Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

Then off to meet Drew later.

Give BIG ole bear hug.

 

[Thomas]

Good Afternoon,
My youngest son is being overrun by the farmers cows behind him ! Looks like we need to do a Rowdy Yates cattle drive !

Has you son name cows...Delmonico,Sirlon....bad Tom bad Tom.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon Thomas,
When I see these steers run through the back yard, that’s what I’m thinking !

 

[Thomas]

59F clear sky.

Been good day got this and that done which means less to do tomorrow.
While blowing notice LOT wooly bears more so than years past.

Plans for the evening...heading to deck enjoy smooth cigar wait for the stars listen for critter noise.

Enjoy your evening all.

While taking break side field under apple tree setting on tractor seat Boo strolls by.

 

[daugen]

what a fun afternoon.
Ted took me up to Sania Crest, two miles up in the air.
I couldn't even get close to the edge, talk about a view
unfortunately all the pics I took are still in my camera sitting on Ted's truck floor.
I had a feeling I was forgetting something.
so pics will wait til tomorrow.

then went back to Ted's home and had a lovely dinner with his wife Donna, who makes a mean chopped salad the name of which escapes me but it was super healthy. The work these two have done to transform a patch of dry ground into a real oasis is delightful. Trees everywhere, I'm sure he's planted every one, and all the landscaping neat and pretty. Even a water feature with babbling water noises. Everywhere I went there was something really nice to look at. And behind his house he has a nursery growing all kinds of interesting fruit trees.
Ted and his wife are serious gardeners. He built the house himself. And the outbuildings and fencing.
A very talented fellow. We have a bunch of them in our group.

I did get a peek at his airplane room. And this enormous helicopter he is working on.
We both thought Popgadget would like some of this stuff.

The road to the Sania Crest went up forever. Ted drives very smoothly but I still was a little wobbly after all those curves. actually wobbly from vertigo looking down over Albuquerque from two miles up.

I think my ears popped about four times, plus it really is a little harder to breath.
but all good, an amazing view I will unlikely see anywhere else.
I think even looking at some of my pics taken will make me wobbly.
which makes it a good picture. Took almost all my pics on good camera.

one pic I did find was coming into NM I think seeing awesome rock formations, different colors of strata. Some came right up the road so it felt like you were in geology class studying the layers. Massive, unending, beautiful.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Monday) morning. Overnight Low of 8.3C and it's presently 20.7C, light breeze & clear. Trace of rain yesterday arvo but nothing in the gauge.

Well, the left-front tyre on the Z-turn is flat again. <sigh> So later on I'll need to remove the wheel and take it to the local tyre shop for assessment/fix. I'll do a recycle trip to the tip on the way in, plus stop off at the PO for a 'delivery'.

At least I've found out about the tyre now as opposed to the first 'day' of mowing.

I was surprised by a wallaby bounding by the house this morning @ 0815. They've usually headed back into the State Forrest by first light, and this one was headed in the opposite direction.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good worship, good lunch afterwards. Took short hike

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Fun day, Took Drew for the awe inspiring, nose bleed elevation, $10 tour...... at 10,524 ft. above sea level.

Part zwei tomorrow. A couple stops: Santa Fe plaza, then the crazy town of Madrid. Drew has his foil hat ready...... probably won't need it in Maggie's diner (from the movie Wild Hogs). But... one never knows......

Everyone have a great evening!

 

[check]

Back from the quacks. 1st he filled out the form and insisted on him faxing it to the MTO. Then he put that I needed a functional assessment that means more money out. That is quite the racket those quacks have. First they lift my license, then they charge me for filling out the forms AND expect me to pay for the forms fill out AND the functional assessment and the road test. In the meantime I don't have a license so I have to pay someone to take me to all this crap AND the only income I have is my two pensions $1200.oo/month. That is on top of the $234.oo worth of goobers they want me to take.
And then when I wanted to pay for the visit and form fillout, $60.oo they refused payment because I tried to pay with my card. "We don't have a machine" was their lame excuse, but they wanted me to go to a bank machine and get the money because they are too lazy or too stupid to get a machine. The last form they filled out for me cost me $20.oo, I had that, but that is all I had.

Bill, can you apply to the OSEP (Ontario support energy program)?

 

[Looking4new]

Bill, can you apply to the OSEP (Ontario support energy program)?

Thanks for that, I just checked and I don't qualify. Probably because I am 2 grand ahead on my hydro bill. While I was working I paid double what the bill was over 3 summers. I haven't paid a hydro bill in 3 winters. My last bill was 546 kwh for the month.

 

[Buppies]

Believe it was acid reflux Thomas thanks for asking tornado warning earlier just south of here. Off and on rain all day cool temps only in 60s more of same tomorrow

 

[ronjhall]

STarted coffee brewing. 58° with some clouds. Heading to 73° with chance of sun. Got brackets painted and back on Trac-Vac yesterday. Picked son up at airport. Got him off to drive back to Mooresville, NC. Will be driving all night getting there. Back to normal home care today. Pond maintainace and weed pulling today.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 49 and going to a high of 70°F. Wind E 11 mph. Partly sunny.

Ron, your tree rat is getting chubby for winter. It is odd to me that rabbits change coat colours for winter but squirrels don't. They are both food for bigger animals.

I guess I had better log into Ryan Hall today and see where that hurricane is going.

You guys down there stay safe

 

[mpham]

Happy Birthday Popgadget!
Currently 49 here. Woken up by the cameras going off. Big fat raccoon was knocking on the door of the back deck!
Put the 3 point mower onto a pallet and got that stacked out back out and up in the air. While I was there I dug out the snow plow and brought it up to the garage for cleaning and prep for the season.
Working on the nephew's car this morning. GM decided to use to small of a gauge wire to feed the headlights.[known issue] Need to replace one of the feeds as it melted! Will also meet him at the tire store this afternoon so we can price up a set of tires.
Pedicures for the wife and I at noon and a quick stop at a store to leave some for sale items.
Not sure what else we can squeeze into. Played with pen and paper this weekend. Watched a few how to vids on youtube and drew these 2 pics.

Will use them on the laser in a few projects upcoming.
Did make a project for a friend of ours in the pest control business. Will give it to him Wednesday.

Time for coffee!
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

 

[wngsprd]

67 and rain going to 73 and rain.

Buppies, glad you're better and it wasn't a really bad illness.

Thomas, you're the one that should give a bear hug...Boo is waiting.

Prayers for the many folks who've lost their homes in the floods from the hurricane in the Appalachians from Virginia to Georgia...whole towns wiped out.

 

[wngsprd]

Had a nice Sunday afternoon at the Richmond Folk Festival. Nothing better than listening to Junior Sisk...and dancing to Cajun tunes.

 

[LouNY]

Morning all;

Sounds like most have had a good weekend, except for the South Eastern folks. Drew sounds like you are having a good trip, hope it continues to be as interesting for you, enjoy your pictures.
Got up too early this morning, the dog decided she needed to go out at 4 AM, then I couldn't get comfortable again so went and got up. I had ordered some insecticide from Amazon, delivery came up the driveway at 5AM today.

All have a good day

 

[Thomas]

50F heavy fog low 70's for high partly cloudy day.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...Trim mow lawn where needed,critter food run plus some easy puttering.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[ronjhall]

Popgadget, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Enjoy the day. Even if BD is not today.

 

[daugen]

good morning all, not quite 5am in Edgewood NM
not a great night, neck hurting me for second night in a row, had to take some bufferin in middle of night. But better now and a long hot shower will help.

first cup of Peets coffee going down, I really need it this morning.
internet very iffy here, doesn't even work at all in campground. They are sure going to get dinged by me in their review; internet is a big deal for travelers.

Popgadget happy birthday and many more to come.

why would one wifi/mifi work slowly until my other one is turned on, in competition.
my primary was bog slow, turned on verizon, other one got its brain and working fast now. Really glad I brought two different services with me.

I'll get a better pic of Ted and his wife today in their lovely gardens.
I'm also going to fly the drone over his house to get pics.
then we go off to look for Indian jewelry for me to take home, in some cases xmas gifts. No, I dont' have a tin foil hat but I bet we meet some characters today.
We will have a good lunch out and then I'm done for the day; really need to lie down and give my body a rest.

should have mentioned I had my camera all along, put it down under my hat when I came in, perfect hiding spot....