Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

67° and 3.35 inches rain. A bit on the soggy side. Forecast to be so most of the week.

Definitely not an outside day today

Coax adapters supposed to be at PO today.

Semi annual dentist visit later.

Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

Ken, if you said this before, sorry, but did you design the planters or did you have plans. Pics?
When I'm done making birdhouses, small planters sounds like a fun carpentry project.

PET done, very hard on my body and arthritis as they had me hold my hands above my head for 20 minutes. Half way
through that my rotator cuff started hurting and it just got worse. All the scans before my hands were down by my side and it
was an easy test. Not today. I asked them about it and they said that half way through I could move my arms down to my side.
Well, at least I know now. And they seemed quite surprised when I told them I called for the nurse three times and no one answered.
All trapped inside that noisy machine, gets pretty claustrophobic. So as usual I sucked it up and finally the carriage moved backwards and
out I popped, overly well done in my opinion. If the test comes back clear, again, for the third time, that's a milestone for me and lets me
think about lots of possibilities.

I think a couple of tylenol and a nap are in order.
Birds have enough feed til end of day when I will refill anyway.
Deer haven't returned but squirrels are getting fatter every day.
They just sit there and stuff themselves. Definitely the extra large portion to go.

And then when Mr Hawk swoops by and snatches up that fat squirrel, then
that will be some fine eating for the birds. You're welcome, come back for more.
But leave my birds alone.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning! Partly cloudy, 59˚F heading to the 70s, West wind.

Wngsprd those large trees always have me worried when I fell them. I try to visualize their path and possible hang-ups and if the trees bottom will scoot toward me. Glad yours fell right.

The questions around here are not how many or who is getting the covid but how many vaccines will the county be getting this week. The answer is 8,200. I hope everyone can find their county's allotment. The county's FHS hubs waiting list has grown to 136,156. There are only 4 counties in Texas that have projected compliance of 80% or greater on getting the vaccine. Ours is one of them.

Looks like a good week for all my brush clearing volunteer jobs this week, last week they were all rained out.

I do my best to push dead trees over, with one of the tractor / grapples .. taking the root ball and all. Doing that ..I have control on where the tree will fall.





Once down .. If the tree is not too big, I pick it up with the grapple and try to shake off as much of the dirt on the root ball back into the hole it came from. If the tree is too big for that .. I cut bottom 8-10' off so I can get the root ball shook off. If the dirt on the rootball is too sticky .. I'll just cut it off and leave it over the hole and let the rain wash it off. Less hole to refill that way. I pile up the burn pile ash and use that to refill holes.




"There are only 4 counties in Texas that have projected compliance of 80% or greater on getting the vaccine. Ours is one of them. "

I'm wondering where you're getting that information from Don.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 25, going up to 35. It snowed about 1 1/2" inches overnight, more expected this afternoon and tonight, only another 3-4".

I was able to get quite a few productive hours in the shop over the weekend. Gonna try for some more today.... still have to get some pics of the progress.

Got on the back pain bandwagon.... woke up this morning with low back pain... in addition to the right hip pain that started 2 days ago... I believe from compensating for the bad knee, which has been complaining... it seems that my lower half is just falling apart!

The surgery is still on schedule for the 12th, so hopefully will resolve all of the above...

DFT, nice truck! Hope you get many enjoyable miles on it!

Ron, nice pic as usual!

Thomas, don't worry, I'm taking care of the now excess stock of E-muffins for you! I really enjoy them with butter and cherry preserves

Everyone have a great day!

 

[daugen]

Ted, as long as it's just the lower half...hope you feel better soon. I think we both may be on tylenol today.

Snow during the morning will transition to light rain during the afternoon. Some sleet may mix in
sounds like a miserable day tomorrow. A woodstove or fireplace day. And a couple of big dogs by it.

 

[txdon]

"There are only 4 counties in Texas that have projected compliance of 80% or greater on getting the vaccine. Ours is one of them. "

I'm wondering where you're getting that information from Don.

IN-DEPTH: Residents in just 4 Texas counties willing to get vaccine at rate high enough to 喪eturn to normal | KXAN Austin

 

[txdon]

I do my best to push dead trees over, with one of the tractor / grapples .. taking the root ball and all. Doing that ..I have control on where the tree will fall.

That is the best way to do it for a tree in the open but Wngsprd was in the woods where a tractor could not go.

 

[toppop52]

We made a Tractor Supply run last night before the 10% coupon expired, loaded up on cat litter and cat and dog food.

Drew, how detailed of plans do you need to build a box? LOL

Rain is on its way, just overcast so far. Looks like 2-3 hours before it arrives here.

Put a four lb piece of pork butt in the slow cooker, I prefer the smoker but mine rotted and I haven’t replaced it yet, plus it’s too cold anyway. Seasoned Carolina style, going to make some Carolina vinegar based sauce to drizzle on the pullings. I’ve got to make a store run for rolls, forgot those. I might get some Cole slaw for the true Carolina experience.

 

[lostcreekranch]

IN-DEPTH: Residents in just 4 Texas counties willing to get vaccine at rate high enough to 喪eturn to normal | KXAN Austin

So .. it's a poll? I trust those .. a lot.

 

[txdon]

So .. it's a poll? I trust those .. a lot.

Then you trust them more than I.
Compliance in the US:
COVIDcast | DELPHI

Drew look at the gallery pic of this raised bed at Lowes. The pic with the dow at the corners.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/All-Things...-H-Natural-Cedar-Raised-Garden-Bed/1000799340