Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Overcast and 60F @ 15:30, not currently raining but LWS reports we got 0.13" since midnight. Winds mostly out of the NW @ 10 - 15 mph. Sun appears to be making an effort to come out.

Good day for an inside day which it has been.

Dishes washed and put away.

When I came inside at some point yesterday afternoon I found container of treats with its top off spilled on the kitchen floor by the refrigerator. The treats always get put back up into the pantry so stuff like that doesn't happen. Not sure what occurred, possible I did not put them away I suppose.

Think I will check the track lighting parts and see if I have the appropriate connectors to join individual sections of track together and working on getting that mounted on the dining room wall if so.

If not, I can at least get the hole cut in the wall for the new electrical box and get it mounted up with the wiring passed through.

Beyond that may try to get some of the veggie seedlings repotted and/or more seeds planted.

Just spoke to The Woman who is almost finished and She has picked up a slab of ribs up where She is at. I need to check the potatoes and get a couple in the oven to bake, assuming they aren't soft and haven't gone to seed.

Hope everyone is having a good Sunday ...

 

[Buppies]

Big thunderstorms about one came thru with 1/2in hail glad cars and truck up

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Storm just went south and missed us. But temp dropped to 80°.

 

[rswyan]

Anyone have any experience with push-type seeders - like an Earthway or Chapin - to plant vegetable seeds (beans, corn, etc.) ?

Worth it ?

Satisfied ?

Any insights appreciated.

 

[daugen]

Anyone have any experience with push-type seeders - like an Earthway or Chapin - to plant vegetable seeds (beans, corn, etc.) ?

Worth it ?

Satisfied ?

Any insights appreciated.

used Earthway to plant my corn in NC, worked fine with proper seed disk

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Another huge storm passing to our south. We just getting few sprinkles. Garden needs water,,but I wasn’t gonna do it with lightning.

 

[rswyan]

Supposedly 62F @ 20:00 ... sun is out ... but sure feels a lot chillier out there than that.

Squash seeds popping:

Even the zucchini and yellow crookneck in the small containers are up. Need more hot, sunny days.

Got some potting soil sifted through The Woman's colander and vermiculite added for repotting. Probably won't be enough to do everything, but it will be enough for getting started.

It appears I have at least two of the connectors for the lighting track. Will be three 4' sections of track, so enough there as well.

Ribs were good, unfortunately no baked potatoes so had to settle for Bob Evan's mashed potatoes. I think I only had 3 or 4 bones ... now feeling stuffed and having a hard time getting motivated.

Woman just asked if I had planted the "yellow flowers" out back ...

Uhhh ... what yellow flowers ?

LOL ... nope ... sure didn't. But we'll take 'em ...

After BEF's comments about regretting cutting down the "buttercups" a while back, I did a little research on something I've been seeing a lot of here and using Plant.ID found it to likely be Ranunculus abortivus or the littleleaf buttercup. I haven't walked back there to inspect and verify, but these may be those ... as we have them growing back behind the house.

FWIW, I'm fairly certain that the grouping in the very back has grown to that height (2'+) and bloomed within the last 24 - 36 hours. They weren't back there the other day when I mowed the lawn IIRC.

This is one of the birds which have nested in Nest Box No. 1:

Having trouble making a positive ID. Looks more a tree swallow to me, but have seen it or its mate following me when I'm on the Cub mowing. Looks more like a barn swallow at that point.

Hope everyone had a great Sunday ...

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 55ºF for the start, overcast, light wind. Light wind say, overcast all day, and high temp was 63F. Chapel to start morning, then make breakfast. Wash dishes, then lube chain on Volagi. and putter today. Carp shock on for tomorrow so early start.
Friday evening posts:
Don that looks like an Eric question.
Don use gotta go or talk again soon.
Randy heat index would be impressive with those numbers.
Saturday posts:
Bird Cajun shrimp stew sounds good, when was lunch.
Buppies little soon to be that hot?
Bill hope you conserved a lot of energy.
Drew sorry about the poor sleep last night. Sorry about the disappointing house, and dead freezer. nice pics
Randy I am sweating just reading your numbers
RNG good to hear the aerial fire fighters are flying. sorry about the early start to fire season. Hope touring bike ready to go for rally. Nice to hear better Internet experience.
Roy hope mowing went well. How is recovery coming along.
Don hope you got water out of the front, no rain here.
Paul hope you got your mowing in, and exercised the little plane.
Drew the lighthouse looks like it is leaning.
Ken hop you can get pool finished with the heat coming on.
Dennis ha a 94th Aero Squadron near Lambert Field. Closed down during expansion.
Dennis nice garden pic, hope you get rest in soon.
Drew is there a big storm offshore, big waves coming in.
Ted hope you chose well for the day's agenda, and you get good neighbors.
David praying Dr concurred.
Ted hope drip reconfig works. hope you did take advantage of cool weather. Always watch airplanes nearby
RS nice germination, and different shaped pumpkins. They don't look good for chunking.
Doug Sorry about the rain, Govt change and Internet issues.
Thomas take care, I am on Mrs side. Praying for good outcome of surgery.
Drew nice pic.
David nice pic of Sophie, will we get an action shot?
Ted when will you know if new drip config work better?
Dennis nice size garden.
Randy(wag) welcome back.
RS sorry about no ribs, light showers better for newly planted, you have a lot of pots to plant
Kyle condolences on loss of friend
Sunday posts:
Roy hope you waited some after sunrise.
Paul sorry about no mow. Hope flight are safe and uneventful.
Buppies hope you get some rain soon.
Randy praying right eye continues to improve.
Bill Hope the rain help off for you.
Billy good to hear hiking happened, sorry about tree damage. Hope mowing caught up.
Drew peaceful morning, glad you got some metal off the beach.
Thomas good to hear you will take it easy until Dr clears you.
Don sorry I was 58F
Lou sorry bug out so early.
RNG fencing sounds like good idea, will you put retaining wall on cut? sorry about grapple hose.
Ken sorry about insurance costs going up.nice pic
David(moss) will you remind me about forum remodel thread is in?
Chris I suspect supply chain to inflexible to respond to quick changes and carmakers mess up buying in chip market whic is tight in low volume chops.
David good to Sophie still smiles on BX.
Drew sound like Kansas folks on the porch to see the tornado.
James hope you got the docks hocked up, and gazebos finished.
David it is her tractor, she evidently knows ho she wants it set up
Ken glad pool deck washed and you got good fireworks display.
Dennis good to hear good service.
RS sorry about treats getting pilfered. nice to hear you will get ribs today
Buppies hope no hail damage.
RS good to hear inside progress as well. Nice volunteer flowers.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new(2) cancer surgeries not needed /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /wife head wound healing, / Bup and wife fever recovery and buppies's fall, Thomas/gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's hospital stay, /torn bicep, Ken/tree fall injuries, / kids shot tragedy, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, /cataract surgery, /Sophie's hand infection, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /root canal work, /retirement plans / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, James /wife's fall and recovery, Drew /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[rswyan]

used Earthway to plant my corn in NC, worked fine with proper seed disk

Thanks.

I used one here that I borrowed from a local friend quite a while back (15 or more years ago ?)

My recollection is pretty vague but I don't recall being all that impressed. But that might have been due to a lack of good preparation of the seed bed on my part and just my physical stamina at that point.

I do seem to recall that it was a far sight better than doing it all by hand though ...

Managed to get all the pieces/parts and tool gathered up for the track lighting.

Also got a number of tomatoes and green bell peppers repotted into larger pots which should be good enough until they go in the ground. Found the general purpose Miracle-Gro plant food and mixed up a 1/2 strength batch of that and watered them in good.

I was in the process of moving the plants back out to garage and hadn't been gone a minute and that little Squeak managed to get over and nip a pepper plant.

Cat Grass seed can't get here soon enough.

 

[Wagtail]

Good afternoon. Bit of a 'cool' start to the day, 1.3C but it slowly warmed up to 15C during a cloudless day.

Got a good start on taking down the signage = 0930 start and home by 1430. I should be able to finish the last of them tomorrow. At least I got home in time that my wood-heater hadn't gone out.

Oh, and on my way home I got a call from the "Neighbourhood House/Community Garden" to stop in, which I did, and they gave me a 'Certificate of Appreciation' & a A$100 gift card (local hardware store) for my help (tractor FUN!) with the raised garden beds.

Take care all.