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Prep for the site work & variable weather in Carlisle

Today (Sunday 7/31/16) is cool and rainy – steady light rain. A definite change of pace from a very dry June and July. The grass here at my parent’s place is definitely looking California at the moment – dry and burnt golden.

Yesterday was quite a bit warmer and humid, though not scorching hot. I […]

Update July 24th – yesterday’s brief but intense storm left some impact

A very decrepit and quite unbelievably still alive butter nut tree along my parent’ driveway blew down yesterday evening. I noticed it while cutting back the pernicious Bitter Sweet vines up near the street.

Also – my dad and I noticed a very large widow maker blocking half of South Street up near Heald Road […]

July 23rd in Carlisle – HOT

I am having coffee on Sunday 7/24/16 at 6:30am while I write this and it is a very mild 60 degrees on the porch. Yesterday was very hot and I believe set a new record – something like 94 and humid. We had an absolutely cracking rain storm zoom through around dinner time proceed by […]

Happy 4th of July, 2016

Hello all and happy 4th of July!

I am enjoying a mellow holiday weekend in Carlisle. The weather is very nice (low eighties with a fair amount of wind so it is very pleasant outside). It has been dry this spring so it actually feels like August. I and my parent’s are still shaking off […]