Good morning!!!!

lostcreekranch · Feb 1, 2020

Good morning. It's 39° and clear this morning with calm winds. Our high is forecast to get to 71° today and 77° tomorrow.

If winds stay calm, I'm going to light another burn pile this morning. There are some cedar trees, near that burn pile, that need removal so ... I can work on them while monitoring the burn pile. The cut down cedars will be the bottom of the next burn pile in same location.

I hooked up my small trailer and went to Katy to pick up a JD Gator which will be one of the prizes for our VFD spring fund raiser raffle.

Kyle ... that's a nice church.

Ron ... great Cardinal picture. Appreciate the link to Harv's projects. I'll read it tonight.

WNG ... peacocks screaming will scare the crap out you if you don't know it's there.

BEF ... glad to hear your FIL is improving.

RNG ... enjoy your camp out.

Don ... sorry about your relative. Gasoline and brush ... don't mix. It's amazing how many ... don't get it?

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Prayers to all.

toppop52 · Feb 1, 2020

Some overnight drizzle and 41, going to near 50.
Grandsons basketball game early today, dinner with friends later. Might visit mom today as well.
Have a good one.

LS Tractor Owner · Feb 1, 2020

Good morning to all! Low of 22, going up to mid 50s today.

We have an appointment today at 10:30 to look at a repo shed a local dealer has on his lot. If I can get it for a good price, we might take advantage of a pre-built vs me building one. I do not mind building, rather enjoy it, but time is getting scarce, and Mr. knee complains a lot with all of the activity.

BEF, do you need another hint to the location? It is a private road, 9 five acres parcels (8 have houses), 2 have 2.5 acres. Good luck!
Sounds like you are going to be busy today!

Drew, do you harvest / capture any rainwater to use in the greenhouse? Do you start your seeds in local soil or do you use the peat cubes?

RNG, you were very productive yesterday! Lots of stuff done! Enjoy your well deserved break camping! Those concrete bags will be calling your name.....

WNG, when we first moved out here, there was not a lot of neighbors... one morning I hear this high pitched screaming “HELP....HELP....HELP “
When I looked out in the field, there was this big dog chasing a Jack Rabbit! The rabbit was screaming.... sounded just like “ heeeelllllpppp “.
I am glad the wifey heard / saw the episode, no one would ever believe me.

I started the next woodworking project, I was able to get only one side panel blank glued up. All of my bar clamps were 3-4 ft long. It was a struggle trying to get them on a 12 inch wide board made from 1 3/4 in. wide strips and keep them aligned. Went up to the hardware store and purchased all of their stock of 24 inch 3/4 black pipe. By the time I got back, the first glueup was done being clamped, so took those off and switched all the clamp hardware to the shorter pipe. Out of time.... had dinner.... the next board will have to wait... should be easier, I hope!

Everyone have a great weekend!

buckeyefarmer · Feb 1, 2020

LS, I keep getting drawn to the cedar grove area.

When you glue panels do you biscuit them?

drivesitfar · Feb 1, 2020

WNG & ALL: yep a baby rabbit's scream can sound just like a baby or young child. also a coyote killing a poodle can give off an horrible cry. not saying it wasn't a person your wife heard so maybe you and I and others should work on getting those security or game cameras set up to see what's going on at night outside our homes.

ALL: you don't have to spend $400 to buy an inversion table to fix your back pain or other aches and pains cause good exercises and eating well will help maybe more. the inversion table is one of the easiest methods other than a shot, pill or surgery if exercising or diet is hard to manage. if you find a cheaper inversion table and you will use it the key is that you will and that it's safe.

having a foam roller on the floor can help a ton if you know how to use it. also just doing planks and working on your core muscles will really help your back. i'm about 20 pounds away from seeing my abs, but maybe by my next birthday I can manage that cause carrying extra weight as we get older isn't healthy cause we don't move as fast as when we were younger.

anyway here's to another great day above dirt and it's windy, rainy and 40's here in the great PNW.

RoyJackson · Feb 1, 2020

RoyJackson said:
2020-02-01, 0550
One thing I wrote about a week or so back was my tractor battery is dead...I'll try jumping it today, If that doesn't work, I guess I'll have to run down to Lebanon NH and pick up a replacement. We have snow coming in this week and I want to be ready.

Well, the battery did take a charge...tractor started right up!
I'll try the tractor again tomorrow (Sunday) and again Monday...make sure it holds a charge.

If the forecast holds, we're supposed to get a total of 9-10 inches by Friday (spread out over three days).

sodamo · Feb 1, 2020

66°F and .30 inches rain.
Wife a followup lens check in a month, possible replacement.

Got my gussets, will work on carport wx depending.

Prayers for all
Have a great day
Be safe

sodamo · Feb 1, 2020

Thanks Ron. I’ll have to checkin on Harv’s thread. The few self drilling screws I’ve used so far have worked well.

daugen · Feb 1, 2020

Drew, do you harvest / capture any rainwater to use in the greenhouse? Do you start your seeds in local soil or do you use the peat cubes?

I think I use about a gallon a day to water the greenhouse in early temps, later when hotter maybe a little more.
The answer is no, my greenhouse is awfully tiny though the garden shed next to it could use a rainbarrel on the corner.
Which would mean putting gutters on it. I use a professional propagation mix which is ground very fine, in addition to some Burpee seed starting mix.

This year doing just flowers and no veggies is much easier. I over seed the tray, and then transplant when large enough by breaking the tray apart in small pieces. Later on, close to middle of April, will start direct seeding, all of this going into prior veggie garden. There I have water piped out to garden and can run sprinklers in dry weather. That garden is mostly covered in black plastic with one big open area.
Thankfully local municipal water rates seem reasonable. .09 cents per gallon.