Good morning!!!!

[gstrom99]

The training outfit we are going with does not use a central “school building” - it has a network of trainers who work out of their homes, and the trainer we were assigned has chickens. It was one of the training topics we had discussed in Interview #1, and they did a great job of assignment to meet our needs!

Yes, dogs and chickens can be interesting. Fun to watch, but not good for the birds, and a bad habit and hard to get out - of the dog.

 

[daugen]

very pretty bird Jay.
Joel, was she wearing safety glasses? She has built in ear muffs with the long hair.
good skill to learn.

 

[Joel/ak]

She was wearing a set of my glasses, pisses her off cuz I have bifocals.

 

[jbrumberg]

very pretty bird Jay.
Joel, was she wearing safety glasses? She has built in ear muffs with the long hair.
good skill to learn.

Thanks. It took me 2 days to photograph that fully molted Goldfinch. I am fortunate to have a bird attracting ancient pear tree close to the house and a window with a camo shroud.

 

[Buppies]

Jay we have yellow and red finches hog the bird feeder. Our house wrens seem to have left unusual to say the least

 

[Buppies]

Thomas I’m going to catch the bear and send him to you

 

[check]

Not doing much this weekend. Staying off the property cuz family are out turkey hunting.

Gonna clean the garage and throw new blades on the lawn mower. Haven't looked at the schedule but I'm sure there will be more cup play off games to watch today.

Let my daughter get some saw time. She really wants to learn how to use a chainsaw so what the heck.

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After using the saw she only fell in the creek twice

LOL - hair hanging dow instead of back out of the way, in a ponytail or something, no gloves, and very loose clothing. Geez, I hope she takes some sort of course or other! My daughter, in fact, wants her own Chain Saw, and whenever she has used mine we follow strict safety protocol.

 

[KilroyJC]

Yes, dogs and chickens can be interesting. Fun to watch, but not good for the birds, and a bad habit and hard to get out - of the dog.

Meanwhile, the guy we buy our hens from have a dozen+ dogs, everything from mastiffs through Great Pyrenees, German shepherds, a pit Bull or three, and sever Al mitts, and they are no problem at all, I have seen a chicken riding on in mastiff’s back up there.

so now Harry is not allowed out when the chickens are. Once the chickens go in, he goes out eating fresh chicken poop. . .

 

[KilroyJC]

She was wearing a set of my glasses, pisses her off cuz I have bifocals.

Horrible Fright has wire mesh face masks for cheap, which is what Mrs uses when I am cutting or when she is running the chipper-shredder. I use a helmet with mask and muffs attached, plus chaps. I’m not a fan of excessive bleeding…

 

[m7040]

PG, to your point about the grill guard for the tractor. Yes it is very easy to do damage the front of the tractor when cleaning up trees and brush. This damage also wrecked the grill guard. I was able to repair and paint and only had to buy a headlight. But the grill guard is open in the middle and yours would provide more protection. Looks like the bars on yours are lighter than the original Kubota.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 42 going to 67 and sun is up after heavy rain/wind/thunder last night.
Shadfest was crowded. Son and friend played for audience on earth day went good.

sorry to hear about accident M7040, prayers sent

Was 81 yesterday and felt it.

back in

 

[jbrumberg]

Jay we have yellow and red finches hog the bird feeder. Our house wrens seem to have left unusual to say the least

Buppies- That's interesting- our Wrens disappeared as well. They were around here earlier this year. I was blaming their disappearance on the flock of English/European Sparrows that arrived here for the first time in +40 years last Fall which I attributed to some local, old farmhouses and barns that were demolished last year disrupting/displacing the Sparrows.

 

[m7040]

I am no forensic engineer, but the BF's car was T-boned so hard on the right passengers' rear side that the car exploded and somehow one of the other vehicle's tire bounced around for awhile. This was no slow speed vehicle interaction. My + thoughts and prayers.

It rolled and landed upside down. The hit was on the right side front area. The car went through the stop sign at full speed and T-boned it.
The damage to the rear end is likely the landing after being airborne.

 

[jbrumberg]

It rolled and landed upside down. The hit was on the right side front area. The car went through the stop sign at full speed and T-boned it.
The damage to the rear end is likely the landing after being airborne.

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OMG. Like previously posted he's one lucky individual to have "only" suffered a concussion. Has there been any evidence of an intracranial slow bleed going on? My + thoughts and prayers.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .06 inches rain

Hoping for a full day with the flail.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

had a lot of fun gardening on a beautiful morning.
bought a hydrangea bush, a few hosta and some veggies and came home and planted them.
Garden now full, added sweet italian basil, green peppers, and a few watermelon plants.
Eggplants not happy with exposure to cold, little bit wilted, everything else looks fine.
might get cold tonight, will pay attention to temps

BIL stopped over on way back from Flemington buying diesel for his truck, 3.79 he said.

red potatoes growing in bags look happy, ones in black bag always grow a little faster since that color bag takes in more heat

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 67F @ 9:00AM. Sunny to partly cloudy. High 83F. Winds light and variable.

Wow Frits, that young man is lucky to be alive. Hope he fully recovers.

The M62 here came with a hole punched into the plastic grill, undisclosed by the seller. The hole also punctured the air cleaner, which I replaced. I found the pieces of the grill under the radiator, and just wired them back together. And this latest round of brush clearing has a new hole showing in the grill, but I haven't looked into what else might have been damaged. But some sort of repair, and likely a metal guard, is on the to do list.

Spent most of yesterday requesting quotes for a RAM ProMaster van to be factory ordered. Sent out more than a dozen, mostly using the contact form on dealership websites. About half responded, and the three that provided quotes all want MSRP. Wait time estimates ranged from 4 to 12 months. I can do 4, or even 6, but certainly not a year. We'll see what the new week brings, but I hope I don't have to go back to trying to find something off a lot.

No mowing or spraying yesterday, but the weeds are taking over the solar panel array, so that's #1 job this morning. Not sure what the rest of the day will bring.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend...

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low of 24° ---- not good for all the flowers on the apple and peach trees. Oh well, happens almost every year. High today should hit 62°. At least it will be sunny and light breezes.

Chances of a sprinkle or t-storm are at 40% tomorrow. I hope we are in that 40% area --- really dry. Last moisture we received was back in February, and it wasn't much....

Starting to drift back towards the severe drought conditions. Just have to wait and see.....

Jay, nice pic of the goldfinch. He is definitely displaying his spring color! Thanks for posting.

Ron, your pic is great too! Beautiful cardinal.

We seem to be having a strange year for the visiting birds. There is a big decrease in the amount visiting the feeders.... a guess would be 50% less. I used to fill the feeders every 2 days, now it's about once a week..... I wonder what's going on?

On Friday, saw a hummer come to where the feeders usually are hung.... they weren't there at the time, but immediately got filled..... haven't seen another hummer come back yet.....

Fritz, nice bodywork on the hood. Looks great!

David, good repair on the mower. Hope it holds up better than the OEM. Hope you get the full day of mowing.

Scootr, sounds like you got some good seat time on the tractor. Thumbs up for helping the widow. Bet you were glad to be done with the pucker factor!

Today's agenda: Some more drip irrigation modification (forgot to do 2 trees) adding an additional dripper.
Then get some measurements for the next landscaping project, the borders / raised beds for the trees. A trip to pick up the materials needed is planned for tomorrow.

Time to get moving.....
Everyone have a great day!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Realized that the pellet stove only has a couple handfuls of pellets left.....
Not a good thing since we have been running it in the mornings to take off the chill....
So, a run to TSC is on the list for today.... I'll just get 1 or 2 bags.

Since HF is right next door to TSC, I might just stop in there too.... to see if there is something I didn't know I needed. I do need some cut-off wheels....

 

[Popgadget]

Good Afternoon.
Got out early this am before I could check in. Straight to Marsh Harbour, back to Miami to clear customs into the US and drop off some passengers. Getting fuel now to head back to Philly with the rest and go home myself.
Nice view on the way into Marsh Harbour