Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone.

Well the bear marauder showed up a couple of times last night knocking around the empty 55G galvanized ashcans. Bonehead Brogen disturbed by all the racket moved from sleeping in the kitchen and closest to the action woke up and moved to a quieter spot in the house. The bear is a little guy smaller than Brogen about the size of the ashcans he was knocking around.. Probably a yearling male driven from Momma bear and her new cubs. I tried to get a picture, but "he" ran away. Later I was awoken to any angry/scared bear "squealing"(?). Apparently he came back and got himself stuck in one of the cans and was not happy. I saw him getting himself out of his predicament. I haven't got a picture yet.

A breezy, clear 40ｺF start to the morning. I got my first tick of the season on Walk #1 and now with my body's neuropathic burning, itching, pins and needles my body is on "full tick alert" mode = I am tick infested. It takes a while for my "head" to convince the "body" that I am w/o ticks at least for the moment. Today will be a great day for the dump run and yard work.

Ron- Thanks for the bird ID. That cold weather front rolled through last night as predicted. The wind/rain knocked out satellite reception for a while and then it passed on through. No big deal here.

Drew- Thanks for the doll.

Dave- Your pool pictures are really to see. I bet it is a "little different" on the experiential side. I hope that you and Sophie have electricity and are still safe.

A colleague of mine was sitting on the throne in a 2 story composting outhouse in CR when a strong earthquake hit. The building was swaying and all he could visualize was falling into the sawdust below

Randy- I agree with you about wildlife "experts" another opinions of the area wildlife. Years ago snowshoeing around here I saw some interesting rather large cat tracks. I started to follow the tracks until it seemed like who was tracking who and made a rather hasty trek back to the truck. Those tracks were far larger than a feral cat or bobcat.

I hope that everyone has a manageable day today.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for all.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Well, continued to not be able to bear weight on the knee again this morning, still swollen. Went for Dr's appt today. Had to stop 3 times while walking across the giant parking lot. They took a few X-rays, then the doc manipulated the knee/leg inflicting more pain. He said: it's really swollen, I said no-duh! He said he was going to aspirate the fluid out....I know what that entails... I won't go into great detail, but it involved using a very large needle. He took out 60+CC's of bloody fluid. Hurt like h**l even w/ lidocaine for numbing. He also injected some cortisone. Now back on rest, elevation, and ice. No PT next week, follow up in 10 days. Oh well. He said this sometimes occurs, if it doesn't get better in a week, we'll discuss then.

Don and Kyle, I wish we had wild berries like you guys. It's way to dry here, even the weeds won't grow! Do you guys ever pick, containerize, and freeze for a later date? Sure would make a nice winter treat!

Sorry about your knee. I've seen those large syringes and they scare the h___ out of me. Hope it gets better soon.

I am looking into Jelly recipes right now. I don't have a specific "canner", but maybe I can make do. They all call for lots of sugar, so I don't know what options Don has other than freezing them (which works out quite well).
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Presto-23-Quart-Pressure-Canner-and-Cooker-01781/2625289?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222227001129193&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40345580432&wl4=pla-69184938894&wl5=9028364&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=2625289&wl13=&veh=sem

Morning all.

Woke up hr late, had alarm set for mon-fri mode.

I used costco weed block last yr, weeds enjoyed it, they grew well under it.

Looks like rain to the north.

I had the same problem when I used landscape fabric. Some use hay, but I don't want to add it to my garden just yet.

We got about 5/8" rain, but I had just tilled the garden and it all soaked in just perfect. Now if I can just keep the pests out.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

must have been because Eric was respected...

A poet and didn't know it---

 

[CWB Wyo]

It's a nice sunny 36* this morning, yesterday was in the high 60's and sunny. It looks like it's going to be in the low 70's with sunny skies and a little wind.

I did get some work done on the fence yesterday. I'll have a look at the rest of it today.

Hope everyone has a nice start to the weekend.
CWB.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! About 45 this morning going up to around 70. Slight breeze only for a change.

Well, I think I only woke up 1 time last night... Not sure if from lack of pain or from exhaustion...either way it was good. Just a little bit of swelling this morning. Minimal pain, actually less than expected. Maybe "turning the corner" on this. I hope. Just going to take it easy.

I can hear the tractor calling from the shed... Wants the wiring completed for the auxiliary lights...just needs a couple disconnect plugs soldered on....maybe I can try for a little bit...

Hope everyone has a great day! Prayers sent!

 

[sodamo]

66°F and no rain. A nice sunny morning.

No big plans for today, I do have some straightening up that needs doing.
Hoping for a quieter day than yesterday.

Prayers for all

Be safe

Have a great day.

 

[Thomas]

Day break 48F clear but windy,70F now winds starting to die down.

No power this morning for 5 hours cause from gusty winds which met no E- muffin grab juice outside for day long picking up branch/limbs....again
Finally have all the grounds rake things pickup and put away :dance1: next get both riding lawn mowers and trimmers out of hibernation change oil and filters grease them up...maybe tomorrow if it doesn't rain.
Time for quick shower and very much looking forward towards to nights supper...home made corn chowder loaded. :licking:

Enjoy the evening all.

 

[RoyJackson]

2018-05-05, 1827

Boy, what a beautiful day! Just about 70 right now.

Pretty severe storm around 2200 last night, according to my wife (I slept through it). Anyway, no internet connection for most of the day.
Mowed the grass and a number of other outdoor chores done. We lost the tops of a couple smaller trees (about 6-7 inch trunks). I cut them to length I could easily handle and will chip them with the Woodmaxx chipper when it comes in (week of 14 May)
I also tried to start my new genny. Looks like the seller neglected to include to ground cable for the battery, no electric start and pulling on the get the recoil starter didn't work either. I used gas I had for the walk behind snow blower and I don't think it's too old (a month or three), but maybe it's bad. I got tired of yanking on it...I'll mess around with it more on Sunday.

Altogether, a good day and I hope all of you had as good a day. A day without the internet is not a bad day!

 

[Looking4new]

According to the news, it got pretty breezy around Toronto yesterday.
Roof blew off a school, shingles missing from houses. Trees down, hydro poles too. 190,000 customers with out power.
3 1//2 hours north and it was a great day, rainy, but still a great day. No high winds.

 

[toppop52]

Been to car show, taco night at the American Legion. We are Headed for the shower and the sack.