Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

57F upper mid 80's for high.

Plans for today... pick up some critter food,check game cam,might do little trimming and putter.
E muffin feed little critters.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Still dark outside and 80˚F, and hitting 100 all next week also. No rain forecast and we are in Phase one of water restrictions (After using 85% capacity for 3 days, they go up to phase 4). Our auto sprinklers can only be used twice a week and no watering between noon and 7pm and no watering on Mondays - recovery day.

While at Mom's a few weeks ago driving the truck through the field I hit a bull hole hiding in the tall grass. It made made the plastic curved part of the bumper to come undone and stick out like a tongue. I hope with some JBweld epoxy and clamps I can get it stuck back in - I think it is affecting my trade in value.:yuck:

Then off to the gardens till noon.

Randy and Buckeye hope you have a good day in your recovery mode.

Eric, did the sandbags divert the water enough so the erosion did not progress?

 

[ronjhall]

Need to pour first cup of coffee. 53° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 85° with sunny skies. Got shopping done. Not much else. Do not feel like doing anything today. Need to make a Dr appointment to see what is going on.

Special prayers for Buckeye, Randy and other in recovery.

Good Morning All.

 

[RoyJackson]

2019-08-03, 0718

53 and overcast right now...windows are open and the house is quite comfortable. High will be in the low 80's today.

Usual weekend chores...dump run, mow, trim. Wife and stepdaughter are complaining about gnats in the clothes dryer. I'll pull the exhaust tube off...see what's in there. I've read Bounce dryer sheets repel gnats, so I guess will try that too.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Morning all. I appreciate all the prayers and concerns.

Having sharp lower back pain now. Did get decent sleep. PT in bed this morning, so probably stretches, OT at 11.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Thanks for posting that, Rick. Lots to think about in that article.

Maybe it's different here on the left coast, but somewhere I read to wait to spray out poison oak and other woody brush until it's hot and the plant systems are stressed for water. That's supposed to increase the uptake of woody herbicides like triclopyr, improving the kill ratio.

Maybe the difference is that glyphosate is absorbed through the leaves, and triclopyr gets in through the stems?

Also, that's the first I've heard of using Diesel fuel as the vehicle for the herbicide. How compatible is that with the sprayer components? It's certainly more expensive at $4.00/gallon out here.

RNG, 25% Remedy / 75% Diesel is pretty standard here. That's all I use for cut stump treatment but, I rarely spray it. When I'm removing yaupon, I cut stems about 12" above the ground and brush on the R/D mixture. I mix it in an old 56oz. Dawn dish soap bottle with a flip cap so I can drizzle the mix over large stems. After about a year, the 12" stems rot off at ground level so, I never have to worry about the roots.

 

[farmer2009]

72 this morning and headed to 88 today.

Youngest son turned 3 yesterday. Today is his birthday party. Bouncy/jump place that he enjoys with a dinosaur theme.

So doubt I will get much more done than walking birds.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

While at Mom's a few weeks ago driving the truck through the field I hit a bull hole hiding in the tall grass. It made made the plastic curved part of the bumper to come undone and stick out like a tongue. I hope with some JBweld epoxy and clamps I can get it stuck back in - I think it is affecting my trade in value.:yuck:

In the For What It's Worth Department, a friend of mine highly recommends the JB Weld epoxies designed for use on plastic. He says he's had great results with them. Good luck with your repair, Don!

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good Saturday Morning. It's 76°F this morning with 91% humidity and calm winds. Forecast say only 93° this afternoon. We got a little shower of rain that lasted all of five minutes.

I pushed over a couple of dead post oak trees yesterday. I had to cut them into about 15' lengths due to all the trees around them. Using the grapple, they were too long to maneuver between other trees.





Now ... a bit of "pickup sticks", fill the root ball hole, and drag the chain harrow to level everything again.



Don .... sorry about your truck damage.

Ron .... hope you get to feeling better.

Everyone have a great Saturday.

Prayers to all.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Happy Birthday to Farmer's son!

Headed to Fort Worth area. Going to celebrate my mom's 90'th birthday today, but officially on the 5th.

Hawkeye, glad to hear of progress with daughters.

Drew, I totally understand winding down. If I didn't have kids, I'd consider a condo in a neighborhood like Don's.

I need to burn a burn pile, but it won't happen this weekend. Much to prepare to burn it.