53°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 79° today.
We had one of those pop-up storms yesterday evening that grew into an angry red spot on the radar as it approached us. Started to get a little violent, but was small and didn't last long enough to do any real damage. Lots of lightning and wind, and about 10 minutes of heavy rain. Would have been OK if we weren't trying to get that retaining wall and stair project finished. Another mud delay.
Got a lot done Saturday, as the weather here was just beautiful. Took the weed wacker for a long walk into all the areas we can't mow right now because of construction. Ended up trimming about 1/2 acre total with the Husqy line trimmer. Fired up first try. The Wife's Echo ... not so much. Didn't take the time to pull the plug, but sounds like there's no spark. Guess I'll deal with that some night this week. My whole body was sore Sunday from the first time out being a mega-event. Hands were especially sore. We also picked up several piles of leaves from the oaks in the front, and carried them back to the burn pile. Finally made time to weld three hooks on the LS bucket, too. Not pretty, but they're on. Busy day.
Sunday was the antithesis of Saturday. I got a whole lot of nothing done, but not for lack of effort. Went to harbor Freight to pick up some solid tire (or "tyre") wheels for the hose cart, as The Wife has grown weary of the pneumatics always losing air. Naturally, I grabbed the wrong ones, wrong hub diameter. So, I'll have to swap those out on the way home from work this evening. I was able to get three of the four existing tires to hold pressure, so it's a bit easier to roll for her today. Also bought a new 100' hose to get the cart a little over halfway from the well house tap/faucet/spigot to the chicken coop by the barn, until I can dig and find the leak in the buried line that goes to the tap/faucet/spigot next to the pasture gate. She'll at least not have to carry water to the coop now. After connecting everything, I fired up the well pump for the first time this year, and water was gushing out everywhere. Found two giant splits in the pvc pipes connecting the tank to the outside tap/faucet/spigot. It appears someone used the well after I drained the line last winter, but didn't drain it again, and it froze and burst in two places. Great. Something else to fix. We have city water from Trenton for the house, so she's just using that outside connection for now; hose on a reel connecting to a hose on the ground connecting to a hose on a cart ... so the chickens can have water without carrying it. (First World Problems
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On a brighter note, Wifey spent her day yesterday studying, and took an exam online last night after the storm passed. She can now add Certified Pet Nutritionist to her ever-growing list of dog training certificates. She'd started to take this course a few years ago, but it was interrupted by unfortunate family events. The school was kind enough to let her pick up where she left off, and she got it done with a month to spare. Over 500 pages of course material for this one. Quite proud of her accomplishments.
Glad no serious issues where you are, David. Looks like your pool water has no idea which way it's supposed to go.
