Good morning!!!!

[PJSprog]

35°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 65° today. Had some frost on the grass during the walk to the barn to feed the chickens.

The boy got up before 07:00 and started packing and staging his stuff by the basement door. A buddy came over and helped him with the heavy stuff, and he had most of his stuff moved out before noon. I was surprised, to say the least.

Wife and I went in immediately and started moving everything out of the room. She then vacuumed and even got out the Bissell carpet cleaner. The whole basement already smells better. After the carpet dries, we'll start moving her sewing room down there. She'll be right across the hall from my studio now, instead of at opposite ends of the house. And, she'll have everything in one room, including her longarm quilting machine, which is really the point of the move. The room upstairs will become the spare bedroom. She's excited for the change.

A drummer buddy of mine is selling a Zoom handheld recorder, so I told him I'd take it off his hands. Supposed to meet up with him this evening.

Congrats on the new car, BEF.

Good afternoon (arvo), gents.

 

[Popgadget]

A drummer buddy of mine is selling a Zoom handheld recorder, so I told him I'd take it off his hands. Supposed to meet up with him this evening.

Which model? They work surprisingly well. Both with their attached mics and XLR inputs.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I have a lilac blooming

 

[sodamo]

I have a lilac blooming
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Always thought of lilacs as springtime. One of the first, if not the first to bloom at my grandmothers.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Had to call an audible today.
Was supposed to head to VA to sign some papers for the lot, but got email about midnight that paperwork never showed up. I said if not there by 9 am I won’t be there, and they weren’t. But that’s ok, wasn’t up for the long drive anyways.

So, we decided to still take a drive and look at leaves.
Should make this a jigsaw puzzle

Drove by many orchards, lots of loaded apple trees.

Trees not quite peak, but lots of nice ones.
Midpoint of the AT.

Ate lunch at diner in Carlisle, it was nothing special. Did get some homemade ice cream from a shop next door. Decided to head back home then.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Jumped on ZT when I got home, started along creek, then decided to mow other side of creek.

Because of sticks, I mow it with deck fully raised. I did pick up sticks this summer, but more down.
As soon as I got back to other side of creek the inspectors came out.

Ended up mowing everything today, the full 5 acres.

Sugar maples from Ohio starting to turn

 

[Looking4new]

BEF, it sounds to me like the people selling the property don't really want to sell it to you.

Nice pics. Love the fall colours.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF, it sounds to me like the people selling the property don't really want to sell it to you.

Nice pics. Love the fall colours.

No, the settlement lawyer just didn’t get everything done.
Sellers bought it from an estate, fixed up house, subdivided the lot off, sold the house a couple months ago.


And I found an arrow down near my creek.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Always thought of lilacs as springtime. One of the first, if not the first to bloom at my grandmothers.

Yep, all the leaves are off the bush except a few near the bloom. Another bloom ready to open.

 

[PJSprog]

Heard anything on dog adoption?

Actually, Wife just got a message about half an hour ago that it was a good match and the adoption went through. Cha-cha has a new furever home.

Which model? They work surprisingly well. Both with their attached mics and XLR inputs.

It's the H4N. Not sure what the difference is between that and the "Pro" model, but I'm sure it has some upgrades.
We were supposed to meet up somewhere along his way to a gig tonight over here in Illinois, but I haven't heard from him. So, guess I'll have to make the 70 mile trek to his house over in Missouri to pick it up, maybe tomorrow.