Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

72F and partly cloudy @ 20:30, the rain forecast keeps getting later and later but it's still 100% chance.

Refilled and rebaited chipmunk traps.

Hopper feeder refilled and included a little extra "cayenne surprise" for the squirrels and chipmunks ...

Also refilled nugget feeder and put it out since we are out of suet, forgot to put out a new orange half however.

Guy that delivers our softener salt showed up (first Monday of the month) and while trying to back up near the house (and miss my van) managed to put his two left rear wheels into the circle and ran over half of one of the peony plants out there ...

I managed to more or less keep my cool but suggested that maybe next time (assuming there is one) he might want to get out and look or - here's a novel thought: ask for some help/direction while backing up.

Hard to get too mad at him though, since where I had parked the van was a factor - and he was trying to avoid hitting it.

Got all of the lawn down here around the house mowed.

Spotted another volunteer redbud tree over where we took out the others last year. Also (re)located the two I saw last year over by the pole barn behind the east planting bed.

We got the containers for the safflower, sunflower, peanuts, and nyjer seed moved out of the basement up into the garage. Woman scrubbed out the container for the cracked corn (dead mouse) and brought that up later.

She also hosed out a garbage can that we used to store sunflower seeds in the shell. That will go back inside tomorrow and be used as trash can in the basement.

After all that I headed up and got another 1/2 dump cart load of screened compost and brought it down and made up around 3/4 of a tote of potting mix.

The plans for the planting and weeding I had for today went largely out the door.

The Woman however fared much better in the planting and weeding departments:

She had picked up some petunias while She was at the grocery store today and got some of those planted in one of the containers that has an elephant ear bulb in it that has not come up yet. It may be DOA like the other one that didn't come up.

She also got a bunch of weeding done on that northwest planting bed where She was sure the deer had eaten all the hosta (and rhododendrons) while I was mowing:

There was some suggestion at some point about trimming some branches, specifically a low-hanging one on an oak tree over underneath the power pole that I've been hitting with the ROPS on the Cub.

So I got out the HT101 Stihl pole saw and had a little workout with it fully extended ... which is always a treat.

By the time that was all over, She was like "What have I started now ???"



One trip up with the weeds She had pulled to the compost pile + plus trimmings to the burn pile:

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Second trip up for the remainder of the trimmings.

After I dumped those I unhitched the dump cart and went ahead and mowed the compost/wood lot since it was getting long and needed it.

When I got back down to the house I found that She had put everything away, including the pole saw which is awkward for Her to handle due it's weight and length.

She made a pot roast for dinner today and it sure hit the spot ...

90% chance of rain within in the hour.

Hope everyone had a great day.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thomas, hope it goes well and quick recovery!

PJ, glad I didn't run you off.

Work is progressing. we have a nice, rarely used Mitutoyo CMM at work, as well as other nice Mitutoyo QC equipment. I'll be glad to get my HR work done, so I can start learning the equipment.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Thomas, good luck tomorrow.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 74ºF for the start, partly cloudy, breezy. Moderate wind with brisk gusts most of day, partly cloudy sky, and high temp was 90ºF, HI 98ºF. putter to start morning, bike ride, mowed back yard, and nap.
David looks delicious
Roy thanks for the reminder.
Drew good to hear music at church was a hit. Hope moving mower was a breeze.
Billy good to hear you were hiking while we were posting. nice pic
Paul Mailbox coming along. Looks like you got some great grandson time.
Buppies I have watched some of those videos, some real gnarly waves.
Thomas good critter viewing last night. good to hear you are taking it easy.
NHBX sorry to hear of your knee problems. hope roller helps you.
Ken good to hear catching up to where you want to be. nice pic
Don Kiss principal always good.
Don why are they working so late in afternoon this time of year?
Dennis hope you get oil changed.
PJ welcome back, good to hear from you. Hope you enjoyed your break.
NHBX sorry to hear about your breathing problems
Randy, cool pic
Randy do you ever wonder why they are out there with not enough boating skill to handle them
Randy thanks for the dad D-Day story, much appreciated.
RS full plate again.
David glad network partially reconfigured. Hope you can finish the reconfig.
Ted good to here Max is eating for a while. After the extra water any extra trip to bathroom? Good luck renting just an auger. why push it for a day or two
Ted thanks for video. sorry about the Excursion, I don't understand the failure to report.
Bird I understand, ready for summer to be over in June does not bode well for us no power issue here.
Drew at least first time is the hardest. Hope you can improve the loading process. Hope you can improve you technique and reduce mow time.
Thomas praying for your surgery.
Drew hope you internet investigation was successful.
Roy god to hear you made through working at office. hope you can finish mowing tomorrow.
Ted glad you are not getting as hot as some areas.
RS good to see the hostas growing faster than deer can eat them Nice progress, glad you beat the rain.
Kyle hope you can transition to your job soon
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /ultrasound of kidneys result /wife head wound healing, Thomas/gout, /operation and recovery, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's hospital stay, /torn bicep, Ken /kids shot tragedy, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, /cataract surgery, /Sophie's hand infection, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, mass shooting victims and family, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Wagtail]

Good arvo. The overnight low was -1.2C and it's struggling to stay at 11C for the high. Fairly clear sky with a breeze from the South = cold Antarctic air.

Quick trip into town for a Doctor's appointment; nothing serious, just a regular blood test required, which I'll do tomorrow as I really need to hydrate prior to giving a sample otherwise my vein(s) collapse and Sister won't get anything. Thankfully it isn't a 'fasting' blood... I hate those.

I also stopped off at the Post Office and mailed a birthday present off to my best friend.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[txdon]

Thomas will be thinking about you in the morning, good luck!

Mostly 3:30 is the time the Kubota and Trailer is available - the CA employees stop work for the day. A lot of the people in the neighborhood have never worked in the 100 degree heat and don't understand that 50% of the work time is needed to cool off and rehydrate. I got a call about 3:00 after not responding to the e-mail, just told them it's too hot to work. At that time it was 101˚ but it did drop to 100˚ by 6:30pm.
I played cards in the AC room. lost 4 of 5 hands - one of those days.

Today is the coolest day for the next 10 days.

Bird that is scary when the power goes off in this heat. My neighbors AC broke last week and the repair man could not get to his house to check it out for 5 days. They just stayed in a hotel in town - and it was just in the 90s last week. His AC was repaired and is working now.

 

[Alien]

Special thoughts for you Thomas. We will be thinking of you.

 

[Thomas]

Thomas, good luck tomorrow, our prayers and thoughts will be with you!

Have you made up your project list for when you get home? You're going to have something to do with all the extra energy since you'll be battery powered....

Thinking of couple things not sure if Mrs. would agree.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-06-07, 0443

54° right now...high in the low 80's today

Thomas, I'm sure you'll be posting in a day or two...looking forward to it...

 

[Thomas]

I'm on my 2nd pacemaker (they last 7 years, give or take).
I assume you're going the Dartmouth?
Anyway, I expect you'll be healthy and happy in a day or so...


Got subs on the way home...left my laptop at work so I'd have to go in. It was a rough drive in and most the day...well, I sure as hell wasn't 100%...more like 60%-70%...but I made it.
Ate ½ my sub (which is normal), finished the yard mowing outside the fence. Margeaux was outside (in the fenced in area) and she is one hard-headed dog. She'll come in when she's good and ready. Since she's mostly Pyrenees, I think we need some sheep she can herd...
I'll get the rest tomorrow, if all goes well...

Yes Sir Dartmouth.

Good to read your behind the wheel again,take easy Roy.