Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low 29 and high to 46°F. Wind WNW 2 mph. Sunny!

A dump run and flatten out the wheel tracks in the driveway is all that I am up to today.

I'm sorry for your loss, David.

Have a safe day all

 

[txdon]

Good morning! I'm still on DS time. 59˚F heading to the mid 70s.

Today I'm getting extra 6" of insulation blown into the attic and 10" insulation above the uninsulated garage and getting the metal West facing garage doors insulated. I've been waiting for the cooler temps so the installers don't have to work in 100˚+ attic.

FireWise went well yesterday, the new sawzall batteries kept going and going. I'm glad there were plenty of haulers so I did not have to use the knee too much. I'm still waiting for a cancelation to get it done before my appointment in 7 weeks.

Our FireWise group has cleared 7 wild areas in the neighborhood this year. Yesterday they told us there are 393 more to go.

Just 61 new covid cases in the county yesterday, but we are still in the red zone. People are starting to doubt the accuracy of our county's covid zones. To move to a lower zone three indicator have to decrease each day for 14 days, if not the 14 day countdown starts over. Our neighborhood does not require mask inside anymore and neither do schools or business. Only the Dr's offices require mask. We have been in the red zone since July - back then we had 600 new cases a day.

My German cousin's son that was in the motorcycle accident months ago has been in and out of the hospital with infection from back surgery several times. They finally found out out that he was allergic to the dissolving stitches, hopefully he is home for good now.

David sorry for the loss of your BIL. Your hung cabinets are looking good. Will your stovetop have an exhaust vent?

Bird there is fast growth around here also. All neighborhoods that are building are sold out. Used houses sell in about 10 days after listing even though the prices have increased about 30%. In our neighborhood as soon as a new street is put in slabs of sold houses are poured. Traffic is getting worse and the town had it's first road rage incident last week. A motorcyclist shot another driver who got out of his vehicle to approach him.

Keep the pics coming Alien. Looking good.

 

[wngsprd]

48 and maybe a small surprise shower then sun and 72.

Prayers said for Buppies and Sophie's family.

Did more prep work for painting/staining, and washed 16 windows.

Alien, it's looking good.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
49 going up to 65, nice sunny day

David, sorry about loss of family. Yes, that age makes us all feel mortal.

Doug, that's going to be one strong barn, very impressive.

I packed up a medium flat rate USPS box full of local apples, wrapped individually in bubble wrap, and have to take
that out to be mailed today. I often send citrus fruit to family for xmas and I realize they all like the local apples better and it's less
expensive for me to pack and ship my own. So I'm sending about ten pounds of apples to my oldest brother's son, who I took some down to last
week and I get almost daily emails saying how good they are. Ok, more coming. At issue of course is what shape will they be in after that heavy box
gets tossed around a bunch in transit. His mother can always make applesauce...

Might do a little woodwork in garage today after it warms up. Have some outdoor thermometers I bought as xmas presents, need to build a decorative
cedar frame for them.

Don, sounds like a really good idea getting that extra insulation blown in, will be interesting to see how it affects your utility costs.

couple of pics coming across Chesapeake Bay bridge plus my favorite wall hanging in the little greasy spoon luncheonette not far from my old farm in NC.
If you haven't driven over this bridge/tunnel there are two tunnel sections the big ships go through, the ship in the left pic is headed for the opening in the right.

 

[txdon]

Drew my mom has that picture hanging in her garage that my dad hung along with answer picture to the question: Have you been farming long? I'll get a pic next time.

 

[Bird]

63 degrees this morning, going for 75 with a 30% chance of rain this afternoon and 60% forecast for tonight. I hope it does; we can use a little rain.

 

[riptides]

Diitto on wngsprd weather forecasting. Showers just passed us.

I cannot remember what I did yesterday. Was outside all day. Just cannot get the log splitter running. Time for a new carb probably and a professional. Sigh.

Was cleaning up milk house, moving boxes that have not been unpacked in 20 years and came across this guy. After I moved the box, turned around to get the next one. LOL. Since it is the milk house, the temp kept him very slow moving. So I took it outside and let him enjoy the sun. Of course, that was the end of the milk house "work" for the day. The wife asked if I put him back later in the evening. LOL.



Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[Thomas]

Mostly I’m so beat up I do not know which end is up

Dr. appointment??? gotta kick that thing.

 

[Thomas]

44F raining foggy mid 50's for high clearing sky early afternoon.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...morning plans with friend been cancel because of rain town for critter food and prep tonights dinner,late afternoon take short hike...seems strange not leaves to blow...yet.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[daugen]

Rip, nice black snake. Too bad so many folks are scared of them. I always had one or two around my barn and very few copperheads.

ladybugs are swarming and somehow finding a hole to get in my house. Only bug I will carefully take outside, but this time too many.
Vacuum cleaner got a work out.