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My Mom and Mazie (I chipped in too) decided it was time to reclaim the completely wild garden plot at the cabin. It took a couple of hours but is restored! We even caged volunteer tomatoes on the paths and put down straw for winter. First picture shows the before situation. 👩‍🌾

Two people holding pulled weeds and smiling beside full Home Depot lawn bags next to overgrown raised garden beds outdoors. Restored raised garden beds mulched with straw and fitted with tomato cages, a child tending plants in one bed, shed and houses behind Two women stand beside restored raised garden beds filled with straw mulch and leafy plants, with a tall metal sculpture behind them.
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POAP 7180533 at First Computer Build.

White PC case with RGB fans glowing purple and blue, sitting on hardwood floor, labeled First Computer Build August 15 2024.
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I queued up with the newest High Kings vinyl and got it signed after the show.

Four members of The High Kings signing vinyl records and CDs at a table after a show. Signed vinyl record cover for The High Kings album The Road Not Taken, with four band member autographs, resting on a wood floor.
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Tammy and I had a great time seeing The High Kings at the Parkway Theater tonight. 🎶

Parkway Theater marquee showing The High Kings on 8.15 at 7:30pm with people gathering at the entrance below Four musicians performing on a colorfully lit stage, playing keyboards, acoustic guitars, and a mandolin, with an audience in the foreground. Four musicians performing on a stage with red curtains and colorful stage lights, playing guitars for a standing crowd indoors.
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Tyler got his gaming PC assembled and running tonight! It was super fun to help him out with this. So many LEDs! 🤩

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Wet Summer 💦

We’ve had 28.26" of rain in 2024, just 2.97" behind the wettest year on record in Minnesota. However that 1892 record had what must have been an absolutely wild July 27 when 6.36" of rain fell in one day! Before July 27 this year has been setting new records by a good margin

We are 38% above normal precipitation levels. We’ve had 5 days with more than 1" of rain, with May 21st being the wettest at 2.33".

August 11
Current Year-To-Date (2024) : 28.26
Accumulated Daily Normal Precipitation: 20.49
Wettest Year-To-Date (1892) : 31.23
Driest Year-To-Date (1910) : 6.02

This is why our sump system has been working overtime all summer! Data from Minnesota DNR.

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Only 52 °F on Cannon Lake this morning. The air still clings onto summer humidity as the sun gets up over the trees. But crispness of the cool air suggests of the impending arrival of autumn.

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Due to all the flooding this year we just now got out on the pontoon!

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Gorgeous evening for National Night Out!

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The marine batteries in our pontoon are completely dead and my ancient car charger wasn’t doing the job. I had no idea they had these waterproof onboard marine battery chargers! Ordered one and will be happy to put this on both batteries and stop worrying about their condition.