Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Thanks Ed. 30th is the day.

Mowed along the driveway and my palms. Probably should get another section, but likely talk myself out of it.

 

[daugen]

Went to a local nursery and bought seven trees to plant this week; going to pick them up tomorrow morning.
17 dollar six foot tall hollies plus one big 8 foot magnolia tree to replace the one in the back yard I just took down.
Everything was very reasonably priced and the place was orderly and almost spotless.
Female ownership...I bet her home is similarly nice.
I have about 20 more holes to fill out of the original 110+ I dug. If I get these seven in, I will have made good progress.
Oh, a big rose plant that was blooming made it in the truck plus two big mums that are now at the end of the lane.

Certainly a possibility those potted mums will grow legs. Maybe same person who stole my decorative turtles. A thief on the loose.
Worse, could be a local who doesn't like me for who knows what reason, being a Northerner, and having a nice home among most homes that
are much smaller. There is so much trash thrown out on these rural roads, on the always neat roadsides that everyone pitches in and keeps nice no
matter what kind of home you own. So all those trash throwers just might be stupid enough to steal something. Stop out on a public road in front of everyone and snatch and grab.
Could be a turtle-napper coming back.
But if I get annoyed, they will have accomplished what I think they want.
Or, they are just plain thieves. I wonder if my beautiful turtles were sold for drugs.
Dismal thought.

Still have five turtles out at end of lane. All have holes in them or broken limbs but you can't see that from the road.
But not worth stealing...

ah human nature. we have a long way to go to finish being civilized.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Worse, could be a local who doesn't like me for who knows what reason, being a Northerner, and having a nice home among most homes that are much smaller.

I have the same problem out here, Drew. A neighbor was down at the boat launch across the canyon from me when a passerby started bad mouthing "that rich a$$hole up on the hill." He was referring to me, as my place overlooks the launch. My neighbor asked him if he'd ever met me, and if not, why he thought that. The guy's answer was because it was a big house and obviously a lot more expensive than anything else in the neighborhood. In reality, it's less than 2000 square feet, and only looks nicer because it was built ten years ago, not the thirty something years of most of the others. And it's not a run down double wide surrounded by trash and blue tarps, of which there are more than a few. Mostly, though, I think it's because the house sticks out all by itself on the point, and can be seen for quite a way off, and I keep the yard picked up and the brush cut back. It's been my experience that lowlifes are always looking for somebody else to blame for their condition instead of looking at what they could do to improve their own lot in life. And when they come across someone with something nice that they've worked hard for, their first inclination is to try to run it down, mess it up, or steal it.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Ron, you sure that isn't some of the whooping crane eastern flock? Still, a beautiful sight.

Finnly had a birthday today! We all had pizza, cake and ice cream and she got some cash and presents. Mommy got teary eyed when reminiscing her early year photos. We have put her back in public school this year, and it has not gone real smooth. Any prayers would be appreciated. She is adjusting a bit, but doesn't like the school work. It goes a bit better when you can "spoon feed" her the work.


PJ, hope your new to you box provides a good frame for your speakers. What type of speakers do you prefer for the $$$? Some time ago, I watched an interview with Tiran Porter of the Doobie Brothers. He never knew how to read music. But he still played an incredible bass.


Crappy. Don't tell anyone, but they are much better than tilapia. They are my favorite fresh water fish.


How much water to shock a well wngsprd?

RNG, stop keeping your place so nice so we won't have to talk about you....

Have a great evening y'all.

 

[txdon]

Don. Where did you find the 20%?

Amazon

 

[RoyJackson]

2017-09-28, 0318

69 right now...and the "high" will be several degrees cooler (low to mid-60's).
Heading down to Connecticut in a few hours for a team building event...

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all. 62 going to 84 and sunny. My wonderful nap yesterday made my nights sleep not so wonderful. I guess it will work out in the end. Got to run to the grocery and a few errands this morning and then ?????

Kyle, Prayers sent for Finnly.

RNG, I think I have an old blue tarp here somewhere that I could send you, If it would help with neighbor relations. Drew, I might even have two. :laughing:

Have a great day. Ed

 

[Eric Salop]

Bands of mist are marking out the contours on the landscape this morning as the sun attempts to steam away memories of last night's rain. It would be very peaceful, except for the incessant honking of a large flock of Canada geese that have taken up residence on one of my neighbours fields. I struggle to think of any other creature that always sounds so stressed out and agitated.

Drew, sileage bales are a lot easier to make than hay in our climate, so are quite common here, far more so than traditional hay.



Each of these bales has 6 to 8 layers of wrap to keep the oxygen out as farmer explained and once they are stacked any later movement, even with soft squeezer arms on a loader, risks letting oxygen in, so we take off just a few at a time as needed. It's not unknown for crows to peck holes in bales too, which soon ruins them as they start to spoil after only a few days of oxygen getting in.

Wrapped sileage bales leave behind messy plastic that cost money to recycle, whereas hay bales give us bountiful supply of baler twine, without which many farms would literally fall apart.

 

[Buppies]

Prayers sent for Finnly

70 balmy degrees this morning high of 86. Got 220 tons milled 120 tons put back. Finish that street today then onto smaller one

 

[Bird]

NWS says we have 68 degrees going for a nigh of 77. They also show that we got .01" of rain just before midnight and another .01" just after midnight. I guess that's the 30% they've been forecasting the last few days.:laughing: At least I'm glad for the cooler weather.