43F with light rain/shower @ 12:45, calling for a high of 45F for the day. Sun peeking out occasionally.
Got hopper, two tube, and one suet feeder refilled yesterday. Also scattered some food for the ground feeders and put out an additional nyjer feeder for the finches.
Took some drill bits I had gathered up back up to the shop now that I have an additional drill index down here at the house.
Grabbed a couple of long/tall boxes while I was up there to use for storage out in the garage, along with a brand new blade guard for a Bosch 4000 table saw. Will see if it can be modified to use with the Unisaw.
Also grabbed "W" and "X" drill bits as I needed a slightly larger holes to install the threaded inserts in the base for 10 AWG extension cord reel. That worked out well - the "W" bit ended up being perfect ... was able to get the inserts installed without splitting the wood:
Mounted on the base the reel seems pretty stable:
Should make easier to store/move around and not be taking up valuable space clamped on the bench top when it isn't being used.
After that I turned my attention to making a cage to go over top the seed trays in place of the clear plastic covers to allow for some ventilation to prevent "damping off" ... all while keeping the little monster from trying to devour the seedlings. (Tomato plants are toxic to cats)
Turned out pretty well ... but it was a PITA doing it, due to the "memory" of the poultry netting being rolled up:
Probably will not take very long before the seedlings outgrow it though. Not really sure what I'm going to do with them then.
Put a grow light on the tomato seedlings.
Got the tray of pepper seeds moved onto the aquarium stand planter this morning, none of those have come up yet. No action yet on the cabbage and broccoli either.
Better luck on the French Marigolds though - quite a few of those have already sprouted.
Noticed that the rhubarb is already up in the garden and going to town.
Not sure what all is on the agenda for the rest of the day.
If the sun comes back out I might take a trip around back and put out some shredded Irish Spring soap around the day lilies that the deer have been hitting pretty hard.
Woman had a doctors appointment yesterday, She got orders for some tests ... will need to get the 411 on that.
Hope everyone is having a decent Thursday ...
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