Good morning!!!!

[scaredychicken]

I have had medivac helicopter land next door, so I thought maybe that was it.
We also get camp David copters going over. I should mow a sign encouraging Brandon in my field.

FB just made a major change to public group pages, which I found out about with a spam advertisement in a group I run. Anyone can now automatically join, no more requests to join. I like the request method, as I only allow wholesome family types to join, based on their profiles. Might have to make my group private. I have 4500 members.

I'd join your group.

I'm a moderator in a car group that has 85,000 members, I'll have to see if there are changes in that group.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-07-06, 0411

66° right now...high in the mid-70's.
Reckon I'm going to stop by and get fuel for the ZT on the way home...still might be too wet to mow, but at least I'll have a full tank when it's dry enough...

 

[daugen]

good morning all
we got gypped on the rain, .01 merely made the car pollen a mess.

I'm off to church this morning to photograph graves, though shouldn't take overly long now that a friend has volunteered to bring in his
4k drone and video the whole place for me.

got the oil changed in the JD lawn mower, 49 hours, was starting to turn some color. Used up last of JD Turf Guard dino oil, had to make up a little
with synthetic oil, never had any issues with mixing a little oil. And best news was I got the lock n lube connector to actually click on the center mower spindle, which
has given me fits before. I pumped a bunch of grease in there. I have mixed feelings on that lock n lube attachment, many of us use it, works great when it works.
But it's a fat connector to get in tight spaces.

looks like I'll be doing a bunch of watering today. Ground is getting dry. My snowball bushes out front are the canaries in the mine; have to water them every 2-3 days.
But they look pretty. Ordered an Eley hose reel for the front; tired of hauling buckets of water. At least I'm allowed to...

speaking of pushing up daisies, retribution is at hand at RS's place. those plant munchers are taking it hard.

all of you in super hot weather, take it slow, let's all stay healthy.

 

[daugen]

I took this pic up in the Catskills. First pic where I think the lens in the Lumix is a little better than
the I12 phone, which has a darn good camera in it. Bigger camera seems to focus better, which it should.
It's the one I want to set up outside and take bird pics with. I looked at more expensive cameras but realized I had
no talent to use them. This one has an Intelligent Automatic setting, among 12 others I think. So many choices, mostly confusing.
And then you can rotate through about thirty specialty settings when you drill down in the menu. Quite a computer in these things any more.
So when I try to take a picture looking into the sun, it's going to try to make it better. One reason I wanted a camera I could put a UV/glare filter on.
time for more bird pics. Can only look at so many vegetables...

Something to lure Ron back. Sure miss him. Eric too.

friend gave me a good hint which I used, way to quiet down the little landscape trailer which always bangs the gate loudly on bumps.
I took a small strap and hooked it to the gate, wound it around seat arm, which keeps seat from bouncing wildly on bumps, and then to tie down.
Much quieter now. Plus since I put that anti rattle hitch lock on, no bang bang from that either. Much better.

 

[wngsprd]

Me, I tell anyone who listens, just scatter my ashes in the pet cemetery and have a party.

That's the same thing I told my wife.

 

[wngsprd]

70 going to 93, likely storms, which missed us yesterday. Red sky in morning...

RNG, glad you got some shooting in. Smart to contact your LEO. Hope that fire is out.

Mr Toppop, get well soon!

Buppies, hope a safe trip home.

 

[daugen]

Toppop, Toppop
what are you doing Toppop?
get better fast
and make sure it lasts

from all your online buddies

prayers

 

[riptides]

71 outside this AM. Heading to lower 90's. Good chances for storms the rest of the day and week. Still battling insurance claims.
Last night's sunset with two of three daughters back home.
Hope all ailing get better. Be safe.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 65F @ 4:15AM. Sunny. High 89F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

Got a call back from a different deputy yesterday, and he wasn't interested in trying to prove trespassing on the drone. He did say he'd have a talk with the neighbor to "educate him on firearms law". And next time I'm out on the range, I'll keep a 12 ga. handy with bird shot loads. At several hundred bux each, they'll think twice before they try that stunt again.

Still need a couple more plastic conduit fittings before I can finish off the Starlink install, but the post we planted is nice and solid.

Today I'll pack the touring rig for another trip south, this time to try and view a SpaceX launch. My friend down there let me know there was a pretty large grass fire on the base yesterday afternoon. Forward progress was stopped at 50 acres, and it was mostly contained as of last night. Hope it doesn't cause a postponement. I think the biggest fire in the state is getting ready to push past 4000 acres south and east of Jackson, CA. Got a buddy out that way that's no stranger to evacuations, that has put a lot of work into creating defensible space around his home in the past year. Hope he doesn't have to test it.

Short week; Hump Day already...

 

[Thomas]

64F mostly cloudy day clearing sky early evening mid 70's for high.
The rain we got yesterday help to green the lawn etc.,could use couple more days of that.
Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...trip to town for propane other than that putter day.

Enjoy your day all.