Good morning!!!!

[two_bit_score]

Went with the wife to run her errands in Austin. Several places she wanted to go that I thought she needed company. Monday will probably be her errands in San Antonio. She is very organized.

Had an opportunity to stop at a friends new restaurant and have a bite to eat before the trip back. I had some Great Gumbo and she had grilled salmon with grilled asparagus and some delicious sauces.

My volunteer commitments significantly increased this week. Appointed to two new boards. So far it looks like many meetings will be by Zoom so should be able to log in from wherever. I’m really looking forward to it.

 

[Alien]

My buddy wanted to know how good a flail mower was in his paddocks of long grass. He has an old slasher and just bought a new tractor so is looking to replace his mower. I decided to drive my tractor to his place as I was curious to see how well the flail performed in his thick 2 ft high grass.
It was a 7 klm trip there and took a half hour. Anyway the flail did the job and he was happy with the result. His wife hates the windrows left by the slasher so it looks like he might get a new flail mower. When I got home I removed the flail and fitted my new Ripper to try it out. There was a dead tree I have been trying to push over every now and then and it wouldn't budge. I put the ripper around it and tore up the roots and bingo, it pushed over fairly easily. Then I dug out a bamboo and filled the huge hole in. Getting too hot to work out there too long and it is still Winter. Taking the rest of the day off.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning. Despite what the forecast had promised, we could feel rain on our faces as we started our little walk up the track before breakfast. It was so light, not a ripple showed on the mirror flat surface as we reached the top pond. It took only a few seconds to call up the camera app on my phone and in that time the rain came heavier, destroying the reflections and sending us home at a fast pace. Sometimes a memory is as good as a picture, though not as easy to share.

Roy, hope you have a better day today ! Daft things happen to us all.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 65° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 88° with a few clouds. Got a couple of small things done in shop. But mostly stayed inside until son got back from Woodward Dream Cruise. Did get my ride in his Mustang. But did not get to drive it. Something about 79 years old and 700+ HP not being a good match. Isn't that how old John Force is.
Bird bath time.

Roy, sorry to hear about truck mishap. Hope repairs are done quickly.

Mostly, I do have some tractor pictures I want to share. Will get them posted after my son heads home today.

RNG, I use the same ladder stabilizer that has already be posted. Make ladder much more stable.

Kyle, glad you made home from trip safely.

Thomas, great fawn pictures.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

 

[RoyJackson]

2021-08-22, 0541

69° right now...high about 80° and maybe some rain this afternoon.
When I mowed yesterday, I didn't get the fenced in backyard, so I'll do that today...after that, take the day as it comes...

 

[Eric Salop]

The plastic is really slippery there and the ladder tries to slide sideways. Can you tell I'm not happy with the situation in this video?

Watching you up there made me feel queasy - I could just image the ladder falling away with you still clinging to the top of the tank !

I have some pieces of innertube that I wrap around the ladder legs at the top whenever there is a 'slippery surface' that the ladder has to lean against

 

[daugen]

good morning all
heavy rain at the moment, about 1.5 inches from the storm going North offshore, throwing rain bands inland, and right now it's over my head.
Phil, coming up to you soon...

not thrilled with driving to church in this wet mess, have to take a bunch of small back roads over streams and this might get interesting this morning.
Maybe I'll take the longer way and stay on larger roads.

Roy, so sorry that happened to you. You'll get it fixed.
When I hear those annoying beepers saying I'm too close to something, I've learned to assume they are right and time to double check.

enjoying my coffee with sound of rain coming down very soothing
a great day to have a metal roof

 

[daugen]

rainy Sunday morning in the NorthEast for sure

 

[toppop52]

sorry about your "catches"...Hope you have better catches from now on.


I really hope you're able to figure out the controls, and be able to manage them to your desire.

It's been a long busy week. Had a lot of catching up to do.

Sorry about friend Ken. I have a good friend that is on a respirator right now.

Happy anniversary LS.

Ron, hope son visit was good.

PJ, happy birthday!

I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot of stuff....sorry.

I made a long trip with a buddy to pick up a huge RV toy hauler. We went to Thibodaux Louisiana. Pronounced tib-a-doe. Almost 1000 miles round trip. Louisiana is a very green state, with water pretty much everywhere. They have to bury people above ground often. We left Thursday at 6:45pm, got there at almost 2am. Got up at 6:30 and had to try 3 places to find a tire store that would replace the tires (buddy had already bought all 6 and brought them). Many of the roads are so rough over there. The RV would hit bumps, and shake us fore and aft. We both need Helga to rub our shoulders and necks....so I didn't do much today. We did stop and eat some cajun food twice.

Those up in the path of the storm, batten the hatches. Put away items that will blow around.

Church tomorrow.

Prayers for our team, and our country.

Took family to Walmart in Bastrop Texas today. What a poorly run store. Maybe nobody wants to give up their free covid money and go to work? IDK. I had to go back into the parking lot to get my own basket.....Then they only had 2 registers open on a Saturday afternoon, with lines of people waiting at each. ARGH. 1 more thing, my family were the oddballs, not having our hair dyed some funky color. out of the many colored heads I saw, there was one lady I would guess at least 70 years old with purple hair.....maybe she was a Hendrix fan.....

Purple haze all in my eyes…

 

[toppop52]

Poured first cup of coffee. 65° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 88° with a few clouds. Got a couple of small things done in shop. But mostly stayed inside until son got back from Woodward Dream Cruise. Did get my ride in his Mustang. But did not get to drive it. Something about 79 years old and 700+ HP not being a good match. Isn't that how old John Force is.
Bird bath time.

Roy, sorry to hear about truck mishap. Hope repairs are done quickly.

Mostly, I do have some tractor pictures I want to share. Will get them posted after my son heads home today.

RNG, I use the same ladder stabilizer that has already be posted. Make ladder much more stable.

Kyle, glad you made home from trip safely.

Thomas, great fawn pictures.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

Love the Dream Cruise, drove my ‘67 Impala SS there in 2001, 02, and ‘03.