Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

65, dew point of 55, feels like early fall this morning. 83 later.
Looks like my birthday cookout is going to be an eat in with tomorrow’s forecast. Oh well, what are you gonna do?
I have an extremely busy couple of days so I’d better get to it.
Since we are doing old goofy songs I’ll leave you with this.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

The flash pic of the cat took as a short video, so I had to screen shot from the video. I keep live picture turned off, hate that mode, but yet that’s what it did for flash.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 78F @ 6:32AM. Sunshine and clouds mixed. Hot. High around 100F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.
Could'a sworn I heard rain earlier, but it must have just been the tinnitus. I can't remember the last time it rained here.

Guaranteed I'd hit a different button on the radio every time that song came on, Pop, and no way I'll punch the play icon now... Remember how you'd hear the same "top ten" songs on the radio over and over all day? Now if I hear the same song the next day, I wonder if the DJs (XM/Sirius) have lost their minds. We've come a long way from AM radio!

Smoke was extra thick, and super unhealthy yesterday, even in late afternoon when it usually lifts. No work on the wiring as a result, but I did get some paperwork done, as well as making some onliine purchases of stuff I've had trouble finding in the stores. I did get through to both helpful neighbors, and it looks like Monday they'll get to trucking some water. That'll be a relief.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Was watching the news and they showed all the damage in Bucks county....when they tacked the Pennsylvania on the end of it, I told my wife, "Hey, I have a lot of online friends up there!" Prayers y'all are alright. Haven't heard back from everyone up there yet???

Billy, glad you're in the next phase of recovery. Hope you continue to be careful. I almost strained mine, flipping up the Beast's 72" mower deck. (It was only my 2nd time). I have to raise the deck off the ground first. Was fortunate. Not as bulletproof as we once were.

HPX Gator update: Still not running properly. Will idle, but falls on it's face when given any throttle for over a second or 2. Have been through carb twice, replaced float and needle seat. Trying to use a clear line on carb's drain, as a float bowl level indicator, but not sure exactly where gas level should be. I eyeballed the point where the needle's contact is made....but not sure how deep the floats' waterline should be....Anyway, it seemed all over the place as I couldn't get a good reading due to the air box and accoutrement in the way.... I saw a video with similar symptoms that showed the muffler's tailpipe having a screened spark arrestor that was clogged with fiberglass type noise reduction crap. Will check that today. Also seemed like either thermostat, or waterpump might be out, not getting hot coolant up to the radiator. Could be an air pocket? More research needed. Unit is 17 yo, with minimal maintenance. Mea Culpa.

The guy that is doing our hay has been here a few times, maybe for an hour or 2 each time. He still has maybe 4-5 acres that are mowable. He's dropped off his rake and baler in the last 2 days. I actually hope he rakes and bales what is laying, and hoping it doesn't rain.

Might go to Brenham Tx tonight for a free outdoor concert by "The Spiccoli's", they play 80's music out of Houston. It was supposed to be a Journey tribute band. I was trying to lookup what a tribute band would have to pay, to play the songs. Seems confusing.

Wifey just made me coffee. Today is going to brutal hot, around 100F and humid.

 

[MoKelly]

Good morning. Today and tomorrow will be below average temps and wonderful. High today will be 77F! Unreal for late July.

I got all I needed to do complete at the farm yesterday. Overdid it a tad as my back barked last night. Didn’t sleep great.

So, today and tomorrow will be relaxing days.

I got a new laptop and can’t figure out how to get it linked up to the printer. Tech stuff is so frustrating. I hoped that by just plugging the laptop into the printer would work? Seems like it should work. But nope. I’ll try again later as once frustration hits my brain doesn’t work well.

Have a great weekend all.

MoKelly

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Fried sausage and eggs on the griddle for breakfast, then took a short walk around part of campgrounds.
Got hickories dropping on us.

The old farmhouse is pretty.

Start walking and my feet just burn from all the nerve endings still messed up. Legs felt a little weak also, therefore just did the short loop.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 63, going up to around 85 with a cold front moving across sometimes late today. With that front, our chances of rain increase tonight and tomorrow. A couple of weeks ago, the weather guessers were predicting 70-80% chances of rain / storms the for the entire week..... we got one storm which dumped 1 inch over about 45 minutes. That's it for the week. Lots of places around us had flash floods and 3-6" rain totals.

It is amazing how just a small amount of rain turns everything green within a few days. I may have to cut the fields in another week or so.

I took a break from all social media, basically just hitting my 'reset button' For a while. Too many things going on, too many daily obstacles to overcome. Overall, just stepping back and taking it as it comes, slow but steady.

We got a lot of outside stuff / landscape work done. We transplanted 25 or so trees and shrubs that have been growing in large containers. They were large enough that I had to use the tractor to move / lift them. They should have been transplanted a year or two ago.... they got really big. It was good therapy, even though I can only work for an hour and have to rest for a half hour..... rinse and repeat for a few times. At most, 4-5 hours at best, then I am beat. Slow but steady....

The knee is still acting up, which is causing the aforementioned 'new' method of daily activities. The surgeon says "everything looks great" and the swelling and pain is normal and can continue to happen for maybe another year..... not what I wanted to hear. He will probably finalize the MMI report at my next visit in September. Don't know what will happen after that... the next chapter starts.

Today's agenda will consist of reconfiguring the drip irrigation system. Some plugs are needed where some of the containers are no longer, and some new taps elsewhere. Not hard work, but being bent over / sitting low creates difficulty getting back up. The new landscape beds where all the transplants went will get a new system over the next couple of weeks.

Everyone have a great weekend!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

LS, thanks for checking in. Been wondering how you were.

 

[daugen]

Nice picture Dennis.
Good to hear from you Ted. Slow and steady.

planted four shrubs I bought at Bountiful Acres this morning, and
replaced the two totally dead butterfly bushes. The other two are iffy but have some green leaves so
they get a second chance. Also planted a hydrangea in the front of the house where I have afternoon shade.
And one more afternoon sun flowering plant with unknown name to go along side the garage among a motley group of other plants.
That whole area needs to be dug up, replanted and mulched.
RS, you going to be out this way any time soon? You'd have this done in an hour.

now have to decide whether to go mow the next door neighbor's lawn, the middle aged flower child with a push mower.
As she walks through the long grass just teeming with little ticks from the deer who have been chowing down in her back yard.
Free delivery of ticks and they will surely jump up on her clothes. I wonder if she doesn't understand how bad Lymes disease is and how
permanently screwed up you can get from it.

I have enough neurological issues so I may go mow her lawn to keep the ticks away since the deer look for taller grass, not freshly mowed lawn.
I'd like to go spread some neutering powder out there...get rid of the deer, the ticks mostly go away, and much less
harm to people.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

BEF, looks like a nice camping spot! We still need to get out in ours... probably won't happen until next year.

We were very surprised to hear about the tornadoes in Bucks Co.
Glad that major damage wasn't more widespread. My SIL and BIL live outside of Ottsville and they had a bunch of trees go down and their driveway was washed out. No damage to the house or outbuildings.

Drew, glad you didn't have too much damage.

Kyle, hope you get the gator up and running.

Wng, glad to hear you're getting up and about.... recovery is not fun nor fast.... take care.