Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

68°F and .14 inches rain

Very enjoyable day playing tour guide with friends yesterday. We had’t been in Volcano National Park main area in a couple of years. Lots of construction going on.

We were invited on board ship for late lunch. Very good. Oceans Insignias, one of the smaller cruise ships. Friends on last leg of a world cruise that started in Jan in Miami, now enroute San Diego.

Need to get back to mowing, wx permitting. Rain forecast.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Popgadget]

Good afternoon.
79° and overcast. Started out at 64, going to 85.
Showers likely this evening as a line moves in from the west.

Here are some of the thunderstorms we weaved through on our way up the east coast from Fl to PA yesterday.
Keep in mind that we were at 45,000 feet so anything up that tall is quite a storm.

Here’s a good view of a classic anvil shaped thunderstorm top.

They look so serene and majestic, it’s hard to imagine the violence inside them.

Today’s project was to install the $399 Amazon mini split in the she shed. I was quite surprised how well made it was and that it came with a line set and cable. It was not DIY, in that you had to cut and fit the line set, then pressure test and evacuate it. It did come with a charge stored in the condenser (R454B), which did not require any more.
I think the only downside would be service in the future. You have to consider it disposable.

When I was approaching the barn to put the alpacas out to pasture, I felt like I was being watched.

Not sure what else I’ll get into, but I got a good start on the day.

 

[sodamo]

this would be pretty neat if you could see it at night but
not too close
David, how far from your home is this volcano?
do you ever smell it?

We are about an hour drive. Unless VOG, we don’t smell it. glow was visible faintly at neighbors at the big eruption a few years ago.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) morning. Overnight Low of 5.1C and it's presently warmed up to 5.3C... mind you, sunrise was only a half hour ago. It's overcast and calm.

As per usual, I'm off to Church in about a half hour and then the rest of the day is His.

Wagtail, are talking capybaras a big deal down under?

The only capybaras in Australia are in zoos.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Thomas]

Sorry for the loss Drew may she rest in peace.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Condolences Drew

Back from WV. Nice party down on the river. Didn’t see any trains at the Cass Station, but did see this Western Maryland.

 

[Thomas]

61F partly cloudy sky gentle breeze.

Been kinda ho hum afternoon not much get up and go,wife took me out to dinner had good size bowl seafood chowder,if I had enough room with in me I would had another.
Short walk into woods see if bears knocking down old spruce pine trees also taring sumps looking for insects very few signs,end up with 6 deer ticks to remove
How are the deer ticks in your area???

Plans for the evening...set on the deck wait for critters and stars.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[sodamo]

Update on my 2022 Kawasaki Mule 4010.

Thanks for all the input. As stated my primary suspect was fuel delivery. Replaced fuel filter, checked lines, tested fuel pump…
Started and ran a few times, trying to pay attention to the sounds and except first run would stop before the stall.
Looking around my inventory, I found a new can of Berryman B12 fuel treatment. Similar to Seafoam I believe. While running I added to fuel tank. A few seconds later, a familiar sputter. A 2nd, a 3rd, was expecting another and the stall. Nope, another sputter, evened out, picked up revs. accelerator responsive.
Let it run about half hour before shutting off and immediately restarted. Somewhat confident, drove it around property for about 15 minutes, up and down hills, different gears. Cut a bunch of bananas and back to the shed. Appears to be running normal.

 

[Looking4new]

Dump and town run were uneventful. Local OPP ghost car was out doing his thing. Weekends I do the limit and not one kilometer over, especially in town. Got the front lawn mowed, rain chased me in. Shes not cutting as good as she should. Leaving a strip. I'll get new blades when I go to North Bay on the 8th.
I already sharpened the blades that are on it and they are no better than before I sharpened them.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 74ºF for the start, mostly cloudy, breezy. Light wind, sky clearing fairly quick and high temp was 92ºF, HI 101ºF. Made coffee to start day, bike ride, 76 miles, lunch, shower, nap, dinner. Putter in office.
RS good to hear most of the pumpkins planted and watered and caged. Sounds like you will have plenty of beans. Glad lot of spraying got done. It will be nice to have the outdoor thermometer working.
Ron glad your water is smell free after changing filters and flushing the water heater. Glad you got some mowing done, and will get more done today. Hope done time on back porch good. Nice pic of the Mallards
Bill sorry power is flickering. Hope they fix issue. Hope town/dump run successful.
Drew hope you work out what how you want to keep tomatoes. Wife peeled and canned the, to use in tomato based sauces. Hope good dinner at brothers. Hope you had good day.
Drew not sure programing a despised ex in nav system good idea, but fun to contemplate.
Thomas bet mama bear put the fear for the young bear's life. Hope you found something to do after part store time.
Billy glad you got a hike and swim in then help with the flower weeding.
Scott(vt) hope field day goes well, an FD concert is successful as well. Hope family function nice.
Happy(NC) Sorry the rain is missing you, glad you got the NH fixed, sorry the 4 in 1 is a pain, never had one. Good to hear more big rocks on bridge.
Buppies hope you get rain, sorry Precious knocked Holly over, had the same problem with Ann and stepdaughter's new mini shepherd pup. Hope Holly heals from fall quickly. prayers sent
RS hope you can make inroads on your agenda in spite of weather forecast.
Ken good to hear son's friends were quiet for neighbors, glad good news so far, waiting to hear the rest of the story on blood work. Looking forward to Acacia table story. Thanks for story on the Triumph.
Dennis hope you get to enjoy half the river party. Thanks for other side pic of cash register.
Drew hope you have success with the rose training. Sorry to hear about passing of late wife's mother My condolences to you and her family.
David glad tour guide duty went well. Hope you got some mowing in.
Paul thanks for the cloud pics. Glad install for the mini split went well. Looks like you have some admirers.
David good to hear Volcano not too impactful on your life.
Randy(wag) hope church was good.
Dennis glad party was good nice river and train pics.
Thomas sorry get up and go left you in the lurch Glad Mrs took you to dinner anyway Outside of dog and cats not many critters and everything mowed so tick not big issue.
David glad mule now running after adding can of fuel treatment.
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