Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

RNG, thanks for the reco on the gloves. My wife has been using synthetic ones and swears by them, so just bought me a 10-pack of Wells Lamont polyester/rubber ones at Costco. I like them, great gardening and light duty, but my hands, which aren't normally sweaty, do heat up in them. They have antimicrobial foam latex. But, I like goat or cowhide when handling thorns or rough wood. Sorry you have had problems with your Stihl. I've never had anything but good performance. I checked out their battery pole saw yesterday while at the store...sweet and well balanced, but over $700, so gently put it back down.

The blacksnake is actually a welcome co-inhabitant of our place. I've temporarily left the door to the shed open for it, as well as the door under the house when I discovered it there (long enough for it to leave). Other than an occasional scare, it has only been a pest when it tried to steal the wren eggs out of the nest. There are two that roam around. They keep bad snakes away, and hopefully eat rodents. Good luck with your deer. Hunting pressure keeps them skittish in our area.

Eric, Canada geese are pretty cool to watch. We have migrating ones in our area, as well as those called resident geese, which can be a pain since they are so messy...used to be a very large hunting season on resident ones when they overpopulated, and the city of Richmond even began a practice of oiling their eggs to control them when they took over the James River whitewater rocks area. I used to be pretty decent at calling them, but my son got so good, I just left my calls at home. They are still a problem in some places along golf courses and around lakes. People pay for goose chasers (using trained dogs like border collies) to chase them away. They take about 4 weeks here to incubate, so you'll see puffballs floating on your pond by the end of May. I'll pick May 23.

Well, time to get back outside and see if I blow away.

No snakes allowed here, they eat chicken eggs.

Was glad to hear Coco is getting back to "her" normal. Hope things get better.

I need to mow today, still waiting on mower roller bearings for The Beast. I guess I will break out some other equipment if the fields are not too soft. We just got a decent shower for about 5 minutes.

Yucky story. So you remember me saying we still had cracks in the yard leftover from last year's drought? After the 3" rain we got last week, I was walking across the backyard and I saw what looked like a cherry colored bubble on the ground. It was a toad that had not got out of the crack in time as the clay swelled from the rain. Apparently, it had croaked before he had a chance to give his last proper croak. I saw another near him, and he was stuck. I got out my small shovel and freed him. Free the toads! The cat will probably do him in too. Mean cat.

Daughter and wifey will start Prom preparations tonight, doing toenail and fingernail painting....and practicing on the makeup.....again.

 

[Bird]

broccoli really is a wonder food..
We should all eat more of it.
At least once a week I buy a pound of chopped broccoli salad from deli,
easy way to get my vegetables. I use different salad dressings on it to mix it up.

i didn't know anything about it being a wonder food, but my wife and I both like it; cooked or raw. I like to buy the big bags at Sam's Club of broccoli, cauliflower, and little carrots together.

 

[Bird]

Kyle_in_Tex said, "No snakes allowed here, they eat chicken eggs."

I'm sure I'll never forget gathering the eggs one day and almost putting my hand in a nest before I noticed that big black snake in there. Needless to say, I always looked before reaching from then on.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

broccoli really is a wonder food..
We should all eat more of it.
At least once a week I buy a pound of chopped broccoli salad from deli,
easy way to get my vegetables. I use different salad dressings on it to mix it up.

We eat lots of broccoli.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

It was a toad that had not got out of the crack in time as the clay swelled from the rain. Apparently, it had croaked before he had a chance to give his last proper croak. I saw another near him, and he was stuck. I got out my small shovel and freed him. Free the toads!

Found a toad on the driveway yesterday morning. It was a long way from anything green, and since I had gloves on already, I picked it up and carried it over to where the weed patch starts. It didn't squirm or try to get away while it was in my hand; I think it liked the warmth. Dove into the weeds and disappeared when I let it go. So my toad karma got a boost, as I'm sure yours did as well, Kyle.

Oh, and the Atlas gloves are toad pee proof, too...

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .01 inches rain.

Off to Hilo town for weekly errands.

Guys won last night, but could have gone the other way.

The grilled chicken was excellent.

Mostly, the screws are self tapping and work well if you can get sufficient pressure. Predrilling avoids splitting the wood especially near the ends.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

67°F and .01 inches rain.

Off to Hilo town for weekly errands.

Guys won last night, but could have gone the other way.

The grilled chicken was excellent.

Mostly, the screws are self tapping and work well if you can get sufficient pressure. Predrilling avoids splitting the wood especially near the ends.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

So does that even the score between the guys and gals???

 

[txdon]

We eat lots of broccoli.

But do you eat broccoli sprouts.
I'm looking for the sulforaphane and with broccoli sprouts can have 20-40 times more sulforaphane than mature broccoli. That makes it the clear winner in getting sulforaphane into your body.

Sulforaphane

Sulforaphane benefits: How broccoli and Brussels sprouts may help reduce your cancer risk

Sulforaphane is a powerful phytochemical found mostly in green vegetables. Find out why you should increase your intake of sulforaphane as part of a healthy diet.

www.mdanderson.org

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[toppop52]

71 with a few gusts over 30. Mostly sunny.

We eat a lot of broccoli and Brussels sprouts, as well as the usual veggies.

We also have both resident and migrant geese, only time I really see them is spring and fall or if the land in the field across the road or if I have to wait for them to cross a street. Had a pair with four little ones cross in front of us yesterday , love to watch the little ones hop up on the curb.

We have several varieties of bees, wasps/hornets here, some more aggressive than others, but I’ve never really been able to establish a bond with any of them.

Stepp, I’ve been thinking about your family, wish there was more I could do.

 

[PJSprog]

We have several varieties of bees, wasps/hornets here, some more aggressive than others, but I’ve never really been able to establish a bond with any of them.