Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

67°F and .26 inches rain

Looking like a great day to get my mowing finished a full day ahead.

Very nice Happy Hour gathering. Joined by a new couple embarking on their building adventure. Almost 8 acres, a bit closer to town, coming from the Keys. Friends of our former Cottage tenants, they bought the land 2 trips ago and now knee deep in the planning and permitting hoping to have the house in another 18 months. A fine addition to the group.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[sodamo]

Too funny Drew. Back when building the house County tax lady showed up one day to verify sqft etc. She walked to front of house and proclaimed, “Wow, that’s a million dollar view”
I immediately responded, “No Marilyn, only 137.5” referring to what we paid. Then we both laughed.

 

[Buppies]

That’s funny David slow easy day today due to rain

 

[sodamo]

Congrats passing test, Scott

 

[txdon]

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It looks just like Texas if you can picture the land flat or slightly uphill instead of down hill, and the ocean as a dark bank of clouds coming from the North bringing the first real cold front in the Fall.

 

[daugen]

today's drive was challenging and not much fun once I left the Virginia country and got into suburban/urban Virginia and Maryland.
But nothing broke and gas was relatively cheap, filling up for 3.39 for regular. I topped off with premium when I got here since it was under 4 bucks.

The V10 Ford engine makes an odd noise I'm hoping is not detonation. I've tried every kind of fuel in it, makes the same noise, so the heck with it, might as well use regular. It's what they call for. I need to ride with a mechanic. It's under what I think is full vacuum. Vacuum is making something make a funny noise and when I either speed up or take my foot off the gas it goes away. like a hissing, pulsing noise, but not a mechanical tap or knock. EGR valve? Engine runs fine. But maybe it could run better.

Boom
Boom
Boom
pretty cool here, this area is pretty secluded since most folks don't want to live near the serious military installations here, unless they work here. There is all kinds of nasty stuff going on here.
zoom in on these pictures. And lots of big booms

my rv is the white circle over blue dot on far left of second pic
The Aberdeen proving ground has its own peculiar buildings.
I think if Popgadget landed his plane on either of these runways, he would need more than a lawyer. We'd all have to make bail...

 

[daugen]

it's that pulse radiation facility not far away that gives me the willies
hope they aim their ray guns out into the Chesapeake...

 

[scott_vt]

Looking like a great day to get my mowing finished a full day ahead.

Good Afternoon Dave,
Some amazing photos of all the mowing, wondering how many acres you have to mow and how often?

I have it pretty easy, only mowing about 7 or 8 acres of field, the rest is lawn, and even with the 5ft brush hog, kind of wish it was a 6ft mower on those hot humid days !

 

[sodamo]

It looks just like Texas if you can picture the land flat or slightly uphill instead of down hill, and the ocean as a dark bank of clouds coming from the North bringing the first real cold front in the Fall.

Ahhhh, imagination…

 

[sodamo]

Good Afternoon Dave,
Some amazing photos of all the mowing, wondering how many acres you have to mow and how often?

I have it pretty easy, only mowing about 7 or 8 acres of field, the rest is lawn, and even with the 5ft brush hog, kind of wish it was a 6ft mower on those hot humid days !

Scott, we have 21 acres, but not all mowable. I once tried to calculate and figured around 17.
Here is a rough map

My neighbor who just got the Scag last weekend found this app, John Deere Mower Plus. ‎MowerPlus
Works to map/track mowing even non Deere. It calculates acres cut so I will be checking. I’m using today, but on a rain delay.it reports I got 1.6 acres this morning with Sophie’s BX.

Mowing frequency varies with wx. I’d say monthly, but it could be 2-3 weeks or 5-6 weeks. Of course it is a quicker cut if I don’t let it go too long.