Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Site is missing good pictures, Ron we need you.

Until then, here’s one from last night.

 

[wngsprd]

68 going to 87. Always hard getting used to the heat-up.

Roy, hope the eye problem gets fixed easily. Taking Coco to a new vet internist this morning...she can't eat before the appointment, so is puzzled and was really bugging me for breakfast, finally gave up. The other vet put her back on prednisone and tramadol, so she has been quickly improving back to "her" normal.

Randy, glad you're back home sweet home.

RS, real nice mower...congrats!

Spent most of the day yesterday spreading pine bark mulch over the expanding flower bed with my wife. Finally emptied the trailer load by dinner time.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Here's a nice little story I came across this morning:

Heather Cooper writes:
My husband Mark Cooper was the one that spoke with Chico PD about the ducks. Mama duck was crossing the street in front of his truck with about 12 babies in tow. She walked across the storm drain and they followed- and every single one of them fell into the storm drain. He got out of his truck and pulled the storm drain off and was going to try and pull them out when Chico PD pulled up. They probably thought he was some crazy person at first, ripping the storm drain cover off , but thankfully they followed through and saved the baby ducks

 

[daugen]

Dennis very pretty, you have a beautiful home

 

[workinonit]

Good morning all from Paris, Wisconsin. Supposed to rain today. Hope it doesn't hamper our installation progress too much. I'm ready to get back to SC and plow my garden.

 

[Popgadget]

4 wheel steering, so it tends to not drift downward on hillsides when running across them - feels very stable.

No power steering. The 500 series and up gets you that. Not really a problem for me ... as long you remember to put the unit in motion before you try to steer it. Once it's rolling, it's pretty easy ... but more effort than either Simplicity or the Kubota.

I’m curious about the steering.
So the front wheels are not casters like a typical ZT and actually steer?
Do the rear wheels steer or just use differential power to steer?
Can it pivot like a traditional ZT?

 

[Thomas]

" The other vet put her back on prednisone and tramadol, so she has been quickly improving back to "her" normal."

Indeed great news.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Moring
It’s 61 and heading to 85 here today. That would be the hottest day of the year.

Had some great BBQ at Midwood Smokehouse in Charlotte yesterday, burnt ends, slaw and hush puppies, it was a beautiful day, so we ate outside on the patio. Made waiting for 10 hours for passengers almost palatable.

Tomorrow is shearing day for the alpacas. There’s 40 of them, so it’s a bit of a project. Today will largely be preparing for tomorrow, when the shearers get here.

 

[kenmbz]

Mornin, Somewhat humid

BEF - Those Daffodils are good as posing

Roy - I hope the dr, visit goes well

stay safe and be well

 

[Looking4new]

bef, nice sunset!

 

[PJSprog]

66°F and light rain this morning, going up to 72° today. Rain and thunderstorms expected all day and into tomorrow, some with heavy rainfall.

L4N, optional socks sounds more like a suggestion we'd hear from Hawaii rather than Northern Ontario.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 32, only going up to the high 50's today. A 60% chance of showers... I hope so, it's almost 45 days without any precip.

Drew, hope you get back to your old self in no time! Relearning how to do things is a pain....no pun intended.....

BEF, beautiful picture! Thanks for sharing.

RS, nice mower! Actually looks fun to use!

The greenhouse temp dropped to 45 last night.... I guess better than freezing. Nothing in there looks worse for the wear, so did it's job.

I'm not sure what's on the agenda for today, so.....

Everyone have a great day!

 

[daugen]

ted a small electric heater works well on cold nights

 

[rswyan]

74F and partly cloudy @ 12:00, feels like 75F (Woo-hoo !!!)

Hourly forecast revised yet again, now calling for the possibility (35% chance) of isolated thunderstorms around 16:00. Chances increase after that.

NWS has issued a special statement on "Severe Storm Outlook" stating there's a slight possibility from Texas to the Lower Ohio Valley.

Yesterday was the first time we have ever seen one of these here at the house - Rose-breasted Grosbeak:

Finish coffee and then head out to finish up mowing.

Need to check fuel in Cub, probably send Woman down to gas station and have her get 3.5 gallons (the capacity of one of the fuel tanks) - that way I can fill the empty one and get an idea of what a full tank looks like visually in the "sight glass", since I don't think they are actually marked.

Once done with mowing see if I can juggle things around in the garage and make some space.

Need to feed fish today, since they got missed yesterday.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day ...

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .02 inches rain.

Not sure what I’m going to get into today, but I have some ideas. Top of the list is get back to my caretaker studio project.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[sodamo]

Speedy recovery, Drew

 

[sodamo]

I'll bet that hot tub felt good after a day in the tractor seat, David. Are you using solar thermal panels to heat the water? I've given some thought to a setup like that, but wonder if it would still work in the winter time with the cooler temperatures and shorter days.


Hump Day already!

Sure did. No, but I have thought about it. Using the built in 4k heater and my PV.

I have on a timer to limit run to daytime. Unfortunately, my upgraded timer proved to be a down grade, only allows a single time period per day whereas I I’d prefer at least 2. So currently it run 2 hours mid day. I will either change out with the Intermatic on the pool pump of find an alternative, something like DEWENWILS Outdoor Smart Wi-Fi Outlet Box, Heavy Duty 40A 120-277 VAC 2HP Wireless Controller Timer Switch for Pool Water Heater SPA, Compatible with Smart Phone, Alexa, Google Assistant, UL Listed: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

So yesterday I used 30kwh and my pv produced 42kwh, good use of my capacity.

 

[sodamo]

Site is missing good pictures, Ron we need you.

Until then, here’s one from last night.
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Good attempt Dennis
Ron, come on home, we miss you.

 

[sodamo]

Sounds good for Coco

 

[sodamo]

66°F and light rain this morning, going up to 72° today. Rain and thunderstorms expected all day and into tomorrow, some with heavy rainfall.

L4N, optional socks sounds more like a suggestion we'd hear from Hawaii rather than Northern Ontario.

What are these sock things ???