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Watched a bit of Andrew Zimmern making Lobster Chowder on his channel on YouTube…clicked away after watching him dispatch a lobster and then into a steaming pot WITHOUT TAKING-OFF THE RUBBER BANDS! Boil/steam some rubber bands, sip the cooled H2O, 😝

Right around the time we finally placed a ‘Penny Can!’ to toss at down from the deck they finally get around to stop minting them. Love tossing 1 cent coins into cans after watching the sitcom Cougar Town? Ours isn’t ‘regulation’ coffee not paint can.

We’re starting the morning with the fireplace and a spirited discussion on timing the harvest on Rhubarb. Plus method: whether to pull or cut the stalks. Please weigh-in.

A chance encounter with the Joe Walsh classic ‘Rocky Mountain Way’ brought me back to real joy for the tune. For years now the burn-out, crispified feeling on that record had persisted. Never got tired with ‘Funk #49’ Thanks Joe Walsh!

Love that a melodious Thrush has been able to “get a word in edge-wise” amongst all the other birdsong in the woods.

This pre sunrise time is filled w/ sound from the woods and in the glacial scrape. The Eastern Wood Peewee, the ultimate birdsong of early summer in New England forests, is dominant right now. Below, a strange series of distress calls, a throttling?

Ever wondered about this?

The weather team at WCAX did a data project/story about precipitation on weekends around our region. I remembered the joke one Summer was only Servers had tans because restaurants are usually closed on Mon- days when we consistently had sunshine. 2009+2025

It’s a battle every day. The hummingbirds’ feeders eventually get ant-stormed. This stymies the little nectar feeders and vexes me. The counter-measures are limited. Veterans of these skirmishes understand. Dumping, hot rinsing and diff. hang points buys time

Some of our summer visitors in Vermont right now are able to imagine a picturesque light and gentle snowfall. That’s Poplar tree seeds drifting on the wind like snowflakes. It can pile-up to give the illusion of winter without all that pesky shoveling.

Perfect timing for a cold front passage and a setting sun, look close for the rainbow.

Brian Wilson rescued from depression by Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi so he could surf again. 🌊🏄‍♂️ RIP Brian, you were a musical genius.

Just a perfect campfire nite ‘round here. Oh the stories that will be told (all over again) and the laffs that’ll be shared, + the s’mores, one will be sacrificed to the fire or the dog. If we want to we can imagine what the rich folks do, on such a nite.

Perfect-Listening to ‘Music To Go To The Dump By’ hearing a friend’s tune, seeing a beautiful tableau of a ridge’s low cloud and the majestic Camel’s Hump, seen better than from our house, sharing chore stories with a neighbor. 🎼’Now that’s Country’

As the hot & sticky days come closer and I think of the strategies that can be deployed for artificial shade, it must be admitted that magic cooling like magic heat feels oh so good. But, the piper must be paid. Enjoy this Texan’s eloquent rant:

With two small nectar feeders and about 4 ruby throated hummingbirds to supply and the rest of a long hot summer ahead of us the sugar bill is gonna resemble a moonshiner’s🥃

😂You have ☎️4 Min to dial that Nr… -WeirdShit -

Retiree Property Management is so fun_ Hot weather in New England in 6 days TBA-To Be Accomplished: Awnings Cooleroos Cellar in-duct fans replaced Window shaker AC installed What else?