Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

this is for Spike
long before the A10 Warthog dominated the skies, mechanics in WWII came up with their own
version. I bet the airplane slowed down when they pulled the trigger on all those 8 50 cal guns.
the noise must have been amazing even with headphones

these guys defined brave
today a missile would take this plane down, or CIWS
missiles didn't come into play until 1958
The air-to-air guided missile saw its first combat use in 1958
when Taiwanese F-86s used AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles against Chinese fighters.

I really wish my father or uncle had talked more about WWII and being in the South Pacific.
Father was in intelligence in China and he had a favorite picture of him sitting at his war time desk
with a big sign in the back
Loose Lips Sink Ships

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Good Morning to all who Celebrate! From the 3rd Terminal in O'Hare. Currently 77 heading to a high of 86

It's been a long day already and it's about to feel a lot longer. Up at 2am after some fitful sleep, a short drive to Harrisburg followed by a mad scramble: checked bag was overweight so sadly some of the goodies got the heave ho. Security was quick both times so far. Flight into Chicago was uneventful:

I think I'm going to end up gaining a day by this whole arrangement, but someone better versed in traveling will have to answer that. Took the expense to rent a hotel room for a few hours to freshen up and take a nap. So now the long haul begins.

Yall stay safe out there and be well!
Prayers for all ailing and recovering!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My day started with "something is leaking under the sink". over 2 hrs to go to Lowes, not find what I wanted but got something that might work, then decided to try Home Depot across town, and got the same piece that was leaking. A flex sink drain that can bend to hit the trap. Once home, had it replaced in about 5 minutes time, and no leaks so far. It lasted 28 years, so hope I get another 28 years from this one.
On my way to Lowes, cop coming up way behind me with lights and siren going, I turn into the turn lane for Lowes, he turns off lights and pulls in behind me, once I go around the bend, he passes me on the left and lights and sirens on again until thru the next light. He pulled into Lowes parking lot with just lights on, but didn't see him after I parked to see what was up.

Need to mow once it dries some more.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

More on the trip:
Day 3, after leaving the amish country, went to Springfield IL. around 500 miles and over 8 hrs. Got there earlier than anticipated, so went to the Lincoln homestead NHP just so my wife could buy another tee shirt from there. We were there in 2013 so didn't take the tour again, but she did pose in front of her cousin's house. Abe Lincoln house in springfield.

Stayed at same hotel we stayed in 2013, a bit more run down but functional. Lady at desk recommended Motorheads for supper, was an excellect choice. A Rt 66 landmark.

Next day was sunday, so we attended worship with a nice local church, and then headed west again for a short day drive.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Barn Artist just posted this picture of a building he just painted in ohio.

 

[sodamo]

70°F and 0 rain

Off to Hilo town this morning. Sophie has ophthalmologist appointment and I’ll get my gate hinges.

My roasted miso sesame kabocha chicken came out excellent.
Guys lost hugely at cards.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[rswyan]

77F and sunny @ 11:45, calling for a high of 85F for the day. Low this morning was 53.4F.

Weather Babe on the 23:00 local news announced a big change coming starting this Sunday. Says the pattern will "flip" from dry to at least having a (small = 25%) chance of rain every day in the rest of the Ten Day ... accompanied by cooler temps, with highs only in the 70's ...

Ground under the weed block fabric under the arched trellis ... very dry:

Cloud cover increasing this afternoon.

Did hit the post holes first thing yesterday and stuck with that for quite awhile. Very slow progress as I seem to be encountering lots of larger rocks around 3' down.

Did make some good progress on another hole though when the bit caught and started drilling itself in. Got that one drilled near to full depth.

The outside cutting edges on the 12" auger were rounded ... so later in the afternoon I brought the Kubota around to the garage after I refueled and swapped the inside cutting edges with the outside ones.

This didn't seem be any sort of a magic cure however ... still having to use the digging bar quite a bit to make small gains.

After that I figured I better get started on the watering. Watered the winter squash on the west side of the arched trellis 2 gallons each and cukes on the east side ... which are still continuing to produce.

Then I moved on to the bell peppers ... got the reds all done and then got started on the green bells ... which I will finish up today along with the eggplants.

As I was watering I went ahead and picked the stuff that was ready to be harvested:

And picked the first Hubbard Golden which was on the ground:

That weighed in at 5 lbs 14 oz.

The green tomatoes I picked and put in paper bags are ripening.

No bats sighted for the last 2 evenings.

Agenda for today:

More work on drilling post holes.

More watering of the garden.

Hopefully get that pressure washing in front of the garage finished up.

Beyond that see what else comes up.

Hope everyone is having a decent TGIF ...

 

[daugen]

great veggies RS. And dry ground for sure.
Tomorrow morning I water, don't want to lug that heavy pail out to the furthest bush right now.

ran some errands and stopped at little roadside restaurant in Titusville NJ along NJ's River Road aka Rt 29
much easier drive than coming up PA side past Ken's neighborhood.
decided to treat myself because my last radiology report came back saying no cancer, a disastrous back, and something in my
colon that is sending me to colonoscopy doc next week. Of all the tests
that one is pretty unpleasant due to prep but clearly it is a test that can save your life.
Often colon stuff can be excised pretty easily if caught early.
It's always the "catch early" part that is in question.

but it sure could have been worse...so I ordered a remarkably unhealthy bacon cheeseburger with fries, and a diet coke.
It was delicious and I couldn't finish the burger or the fries, but left content heading home.
I have dinner tonight at brother's and I am so not hungry right now...nothing like a lump of beef in your stomach.
no appetizers for me.

what I will try is a few of my blackberries. I picked more this morning and have half a quart of my own blackberries to take
for dessert so the grandkids can put them on their ice cream. Just won't tell them had to wash off some
bee poop first...figure it's all organic. I was lucky not to get stung, the sweetness of the ripe berries were bringing them in.

good time to be a bear. Boo jr would love munching on my blackberries.

 

[Thomas]

68F steady wind from the north bit chilly tomorrow AM might get our first frost Sunday morning...another day no rain.

Good day at work,boss very much please with my report but not the findings,as he said "facts are facts.
Afternoon stop at Kubota for fluids filters another stop for cleaner,old wallet got light afterwards.

Plans for the evening just going to numb it.

Enjoy your evening all.
.................................................
While setting on the deck last evening and Boo laying on the lawn,vehicle pull into driveway sat idling almost min,guessing Boo decided they weren't welcome headed down to investigate maybe to let them know no trespassing,vehicle left before got his chance...was interesting to watch Boo action.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got yard all mowed up.
Pretty evident that trucks been driving down along my creek again, pulled the SD card on my camera, and sure enough, they had multiple trucks down there again. They had already pulled a cable when I blocked off access from the road, but they came in via my neighbors. Even a couple kids with them and a cat. Appears they used a sxs to move the log I placed to block access, as this truck never went back out the way it came in and another truck came in from the left side which was blocked, and then it departed in that direction. They did put the log back in place. One guy looked at the camera, surprised it didn't get stolen.

this is what I was after.

Thomas, can I borrow Boo?