Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temp in North Bay is a balmy 75F.

Yesterday was a scorcher NW of Cochrane, ON. 85+. Spawned a T-storm and lightening sparked a couple of bush fires. [Bush fires are just small forest fires]. Some are still burning today and my load for tomorrow comes within 10 miles of one.

Got a touch of heat stroke or sunstroke yesterday, I don't know the difference, got real wobbly but fortunately I was near the mechanics' truck and he gave me a ride to my tractor where I rested in the A/C. The corn binder hasn't been shut off in two days. The A/C runs continuously. Rain storms forecast for Monday and Tuesday so I wil reset my logbook then. I load in North Bay this evening at 8 and 4 hours later I should be in Cochrane, even if I get there about 1 or 2 A.M. and have a power nap and leave for the mine site at 6 I will arrive at the unloading spot about 8 A.M. I am not going right into the mine, thankfully.

I am in the grease is grease crowd, only I try to use winter grease, it flows through the grease gun easier in the colder temps.

Stay safe all

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wife mulched and cleaned up flower bed.

I mowed weeds across the creek in the walnut grove. Mower is in the old mill race

 

[rswyan]

70F with light rain @ 12:00, calling for a high of 78F with scattered thunderstorms, 90% chance of rain. Accumulation yesterday was around 0.14", today so far: 0.05".

The Ten Day features reasonable high temps (mid 60's to mid 80's) with the possibility of rain on six of the ten days.

I think can hear the grass growing already ...

Looks like I'll be getting that inside day today ... other than I may slip out to pick up small Menards order (four more bags of lime, suet, garden hose) and get gas. The two 2-cycle cans are low enough that they can be refilled with the two different flavors of Stihl premix we use and some E0.

Also need to refill hopper feeder and uncover sparrow trap.

Other than that, same things on agenda for previous inside day that didn't occur.

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

 

[sodamo]

66°F and.04 inches rain

Don’t think I should put off mowing dogs’ area any longer. Getting a bit tall.

Need a bit of tidying up in the project area maybe even get a pic or 2.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[rswyan]

BEF,

Nice ... walnut grove looks very lush ...


Buppies,

Good to hear from you.

Thanks on the lawn ... it's getting there ... but we still have a ways to go.

I noticed the lawn here around the house has really greened up since I put the fertilizer down. It's particularly noticeable at the northwest corner, where the side yard (fertilized) meets the front (unfertilized)

Hope things are well with you.


Bird,

Here's hoping you get some respite from all the mowing and that Sun doesn't evaporate you.

I know when I'm out in it, it really does a number on me.


Ron,

Happy Birthday ...

A great picture of the moon ... as your pictures always are ...


David,

Glad you got the sheetrock done and trip to town went well.

Nice idea on passing along the discount ...


Don,

Glad to hear Whipper is doing better.

Hope for continued improvement.

 

[sodamo]

Happy Birthday, Ron
And many, many more

 

[Eric Salop]

Good evening, I am slowly catching up with GM while waiting for my wife to make tea.



Don, pleased to hear Whipper is on the mend. Looks like it will be water instead of red wine with our meal today.

The dolly I built for the BH works well, need to put a cover on it this morning.

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Ken that is a very handy looking back hoe. Can you roll the dolly while it is on grass ?

Great Moon shot yesterday evening.

Ron, happy birthday ! By the time you are celebrating your 100th there could be an awful lot of space tourists on that moon - many will be taking a picture of you !


A few years ago I screwed some planks to 2 x 4's to make a platform to go over the loader pallet forks. It gets used for all sorts, from a work platform, moving the occasional dead ewe and if the waste bin is too heavy for me to pull up the drive by hand, the bin gets a ride on it up to the roadside. Not any more though ...
The topper was on the 3 pt, so after I dropped the bin off for collection I thought I would save some time by trimming a patch of grass on the way back. Hit a bump, the platform bounced off and now I am ahead of schedule for preparing this winter's kindling.

Oops.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Lush with weeds. Lol

Something I mowed made me start coughing.
This is back corner of my land. Was overgrown in multiflora roses for years.

I have general purpose lithium grease, I knew everyone was dying to find out.

Went out and took fender skirt off the rv, going to try JB weld where it cracked. Started to sprinkle a s I was taking it off, stopped as I came in.
Humidity is rising fast, might get storms later, and even possible tornadoes.

Lillies along the road.

 

[sodamo]

Hmmmm, can lithium grease be charged like a battery? The possibilities…

 

[daugen]

when you consider the high demand for Lithium in Li-0n batteries, surprised they have any left for grease.
Must be the lowest of the low spec lithium that makes it into the grease cartridge.

skies darkening, rain and storms due to start soon. But I made my two trips with the garden cart and large full buckets of water out to
the growing butterfly bushes, since anything less than a couple of inches of rain doesn't accomplish much for a shrub. Lawn and veggies, you bet.

time to chill