Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

Kilroy I am in a triangle east of Blacksburg north of Martinsville south of Roanoke up about 1700 feet Cahas Mountain is general area

Pretty Country

We are about an hour west of Asheville

 

[Buppies]

You are in a really beautiful area

 

[rswyan]

43F and cloudy @ 21:00, headed down to a low of 32/33F. Will be mostly sunny tomorrow but high will only be 48F.

Spent some time this afternoon on the phone catching up with a local friend who is under the weather at the moment.

Refilled hopper feeder and then headed off to get order picked up at Menards. Already loaded up one of the covered plant trays, will do another one here in a few.

When I got back I took the dump cart up and filled it halfway with screened compost and brought it back down and got one storage tote of the potting soil blend made up.

The second set of five grow bags from Amazon were delivered before I left, and I got those about filled about 1/3 ... so they're ready to have the dahlia tubers put in them ... maybe later tonight.

Noticed while I have been out over the last few days that fuel prices are starting to fall. Cheapest I had seen was $3.69/gal for regular but diesel was still around $5/gal. At the Meijer's out by Menards they had regular for $3.68 and diesel for $4.66 ... so I went ahead and stuck $50 in the tank of the van, which took it up over halfway.

That could last another month, depending on how much driving I do.

Hope Ron Hall is doing ok and everyone had a great day ...

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

BEF---"LS, how much is a bag of mulch on sale and what size bags?"

Lowes have them on sale for 5 bags for $10, or $2 a bag (don't have to get multiples of 5). They are 2CF per bag. The pallets that were still factory shrink wrapped contained 65 bags or 130 CF. Or 4.81 yards.
Normal price here is $3.68 / bag.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Premium-2-cu-ft-Dark-Brown-Hardwood-Mulch/3342044

I think the sale is only until tomorrow..... but your area may vary....

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. Happy Easter to all. 70ºF for the start, overcast, light breeze. Cold front came through about 10AM, brisk north wind for short time then eased off. Temps drooped down to about 58 then recovered, saw fog in area but did no ride in any. No rain, high temp 73ºF, low forecast 53ºF at midnight. Bike ride this morning, nap afternoon, not much else done
RS got a lot done. nice pics
Randy(wag) hope rest day was successful.
Doug glad you got security door hung with out more damage to you. Hope your ear in good shape
Randy(wag) my SIL has free range chickens during the day. She live in area notorious for ticks but not near her house
Drew hope your bunny activities are appreciated. hope the outside work went well. good luck with deer resistant flowers.
Buppies hope you get some rain, if you need it.
Roy hope day went well
Kilroy glad you got some rain.
Thomas hope day went well.
Don potatoes look really good.
Dennis sorry about sleep issues. sorry to hear weather messing with painting. Good to hear dad's camera working well. and people helping him.
Billy hope you get some rain, we need some here too. Good to hear good haircut. How many tree trans planted? Glad only 4 spots to treat on you. Good to hear your new hearing protectors are working well.
Paul good progress on speakers. Neat pics, would love to see video of drone flipping over on water.
RNG glad you won't starve now. Lake is filling nicely. Sorry about the conduit and bar issues.
Rich glad mowing went well. I have to thing broken wire(s) messing with you on second Craftsman. Glad garden tilled, pizza and beer always good .
Buppies beach time! would figure wife know not to give weight to kid!
Bill G welcome to GM thread, nice pics.
Ted nice nap Glad to heear motivation has yet to flee the scene.
Paul thanks for the sectional view.
David good to hear follow up went well. Hope youcan transit back to full suty with no issues.
RS sorry more rain, have plenty on aganda.
Thomas sorry about no nap.
Doug sorry about laptop, painful to lose all data. Hopefully you can get with paid for programs owners and get most of the back.
Ted glad you got started on metal on fence.
Dennis good to see new panels on shed, and painted good to hear mowing going well.
James good catch on the splitter.
RS nice to talk to friends. good to hear gas and deiel prices falling.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, /mom recovery and breathing, living alone, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new(2) cancer surgeries /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer recovery, /wife head wound healing, Thomas/gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's heart /rib and back and torn bicep, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues /dog seizure, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis/ brother "alligallyitus" and improving, James /wife's fall and recovery, Drew /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /wifes friend situation, Ukraine war, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Wagtail]

Happy Easter (afternoon) all!

Up early for Church (0530), the temp was 8C and the high this arvo is 24C. I received 2.5mm of rain in the gauge, it's partly cloudy with a wee bit of a breeze.

My 'back' neighbour asked if it was OK to drop a leaning gum-tree onto my back paddock (#6). He's putting in a double gate on his driveway and, seeing as the gum (his side of the shared fence) was leaning on the fence wire onto my property, I said OK. He doesn't want any help cleaning up either... and it's already down.

Lovely day so far. Some rain expected tomorrow.

Take care all!

 

[Helogabals]

Yesterday have seen + 25 C
Have visited La specia, NAVY museum, beach. Sea still is rather cold. As man walks in water his balls retract like plane's landing gear cold

Today morning looks great
Wife have made great breakfast

Soon heading out to Genova aquarium

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning and Happy Easter. Temp is 22 and going to a high of 43°F. Wind N 7 mph.

Turkey is on the menu for today with whole berry cranberry sauce, stuffing and potatoes. Apple pie for desert.
We don't normally have desert, so the pie is a treat.

Tuesday through Saturday I will be either in pre start meetings of doing a medical. Friday afternoon I get to pick up 25 lbs of smoked belly pork and Saturday morning I get my new SSQA for the 'V' plow. The V plow will come in handy for planting potatoes as well.

Today is an energy conservation day.

Have a safe Easter all

 

[daugen]

good morning all
those look like free range eggs Helogabals, nice and orange

.10 rain last night, sunny day near 50 but a freeze warning for tonight. I have a few flowers to cover that didn't like the last cold snap.

busy day, starting with 8am setup at church for Easter breakfast. I made gluten free blueberry muffins and taking that plus some maple syrup for waffles and
some bananas. Trying to have something a little more healthy than sausage and waffles.

After church dropping some muffins off to old friend whose wife is very ill, if he doesn't come to service this morning. Hard for him to get away, demented wife gets scared being alone
and it's a bad scene for him. Frontal lobe issues, not much he can do. She and I used to enjoy gardening together. I can't even visit because new things/people upset her so.

Endocrinologist appt tomorrow morning, very interesting to see how labs come back. Hoping for another six months of calm.
I put a heat pad on my neck last night and doubled up my arthritis meds, seemed to help. I really need a back operation but neck is bothering me more.
Pretty much a first class mess.

Today is Easter, a special day for many. Hope the love of family makes everyone's day a blessing.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-04-17, 0649

33° right now...high in the lower 40's...and snow showers!!

Got some work type stuff, and I'll do that later this morning...

 

[Thomas]

Time to put the feet up..... maybe some ice cream later ....Thomas is teaching me bad habits......

Naaaa.

 

[daugen]

I went back and looked at those eggs again, but it was the bread that caught my eye.
My grandfather's family came from Brody Ukraine, West of the current fighting, and every breakfast and dinner there was a small plate with a pile
of white bread on it. We would normally toast it here, but I think there is something Eastern European about eating
plain bread with meals. Perhaps Irish also? That's why it's so fun to have folks here from "abroad", we learn new things. Like Australian critters.

very healthy breakfast actually, not many folks eat vegetables for breakfast. We all should. Usually it's carbs and fat.
Had a vegan burger last night, it was on sale for two bucks a burger. It was very good, cooked in a covered pan, but of course you have to load seasoning on it.
If I had a tomato, I'd put a big slice of that on the patty. Can't wait to start growing my own, bringing them in right off the vine.

Now I need a healthier bun than the store brand diet buns, 80 calories.

 

[Thomas]

30F snow flakes dancing in the air low 40's for high mostly cloudy day.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...If ground dry enough clean rake last hardest section,or remove 6 cement pads level ground with sand reset,check game cams other than that see what day brings.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
It’s 38 and sunny, rained overnight, won’t get above 50.

Yesterday was a decent day, rain held off until dinner time. I got a lot of outside chores done, cut up a few trees that blew down over the winter, first time using the Stihl MS261C I bought in the fall to replace the 026 that my son destroyed. I trimmed some shrubs and mowed some grass with the Lazer. Got to spend some time with my buddy, he just loves machinery.

Got all the parts finished on the speakers, they just need final assembly.

All the kids will be here for breakfast shortly, everyone have a great Easter!

 

[Bill Guenthner]

2022-04-17, 0649

33° right now...high in the lower 40's...and snow showers!!

Got some work type stuff, and I'll do that later this morning...

No thank you sir. I wish I lived even further south than I do already. Someplace where a 33° low is the coldest day of winter.

 

[Buppies]

50 this morning we are right at an inch below normal for rainfall tomorrow maybe half an inch.

Christ has risen

Prayers for all

 

[Buppies]

HAPPY EASTER

 

[Bill Guenthner]

50 this morning we are right at an inch below normal for rainfall tomorrow maybe half an inch.

Christ has risen

Prayers for all

3 to 4 inches above “normal” here YTD. It’s been a very wet spring.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 47F @ 5:15AM. Sunny. High 73F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
Things started off wet with rain overnight yesterday, leaving a half inch in the rain gauge by mid afternoon. Then I started hearing thunder near dinner time, and radar showed a big green blob with yellow and orange center making a bee line for the neighborhood. Lightning lit up the sky, it started raining cats'n'dogs, and next thing you know hail was rattling off the sliding glass doors, covering the porches in whiteness. Picked up an inch and a half of rain in less than an hour, then it all ended in a pretty double rainbow. Maybe we'll get some more May flowers as a result?

One man's trash is another man's treasure, Check. Good find!

Brought home some stew meat from the grocery store, so diced it up and made a sort of beef stew in the InstaPot. Browned it, then threw in a couple cups of brown rice, a quart of good porter, a couple bay leaves and some thyme and onion powder, some garlic, a little salt, some Liquid Smoke, and pressure cooked it all for 30 minutes. Added a can each of corn and green beans, then slow cooked for another couple hours, as the rice wasn't quite done. Turned out pretty tasty for a throw together dish.

Gonna torch at least one burn pile today, but not sure what else is on the agenda.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

 

[Rich B1]

Good morning! 32 now, might get to 48 later.

Not sure how much rain we got, but there is standing water in the yard again. Noticed when I was out walking around yesterday.

HAPPY EASTER!

I always enjoyed breakfast when I was in Europe. Especially when there was a good selection of meats, cheeses, bread, vegetables, and fruit. But breakfast in the UK was special too. A full English isn’t good for you, but it is very tasty. Not breakfast, but this talk of eating in Europe is making me crave a Greek Farmer’s Salad…..

Not sure what today will bring…..I will find something to get into.

Everyone stay safe out there!