Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

68F and mostly cloudy @ 07:00, heading up to a high of around 76F with a 95% chance of precipitation. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning and then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Locally heavy rains possible. Similar weather on tap for tomorrow with somewhat higher temps (80F)

LWS reports we got 0.21" here yesterday and another 0.17" since midnight. Weather guessers predicting we could get as much 2.25" through Monday which would be welcome.

Got 2 dump cart loads of screened compost hauled down to that new planting bed underneath the maple tree and placed first thing yesterday. Probably will need several more.

Mowed most of front lawn before rain started, was able to get it finished up after rain stopped.

Moved most of the Shasta Daisies around back, also some other plants.

Got most of the eastern edge of the flower bed mulched.

Planted the "Cherry Berry" and "Raspberry Sundae" hostas in that new planting bed under the big maple.

Harvested a couple more zucchini from the garden. Should have some Yellow Crookneck in the next day or two.

Warmed up some spaghetti for dinner.

On agenda for today:

Cut some more 2' tall chickenwire and make up more cages so I can get more pepper plants out of their pots and into the ground. These ones are fairly small (6" - 8" tall) Or maybe get the eggplants in (also small)

Noticed some nipping on one of the smaller tomato plants in a pot around back up next to the house, suspect it might be chipmunks (there were 5 of them around the bird feeder yesterday) so will need to refill and rebait the trap back there.

Replace bag on Japanese Beetle trap. Wasn't quite full yesterday, but it's been out there long enough now that it will be stinkin' ... which will repel them if it's not changed out.

Finish up staining shelf for The Woman's aquarium planter stand. Plantings in there are looking pretty good:

Do a little watering of some plants which are under the overhangs which aren't getting any rain.

Make up a new batch of fresh juice for the hummers, bring in feeder and wash it, then refill. Will be the first time it's been refilled this year.

Trip to other hardware store to see if I can find an o-ring for that one hand sprayer pump.

Finally: spend some time up in the shop working on the B2910.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday ...

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, rain came through and looks like it helped a bit.
Deck powerwashing is finally finished.

Off (late) to Paul's to help Drew.

Tonight I need to fix a fret on sons guitar.

Hopefully some Ash milling on the chainsaw mill this coming week, promised some friends I would get that done.

Trip pictures tomorrow, dog walked and fed and time to load myself in the car,

 

[wngsprd]

Was 66 earlier, when I went outside to pick up storm damage before sunrise...felt good as the fog crept by. Now it's sunny and feels muggy.

We got over 2 inches of rain yesterday afternoon, and lost another tree limb, and the wind ripped a brass grommet out of a thick fabric red, white, and blue banner...so still have some more clean up with the chainsaw, plus the plumbing repair.

Was able to get 3 roasts completed, but stopped for a short while during the worst of the storm in case we lost power. So, I have 5 different coffees to send home with the kids...all with my Wingspread labels attached to the bag. They brought my wife a 46" tall painted steel sculpture of a Great Blue Heron, like in my avatar. I think it's taller than the real bird because the legs are longer.

When the storm ended, fired up the grill and grilled chickens and vegetables from our garden.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

 

[newbury]

<SNIP>They brought my wife a 46" tall painted steel sculpture of a Great Blue Heron, like in my avatar. I think it's taller than the real bird because the legs are longer.

The great blue heron is the largest heron native to North America. Among all extant herons, it is surpassed in size only by the goliath heron (Ardea goliath) and the white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis). It exhibits a minor degree of sexual dimorphism; with males slightly larger than females, but otherwise the sexes are not easily outwardly distinguishable. It has head-to-tail length of 91–137 cm (36–54 in), a wingspan of 167–201 cm (66–79 in), a height of 115–138 cm (45–54 in), and a weight of 1.82–3.6 kg (4.0–7.9 lb)

It's a big bird alright!

 

[Buppies]

Have one that lives in our pond huge bird

 

[scaredychicken]

Good Morning Everyone

I'm washing eggs, need to clear off the counter. Then off to church. I will catch up later today

Prayers and Safety

 

[buckeyefarmer]

They brought my wife a 46" tall painted steel sculpture of a Great Blue Heron, like in my avatar. I think it's taller than the real bird because the legs are longer.
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We got .35” rain yesterday from the storm.

 

[daugen]

what a successful morning
needed to come in and sit, eat lunch, then headed back out to test the new front mounted ball hitch.

nothing like being surrounded by a lot of talent

more pics to follow

 

[RoyJackson]

what a successful morning
needed to come in and sit, eat lunch, then headed back out to test the new front mounted ball hitch.

nothing like being surrounded by a lot of talent

more pics to follow

It's great to have good, talented friends!!!
Even better, if they're fairly local!!

 

[sodamo]

69°F and 1.60 inches rain. Darby has passed. Possibly some remnant showers.

Nice visit at neighbor. Updates to their house came out fabulous.

Expect I can get some more time with pressure washer today

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day