Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

70F cloudy sun peeking thru the clouds late morning low 90's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...soon trim the edge of front field mow late evening when cooler,town for critter food pair low cut comfortable work boots.

Have good day all.

 

[wngsprd]

72 and feels good, but gonna get hot...95 and the weather folks are warning of hazardous heat advisory.

Thomas, hope the gout eases quickly...there was a thread here on Rural Living recently on choosing work boots...do you already have a favorite?

Buppies, looks like a pretty good rain came through the state, but we both missed our share. Diesel yesterday was $2.69, but is was off road...kerosene was $3.59...I didn't realize it was so much higher...gas was $3.

Got a couple of hours on the tractor for the first time in two months yesterday. Bush hogged a field that I usually plant buckwheat or sunflowers. If I can kill the weeds in time, will plant crimson clover for winter/spring.

Mowed my hiking/walking path here with the zero turn just in case I picked up the seed ticks on it...but I really think I got them in the mountains on a weedy section.

The Carolina wrens fledged Monday just before the beekeeper came, but the runt stayed on the porch...the parents still come and feed it, but this morning a second chick followed mama back and now we have two chicks. They see the parents on the other side of the screen, but haven't figured how to follow them out the open doorway...may have to gave them a hand.

 

[wngsprd]

Forgot to mention that the Perseids meteor shower peaks tonight, and continues for several more days...can be a fun show.

 

[Popgadget]

Good morning
It’s 70 and going to a steamy 90 today.

Yesterday started with a delightful breakfast at a place in Doylestown that I had never been to.

Did a little bit of speaker work, my buddy bought a ripper tooth for his excavator, and it interfered with the thumb, he marked it where it needed to be relieved, and I made the cuts for him with a torch. Then he helped me change the 200w LED flood light that lights up the parking area in front of my shop. Only half of the old one was lighting up.
Next chore was to mow, my helper was down for a nap, so I had to do it myself, or least as much as I could before the thunderstorm. I’ll try to plan mowing the rest around nap time.
Just got a call from a friend to meet him for breakfast, so I’m going to get going. We’ll eat right by the FedEx pickup place that was closed 2 hours early yesterday when I tried to pick up my package. Hopefully they don’t open 2hours late as well.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Sent rv pics and info to three siblings and three friends yesterday and all 6 told me not to buy the rv, not to go out there by myself at my age
and health, and to do something more at home. Ok...Nothing I didn't already know but sometimes it helps being confirmed by others.

You've already hinted at finding a traveling partner, Drew, so get that taken care of, and if the MH is still available, you're all set. If not, there's sure to be another one out there that'll work just fine. Just hate to see you give up on one of your dreams...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 79F @ 6:00AM. Abundant sunshine. Hot. High 106F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Spent most of yesterday moving a security camera from the pump house to the shipping container so it had a better shot of the driveway and incoming/exiting vehicles. That required drilling some holes in the shipping container, and that steel is some tough stuff! Especially the lifting eyes at the upper corners, and those two holes had to be tapped as well. Left me even more impressed with what you've done on your caretaker's quarters, David!

Before that I used a mattock to get the trench for the Ethernet cable over to the container, and before I could do that I had to fix the head on the mattock so it wouldn't fly off the handle. There was this plastic housing that fit inside the hole in the head, and the wood handle fit inside the plastic piece. But the hole in the plastic piece was straight through, and there was no taper on the wood handle, so I don't know what was holding it in to begin with. I ended up slitting the handle and driving in three drywall screws to spread it. Seemed to work fine, but I don't think i'll be buying another handle like that.

Still no sign of Stubby the lizard while I was cooling off with a margarita on the back porch last night. I haven't found a body, and I'm thinkin' he probably got carried off by one of the jays. He was fond of climbing to the top of a rock or stump and doing his pushup thing, probably not the best idea he ever had, but it might have been his last.

Wednesday already! Happy Hump Day!

 

[PJSprog]

77°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 97° today. Pretty much exactly the same for tomorrow, then we cool back down into the 80s for the weekend. Storms that pushed through the area yesterday afternoon dropped the temps by 20°. I didn't hate that.

Oldest stepson is in town from Texas for his birthday this Saturday. Came over to the house yesterday and spent the day with his Mother, which she loves. He did some shooting out in the pasture while he was here. After dinner, while we were all sitting around the table talking, he decided he would clean his guns. That spurred a conversation about guns (and more than a few entertaining stories from his time in Iraq and Kuwait), and before I knew it, the entire table was covered various firearms of his, his brother's, and mine. Lots of guns. Wife was just sitting there shaking her head with that "boys and their toys" look.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, sunny now after last nights big storm passed through with <.5 inches of rain.
Had me tree guy out here with a cherry picker yesterday to take down a few more dead Ash that are in with some Maples and Poplars. I know when to hire someone who has the tools and knowledge, and me climbing trees just won't happen.

Made a big batch of tomato sauce for dinner last night using a bunch of tomatoes from my garden and from Drew.
Good stuff, been a while since I made my own sauce.

Found out the head of our planning/permit team for the town passed away a few days ago. While he and I got off to a rough start, we formed a good working relationship and he was super helpful and fair. RIP Dave.

Randy - tire $ = ouch
Thomas - gout no fun- hope this goes away soon

RIP stubby?

Stay safe and be well.
Tree guys kid is sick- never fun- so no visit today.

From New Hope "pre" car show gathering.

 

[daugen]

Some nice Alfas there Ken. On the grounds of the high school I graduated from...
I've seen some interesting cars go by lately, including a Shelby Cobra like the blue one in the pic that went by me this morning
making all kinds of nice noises. I think folks are getting their cars out and getting them ready.
I'm going to the Show with my brother, not sure of which day, likely Sat.

Finished PT, then went for a walk all the way around Laurel Park across the street from me, and now back home wondering what to do inside this
afternoon cuz sure not going out in the next couple of day's heat wave.

 

[newbury]

<snip?
And I can admit my normal "I can do anything" approach is tempered a bit by almost dying last year. Rattles one's confidence...
<snip>

Well all evidence points to the fact that you DIDN'T die.
We older people need to "know when to hold them, know when to fold them,
know when to walk away and know when to run".
I've lost capabilities I had for decades. About 2 years ago I went to swing off a roof onto a ladder that only extended one rung above the roof. Couldn't do it. Now I need 2 rungs above the roof.
Take it easy and like

You've already hinted at finding a traveling partner, Drew, so get that taken care of,

wrote get the traveling partner, compatible models are difficult to find.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buckeye.. I just use paint.NET for photos. I have photoshop but Paint is so darn quick and easy I use it 99% of the time. Mainly for resizing. I only use Photoshop if I am cropping an object out of an image.

Windows video player is to view pics, not edit. I use Irfanview to edit, and to batch rename with the date, script that pulls date and time from metadata and uses it for picture name.
I’ll download latest and install it.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

71 high of 94 still dry rain within one half mile still no joy

Prayers for all

I had the same lack of joy last night, probably had inches of rain just to the south, none for us.

 

[rswyan]

79F and partly cloudy @ 10:30, HI 82, heading up 87F for a high. There's a large area of severe thunderstorm activity to west that's heading this way. The southern portion that is most likely to effect us is capable of producing up to 70 mph winds ... along with torrential rains ... should be here in a few minutes if it holds together ...

Made the run to Menards yesterday and picked up the small order I had placed online.

Also took my rebate coupons along and did a little addition shopping while I was there: another 75 retaining wall blocks, 5 more bags of concrete, a quart of concrete bonding additive, 4 50# bags of fertilizer (which was on sale), and two gallons of paint for the exterior of the shop.

After I got back we worked on trimming the forsythia clump some more. Got six bucketloads of trimmings hauled up and to the burn pile and three bucketloads added to the compost pile. Starting to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel:

Deer were out, feeling frisky, and making the move to the apple tree ... hoping to get there before the others:

But were not quite quick enough:

The rain has started.

Hope everyone has a great day ...

 

[PJSprog]

When I got home from work yesterday, I noted that the steep hill from the front yard down to the road ditch had been roughly mowed. When I asked The Wife who did it - figuring it was the oldest boy - she said she didn't even know it had been mowed. Best guess is that it was one of the county tractors with a boom mower. They've never done that on our hill before, but I don't hate that they did. The crab grass was getting crazy there, too, and I wasn't looking forward to getting after it with the line trimmer in this heat.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 58, going up to 84. A better chance at some t-storms this afternoon.

I just piddled around in the shop yesterday, just couldn't get motivated to take the trimmer for a walk. That will be this morning, while it is cool. There is only a small area that is 'necessary' to finish. The other area to do is the materials stockpile, but that can be done at a leisurely pace whenever....

We came up with a landscape idea for the larger open areas of the "courtyard". The sod idea was too costly (about $3k), seeding the area would be a royal pain and take forever to get started, and mulch or stone would just be 'blah'.
So, we thought a walking path meandering through the area, creating smaller areas or flower beds abutting the other beds, would make good use of the area. We have a set of wrought iron outdoor table and chairs that will finally get an appropriate home (and some good use). Not a quick project, but will be a nice project for the rest of the season.

I was watching a 'murder' of crows this morning having a good time just swooping and chasing each other. Flying high / soaring, then dive bombing other crows. Really looked like they were just having fun! Normally there are groups of 4-6 hanging around.... they must have had a "block party" or reunion.... at least 25-30 flying around together.

I hope everyone has a great day!

 

[rswyan]

Seems like the worst has passed but light rain and rumbles of thunder continue, looks like it dropped 0.39" so far and pushed the temp down to 69F. If the sun comes out later it's probably gonna be rude.

Not enough flow to overtop the creek crossing thankfully.

And the tomato plants did survive the winds ... plus everything got a good watering ...

 

[RoyJackson]

From New Hope "pre" car show gathering.
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Are those Alfa Romeos?

 

[daugen]

good advice Newbury, thank you.

as the sun was coming up, hustled outside and washed car just as the heat hit.
Now HI is at 98 and climbing fast, just going to be yukky this afternoon.
Came in soaked in sweat, tossed the golf shirt and happy to sit here trying to stop sweating.
Aimed a fan at me, that always helps.

Alfa 4C Spyders Roy

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[sodamo]

69°F and another 2.04 inches rain and still coming down. Another inside day.

Our Governor reinstated COVID restrictions. 50% capacity limits, max 10 people inside, max 25 outside gatherings.

I still see Mandatory vax as something of last resort in most cases. Also see vax as a personal choice that should be respected at least until full FDA authorization. But not as a single,isolated choice. Respect that taking advantage of stimulus money, ppe, unemployment plus ups, eviction moratorium, etc was a part of the choice. Accept the benefit, accept the shot. Accept the new childcare $$, everybody in family gets shot. Legit medical/religious exceptions. Otherwise refuse the shot, then payback the money. IRS still has your address. Bet we’d see the shot needle move up quickly. Seems right now the only perceived drawback to not getting the shot is personally getting COVID-19 and this population seems to think that’s anybody but them and don’t care. Choices have consequences.

Rant over

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

More than half the folks in supermarket yesterday were wearing masks.
I thought I had ten of them in the car but had cleaned them out....too soon.
So no mask for me yesterday and honestly I didn't feel safe in there.
I'm now back to wearing masks in high density public places.
I may not get sick, or as sick, but this is to minimize my chance of being
a covid carrier.

David, I don't think some folks have a clue as to what it means to be a good citizen.
The discussion usually centers on ME instead of US...

been on phone with both JD and Kubota sales folks. Both were very competent, Kubota guy was from
another store but was the company tractor expert and he was a delight to deal with.
I guess he felt the same way because he said this discussion usually takes three times as long and it was
nice to talk to someone who knew exactly what he wanted. Thank you TBN wisdom...

93/111 sure not going outside