Good morning!!!!

[Wagtail]

Good morning. Overnight low of only 8.5C! High today of 17C, it's overcast and there was 2.1mm of rain in the gauge. Calm winds.

Well, it is the last week of Autumn here (we go by calendar month instead of solstice/equinox), so Winter will officially start on the 1st of June.

Mostly puttering around the house today plus it's time to take the garbage to the tip.

Take care all.

 

[rswyan]

69F and clear @ 22:15, headed down to a low of 66F overnight. No showers materialized this afternoon ...

Filled hopper feeder first thing then watered seedlings.

After that I worked on repotting those squash, got the Strawberry Crown's and whatever the other ones were (either Buttercup or Waltham Butternut) in that tray done. Ten 4" square pots yielded 15 plants (in the circular pots in front):

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There were still three 4" square pots (on the left in the rear in the above photo) that looked like they might do something ... so I left them be for now.

Immediately behind the ones I repotted are another ten 4" square pots which have Zucchini and Yellow Crookneck in them, they'll need the same repotting treatment, as some of them have more than one plant per pot. That will likely be on the menu for tomorrow ... but I will need to make up more potting soil first.

There's another five 4" square pots just to the right in the above photo with some more squash plants in there as well (either Buttercup or Waltham Butternut) Same deal with those as far as needing to repot, although I don't think they are quite as far along.

Probably going to need more pots ... lol.

After the repotting activities I switched over to mowing and got the west side and back all done. Just a little bit on the east side at the north end left to go.

Then it was on to mulching: got the hostas around the hawthorn and redbud done.

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Then I worked on cultivating and mulching the rhubarb and blueberry plants, also fertilized 3 of the 4 blueberry plants. Forgot to grab a picture. Still have some left to go on that, hopefully finish it up tomorrow.

Overall, "Project Squash/Pumpkin Patch" is making some progress:

Just need to keep after them, as far as watering goes.

Pretty much whipped at this point, will sleep well tonight.

Hope everyone had a great Hump Day ...

 

[txdon]

Don, did you say you were harvesting the potatoes today?

Still too wet from that inch rain last night, probably this weekend.
Nice and cool at 60˚F this evening.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 59ºF for the start, overcast with some drizzle, light breeze, 2.4 inch in rain gauge from last 24 hours. Moderate wind shifted from North to West, Overcast with occasional drizzle. Low temp was at 10AM, 57ºF, and high temp was 62ºF. Men's meeting to start day, bike ride later in morning, and nap after lunch. NO progress on boat no start.
Randy(wag) is the rain on top of the .8 mm this morning?
Kyle Yes very sad situation. not optimistic on then finding root cause, nobody seems to want to find it. When do you change jobs?
RS you had a lot going on.
Roy unfortunately you are correct.
Drew good to hear you slept well. hope you were able to get shot and complete your agenda.
Billy hope drizzle does not dampen your plans.
Buppies can you work when drizzle present?
Bill you would think dispatch would know those times already. Hope you are ready for the start of driving season.
Paul neat setup to drop loader.
Paul very nice pics, had to smile at last one. Good to hear you are getting that much GS time. Hope you can get new batteries and warranty on the one.
Ken hope your field drys out. Neat pics No start issue began after I remounted remote control. Strongly suspect problem in remote control.
RS plenty progress so far today.
RNG glad you found idle issue and corrected so quick.
Don hope you get a good potato harvest. Glad FireWise went well. They do need to get facts.
Drew glad you got your shot
PJ Good to hear you had nice evening hope you leave time for kayaks. Nice to hear hens doing better.
Scaredy hope you enjoyed your coffee.
Scaredy new sticky only if you find it and buy it
David good to hear Sophie getting seat time and used to tractor.
Ted good luck with fence panels, glad you got to see GS promotion.
Drew hope you finished the homes stretch and get the house ready for sister's visit.
Drew garden and roses look great.
Ted great to hear fence is done.
Dennis good to hear root canal done. let us know if water bottle works with biting.
Randy(wag) good to know your season on calendar basis. That was a warm low.
RS getting a lot done.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new(2) cancer surgeries not needed /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /wife head wound healing, / Bup and wife fever recovery and buppies's fall, Thomas/gout, /operation Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's hospital stay, /torn bicep, Ken/tree fall injuries, / kids shot tragedy, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, /cataract surgery, /Sophie's hand infection, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /root canal work, /retirement plans / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, James /wife's fall and recovery, Drew /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, mass shooting victims and family, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Alien]

Busy day. Dry enough to mow some lawn around the clothesline before the truck came to take my ZT for a service.
He turned around in the paddock and then picked it up and took it away. This afternoon he brought it back and went to turn around in the paddock again and only got about 20 ft and down it went to the axle. Quicksand strikes again. Lots of digging and blocking and towing with my tractor eventually got him out. Now I have a terrible mess to fix when it dries out.
I was sitting in my mancave when neighbour lady popped in to say hello. She spotted my pool table and said she would love a game. I told her another neighbour was coming tomorrow for a game so she asked if she could come too. SO, it looks like it will be game on in the morning. Haven't stopped today so now I am gonna sit down and have a cuppa. Didn't even have brekky or lunch. Not really hungry yet.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-05-26, 0537

55° right now...high in the mid-70's

 

[buckeyefarmer]

57° going to 70°

Up early, indigestion from the creole I had last night, and headache.

Birds are singing.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
this morning I continue to "pick up" the house, awaiting sister's arrival at noon for lunch.

should be a nice day, cloudy in 70's.

 

[Bird]

57° here also this morning, but forecast to be a clear sunny day going to 83°.

 

[Buppies]

56 drizzle again more rain comes this afternoon and tomorrow

Mostly if working on ground depends on how soft on state roads if roads wet no if overlay parking lot etc if wet no

Prayers for all those affected by tragedy in Texas, prayers for our Country, Ukrainian People, Thomas and all others

 

[Thomas]

55F cloudy mid 70's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Mrs.said since I been good boy and follow doctors orders she would set outside watch me ever sooo slowly mow level ground but NO trimming,should have taken 2 hours but 3 hours were need...now I know how the donkey felt playing pin tail on the donkey.

Plans for today...plant 3 tomatoes 6 cukes 1 egg plant 1 squash...fingers cross Mrs. will baby set me just mow the front field...NO trimming.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low temp 51 and high to 64°F. Wind ESE 13 mph. Showers.

Got the new sweeps installed on the trailer yesterday and painted again. Found out my Mastercraft 1/2" electric impact gun had enough torque to bust grade 8 3/8" bolts. Broke two of them. Good thing I buy them 50 per package.

Dump and town run today, then conserve energy.

I have found in the past with aggressive kittens that like to bite, I bite them on either the ear or the tail and they soon stop biting. If they bite hard enough to hurt me then I bite their ear hard enough for them to squawk, they soon stop. Them biting is their way of telling you to stop whatever you are doing, but they don't know their own strength. I bite them on the ear as hard as what I perceived them biting me and they stop and just lay their teeth on you as an indication to stop.


That is a good idea on using retired LEOs in schools, tax free. I am not saying 'change/modify 2nd amendment rights', I am saying make it more difficult for wing nuts to acquire any weapons. That is all I am saying on the subject.

Have a safe day all

 

[txdon]

I have found in the past with aggressive kittens that like to bite, I bite them on either the ear or the tail and they soon stop biting.

L4N we have some snakes in Texas that need training.

Good morning! Cloudless day a cool 63˚F but now with the wind coming from the South it will quickly get into the mid 90s today. The rain only saved one cycle of irrigation, system is back on to the restricted 2 days a week.

 

[daugen]

all right! Thomas has been green lighted, well, more like yellow lighted. Good progress Thomas.

I'd be happy with a security guard equipped with a taser and a panic button that calls local police. And good shelter in place procedures that keep the bag guys out of the classrooms.
You might not need guns that way, just delay long enough to get police there.

I wonder if the police car is still sitting at the elementary school 1/4 mile away. Where my biggest danger was breaking my leg in 2nd grade, not someone coming
in with automatic weapons. I think this incident has really shaken up folks, maybe finally raised consciousness enough that student safety is made more of a priority.
There absolutely are ways to improve security, and it takes money to do it. Not much if you have a volunteer. Funding for school safety is really a priority.
Worse is, it scares the little kids to hear/read about this. The world becomes a less safe place for them, robbed of their innocence all too young. An old story, but not a good one.

Don, Bird and other Texans, keep your cool. My sister is coming for lunch and it's cloudy and 63 here, perfect for sitting outside and having lunch on the picnic table by the garden.
My sister loves birds so I hope the locals will come visit.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My alarm woke me, sleeping in lazyboy with a kitten sleeping on me. Hit snooze for an hour. Need to go to work, just don’t feel like it.

 

[RoyJackson]

in with automatic weapons. I think this incident has really shaken up folks, maybe finally raised consciousness enough that student safety is made more of a priority.
There absolutely are ways to improve security, and it takes money to do it. Not much if you have a volunteer. Funding for school safety is really a priority.

Part of the problem is anti-rights politicians...IMHO, a big part
First, an AR-15 is not, and never was an "Assault Rifle". Nor are they "automatic weapons" and cannot be convert to automatic. They are sporting rifles, that's all. That was a lie generated by anti-rights groups for scare tactics to ban them...or try to. This is happening right now, BTW.
It was the former mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, who said "Don't let a good crisis go to waste"...a despicable comment, isn't it? And this tragedy is being used (abused might be a better description) to promote a political agenda...again, despicable.
Secondly, Social Media is a huge part of the problem and maybe access should be age limited. As far as I'm concerned, social media could go away altogether...but I do understand 99.999% of people use it responsibly
As far as limited access to schools...yep

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 60's going up to 70 and sunny.

Finally able to get to the lower field, still a little muddy.
Cleaned up the rest of the trees I felled there and mowed the grass.
Got the lawn tractor stuck, but was able to push it out with getting the tractor.

Down to one tree I need to fell soon in that area now, other one seems to have taken itself down, finally.

Still need to trim the bushes, they are growing like Chia Pets.

Still need to clear out the trees lying down behind the pool are and mill a few for some friends.

So much to do...and rain coming again. May use that time to pressure wash the lower back deck.

Drew - When I grew broccoli last year the heads came up small and much latter than the leaves. May not grow this year.

Stay safe and be well,


Happy Bee's

 

[Rich B1]

Good morning! 68 now, high of 74 or so. Supposed to rain in a bit, maybe some rough weather later with storms.

Been busy and not saying much on here lately. I am finding there is plenty to keep me busy: yard work, bikes, trailer update, garden, etc. always something to do.

Never have had much luck starting plants from seeds, but right now, I have about 10 plants in the ground I started from seeds. Mostly peppers, but a few others as well.

Made kabobs for the first time this season last evening. They were quite good.

Get well Thomas, and anybody else that may be ailing.

Stay safe out there!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! The low was 46°, going up to 84°, sunny. They say very light breezes.... we'll see soon enough.

Thomas, it's good that the Mrs. is strictly watching over you.... at least until you get fixed up.

Drew, have a nice visit with your sister.

BEF, work from home instead? Or.... work on the homestead ? ....mmmm

Today's agenda includes the possibility of transplanting 2 skyrocket junipers from containers into the ground. Should have been done last year, since they outgrew the containers. They are now about 4-5' tall, they are struggling a bit, so it needs to be done.

That will take up most of the day, and most of my energy, at the least.

Didn't get around to making the raised bed yet, it's still on the list.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[Popgadget]

Good morning.
It’s 62 and not going to go up more than a few degrees today under cloudy skies.

Yesterday, was spent running around, first to the battery warehouse where they kept my defective battery for “observation”. They seem to think it might come back to life under their care, but are willing to replace it if it doesn’t. So I came home with one battery to replace the one for the diesel pump and standby generator.
Next run was to tractor supply to pick up a gallon of tire slime. There website showed it in stock. It wasn’t, but their computer also said they had it, but the shelf was bare. They suggested a nearby Ace Hardware, I checked their website, it showed it in stock, so I drove to the store to find that it wasn’t there either. Came home ordered it from Amazon, $9 cheaper and will be here today.
I really try to support the local merchants, but they are their own worst enemy.
Stopped at Popeyes for a chicken lunch, got some shop chores and paperwork done before calling it a day.

This morning I met a friend to lend him a bore scope and some mechanical and magnetic retrieval tools. He dropped a spring into the road ranger transmission in his dump truck.
Now I’ve got to get cleaned up for a trip to Martha’s Vineyard to drop off one person. Hopefully the Memorial Day zoo hasn’t started there yet.