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(Cell-cam photo, but whaddaya expect?)

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Crowbarring a 208-volt circuit produces a considerably brighter flash than if it had been only 120 volts.

*Blink*Blink*

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In a corner of my front yard is a forsythia bush.  It’s been there for as long as I’ve had the house, and has never been a notable bloomer.  Some springs, all I get are a few yellow leaves, followed by the usual masses of green.

This year, I’d made up my mind: No more.  Come summer, I’d yank the old bush out and replace it with something else.  So of course I would walk out the door on Saturday morning to find:

The same bush, (with a bad sun angle) this afternoon:

One of the best displays it’s ever had (though it’s still not as impressive as one down the block):

So what to do?  Give it some TLC for another year, or ruthlessly yank it and start over?

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Meanwhile, the magnolias have made their appearance almost three weeks early, and are spectacular:

And the dandelions are already blooming, meaning it’s nearly too late for this year’s crabgrass treatment.  Seems as if everything blossomed at once!

Elsewhere:

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...THE INDIANAPOLIS IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 2010... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2010
WEATHER ITEM	OBSERVED VALUE	TIME (LST)	RECORD VALUE	YEAR	NORMAL VALUE	DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL	LAST YEAR
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TEMPERATURE (F)
MAXIMUM	72	454 PM	74	2009	49	23	74
MINIMUM	49	337 AM	8	1934	30	19	48
AVERAGE	61				40	21	61

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