Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

now what kid wouldn't want to play with tadpoles?

my nephew must be planning on some big dinner parties here.
More like ski weekends at nearby Hunter Mountain.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Monday) morning. Clear sky and an overnight low of -1.0C = frost this morning. With the sun up it's warmed to 10.4C at the moment. It may reach 13C with a gentle breeze.

The only 'plan' for today is this evening at the RSL (Returned Service League) for 'drinks & nibbles' with the Premier (of Tasmania) between 1730-1830. There'll be a few more pollies in attendance.

That's about it... take care all!

 

[rswyan]

74F and partly cloudy @ 21:15, headed down to a low of 59F in the overnight. High here today was 88.5F.

Did not get hopper feeder filled or chipmunk traps refilled/rebaited.

Most of the rain was south and east of us, we did get one brief (<5 minutes) shower that chased me in and then ended about the time I was pulling into the garage. Just barely enough to settle the dust.

I did get the first 2' (wide) x 4' (tall) chickenwire cage made. Took quite a while as it was the end of the roll which is always messed up, so lots of bending and straightening. Next one should go quicker.

Got it installed around the peach tree on the east side, which was what I was doing when the shower came through. That liberated a 2' tall cage for another tomato plant. Some weeding done around the peach tree on the west side. Both are badly in need of water which they will get tomorrow. Also need sprayed for Japanese Beetles.

Plants and seedlings were moved out of the garage first thing, then watered all plants out front.

Remainder of Yellow Crookneck and Zucchini moved around back, will probably plant those tomorrow. Would guess there are 15 - 20 of those (and I still have more seeds ... )

Some straightening up in the garage and out front.

Woman brought Chinese for dinner, should have enough for at least tomorrow as well.

Water Buffalo filled and ready to go for in the morning.

More pulled weeds from around back collected and put in the dump cart.

Gladiolus and ranunculus watered.

Plants and seedlings moved back inside garage.

Looking skyward to the ESE at sunset:

Now it's a time for a shower.

Tomorrow promises much nicer weather: mainly sunny with a high of 74F, with winds out of the NW @ 10 - 20 mph.

Hope everyone had a pleasant Sunday ...

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good evening. Never made it above 60° today, heavy cloud cover, off and on light rain all day but only 1/4" total. Reminded me of being back east.

Didn't grease the tractor, plenty of time to do it at my leisure. Not a favorite job, so I have to make it as pleasurable as possible.

But, before I could even bring it up, the wifey said "why don't you bring in a plane and work on it". I almost had to ask her to repeat what she said.....
I went and got a little plane that has never been flown. A guy gave it to me about 15 years ago. He started it, but never completed it. He didn't even have a radio...???.

I think it's going to be a nice little 'park flyer', but I added a powerful motor for its size, so should be pretty acrobatic. I was starting to get a little frustrated trying to get my fat fingers into a small space to put the servos in.... I'm glad I started with those first, everything after that was easy.

The start.....

And the finish....

Radio installed and adjusted, ready for a first flight. Now I just need the weather to cooperate.

 

[Buppies]

PJ we will find something to our liking just takes patience and time

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Our current temp at 20:00 is 54°, almost as low as last night. Supposed to go down to 50° tonight. 75% chance of more showers....

Drew, nice surroundings around the cabin. The new house looks like some fabulous accommodations.

RS --- The energizer gardener --- I read that you put the weeds in the compost pile... doesn't that create an issue from the weed seeds? What else do you put in the pile? I am interested in hearing your process.

Wifey made some blueberry filled croissants ..... time to go enjoy them...

Everyone have a good night!

 

[txdon]

Good evening 101˚ at 6pm, 100˚ at 7:30pm, 90˚at 9pm. Looking for rain tomorrow evening and a temp range of 75˚ to 93˚.

I figured out the The NYT Wordle on the first try today but I had just the opposite luck with cards, lost all games - a first, I usually win at least one on a bad day.
Repaired leak in irrigation system in Garden and gave it an extra soaking, okra is 8" high now.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 71ºF for the start, overcast sky, light breeze. Light wind, Sky clear some during late morning, and high temp was 93ºF, HI 101ºF. Chapel to start, then made pancakes for breakfast, then went into putter mode. Fixed rear brake on Peugeot, the washed bikes and set up Peugeot as main ride again. Did get nap in.
RS nice you got a making progress from your Woman. Sorry about Rocky being agitated, hope he does not recover. Good to see squash doing well. Sorry about no ribs.
Scaredy nice ride yesterday except for heat last hour or so. Glad you got the basics done.
Dennis easy to forget, when you are up to your neck in alligators, the main goal is to drain the swamp.
Randy(wag) long meeting and commute. Glad you had good church service.
Phil good you are getting walks i and pounds off. Congrats on losing 50#. Good to hear life is good.
Drew good to hear from you. Neat pic.
Buppies Sorry about pond, the lake here looses 3-4 inch per day when temp near 100. Your welcome!!
Paul glad you got an energy conservation day. Hope evaluation goes well for student. Hope you get some cooler weather for trimming.
Billy sorry you missed out on planet alignment. Sorry about the bindweed. That was a lot of pulling, and the roots are the worst of it. Working hard if mowing cools you off.
Thomas does SD card need to be formatted? Hope you stayed cool.
Roy hope mowing went well and you stayed cool.
Chris thanks for link. nice restoration
Kyle quite the leak. Wonder if there are insulation issues triggered by heat. Hope you can get Speedaire working again.
Buppies sorry about losing out on gun.
Ted good to hear today cancelled due to rain
David sorry about shattered glass door. Hope you can repair it soon.
RS hope you enjoyed your cooler day.
NHBX when temps near 100ºF, quit working out side about noon. Can't go all day in the heat and sunshine!.
PJ Used to be a private boat ramp there, easiest place on Mississippi to launch boat. The main channel on other side of Dardenne Island. Is that St Peters Park at 3.5 miles upstream?
Drew sorry cart does not have more get up and go. any idea what voltage the cart is? Looked at 72 Volt carts before we bout a gas cart, it has some serious climbing capability. Sounds like cart is a hit anyway. nice pics
Randy(wag) hope you had fun rubbing elbows with the pollies.
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 heart issues, /pneumonia, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /wife knee healing, Thomas/gout, /operation and recovery, 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 /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 /retirement plans / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, mass shooting victims and family, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Alien]

Nice little plane LSTO. I like the elliptical wings. Good character. One of my favourite tools is a very large pair of tweezers. Great when butterfingers drop little screws inside the fuselage.
What gear are you using.
I have a Taranis X7 and a Spektrum DX6. I much prefer the Spektrum programming.

 

[Buppies]

70 high of 85 today thunderstorms we need rain

Prayers for all