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Brian Bilbrey August 20, 2017

20 August 2017

Well, we topped out the last four weeks at over 10" of rain (I'll only say 'over' because I really need to re-site my rain gauge out of the wind shadow of the tree that's doubled in size over the last few years). And it looks like August is going to come and go with only 2 or 3 days above 90°F. Weird. Of course, what with excessive rain and relatively mild temperatures, the lawns which should all be brown and dormant at this time of year are growing madly. I had to double-cut the front yard yesterday, and the…

Brian Bilbrey July 30, 2017

30 July 2017

So, in the last eight days, we've had 6" or so of rain in my part of the state. We've had a couple of intense pop-up storms that hovered and dumped huge amounts, along with the other storm lines that the whole state got. And miracle of miracles, it was 58 degrees outside when I woke up this morning. That's unheard of in July in these parts - it was a truly gorgeous day today: low 80's at the peak and but moderate humidity. Lexi was the beneficiary of that, with a couple of long walks to her credit. I…

Brian Bilbrey July 24, 2017

24 July 2017

Not a huge update this week. Work was fine. House cleaning on Saturday, followed by supper guests in the evening, which was lovely. A few more chores on Sunday. About three inches of rain over the weekend, joined by a couple of hours of intense thunder and lightning from just before midnight last night until nearly two. Yay? So I'm a tire mess this morning. Oh well. * * * DoD reported no new casualties in the last week. Ciao!

Brian Bilbrey June 26, 2017

26 June 2017

Well! It was a busy weekend - between remote work, attending a birthday party for a three year old, yard work, and all the usual chores, I was just plain out of steam. Last night I just relaxed and read. There's not much new to report, so I won't. * * * DoD reported no new casualties in the last week. Ciao!

Brian Bilbrey June 11, 2017

11 June 2017

A week in Maine We had a nice week in Maine - two 10+ hour driving days, two sunny days, and a fair bit of Seattle-influenced weather. But a relaxing, wonderful trip. A few small fish caught - all sent back to eat healthy and grow bigger. Pictured above is the camp (the word for house on a lake, in Maine) we were staying at. No, you can't build that close to the water anymore. Yes, we did bring Lexi with us. And yes, there were more than a trillion mosquitoes around, just lurking around the camp waiting to feed…