deer flies as there are right now, except perhaps on a Boy Scout camping trip we dubbed “Mission Impossible in the Adirondacks” in upstate NY during the mid 90s! Just total insanity! Full fledged category 5 biting insect conditions! Ugh…

They can't replace those aging Cape Cod bridges fast enough! Traffic has been like this all day. For those who don't know, the bridges are each approximately 90 years old, have narrow travel lanes and high granite curbs forcing people to slow down, creating a massive bottleneck in the summer.

Hiked Mt. Monadnock in NH yesterday and I was treated to spectacular views all around. I could see north to the White Mountains, west to the Green Mountains, and southeast to the Boston skyline.

Same thing here. Hobblebush and mountain maples. Hemlock and white pine are scarce here above 2,000' and nonexistent above 2,500'. Red spruce and balsam fir dominate the conifer scene while red&sugar maple, yellow&paper birch, beech, black cherry, and some white ash are dominant hardwoods. No oaks.

Happy July 1st! Here are June's weather stats for 5 NW Readsboro, VT:
Average Temperature: 61.9° F
High Temperature: 85.6° F (6/24)
Low Temperature: 38.9° F (6/2)
Total Precipitation: 4.08"
YTD Precipitation: 33.19"
#vtwx