Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Morning all, sunny and warm today.
Had my first tick this morning, since my shoes are coated he was moving slow and did not get a hold on me.

Ron, all your squirrels look happy and photogenic
Wngsprd- The one in front was just my miss, the rest are in the forest and this is the first time going in that area. I do spray them first, if I find them before they find me

Stay safe and be well

 

[wngsprd]

I do the same with poison oak out here, Billy. What concoction do you use in your sprayer? Glyphosate seems to work, but it takes forever. Brush-B-Gone does a little better, and I haven't tried the 2-4-D in Diesel yet, so that's next.

I've never used anything but gly diluted to 2% and always gotten near a 100% kill of the plants I find on the first try. Does take a week or more to turn them yellow to brown...faster during the early growing season. Unless the wind picks up, I'm going out hunting today.

Sounds like there may be a market at your place for butt pads, kinda like knee pads.

Glad you're gonna get to go on the Memorial Day rally.

 

[toppop52]

48 early, 73 now and 86 later. Taking it easy this morning, sitting on my deck with awning out watching my dog.

Might ride to Chincoteague after the cleaning lady comes. I haven’t had a Mr Whippy soft ice cream cone in over a year.

Nothing scheduled to work on today, (insert sigh of relief here).

We will see how it goes. Have a good one.

 

[wngsprd]

48 early, 73 now and 86 later. Taking it easy this morning, sitting on my deck with awning out watching my dog.

Might ride to Chincoteague after the cleaning lady comes. I haven’t had a Mr Whippy soft ice cream cone in over a year.

Nothing scheduled to work on today, (insert sigh of relief here).

We will see how it goes. Have a good one.

Get one for me, too!

Your landscaping looks good...you deserve a trip.

 

[pennwalk]

Lot of confusion out there regarding masks.

I had a dermatologist appointment this morning. I am relieved that there is nothing to worry about. The Dermatologist is a pretty smart guy. They are still in full covid protocol. Preregister online, call in when you arrive, Temperature taken at the door, Only 2 in the waiting room or you can wait in your car, everyone in the building wears a mask, plexiglass windows at the check out counter. They are still taking it seriously.

I'll be mowing the back yard after lunch despite the fact that it is expected to be in the mid 80s. We have had very little rain in the last 10 days but the grass is still growing.

Chris

 

[Bird]

After 3 rainy days, we finally have sunshine again today; 62 degrees going for 79. I even got the car washed.

 

[rswyan]

78F and "Fair" @ 11:00, headed up to a high of 82F for the day.

Started the testing on the first soil sample yesterday (I took three sets of samples from different areas) ... I think it shows up as acidic (Woman says it's slightly acidic to acidic) and nitrogen depleted. Still have to test the phosphorus and potassium.

I just used cores that the aerator pulled up ... and after doing some further research on it, it seems like I probably should make a coring device that can pull a sample from a greater depth. Hard to imagine that a deeper sample would test any better, nutrient-wise though.

Plans for the day include put out suet feeders in back, finish up mowing (so I don't have to drive anywhere near places that I will spray later today), gather up the cut grass from one area that still needs sprayed, check sparrow trap (no captures yet as of yesterday evening), refuel Kubota, remove grapple from barn, spray fence line and center of path going down to pole barn, plus a few other areas that still need done.

There are still around 5 trees that are down on the path behind the pole barn that need removed and the branches that are encroaching on the path need trimmed back.

Need to check creek crossing area and see how it's drying up. There are some leaves in it that need raked out before it completely dries.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day ...

 

[sodamo]

66°F and .30 inches rain.

Busy day ahead. Off to Costco on Konaside. Also Hd over there and the Re Use store.

My Cottage tenant bought a used JD 2032r rather unexpectedly. Had cancelled his delayed Kubota order and talking getting a Scag and yesterday morning this became available. Originally bought 2015 and only 60 hours. Always garaged and good bundle of attachments. Said price was quite a bargain. Now we have to get it to his property .

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

good trip to local nursery, bought about a dozen plants and got all my gardens planted, now with new mulch can see where I'm going.
Plus couldn't resist a couple of Black Beauty eggplants and a thyme plant.
That fills it up, no more room in the inn.

dragged hoses and got everything watered. 87 out now and I'm pretty sweaty even in shorts and a tshirt.

I think I'm going to bake that pie I was going to with MIL and never did. Realized I didn't have a pie dish so ordered a blue porcelain one online and it's
sitting them waiting for me.

 

[kenmbz]

How is the shoulder Drew?