Texas Spring/Summer Thread

NativeSon · Apr 18, 2012

jinman said:
How lucky can you get? You married a woman who has her priorities figured out. She's a keeper!:thumbsup:

Jim, yeah she's definitely a keeper and can cook too. And luck had everything to do with it.

Charlie

jinman · Apr 18, 2012

We've enjoyed having Ron & Betty Hall here since Saturday. Our grandson, Scott, is gonna make it tough on us by begging to get him a dog after having their little Muffin to play with. The problem is, you never know whether you'll get a Muffin or a minion from Hades if you get a puppy. Scott sure has had a ball (literally) playing with Muffin. I can tell that having a dog to play with him might have great benefits. We'll see. . . .

It's been a productive and fun few days. Tonight, we're going to our favorite seafood restaurant for dinner. It's called GoGo Gumbo in Boyd, TX and they make traditional Gumbo. They also serve shrimp with grits and some of the most scrumptous desserts on the planet. Yum!:thumbsup:

two_bit_score · Apr 18, 2012

It's a beautiful day in Austin, Texas today!

ronjhall · Apr 19, 2012

Leaving TX today. It has been a great almost 4 months enjoying Texas weather and hospitality.
Sorry Jim, I only brought you only .1" of rain this year.

txdon · Apr 19, 2012

Bye Ron, see you next year on section 5, 6, and 7. Section 4 is looking good, but still has caterpillars crossing. Every section has had it's challenges. Section 1 had the fall leaves, section two had strong winds that kept the sand duned and blew away the spacers, section three had constantly falling oak tassels, and Section four had the migration of caterpillars that squished when you touched them.

Whipper still expects treats everyday now.

Ron the only snake sighting have only been when you are here. Do you attract snakes?

Bird · Apr 19, 2012

ronjhall said:
Leaving TX today. It has been a great almost 4 months enjoying Texas weather and hospitality.
Sorry Jim, I only brought you only .1" of rain this year.

With a 60% chance of rain in the forecast for tomorrow, maybe it's following you. Hope you have a nice trip north.

jinman · Apr 19, 2012

Bird said:
With a 60% chance of rain in the forecast for tomorrow, maybe it's following you. Hope you have a nice trip north.

As much as I'd love to have a several inch rain, I'd be thrilled with 1/4" or 1/2" at this point. I've got my fingers crossed.

Traxx · Apr 19, 2012

Looks like I had company in the shower. I'm still trying to figure out how it made it into a sealed stall. Maybe the drain?

two_bit_score · Apr 19, 2012

Traxx said:
Looks like I had company in the shower. I'm still trying to figure out how it made it into a sealed stall. Maybe the drain?

Scorpions have a way to get into almost anywhere.

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WM75Guy · Apr 20, 2012

Look for it's mate. Where there's one, there is usually 2.

txdon · Apr 20, 2012

repowell said:
Look for it's mate. Where there's one, there is usually 2.

The same with copperheads in the yard.

Scorpions are attracted to light. He might have been in the attic or wall and came in by the light fixture or plumbing fixture. Last year I had about twenty in the house this year they are outside only...??? I blame it on new construction and they were built into the house.

jinman · Apr 20, 2012

When I had new siding put on the south side of my house, there were lots of scorpions (both dead and alive) under the old cedar siding. Since they follow their food supply, there must have been some crickets around there too. I don't know why, but we seem to find the most scorpions on interior stairways in the center of the house.:confused3:

We got a nice little shower last night (no more than 1/10"). It passed over just about 10 PM as it was dissolving from the DFW pressure cap. I'm hoping for much more today. I finished a terrace to my pond that Ron Hall and I laid out with a surveyor's transit. It's not "prettied up" yet, but it will catch any runoff and direct it to my newest pond.

Traxx · Apr 20, 2012

It's been on and off this morn, just enough to knock the dust down.

Western · Apr 20, 2012

Haven't checked my gauge yet, but can see there is very little from the door.
I was hoping for at least a 1/2", but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Coming in from work in Flower Mound this morning (2am) was an nice light show, North and SW, Had some incredible lightning.

two_bit_score · Apr 20, 2012

jinman said:
When I had new siding put on the south side of my house, there were lots of scorpions (both dead and alive) under the old cedar siding. Since they follow their food supply, there must have been some crickets around there too. I don't know why, but we seem to find the most scorpions on interior stairways in the center of the house.:confused3:

We got a nice little shower last night (no more than 1/10"). It passed over just about 10 PM as it was dissolving from the DFW pressure cap. I'm hoping for much more today. I finished a terrace to my pond that Ron Hall and I laid out with a surveyor's transit. It's not "prettied up" yet, but it will catch any runoff and direct it to my newest pond.

I opened a bag of sand recently that was sealed up and right on top was a scorpion.

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Bird · Apr 20, 2012

Western said:
Haven't checked my gauge yet, but can see there is very little from the door.
I was hoping for at least a 1/2", but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Coming in from work in Flower Mound this morning (2am) was an nice light show, North and SW, Had some incredible lightning.

I woke up briefly around 2 a.m. and noticed some lightning, but I don't think we got any rain until around 9:30 a.m. and the radar makes it appear that it's all over for us. So I just went out and emptied my rain gauge. I think it had almost 0.03" in it.:laughing:

Traxx · Apr 22, 2012

Wife had me help harvest cactus today. That was a first.

Bird · Apr 22, 2012

Traxx said:
Wife had me help harvest cactus today. That was a first.

What kind of cactus and for what; i.e., what does she do with it?

Traxx · Apr 22, 2012

I think it to eat, but I really don't know what kind it is. I'll get a picture tomorrow. We just cut off the new growth, and she is going to skin it and cut into strips. This is a step farther than I have been into Mex food.

two_bit_score · Apr 22, 2012

Traxx said:
I think it to eat, but I really don't know what kind it is. I'll get a picture tomorrow. We just cut off the new growth, and she is going to skin it and cut into strips. This is a step farther than I have been into Mex food.

Nopales or napolitas are delicious when properly prepared and served as part of a good meal.

If your wife knows how to prepare nopales you are a lucky guy.

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