Good morning!!!!

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low of -0.4C and it's presently 17.3C, clear with a slight breeze.

A productive run 'into town' yesterday for groceries.

A quiet afternoon followed until I saw two horses cantering passed my living room windows! The "Mad Horse Woman's" had escaped from the adjacent property, down that driveway, along the 100kph roadway and onto my property. I was able to get one straight into Paddock #2 and then gently 'collar' the other one and lead him into the same paddock. I left them there until the "Mad Horse Woman" came (she lives elsewhere) and could ascertain how they got out. [= unsecured gate]

I received a bottle of Pinot Noir for my efforts.

More signs of Spring; there are 3 'plover' (masked lapwing) chicks in the paddock, the 'welcome swallows' have returned and the wattle & blackwood trees are in bloom.

Nothing planned for today. That's about it, take care all.

Not to be political, but a political assassination today. Charlie Kirk speaking on a college campus. Only 31. So sad the hate in our country, so sad.
RIP Charlie and prayers for your family.

I was shocked to 'wake up' to this news this morning.
I knew of Charlie Kirk primarily via YouTube presentations regarding Christian religion. He was a man of great faith and will be sorely missed.

 

[Popgadget]

One of my regular digs. Been going there since 30 years before it carried that name. IMO, it was much better back when it was run as the Sign of the Sorrel Horse, but it's still an experience.

Just drove past it about a half hour ago. Agree that it used to be better, but isn’t bad at all.

 

[Popgadget]

might surprise you but most reliable dishwasher is Bosch with Miele right up there……….
The most reliable dishwasher brands are generally considered to be Miele, Bosch, LG, and Whirlpool, with Miele and Bosch often cited for their superior build quality, longevity, and consistent performance.

No surprise here. I left a Bosch in the house I gave my son, old folks home has a new Bosch, older son has two Bosch’s in his fancy new kitchen.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 60ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, light breeze. Very light wind, Mostly clear sky, and high temp was 90ºF. Made coffee to start day, Men's Meeting, bike ride, mowed what needed mowing in front yard, Found 3 balls, Trip to Bike shop, Volagi tire mounted and home, dinner with group, no nap.
Resuming Monday 9/0/25 9:13 AM CDT post 211,133:
Ted hope the trailer light trouble shoot was straight forward. Hope you can take care of weeds soon.
WinterDeere thanks for info, I need to get grease for my trailer connector.
David sorry no rain from Kiko. Hope mowing went well and good HH.
Drew hope you filter is in better shape than the one in the video. Hope replacement went well.
Phil Cool fire extinguisher! you have been very busy, thanks for sharing pics
Drew sorry hip socket adding to the chorus of joint complaints. Love you pic of Mount Rushmore.
RS sorry cold and no rain. my 10 day is the same way, no rain, and above normal temps. Nice haul from garden, hope you don't have to wait 10 days for rain. Sorry you wife still has the crud.
Steve(B75) good pic
Thomas glad trimming and mowing went well, glad bear not chewing valve stems, funny place to sleep.
Randy(wag)
Tuesday 3:39 AM CDT.
Ron good to hear you are healing from bike falling on you. Hope staples come out ok. Mourning doves?
Scott(vt) hope work went well. Glad rack done.
Billy glad you got to play with GD. I will get some GGD time next month. Glad got some mowing in, getting near end of mowing season?
Arly glad you got mowing in Monday. Hope you are ready for winter with growing season ending for you.
Happy(NC) good luck with rewire job on rail buggy.
Mike hope projects are ready for winter, or nearly so. Glad tree taken care of. Hope real job work went well.
Buppies sorry about nose running, Sorry no rain. Bushes will look better when they leaf back out. Sorry Precious is in barking mode. Prayers sent. Hope you find motivation.
Don glad you got some rain. Hope pool warms up a bit. Hope Firewise went well and charging station gets mounted.
More catch up later.
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, Ukraine war, Middle East War, and Country.

 

[Buppies]

I’m trying mostly

Holly fell getting out of bed about 35 minutes ago small gash lots of blood no concussion passed all the tests

Prayers for Mr Kirk and family terrible tragedy we are truly in need of more prayer

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee has been poured. 48° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 79° with lots of sunshine. Noticed while doing some trimming that one of my teeth felt like it had sharp edges. Called my Dentist. Got an an appoint met for 3:00. Took 1/2 hour and I was on my way home with a new filling. Grocery shopping in the morning. Then at trip to east side to visit with my wifes Cousin. Hope to get a visit to local Frozen Custard stand.

Mosty, yes Doves. There is a Sparrow in the upper left corner.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[NHBX]

Prayers for our country, may we never forget.

 

[wngsprd]

64 going to 79.

Such a tragedy yesterday. Wonderful father taken from his children. Prayers for the Kirk family.

And such a tragedy 24 years ago in New York, Northern VA and PA. Seems like this was the last time our country unified, at least for a while. So sad.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
some somber thoughts this morning, sad that we have so many terrible memories we need
to keep in mind, the Holocaust, 9/11, all the school shootings, those days we say we can never forget because we should never
repeat these terrible acts.

not a kind world out there it seems, we need to bring our personal kindness into it each day.

ok, looks to be a nice warmer day today, high back in low 80's, with the heat coming back in for next week.
I'm off to doc appt late morning for dealing with results of my mri. Seems strange they sent me out first for
the ultrasound, then a regular xray, then an mri, and now they want me to get a CT. A little disconcerting but need to know
why I am accumulating fluid in my hip.

Wagtail, nice job, you get a horse whisperer badge for saving the day.
Buppies, hope Holly feels better, get that booboo fixed. You are quite a rock dealing with this.
sometimes even hard rocks get to crumble a little, just do your best. Prayers sent.

Peet's coffee going down nicely.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Vt,48 to start going to 72. Looks to be another sunny day with bright blue skies up here today. We got up here just before 6 pm last evening and we were treated with a beautiful sunset

Today as soon as it brightens up out there a bit more I will start removing the old decking from the porch. As you recall I did the deck this past spring because I wanted to do the project in cooler weather rather than working in the heat of summer. Well it’s time to get started . Dennis, your welcome to come up to lend a hand

The Dovre DV750LP heating stove in the kitchen area of our house here has developed a problem of not starting when I increase the thermostat to a higher temperature. I can get it started by lightly tapping on the gas valve with the end of a butter knife and the stove will start then. I bought a replacement, thermopile, thermocouple and igniter with pilot assembly from Fire Partsout in Michigan. I believe the original thermopile is in the stove. I have replaced the thermocouple twice in 24 years. So if this doesn’t work I will buy a new gas valve.
Paul any thoughts on this ? Have you ever encountered this problem ?

Thomas, the bears and your lawn look great

Hope all have a great day