Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

Glad to see the sun the last two days after a Saturday/Saturday total of 9.08" of rain. Went up and mowed Ellen's yard then came home and mowed mine, her son was there, not sure why he didn't mow it, but I guess he needs a little motivation. Got to see several snakes during the process. My yard was in great shape for all the rain we've had.
Went to a concert in a church built in 1771, those old family boxes were not built for comfort! Sitting there on a board that predates the American Revolution sure made me wonder about the people that may have been there.
Prayers for Buppies, JB, RS, MS and everyone in need.

 

[daugen]

sorry for loss of your friend PJ.

Buppies good positional awareness aka don't bang into anything! Heal fast.

Shelled peas it was, delivered, and now back to the lawn, and weedeating.
Probably weedeat first, miserable job, then rest somewhat by riding around.
At least I'm off my feet. Pretty wet out still, going to get slimed.
No shorts today.

will take a pic of my Texas Sweets. Some are looking mighty fine.
Need to look up what size they grow, about three inches now.

 

[daugen]

Sitting there on a board that predates the American Revolution sure made me wonder about the people that may have been there.

It was only ten years ago our Quaker Meeting got long cushions for the bottoms of the wood benches.
Sit quietly on that hard perch for an hour, hard not to get the squirms.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Went to a visitation and memorial service yesterday for an old friend who died recently. Wife took it hard, as he had been like a second brother to her growing up. He was always a good guy. Worked as an EMT, was a Master Diver and instructor, and volunteered with a local underwater rescue/recovery team. 51 is too young.

Too young. Couple of my friends have recently gone too young.

 

[ronjhall]

The Bird-X seems expensive...is it better than just using cheap caulk to fill in the hole?

I have several tube of Tanglefoot I inherited from Mother’s place. She use it to keep Pigeons and Doves from nesting under her patio awning.

 

[sodamo]

68°F and another 1.37 inches rain. Sun shining right now.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[hawkeye08]

Finally got the new glass shower door installed in master bathroom. It was sure heavy, but seems to function great, waiting for the caulking to set was the hardest part. We also got the frost free hydrant replaced that was leaking, seems I must have walked back and forth from shop to mailbox and back a 100 times, sure did feel good to get those items done.

Weather is supposed to be in low 80s this week..

 

[CajunRider]

Partly cloudy 90F today.
Had a nice working weekend.
I collected the old lumber discarded from the dock repair and left over odds and ends and piled them in my truck to bring to the dump. I didn't feel good about throwing them so I used them to build this keyhole garden instead. It turned out OK.
Sorry about your friend PJ.
Hope everyone who's ailing is on the mend nicely.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I feel your pain, Eric. My punishment for daring to mow up to the property line with my only neighbor was a mere hundred feet or so of wire reinforced nylon rope they at one point used on a shoddy electric fence. This piece got picked up about twenty feet down hill from the line, on my side, and by the time I noticed it, it had tightly wrapped itself around the axle of the flail mower. What followed was a fair amount of time spent with a serrated blade pocket knife punctuated with torrents of profanity outlining he heritage and character of said neighbor. But I got off easy. Last year, it was fifty feet of fence wire, which required an extended session with a pair of diagonal cutters.ullinghair::banghead::shocked:

 

[LouNY]

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I feel your pain, Eric. My punishment for daring to mow up to the property line with my only neighbor was a mere hundred feet or so of wire reinforced nylon rope they at one point used on a shoddy electric fence. This piece got picked up about twenty feet down hill from the line, on my side, and by the time I noticed it, it had tightly wrapped itself around the axle of the flail mower. What followed was a fair amount of time spent with a serrated blade pocket knife punctuated with torrents of profanity outlining he heritage and character of said neighbor. But I got off easy. Last year, it was fifty feet of fence wire, which required an extended session with a pair of diagonal cutters.ullinghair::banghead::shocked:

Poly wire is commonly used for pasture electric fences;
Polywire | Poly Fencing | Zareba

 

[Thomas]

blackflies[/B]. It seems that they "peak" for the season the day that I till the garden and become a "Mr. Potato Head" from their feasting..

.....................
If the blackflies don't show mercy this coming weekend Mrs. & I will be planting the veg garden after day light.
Sat the trimmer done to take break and swarming black cloud of those buggers.

 

[sodamo]

Drew, I’d be tempted to seek volunteers from your beneficiaries. If you do, let us know the response.

 

[toppop52]

Drew, I’d be tempted to seek volunteers from your beneficiaries. If you do, let us know the response.

That would be interesting.

 

[toppop52]

One of a Ellen’s snakes that greeted me, there were several others. Most were around 3’

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, I’d be tempted to seek volunteers from your beneficiaries. If you do, let us know the response.

Dont think I'd want them to know where i lived...

 

[jbrumberg]

I slimed the leaking tire on the rider (again). It held air so I mowed ~1 acre of weeds and walking paths. This will be a great year for wild strawberries and blueberries and the native wildlife. Ticks are bad this year; I already started doing the "tick check" before I enter the house. Walking around with a #150 tick attractor is not recommended for tick avoidance. I will spray some clothes with that tick repellant spray that I bought last year, but never applied to anything. DEET messes with my lungs; I rarely use it.

PJS- I am sorry to read about your friend. From your description he reads to have been in decent shape. 51 is way too young.

David- Are you collecting any rainwater after a system flush?

RNG- ".... heritage and character" I am sure it was not intended for fragile minds and egos. Your experiences with this jerk are like some lower level of of punishment for "not nice people" in the hereafter. Not only do you have to deal with bad slope; you have to worry about getting sudden surprises tangling up.

Thomas- It was fairly breezy today walking the dog and mowing which kept those little buggers away. I will probably not be so lucky when I start tilling the garden; that really riles them up. I agree about planting early before those little bloodsuckers get airborne. Good luck to you and the Mrs. planting this weekend. I hope that you and your wife do not end up looking like Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head. I'll be breaking out the old bugnet head cover soon.

I used to chop them up and/or at least scatter them with my little fixed pitch RC helicopters. I hit something based on the sticky stuff on the props. I would not try that with the "Flying Cuisinart" with its finely balanced and sharp 9" props.

 

[sodamo]

More than asked:

Shell vs Shuck - What's the difference? | WikiDiff

As nouns the difference between shell and shuck is that shell is a hard external covering of an animal while shuck is the shell or husk, especially of grains (eg corn/maize) or nuts (eg walnuts).
As verbs the difference between shell and shuck is that shell is to remove the outer covering or shell of something see sheller while shuck is to remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc).

 

[sodamo]

Currently have a pot of spaghetti sauce simmering on the stove.
As for recipe, just a variety of what I’ve made last 50+ years, basically nothing measured.

Onions + garlic sautéed in Olive oil
About 2 lbs ground beef
1 lb Hot Italian sausage (removed from casings)
Large can diced tomatoes
Can tomato paste
Large jar Ragu Heart Smart Traditional
Bay leaves
Italian seasoning
Salt and pepper
Red pepper flakes
4 packets Splenda

Wife says it is tasting really good - I believe her as I see she tastes every time she stirs it. Just hope there is some left when about 10 friends come over this afternoon for Happy Hour.

 

[daugen]

Toppop, snakes are on the move, this guy greeted me this afternoon and he didn't budge an inch.
All I had was my phone camera, but guessing it's a rat/black snake.
All I know is red on black, friend of Jack, red on yellow, kill a fellow
and in all cases, stay away

all these spaghetti sauces sound yummy

no way I would have the final food bank recipients help, plus most of them don't have cars.
The volunteers there, all guys like myself, many look like retired Northerners, will come out and help.
Bunch of geezers picking potatoes.

Ran weedeater for two hours, just did not have the energy to mow after that, but got the gardens all cleaned up.

86 degrees, 102 heat index, soaked through two complete sets of clothes.

 

[ronjhall]

Toppop, snakes are on the move, this guy greeted me this afternoon and he didn't budge an inch.
All I had was my phone camera, but guessing it's a rat/black snake.
All I know is red on black, friend of Jack, red on yellow, kill a fellow
and in all cases, stay away

Snakes and me are a no no. Glad we do not see them that big around here. I do not kill them. But do move them in a direction away from me.