Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

73 going up to mid 80's today, foggy out, super heavy dews in the morning. Showers predicted on and off this week, then clearer cooler weather with nights in the low 60's. Several trees are starting to drop their leaves, the signs are there. And thankfully the grass is growing a little slower, even with pretty consistent rain.
I might go out and water trees today; what rain we are getting isn't enough to get down deep enough.

My coffee spoon started to twitch when it saw Don's German potato salad...wanted to dig right in.

 

[Thomas]

68F now heading for 90F,maybe...maybe slight chance of t-storm maybe.
Pull the rest of tomato plants yesterday also some cuke plants,getting to be that time of year again.
Heading to low lands for 8 hours work soon.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Redneck in training]

Last night I went out to get a few rabbits. There are far too many around here and the dog always appreciates a bit of rabbit for breakfast. As dusk passed and the stars made themselves visible again in a clear dark sky, it almost felt like it was raining, as the water in the air condensed out onto anything it could touch. It has left a thick mist this morning, although the fading leaves in the trees are stiring, so it may not be long before it lifts. All starting to feel like autumn.

Our dog used to catch bunny rabbits but is getting old and the rabbits are making fun of him. Since they chew on our young trees in the winter and do significant damage to out veggie garden we needed to limit their population. I accidentally discovered how to attract owls few years back. So now I put perches (two 8 ft metal fence posts bolted together with piece of perpendicular wood on the top) strategically placed on the property. We have, I think two or perhaps three pairs of "big horned owls" nesting on our or neighboring property. They limit the rabbit population very reliably especially at spring when they have young baby owls.

 

[vtsnowedin]

Drove home yesterday from the Eastern shore of Maryland to Rutland VT in seven hours and fifteen minutes. Never hit any stop and go traffic or saw even one accident. Pretty amazing for Labor day weekend. That twelve lane section of the New Jersey Turnpike and all of the Garden State Parkway were full but moving right along.

 

[KevT]

The holiday must be over, I slept in. Why am I always up at 4:30 on days off but sleep till 6 when I go to work???:confused3: I can tell I am getting old, I am sore from re-stringing that cross fence and it was a little one.
72 here now and dark, going to 87 with rain and a feels like of 97. Working on a ceiling today so will be in A/C

I ordered my camera set up for the tractor yesterday. 2 cameras and a 7" monitor, also ordered work lights for it. Now I need to find time to install them.

 

[bakerg]

Good morning, 72F heading to a possible raining afternoon with a high of 88F

 

[daugen]

The holiday must be over, I slept in. Why am I always up at 4:30 on days off but sleep till 6 when I go to work???:confused3: I can tell I am getting old, I am sore from re-stringing that cross fence and it was a little one.
72 here now and dark, going to 87 with rain and a feels like of 97. Working on a ceiling today so will be in A/C

I ordered my camera set up for the tractor yesterday. 2 cameras and a 7" monitor, also ordered work lights for it. Now I need to find time to install them.

Kev,
if you said this earlier, sorry, but where are you putting the front camera?
I would love to have one looking down at the bottom of my FEL bucket or attachment.
Would be concerned about vibration coming through as a jiggly screen.
Could you start a thread please on this and take pictures of your install? And what you can see afterwards? I think a bunch of us would be interested. Thanks Drew

 

[farmer2009]

67 this morning and headed to 95 today. Local weatherman says it's the last day of the year in the 90's. I'm going to hold him to it.

Half of birds are gone. Other half are leaving tonight. So go get them ready and then work starts. Still have those mouse bait stations to tackle. But I don't see anything stopping me today. I can see free time.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Sitting in the dentist chair right now, waiting for the anesthetic to take effect.

Been needing to come for a while. Took almost a full month to get this appointment. The local dentist is good, (and cheap).

Had a great weekend down in Victoria Texas.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

66F @ 6:30AM. Abundant sunshine. High 99F. Winds light and variable.

Good to see all fine celebrations over the holiday weekend. Seems like most of you really earned your Labor Day time off.

Last three days were spent motorcycling on a gypsy tour; three nights camped in three separate locations with 125 of my closest friends. We started out in Oreland, CA, with a delicious dinner at a local favorite bar and grill only a mile away from the fairgrounds. That made for a nice walk and a chance to see a bit of the town. Saturday and Sunday featured poker runs with cards awarded for correct answers to questions asked along the way, the clues for which were gathered by reading signs and seeing odd things at the side of the route. Catered meals were served Saturday and Sunday night and it was good and plentiful, I don't think anyone lost weight on this trip. Saturday's destination was originally Hayfork, CA, but the fires in Trinity county had the fairgrounds still occupied with firefighters and no room was left for us. That meant rerouting and re-planning all the meals with only two weeks notice, a huge undertaking but one carried off pretty well. The upshot is that all the riding took place within a hundred or so miles of my house, and on Sunday the route went within a mile of my place. Good thing, too, as one friend needed to work on his brakes, another fella thought he needed a new starter, and I was able to sneak in a quick shower when we stopped by. But by the time I got to Sunday's destination (Susanville) with the starter, the rider had gotten good enough at bump starting the bike that he decided not to fool with swapping his old one out. I suspect that his wife, who was riding pillion, was losing patience and just wanted to get home. That suited me as well, as it enabled an early start and I had breakfast in my own kitchen Monday. But the best part was sleeping in my own bed again, a huge improvement over a skinny air mattress.

Hope everyone gets off to a good start on the week!