Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

60 this morning high of 76 maybe a shower maybe not

Sorry about the loss of Emily she will be waiting at the Rainbow Bridge

Prayers for Ukrainian people

Prayers for our Country

Prayers for all

 

[daugen]

good morning all
warm day with thunderstorms coming in this afternoon, low 80's.
Nothing planned this morning, have a dermatologist appt this afternoon for a "scrape and burn". Not enthused about that...
David, sorry Sophie's eyes need more attention
take it slow Roy, let the machinery do the work

might work on waxing the car a little this morning while it's warm out. Wax on wax off very hard on my wrists but I have always enjoyed
the smell of carnauba wax going on, and modern stuff (using Butter Wax this time) comes off very easily. I did the front and rear yesterday, realized it
would really help to get a set of mud flaps put on. I wonder about noise and fuel economy. I know roof racks are bad news for both, but I guess anything that disturbs
air flow is the proverbial "drag"...

while I was waxing the tailgate yesterday in the warm sun, I thought of how lucky I was to be here, safe, well fed, no one bombing my little town. Prayers for those
not so fortunate.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low temp 44 and high to 52°F. Wind E 17 gusting to 24 mph. Periods of rain, with a rainfall warning ending near noon.

There are still overnight temps forecast below freezing...The snow tires stay on until consistent overnight temps are above freezing.

I can't imagine my little piece of paradise getting bombed.
IF I had to back a team in the Russia/Ukraine fight it would be Ukraine.

I've gotta go to North Bay at noon today, unfortunately.

Have a safe day all

 

[wngsprd]

66 and sunny working its way back up to 82. Cut the A/C on yesterday for the first time.

Sodamo, sure am sorry Sophie is having to go through so much with her eyes. Hope it improves soon.

Check, glad your wife is better.

Yesterday we had a mini-celebration...our first hummingbirds of the season.

I processed the wild turkey meat yesterday, and then cut some into thin strips...marinated with fajita seasonings, and we had delicious turkey fajitas for dinner.

Started smelling a bad smell, likely dead mouse, in the afternoon as it heated up. Borescope came in handy to go searching through part of the ductwork. Not pleasant.

Sometimes I'll use my handheld spotlight at night to shine up at snow. Last night, the pollen storm looked exactly like a blizzard reflecting in the spotlight. My wife couldn't believe it. I've been checking it each night, seeing it getting worse....and knew it would be bad after watching clouds of pollen explode off of the pine trees when big gusts were hitting yesterday. You just can't see how much is out there during the day, but the spotlight shows it. While outside, we heard the neighbor's alpacas really sounding off...a strange sound...Pop, is it mating season for them?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 44F @ 4:45AM. Rain. High 56F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch.
Only picked up 0.04" of rain from this storm so far, but the 10-day is calling for showers on and off through the period. I'll believe it when I see it.

Hope you find the smell before it gets much worse, Billy. And that the pollen storm abates soon, too. Sounds like you connected with a turkey somewhere along the line; is there a hunting story to tell there?

The boys hit a patch of rock near the top of the hill that is preventing them from digging deeper. They've managed to drop the steepest pitch from 20% to 16%, but getting rid of that spot was the reason for the dig to begin with. Might be time for that Sierra Blaster setup.

Got a response from the solar power company with a couple things to try, but had trouble duplicating the problem. Then the power cycling knocked out the satellite modem, and as usual, Hughesnet mysteriously fixed it overnight. God I hate that company.

A new coil for the VW showed up yesterday, but installing it didn't seem to make much difference. Another intermittent problem seems to have gone back into hiding.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[kenmbz]

Good morning, 70 going up to 82 and rain later today.
I still have an active brook, the new rain will not make me happy.
I almost got stuck yesterday and took me a while to clean the mud off.
But got a lot of wood moved, berms started etc.

Sodamo -I hope this is only a minor setback for Sophie
Drew - why not get a random orbit polisher with buffing pads to save your wrists?
RNG - Drill rock, fill with water when temp is going to go below freezing, it's how many roads were built if they could not use dynamite. Though I guess dynamite would be easier, any chance of getting a permit?

The little bird is knocking itself silly each morning, so no sleeping in.........

Stay safe and be well,

This is before sinking into the mud, was getting dark so no pics of that mess.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 47˚F after the dry cold front changed the wind direction. The cool North wind is cherished after the last few days in the upper 80s. Good day to mow the yard and wash the car as temps will only reach the upper 70s.

In Texas there always seem to be one last sneaky freeze around Easter, I hope this above freezing cool front is it.

last week was the plant sale that supplies the money for the tractor. This year was the best year for sales on record. We made the WFPB breakfast burritos which were a hit for the member workers. Of course the radio control club did their thing and with drones made a YouTube of the sale. In the tube you can see the tractor mulch pile and my garden. The all green one (potatoes) next to the big tree on the far right at the beginning during the high aerial view.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
It’s 70 and might make it to 80 before this afternoon’s thunderstorms.

Yesterday was a perfect day outside, but I spent most of it inside getting some paint on speakers. Neighbor came over with his new drone, he bought it to carry his line and bait out into the surf. It’s got a hook and remote release control that works really well. We tested it by hanging 3 lbs of lead weight under it. He took it up about 100 feet and dropped it. The ground was soft enough that the weight sunk into the sod about 6”. Apparently, it can land on water and even right itself if was upside down in the water, and then take off. Today he wants to try it in our pond, should be interesting. It’s much more utilitarian than my DJI, but nowhere near as refined. I was impressed with its lift capability.

The sun and the warmth are helping to dry the ground up, but it’s got a ways to go yet. I’ve got a fair amount of fence repair to do, I’m debating getting a loader mounted hydraulic auger, as my 3pt is such a pia to mount and use. The manufacturer says that I have enough hydraulic flow in my third function to run it, and the down pressure would be nice. But they’re not cheap. I’m sure that I could hire someone to do the work for less for this job, but then I wouldn’t have the auger for future work.

If you hear alpacas making a racket, they are most likely alarming due to the presence of a predator or other threat. They are like us, they’ll breed whenever they get the chance.

Today will be back to the speakers. I want to get them done and shipped.

 

[daugen]

Don, glad your plant day went so well.
Veggies for two bucks, good deal

 

[PJSprog]

35°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 64° today.

I love turkey, check. Easily my favorite meat. We're cooking one this Sunday as well.