Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Good morning.

75F and cloudy @ 11:30, headed up to a high of 80F for the day.

Dew point is currently 68F, so it will probably seem pretty warm. Pop up showers currently occurring over the NEO region. Isolated thunderstorms developing later this afternoon.

Noticed yesterday grass has already come up in newly seeded problem area with the roots. Warm temps + adequate moisture is a winning combo apparently ... so far we haven't had so much rain that there have been any washouts ... hope that continues ...

Was coming home the other day and as I was pulling up to the house I saw a melanistic (black) squirrel which had a red tail. First time I have ever noticed anything like that. Since then I have seen several more.

Since no rain overnight, should be dry enough to move more composted soil down, finish getting the planting bed prepped, and get veggie plants in.

Lower front could stand to be mowed again ... if for no other reason than a particular weed - think it's plantain - have been putting up seed heads.

Woman commented yesterday "You need to move your Stella Door lilies"

Not sure when exactly they became "mine" (they are hers), but these are the yellow ones I split last year and some of them have begun to bloom.

So I told her of my plan to mix those and the orange day lilies, alternating them along the west and south sides of the shop.

That caused her to point out that there are still hosta (and some woody shrub mixed in) that need removed at the west side of the shop at the north end. My plan is to just dig them up and stick them in a shady area in the woods, making sure the roots are covered until we can get to them.

If rain develops, will likely make the run down to Menards and mower shop.

Dove on hopper feeder, which is unusual - must not like all the company on the ground :

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

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .24 inches rain.

Off to ophthalmologist this morning. Post op follow up and get a report on the procedure.
Then will have to do some errands

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Bird]

Some places too dry and some too wet. I guess everyone knows what a "mudder" is in the horse racing world; i.e., a horse that does well on wet tracks. Well, I'm trying to train my EGO lawnmower (and me) to be mudders; just mowed (and waded) right on through the water because the yard needed mowing. But got it done anyway.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 58F @ 10:45AM. Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. High 76F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.

Made some progress on the terrace cut yesterday, but we also fiddled with the neighbor's backhoe a lot, too. First the thermostat housing was leaking, but opening the radiator cap relieved pressure and it stopped. Then the starter stuck on, frying the solenoid. He managed to get his old starter back from the rebuilder, and we finally got a couple hours of digging in. That monster rips right through the rock like it wasn't there, so much so that I'm having a hard time keeping up with his spoils with the tractor. But we're makin' it work. We got a couple more hours in this morning before a keeper for one of the bucket pins broke off, letting the hydraulic cylinder flop around instead of rocking the bucket. He's digging for a piece of flat stock over at his place and I'll make a new keeper and weld it on. Oh, the joys of working with high hour equipment.

Really pleasant weather temperature wise, but the wind was sure blasting the dust around yesterday. And we were makin' plenty of dust. Today's shaping up to be much nicer in that respect, and we could even finish the cut if this is the last repair of the day.

I had to run him home yesterday when the starter broke, and on the way back saw a transfer truck making a delivery at another neighbors. I got a card from the driver, called the owner, and got two transfer truck's worth of gravel delivered. Still need to get receipts on the delivery and rock; I think they screwed me on the rock price.

My vacation hold mail finally got delivered yesterday, and it was chock full of Medicare related stuff. Nothing I didn't already have from being online, though, but that's good news.

Gotta go...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good morning, minor good and bad news.

Bad news first - the sun is shining, no rain in forecast and I have lots more windows waiting to be sanded.

Good news - completely ran out of sanding discs. Until they are delivered I can sit in the shade for an hour or two without feeling too guilty and watch the grass grow (or should I close my eyes and listen to it grow like RS ?)



The "Fat Controller" reminds me more of that far more benign character in "Thomas the Tank engine" stories. I heard his name was changed to "Sir Topham Hatt" for the American tv, as it was too non-pc to call him fat. BEF I bet your son will know if that is true. The Fat Controller. An April Fool here was that they were renaming him the "Big boned team leader".

Yes, some of the versions called him the fat controller.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Saw on the news last night, the cicadas were showing up on radar.!

None at my house, but They are really thick on way to work, with many splattering the windshield. Dead ones are all over the road, like snow, blowing around as you drive by.

 

[kenmbz]

We have less Cicadas than usual here.

 

[toppop52]

We are seeing very few cicadas as well.

 

[Thomas]

Good morning, minor good and bad news.

Bad news first - the sun is shining, no rain in forecast and I have lots more windows waiting to be sanded.

Good news - completely ran out of sanding discs. Until they are delivered I can sit in the shade for an hour or two without feeling too guilty and watch the grass grow (or should I close my eyes and listen to it grow like RS ?)

Hmmm...almost like it was plan.

 

[Alien]

What a lovely day! 6.3 degrees C at 6.00 this a.m. (You can work out the 'F') Heading for 18 deg C but better over the next few days. Antarctic blast covering much of Australia at the moment.
Today is the beginning of a new beginning for us. Just got a text from NZ that the farm is officially SOLD.
All go from now on. WOOOOOHOOOOO!

In a couple of hours I have to take Lesley to the eye specialist again. She has been having bad pain in her eyes and seeing flashes. I hope it is from the new meds she was given and not a more serious development. We will see.
I hope all those here with ailments are coping and progressing well.
Life can be a tough ***** at times.