Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[jinman]

:cool2: Yeppir, I just got more rain for over 1.3" so far. It's still raining lightly, so maybe it will be 1.5" before it's over. I'm on the very edge of the tornado alert and we haven't had any wind. I can hear light thunder in the distance.

 

[Western]

:cool2: Yeppir, I just got more rain for over 1.3" so far. It's still raining lightly, so maybe it will be 1.5" before it's over. I'm on the very edge of the tornado alert and we haven't had any wind. I can hear light thunder in the distance.

Well, there you go!! and you was pout'n hrs ago:laughing: That is also a very respectable amount of rain too!

 

[farmgirl19]

So now jinman hogs my rain, as well as Western? Don't make me come to Wise County with buckets to reclaim it! :laughing:

Looks like light showers to the west, this morning, tracking south of I-20. Maybe I'll get something out of it. I watered my garden yesterday, because I can't depend on the rain. Next best chance looks to be Saturday night.

 

[farmgirl19]

Wonder why the wind doesn't just go ahead and blow?

Showers fizzled before getting close.

 

[Bird]

Along about dark last night, we got another brief downpour, so our total for yesterday was about .98" and the NWS says we have a 30% chance for more today.

 

[jinman]

So now jinman hogs my rain, as well as Western? Don't make me come to Wise County with buckets to reclaim it! :laughing:

Looks like light showers to the west, this morning, tracking south of I-20. Maybe I'll get something out of it. I watered my garden yesterday, because I can't depend on the rain. Next best chance looks to be Saturday night.

I got 1.35" total last night. Go ahead and stop by FG19, we Wise men are always bearing gifts.

I also watered my garden yesterday morning. My little okra plants were a bit thirsty and I wanted to try out my soaker hose system on my tomato plants. So I just watered about 3/4 of my garden and then went to a neighbor's house to help him set up a pacemaker monitor and take him to Bowie so he could pick up his truck from the garage. After that, I did some tractor work with the boxblade fixing my trails from rain damage in the last big rain. They probably washed out again, and I don't even care.

 

[bindian]

Bird: Jack Green Label is a smoother whiskey, and is good straight up or on the rocks. I'm not much into soft drinks, so usually pass on those.

I make a mean margarita though!

Margaritas with no salt. My favorite drink.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Western]

So now jinman hogs my rain, as well as Western? Don't make me come to Wise County with buckets to reclaim it! :laughing:

Well, you will only need a coffee cup if you come to my place, Jim and Bird got the rain. They had more nerve than me, I didn't dance "neeked". ( Watch the news, may see a couple of "old" guys running around N Texas grinn'n)

Margaritas with no salt. My favorite drink.
hugs, Brandi

Wondered where you have been? Margarita-ville huh!!:laughing:

 

[Western]

So now jinman hogs my rain, as well as Western? Don't make me come to Wise County with buckets to reclaim it! :laughing:

Well, you will only need a coffee cup if you come to my place, Jim and Bird got the rain. They had more nerve than me, I didn't dance "neeked". ( Watch the news, may see a couple of "old" guys running around N Texas grinn'n)

Margaritas with no salt. My favorite drink.
hugs, Brandi

Wondered where you have been? Margarita-ville huh!!:laughing:

 

[Western]

Bird, caught another mole, Here is a photo of the piece of wood I tie strapped to the bottom of the trigger. I haven't missed one since adding it and it's easier to set in the ground.

 

[bindian]

Well, you will only need a coffee cup if you come to my place, Jim and Bird got the rain. They had more nerve than me, I didn't dance "neeked". ( Watch the news, may see a couple of "old" guys running around N Texas grinn'n)


Wondered where you have been? Margarita-ville huh!!:laughing:

Dennis,
During my work week, from time to time I have to run errands that eat up my free (computer) time.:hissyfit: So I can't go to Margarita-ville during the week. Y'all yelping for 3-4 pages while I sleep:grumpy: doesn't help in catching up on Y'all's amusing writings.ullinghair:
hugs, Brandi:us-texas::cowgirl:

 

[sseelhoff]

First tomatoes of the season ripe and picked. Yummm. Corn in a few more weeks. Potatoes out of the ground. Gotta figure out how to store those babies.

 

[Western]

I dont know what y'all where doing last night, but it was windy as He77 truing to paint! I bet there where gust to 40 mph!! Watching the jets coming in to DFW from the North was crazy, looked like they where almost flying sideways:shocked:

 

[txdon]

sseelholf, I'm right behind you with the first tomatoes turning red and the corn filling out. However I planted my potatoes about two weeks late and they are still too small to dig. I'm about even with Austin are you further south?

 

[jinman]

Scott and Don, you guys are killin' me on the tomatoes as well as FG19.:licking: I had one red cherry tomato yesterday in my garden and many others that are baseball sized and still green and growing. With perfect growing conditions, I'd bet my tomato plants are growing almost 4" per day. My ****** melons are growing 8"-10" per day; runners going everywhere. I picked my first three yellow squash yesterday. There are gonna be lots more in a few days.

 

[farmgirl19]

I got 1.35" total last night. Go ahead and stop by FG19, we Wise men are always bearing gifts.

Gifts, huh? Might have to stop by!

Worked a 12 hour shift yesterday. Was 10 before I even leaned towards the bed. Up at 3, doing a load of laundry, and emptying the dishwasher, etc. As soon as the sky lightened slightly, I tended to livestock, fired up the push mower and mowed the 1/2 acre lawn.

Got to clean up and get to work, then back to weedeat around the front gate this evening, and then try to finish a section of the cattle pasture with the brush hog.

Work until 1 tomorrow, then home to a bottle of wine and hopefully some rain showers! I'll need a break, by then!

 

[Bird]

Gifts, huh? Might have to stop by!

Worked a 12 hour shift yesterday. Was 10 before I even leaned towards the bed. Up at 3, doing a load of laundry, and emptying the dishwasher, etc. As soon as the sky lightened slightly, I tended to livestock, fired up the push mower and mowed the 1/2 acre lawn.

Got to clean up and get to work, then back to weedeat around the front gate this evening, and then try to finish a section of the cattle pasture with the brush hog.

Work until 1 tomorrow, then home to a bottle of wine and hopefully some rain showers! I'll need a break, by then!

I can vaguely remember the days when I used to be able to work like that.:laughing: But in those days, I either couldn't afford the bottle of wine, or was too tired to want any wine anyway.:laughing:

 

[sseelhoff]

sseelholf, I'm right behind you with the first tomatoes turning red and the corn filling out. However I planted my potatoes about two weeks late and they are still too small to dig. I'm about even with Austin are you further south?

I know exactly where Giddings is. Been there many times.

I'm between Luling and Seguin. Closer to Luling.

We planted small red new potatoes, so small is fine. They are pretty good. I pre-cooked some and used them on kebobs last night with some zuchnni, mushrooms and onion. Grilled them over a charcoal fire.

 

[farmgirl19]

I can vaguely remember the days when I used to be able to work like that.:laughing: But in those days, I either couldn't afford the bottle of wine, or was too tired to want any wine anyway.:laughing:

Bird; If I don't work like that, I'll get old and lose my girlish figure! If I want to imbibe, I have to burn the calories!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I know exactly where Giddings is. Been there many times.

I'm between Luling and Seguin. Closer to Luling.

We planted small red new potatoes, so small is fine. They are pretty good. I pre-cooked some and used them on kebobs last night with some zuchnni, mushrooms and onion. Grilled them over a charcoal fire.

I have a good friend that lives in Kingsbury. My bosses parents live in Belmont. Traveled the old 90 many a time. Its a turn back in history seeing all the old town storefronts from decades ago.