Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

2018-01-29, 0330

22 right now...high about 32 or so....

Nice weekend...didn't get done all I wanted to, but at least the walks and driveway are both passable.

 

[Eric Salop]

There was a big halo around the moon last night and this morning the low cloud to the west is all tinged with pink, with rooks flying high in the sky and bare branches starting to sway wildly. I'm sure we are going to get rain soon and plenty of it too. A prediction from observing nature ? Nah, just seen the weather radar

Kyle, I can just imagine twisting and repeatedly tugging on a stubborn tailstock. Ouch, hope it's just a minor muscle thing and eases soon.

I have only one very minor pain this morning, but it's one of the better ones to get. Right arm aches, same feeling as when I spend too much time with a chainsaw, except this time it's from a weekend carrying a baby round the house to try and keep him amused

 

[wngsprd]

Sunday night...almost midnight. Going to bed means Monday morning gets here along with the work week. I think I'll stay up a bit longer.

The dog (Brittany) had a great time tonight chasing two flying squirrels. They would jump (fly) from a tree to the bird feeders and then back. Drove the dog nuts for hours! Funny as heck to watch though.

Plans bouncing through my head about putting the crushed gravel down for the driveway this spring along with building the extension to the barn for a rabbit room, building the new trails through the property, etc.. So many projects, so little time and so long until spring gets here.

Traveling to Denver next weekend to work from the office at the company I work for during the week. I work from home 90% of the year. It'll be good to see some folks in person I only see 4 or so times year though talk to and see on video everyday....but dreadful to be back in a city for a week. I can already see the sea of stop lights and cars....and....and....people! I've gotten to used to living in the woods and only seeing folks if the neighbors stop by for a beer or the trip to Lowe's or TSC.

Looking at how much I just vented....me thinks I might have had more than a couple fingers of bourbon and should probably shut down for the night. LOL

Have a great night and morning everyone! With that I'll leave you with a winter pic of the homestead (truck in the way).

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Snow looks pretty.

Sounds like fun with your dog. We used to have Brittanies and raised two litters. It was nice having so many puppies when our boys were young. The boys knew the puppies were theirs only temporarily, and were not upset when they had to give them up to buyers, although we kept one puppy with our two adults. I really miss those dogs. They were great bird dogs and house dogs. I've only seen one flying squirrel...it moved into one of our birdhouses.

 

[daugen]

A much wetter morning than predicted, our one inch of rain is now a flood warning for Eastern NC, two inches of rain at least so far with more coming today as it looks like the slow moving system heads offshore and North. This looks like the official beginning of Spring mud.
51 degrees out, about the high of the day. The week ahead is not warm at all but I didn't expect much more for the first week in Feb.
Trying to figure out how to get onions planted though...will wait for a sunny day to sneak them in. Lot of sneaking, have about 500 seedlings to plant. Thankfully a finger or dibble works just fine in this soft soil.

a new super moon is coming in Wednesday for you star watchers.
'Super blue blood moon': What to know for January 31 - CNN

once in a blue moon....

 

[wngsprd]

LS, very impressive stats, and thank you for your service. Sounds like RNG has an excellent plan. He should write a retirement book, and include a blank copy of his .xls.

Glad you guys got some snow, and hope you get more needed precip.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 39 this morning going to 43 with 60% chance of rain. Hope we get it, so far this "big" rain has given us almost 1/4". No plans for today, will take it as it comes.

LS mt125, Thank you for all you do, Was a vol. fireman for 10 years, Takes a special person to be a EMS provider. Always glad when you guys showed up. Maybe you could retire and vol. in a small community with a lot less calls. Prayers sent.

Buppies, Hope you go to the Dr. and get checked out. Prayers sent.

RIP, prayers sent.

Have a great day, Prayers sent for a lot of you. Ed

 

[Thomas]

24F partly cloudy low 30's for high, back to seasonal temps this week.

With in blink of eye last weekend in January gone,Febuary kinda month one holds its breath lots of ups and downs.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[wngsprd]

46 and still raining...should hit a high of 45? Got about 1.5 inches so far. Creek overflowed the bridge for the first time in a long while, as the bottom is flooded. Every step we took on our hike in the rain felt like walking on a sponge...ground was frozen just a couple of inches under the surface in the shady areas.

Think I finally figured the last tax and financial statement puzzles, and finished last night. Now I'll write my "annual report" cover letter and send out to the farm owners. The state makes me withhold tax on any LLC member who lives out of state, which two do, and the state debits our checking account for it.

BEF, I admire your organizing your old photos...something I need to do, but likely will not get to.

Drew, I have an 8 foot square heavy drag, and I had to get a cheap TSC boom pole, and attach, to maneuver it. The way I rigged it, I can lift it entirely off the ground. I've never dragged it with the prongs down...would take up too much ground, but otherwise does a good job.

 

[daugen]

Thanks. Yes, very unwieldy to work with and of course my three point lift isn't going to pick up something 8 feet long. I was thinking of taking the original pallet back out to the side of the field where I left it, sure aren't going to drag it across my lawn to the barn :shocked: and try to use the forks to pick it up and put it back, somehow, on the skinny pallet. That boom pole makes a lot more sense.

 

[daugen]

With in blink of eye last weekend in January gone

ein augenblick (in an eye blink) January sie ist weg (is gone)

I know three words of German. One is my name...