Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

No, cows are more like a filter. Their body utilizes it and you get to eat the filter.

Particularly funny given my filter-centric activities currently

 

[toppop52]

Can you get your hands on wheel chair Randy and go for spin...promise them you'll behave.

I’ve been walking the halls all day, I can go on my own if I take the rollator.

 

[sodamo]

Thomas, love a good, homemade corn chowder.

 

[sodamo]

Mars Helicopter info

NASA has flown a helicopter on Mars, and it went brilliantly [Updated] — Ars Technica

This is all experimental, but Ingenuity pulled it off.

apple.news

 

[txdon]

Mars Helicopter info

Here is how it got to Mars.

 

[wngsprd]

Mars Helicopter info

NASA has flown a helicopter on Mars, and it went brilliantly [Updated] — Ars Technica

This is all experimental, but Ingenuity pulled it off.

apple.news

Great article. Thanks. So maybe we will know something 6.15am ET Monday.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Went to mission bbq to pick up supper, line out door into parking lot, waited a little, line never moved, so we went next door to five guys. Ouch, talk about an expensive cow. Burger, small fries, small drink over $20 each.

Lot done today.
Got fuel for mowers, after having to jump start truck with low battery. Took my jump starter with me just in case. Only ran the truck a couple times over the winter, but had been starting it occasionally.

Mowed everything except other side of creek.

Put grapple on kubota and picked up limbs on other side of creek, and moved some more of the piles of trees I’ve been clearing. Pushed 2 good sized trees over I didn’t want. Found an old metal post with old white insulator on it, glad I didn’t hit that with a mower.
Took out a stump at edge of creek.


Used rake grapple to clear grass at one end of garden where my wife wants to extend it. Moved the grass, then tilled with the massey.
Now gotta move posts for the deer fencing.

 

[sodamo]

Late lunch/early dinner, grilled filter, ribeye cut. Delicious.

 

[daugen]

hope your evening is going well Randy.
Wish you could be home but glad you are getting good care.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 45F for the start, mostly cloudy light breeze. Some clearing during morning hours, then clouding back up again. Very windy late morning, then slowly dropping wins speed. Low was 7AM 41F, and high was 59F. Bike ride was in Krum,7AM start, 70+ miles route. 3 rest stops, and finished at 1:40 very nice ride. Pic was at last rest stop and one of the nicer homes we rode by. Did get a short nap in.
Covid update: Cooke 3148 confirmed cases, 6 active cases, Montague 1746 confirmed cases, 2 active cases, Grayson, 11173 confirmed cases, 44 active cases, local 0 active cases.
Bill that is dreadful, the exact opposite of how it went with Mom. prayers for you and family
Drew enjoy your visitors
Buppies thank you for prayers and response
Drew I watch my food closely, into the mouth
Billy thanks for Coco update, hope the next vet can do more for her. I have not seen any news on test flight.
Thomas enjoy your Mrs time.
Eric thinking of you when passing ungrazed pastures on the ride today.
Drew very scary video, wonder if he lost brakes.
Bird wished your mom got as good of care as my mom did.
Drew sometimes it is called inspection of the inside of the eye lid for those of us in manufacturing or quality
Paul glad trip went well, congrats on GS 1 yr b-day. Two windows, one for reading and one for typing, piece of cake.
RNG good to hear you got more burning done, good luck with side by side, hope you can get tall the firewood processed
Randy I hear your wish for some quality time
Randy hope you napped well.
RS not a good note of the bypass, get any pics for for to ID the birds?
Ted nice update hope you get the help, might get a new video
Don hope the anti bug application works. Did central Texas have rain in forecast?
David good luck with hot tub, a session in one would have been nice this afternoon
Roy glad driveshaft mods worked for you.
Thomas chowder sounds divine! Wish I was closer
Steppe nice pic.
Dennis sorry about the price tag does not sound like it was good enough to justify the price. Nice yard work and pics
prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Ron/return, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, Randy/family, Bill/DIL home care, Ted/knee recovery, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/uncle, Drew/tendon, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temperature dipped down to 32°F and the high will be 55. Wind N 9 mph. Mix of sun and cloud.

I'm going to work on the drip line from the roof today and plant some flowers and radishes in the space between that same line and the wall.
I may get to the lawn mowers, I may not.


Have a safe day all

 

[RoyJackson]

2021-04-18, 0719

36 right now...feels colder due to the dampness. High in the mid-50's today.
Other then putting those exterior mirrors on the tractor and a little garage clean up, no other chores...

 

[wngsprd]

44 going to 67 and sunny.

Mostly, that's quite the ranch you photographed. Nice riding crew.

BEF, but it was good, right? Did you get jalapenos on it? They have some of the best.

L4N, more prayers for your DIL. Home hospice works very well.

Randy, did the nurses let you get any sleep?

Picked up the last of the split firewood in the woods and brought up and stacked, then took the loppers, pole saw, blade trimmer and bush axe after some big cedar branches, and other unfortunate vines and saplings...cleaned up an area, but am sore today.

Carolina wrens are so busy feeding the chicks that it seems like there are 4 of them rather than 2 flying back and forth to the nest.

 

[Thomas]

34F partly cloudy mid 50's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.

Plans for today...since the ground to soft to do anything plus snow hasn't melted puttering still on hold I'll check the game cams.town for critter food,putter inside and grill some USDA steaks this evening.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Thomas]

Mostly.....
Looks like real nice area to call home.
Indeed you been racking up bike miles so far this year,have good time fishing tomorrow.

 

[Buppies]

39 this morning bright sunshine next week brings even colder temperatures. Maybe a little rain this upcoming week

Toppop get better soon

prayers for mostly wife, L4N daughter in law, Drew on upcoming body work, LS and knee, all others silent or spoken our Country

 

[daugen]

good morning all, warmer day today, should hit low sixties in nice weather.
Think I might go get a flat of flowers and spread a little color around.

 

[daugen]

I see 35 in forecast for next Thursday morning. Might have to throw a cover over some plants.
But at least it's not snowing...

 

[Popgadget]

Good morning
It’s 47 and going to 61 today. Looks like a nice day.

Yesterday followed the plan pretty closely. Backfilled the septic tank lid, mowed around the house, got a few other chores done, worked on a speaker for a little while. Had a great dinner at my sons and a great time with the birthday boy, my grandson.

Today I want to pick up some sod for where I backfilled and a couple of other areas. I seriously need to clean up the music room in my shop, as it has become a repository for everything without a home.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 65F @ 4:00AM. Sunny. High 89F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Breezy day yesterday, but with a high of 80F, working outside felt good in a long sleeve t-shirt. Looks like more of the same today.

Got the last pallet loaded with manzanita yesterday, but after four sets of batteries, both the Makita saw and I were too tired to get them loaded into the container. Went through a huge pile of the stuff, biggest one yet, thinking I'd have lots left over, but only two sticks remained. Lots went into the scraps, lots onto the burn pile. Still have lots of ground to clear, but without buying another container, it looks like I'll just buck the wood and stack it. First, though, I'll put some gravel down and give it a good dose of Fipronil insecticide to keep the termites at bay.

Kubota side-by-side repair went as planned, with all the parts fitting properly and not finding anything else broken. Used up the last of some special BMW antifreeze left over from when I had a car from them; nice to get that shelf space back. Never throw anything away! Temperature gauge stayed on cold on a test run up to the mail box, and no leaks underneath, so that job looks like it's done.

The natives were restless on the patio yesterday afternoon when an interloper invaded Stubby the lizard's territory. Lots of puffing and strutting, and an iridescent color display I'd never seen them use before. Lots of biting, too, but neither seemed the worse for wear when it was all over.

Hope everyone's week gets off to a good start!