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   / Good morning!!!! #208,431  
thunderstorm boomed through, dropped .64 rain and dropped temps to 75
still raining lightly
bet the gardens loved it

I once had a rabid ground hog charge me. I think I was 15. It came after me on the mower, I went back and got the shotgun
and sure enough he came out and went right for me. Single shot shotgun but a dose of that in the face and it was no more.
Thereafter I thought having five or six rounds made a lot more sense.
you just never know what kind of rabid animal is out there. I also killed a mangy rabid red fox around that time too. It was running around in
circles biting its tail in the center of road in front of our farm lane, frothing at the mouth. Must have been some bad road kill going around
Haven't seen anything similar since, never saw rabid animals in NC where I was.

Last week the largest red fox I've ever seen peeked its head around my garden shed, took one look at me and headed off into the woods.
Beautiful animal, healthy and large
a chicken's worst nightmare
I encountered a possibly rabid fox a couple years ago.

It was in the road, spitting, and spinning in circles.

I called the customer I had just left (rock quarry) and warned them about it since it was heading kinda towards the quarry.

Also called 911 and reported it so they could pass it on to fish and game.

I was in a commercial truck, so I wasnt carrying, or else I would have shot it right there in the middle of the road, and waited for fish and game to come collect it.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #208,432  
Good (Tuesday) morning. Overnight Low of -0.5C and it's presently 9.8C, partly cloudy & calm with rain predicted for tonight + all day tomorrow.

Just a typical, relaxing day at home planed for today. :)

Wag, those 'wedgies' are incredible. I have a friend who works as a FIFO (Fly-in, Fly-out) worker for a mine in AUS. He's constantly having his drone attacked by those birds.
They are an incredibly huge bird, the largest raptor in Australia and one of the largest eagles in the world. Penelope the Pussybeast is still here.:D

That's about it, take care all.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #208,437  
Good evening all. 75ºF for the start, partly cloudy sky, and light breeze. Light wind, brisk gusts, partly cloudy till evening, the clouding up, Thunderstorms, radar estimate for .5 inch rain, high temp was 93ºF, HI 104ºF. Made coffee to start day, was going have company on bike ride but he had to back out. After bike ride cleaned kitchen for cleaning ladies, then put new mulching blade on mower and mowed back yard. Lunch, nap, dinner at stepdaughter's. Rain began shortly after 9. Temp dropped off to 67ºF.
Randy(wag) glad funeral went well and plenty of people showed up. Nice Padre torch has passed.
Ron glad pond maintenance went well. I presume weeding the waterfalls part of pond maintenance? Hope foot is getting better with plenty of rest. Nice squirrel pic.
Drew hope you got RV waxed.
Billy glad you got some rain. Sorry fiber change over has been rough. Hope the problem is found soon. Glad you got a hike in and plumbing problem solved.
Happy(NC) hope the repairs on tractor go well. Good to hear compressor leak down slower.
Scott(vt) glad field day event was success. Good you are getting current on logging contacts. Have a good trip to VT. Lake time with grands sound good in this heat.
Frits glad mower not covered in mud, cleanup much easier :) Glad GD HS graduation, college acceptance, and celebration went well. Hope mini split cleaning goes well.
Thomas hope puttering went well.
Bill hope shopping went well, and you can get struts fixed soon.
Masseyrider glad the funerals have slowed a bit. Sorry about the friend in the hospital.
Buppies hope you got some good rain. Sorry Holly losing ground rapidly. prayers sent. Sorry about slow spot in work. People seem to spending a lot less.
Ken nice you got some work done on tree bushes near drive way and got neighbors trimmed up as well. Great story on Acacia table.
Friend(trac) sorry no new good property prospects. Hope burying the bishops weed works. Hope new project, battle with state on property lines is successful.
Dftodd good to hear from you. glad you could use Massey and come-along to stretch wire. Nice pics especially of GS getting his ride :)
RS glad you got rain sorry rain gauge did register any. Good to hear sparrows getting "weeded" out. Surprised ash got as big as it did. Hope inside work went well.
David glad you are getting both mowing and energy conservation done. Hope HH went well.
Drew glad you kept up with helper. enjoy the A/C, you earned it.
Dennis good to hear progress on deck2. May you should keep a varmint gun handy.
Thomas sorry no US made flags.
Drew glad you were inside when rain hit. Thanks for the stories.
RS hope you get the cat caught and neutered. Good to you got some more plantings done while rain held off.
Don getting rain tonight radar shows .5 inch plus.
Dftodd thanks for sharing story.
Randy(wag) enjoy your forecast rain. Glad Penelope still with us :)
Dennis I did know ground hog knew how to use tape measure. ;)
Bill glad town run went well. Wet grass builds up so fast under mow deck.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid, blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Scott(vt) /wife's back pain, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Eye recovery, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Israel, Ukraine war, Middle East War, and Country.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #208,439  
Coffee has been poured. 69° with partly cloudy skies. Heading to 83° with a few clouds. Another .24" rain yesterday. Got an appointment with foot Dr. yesterday. Back to PT starting next Monday. Then another Dr visit for a special ankle brace. Today will be a conserve energy day.
Caught this cloud in southern sky during yesterday's sunrise.
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Mostly, pulling weeds is not part of my normal weekly manatiance. Especially when it is climbing over sharp rocks.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #208,440  
good morning all and welcome to July.
some showers last night and this morning, total of .55 on gauge
busy day, first off to have breakfast with school board friend, then taking rv
to a tire shop in NJ to fix my rear valve stem. Gas station that worked on it two weeks ago
wisely begged off since their repair failed.

then supposed to be meeting a friend and her grandkids for dinner at Dilly's, little restaurant in Centre Bridge, five minutes away, mostly
an ice cream shop. But weather forecast is very iffy for this afternoon, she isn't going to drive in a thunderstorm
so just have to take the day as it comes. After yesterday's efforts that really left me drained, I may pass on dinner tonight, likely will have run out of steam. I hope that tire shop has an a/c waiting room, hot and sticky day today, why the storms could get nasty.

haven't heard from PJS, hope all is well there. Greetings sent.
 

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