Good morning!!!!

[sixdogs]

30* and cloudy. Could see stars in the sky when I got up, now a big bank of heavy clouds is moving through. Supposed to be a sunny day, high of 38*.

Made good progress working on a boundary line yesterday. I knew where the pins are but not the line between them. I found a line of old, faded blazes that the leaves keep hidden in the summer and flagged those trees. The remainder of that boundary is not blazed but there is some old barbed wire fence noted on the survey for part of it. Without a metal detector, that is hard to find under 2" of slushy snow. That will be a project for next spring after snow melt.

Hope you have a good day, and stay warm if you are in the storm path.

For border definition, get an aerial soil conservation map (Extension Agent or Soil and Water people) and look at it with those 3-D glasses to identify the corner trees and anything in between that might be helpful. Then get a pair of binoculars with a built in compass. Stand in one corner, aim in the direction of the line with the binocs and have a secondary helper find the line trees. Much easier this way.

On seeing stars, nothing beats being outside at night when it's 25 below. The stars are like diamonds and so spectacular it's not possible to describe them to others that haven't seen it for themselves. You can also look out the window of a dark room but it's not quite the same.
I used to sit up to all hours just looking at the stars on a cold night. Cold night means clear skies.

 

[jinman]

Good Morning! Ron, I am having trouble with my cell after cleaning it in the washing machine. Where in Texas are you? It looks like You are the one pulling this cold weather behind you. Should be one nice day left.

Ron is not bringing the weather with him. The weather is coming from the west and Ron is coming from the east. So he's not so much of a delivery person as he is a weather magnet.

 

[daugen]

JD, please tell your lady friend we all send her Dad our best wishes. Tough anytime, tougher at the holidays.

 

[dave1949]

For border definition, get an aerial soil conservation map (Extension Agent or Soil and Water people) and look at it with those 3-D glasses to identify the corner trees and anything in between that might be helpful. Then get a pair of binoculars with a built in compass. Stand in one corner, aim in the direction of the line with the binocs and have a secondary helper find the line trees. Much easier this way.

On seeing stars, nothing beats being outside at night when it's 25 below. The stars are like diamonds and so spectacular it's not possible to describe them to others that haven't seen it for themselves. You can also look out the window of a dark room but it's not quite the same.
I used to sit up to all hours just looking at the stars on a cold night. Oh, cold night means clear skies.

I know exactly where each end of the remaining boundary is, and have an up to date survey with headings. That corner is pretty swampy at one end so there aren't any long-lived trees in that area. I think that is why the barbed wire ends part way too, it would not have been worth fencing.

I have a theodolite with a digital compass I could set-up over the pins and turn the correct degrees to aim it along the boundary. It's not a long stretch. If I could mark two or three points along the line and that would be sufficient. I just want to know where the line runs so I stay out of trouble.

 

[sodamo]

66F, no rain since midnight. See a cloud burst out over the Pacific

Hoping for another productive day, but they sure seem less productive than years ago making progress on catchment relocation, hole in place, ready to add gravel. Will get a pic or two posted later.

Have a great day.

David Sent from my iPad using TractorByNet

 

[300UGUY]

Good morning all, 37 degrees here and drizzling rain. Heading out to the grocery store soon. Sad news: My live-in girlfriends dad had a stroke a few days ago and they rushed him to the ER, a MRI found a fair sized tumor in his brain and given his age (he just turned 87) they are choosing not to operate. He is moving to Hospice today and probably won't make it to next June. Thanks for listening.

You have our prayers. It's tough to go thru, your gf is going to need your support.

 

[toppop52]

JD, I'm sorry to hear of his struggles, God bless you all.

 

[sixdogs]

I know exactly where each end of the remaining boundary is, and have an up to date survey with headings. That corner is pretty swampy at one end so there aren't any long-lived trees in that area. I think that is why the barbed wire ends part way too, it would not have been worth fencing.

I have a theodolite with a digital compass I could set-up over the pins and turn the correct degrees to aim it along the boundary. It's not a long stretch. If I could mark two or three points along the line and that would be sufficient. I just want to know where the line runs so I stay out of trouble.

I have never seen a Maine boundary without some sort of clues along the way. Usually there is some sort of marked tree but also rocks that mark the line. Also common are stumps on one side and none on the other. Old logging on one side and none on the other. That kind of thing.
blazed trees would be my first guess, rocks second, wire third and roll the dice on the rest. Keep posted on how it turns out.

 

[daugen]

what a long day, surgeon thinks my elbow is screwed up as well as my wrist. So what else is new.
Another EMG scheduled.

Mowed the remnants of the garden with the big mower and then put it to bed on a gravel spot, outside, with a tarp on it.
Best I can do, it's too big to fit in any place i have left. But the Kubota just might get into its garage spot tomorrow as I also moved a lot of gravel and built the gravel ramps into the garage. Dirty 3/4, works nicely.

on the lighter side, I just had to share this with you...:dance1:
Microsoft developed a 'smart' bra - CNN.com

The perfect gift for your wife for Christmas! Don't forget the remote control option.
Wife unhappy? Just use your smart phone to make her smile. :cloud9:yeah right...

 

[m larro]

JD, keeping you, your girlfriend and her dad in my prayers.