Good morning!!!!

   / Good morning!!!! #171,283  
57 going to 75 and the rain in the Fc did not show up. No rain today either

Coffee is good this morning

Have enough since the subscription got messed up. Put 10 bags in the freezer

Plan today whatever wife wants and if left over time we will see.

Glad the excavator skills are improving. Takes a little time but now you can focus more on increasing speed

Buppies that is too early to get up. hope you are OK
 
   / Good morning!!!! #171,284  
was nice to be a no shave morning.
of course, then this stubble catches the pollen better, like growing
my own velcro...one reason I almost always wear a hat outside.

having problems with neighbor's cat coming over and sitting near my birdfeeders.
I shoo him away and he comes back, or lives under my motorhome.
I've been trying to get him with the garden hose.
have no idea if we have a leash law here for cats

off to the plant place on a quiet morning
that moon sure was bright coming in the windows last night
and 5am seemed to be extra bright this morning
 
   / Good morning!!!! #171,285  
Good morning all. Just figured out how to get on Wifi at sis's house. 73 here(near Forest Park, STL) going to 91, but I will be in Clinton this afternoon. Uneventful trip here, except for bad wreck north of Mcallister, OK. Helicopter sitting in road to evac victims, all 4 lanes blocked. Sat for 20 minutes, then smooth sailing rest of way. Family coming soon for visit then I depart :) Don't know what Wifi will be availible on trail.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #171,286  
Good Morning.
52 going past 70 under sunny skies, another dry day.

Yesterday was overcast all day and actually got an unmeasurable amount of rain. More like walking in the fog than a rain.

But it was a very productive day. Got the little plane finished up, got all the beds cleaned up and mulched (with considerable hires help), and worked on converting a model from glow fuel to electric. That required making a motor mount from scratch. I roughed up a proof of concept, and it turned out crude, but effective, so I’m gonna use it.

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The trick was to replace this-
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With this-

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It should be the equivalent power and swing the same size or larger prop.

Today I’m going to try to finish that project up and see what other trouble I can get into.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #171,288  
Good Morning!!!! 68F @ 5:45AM. Sunny to partly cloudy. High 96F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Pretty fancy chicken digs, Paul. Will more exercise lead to more egg production?

Proof that there is a parallel universe, Ron, and that items being searched for sometimes migrate between the two...

Pretty sure I've finished weed whacking for the season, but there are still plenty of weeds left to whack. Just not where I can see them from the house. I need to get some glyphosate sprayed, but I think I can wait on that for a few days. While it's cool this morning, I want to get started on replacing the gate post anchor.

Finished screening white vans yesterday, and ended up finding only one that met all the must haves. But it was the more expensive 3500 version, with no LED headlights or swivel seats. And it's in Massachusetts. Not up for a cross country trip, or paying for shipping. Looking through the other colors, there's another dark gray one like the one with the banged up roof. Two grand more, but with a lot more options. Also more nanny features, like lane departure and blind spot and cross path detection, but with some nice-to-haves like a leather wrapped steering wheel, wood floor and sound deadening paneling in the cargo area. Also some stupid silly stuff, like a pair of extra key fobs, remote start, and cargo bay assist handles, good money makers for the dealer. But they've already dropped the price well under MSRP, and it's in Portland, a mere one day motorcycle ride away. The salesman says it's on the lot, and we're playing phone tag to get more info.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!
 
   / Good morning!!!! #171,289  
Morning all, 50 going up to 75 and sunny, not calling for rain for another week, very dry. Had lots of lightning last night, but no rain.

Took son out to celebrate new job and first day complete.

Found out my father just completely messed up his return schedule, told my brother he would be staying with them this weekend and had already told my Uncle to pick him up at airport yesterday a few weeks back, not sure how he thought he could be in NY and CA at the same time. Even worse, had to hear an earful from sister in law,

Did get out and move around some of the fallen tree trunks and branches, I need to be careful back there, still some standing dead ash and lots of gullies and washouts that are not easy to see. I do a dry run first to find a path and then go back and grab the logs. Most of them cut to <6' but moved some longer heavier ones. Little Massey did fine.

Drew - snipping tool allows you to edit, hightlight on pictures easily and google maps allows you to pin locations in the PC world. Also MS paint to edit, lots more tools than Apple, but then you have to learn more tools. I work on both and still prefer windows, though both are thugs when it comes to updates and changes.
Do it there way or use a pad and pencil :cool:

PJS that henhouse setup looks great-like the lights and how the fencing came out. Good to see you back.

Ron- always find what you are looking for the day after you buy a new one. Currently I can't find my electrical wire and my bicycle chain lube, found the little baby powder I usually use when I change tubes/tires an hour after we finished my kids bike tire change and he was already on the road.

PopGadget - what are those plants? I used to have them at my first house and have not seen them around here. Planting area came out really nice.

RNG - good luck with the van shopping, maybe this will be the one.

I need to go weedwhack a bit and kid is off to attend a friends concert and sell tshirts for them, he gets paid a t-shirt for the work.


Be well,
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   / Good morning!!!! #171,290  
PJ- That’s a solid looking chicken coop.


RonJH- Full Moons are difficult to capture; everything is washed out; but this is a nice picture. Thanks for sharing.


Kilroy- Great project and even greater you got a “WOW” from Wifey. Thanks for sharing.


PopG- Nice looking plantings. And good luck with your “project” this afternoon.


Buppies- Non-restful, disturbed sleep patterns really drain one of their life energy. I hope you get some restful sleep soon.


RNG- Good luck with the van.

Ken. I am sorry to read about SIL. You have a nice project going.

Last night's bean and sausage "glop" turned out really well. Wifey and I will be eating it for a while this week.

It was a raw, breezy, and cloudy 44ºF for this morning’s low temperature. There have been some breaks in the cloud deck and brief periods of sunshine so far this morning. The current temperature is 52ºF and I do not believe that it will be getting much warmer today, and I might see a rain shower or 2 this afternoon.

Excepting snow management the older I get the less tolerant I am for working outdoors in less than pleasant weather conditions with the only exception being photographing wildlife. Today looks to be an indoor activity day; like focusing on domestic duties 😱
 

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