July 4th, 2024. Spent about 4 hours taming the front property. It want's to be field, and I won't let it.

[OAITW r.2.0]

Happy 7/4 - Fuck the Fascists.

[2naSalit]

1. Beautiful!

I love how green it is.

Nice job, it's not a small patch.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Looks a little different than your trip here in April?

It's nutz up here. Perfect Spring -> Summer. But the vegetation is relentless.

[2naSalit]

4. That's one of the things I miss...

About that area. There are a lot of things I miss about that area.

The more I look around, the more I'm feeling the cosmic boot up my ass... time to start planning the relocation. Don't feel like this area is going to be safe for me. I'm not exactly invisible around here.

[3Hotdogs]

3. I really miss Maine.

[2naSalit]

6. Me too.

I didn't realize how much until I went there in April for the eclipse. It's truly a different world from the Rocky Mountains.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Tomorrow, I think I will take more shots on the road up to the house.

[2naSalit]

7. It must be just plush green right now.

All those different kinds of trees and shrubs, I really loved summers in New England and the winters aren't as brutal as they are here. Still trying to decide on mode of travel for the next trip, I really need a car when I get there so I can explore some places.

How's Skippa doing with the heat? Did you get him a kiddie pool to cool down in?

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. Lots of friggen vines masquerading as healthy vegetation.

No matter, I'm keeping up with the mowing and the deck is on deck to get painted, starting Saturday. 1200 sf? At least, maybe more. Will be a huge change to the property.

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. Skippa stays off the back deck until about 7:00PM

Brutal here until 7:30. I'm brushing the Skippa 2x/week. It's a "love/hate" thing.

[2naSalit]

10. LOL!

Yeah, I can see how the back deck would get too hot at some points during the day. And I can just see the two of you wrangling through the brushing process!

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. Swear to God, I bring the brush out and he goes nutz.

As soon as I start brushing....the Skippa goes banana's! Nutz to banana's, every time. Don't stop until I get 3 complete brushings with the Skippa hair.

[2naSalit]

13. You'd think he'd like it!

Hopefully he'll calm down a bit as he gets a little older. Some dogs take a solid two years to grow up.

[usonian]

12. All by yourself? No helper?

Visited Maine many times in my misspent youth.

[OAITW r.2.0]

15. Don't even start to get me started.

Interstate trip on Monday to NH to the authorized Ryobi repair center.

[usonian]

16. Sorry to hear that!!!

Good luck. I live on a ridge, so very little is mowable, and my neighbor takes down the weeds. If I string-trimmed some slopes near the home, I'd eventually have one leg shorter than the other.

[OAITW r.2.0]

17. Sounds like an awesome place to live.

[usonian]

18. Today it was 103, a wild fire started downtown (12 miles away) and

the power went out around 8. I'm on a backup generator (home propane tank).

Other than that, spectacularly beautiful. Sunrise and sunset viewpoints have about 140 degree unobscured views.

Go figure.

Enjoy Maine. I try to make every day the best possible. Some are trickier than others.

[OAITW r.2.0]

19. I'm at 800 ASL.

So. i get breeze for airflow, No A/C. Cellar is always 15 degrees cooler then upstairs.

[msongs]

14. maybe hire a big herd of goats? I hear they clean up well nt

[OAITW r.2.0]

20. What's the end goat?

Sorry, meant goal.