Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

60F and "Fair" @ 21:30, heading down to 49F in the overnight.

Was an absolutely beautiful day here today, high hit 77F.

Started off with taking the Cub and dump cart full of weeds The Woman had pulled up to the compost pile.

Once that was done loaded up all plants and moved those around back. Woman helped load and unload.

Then moved full Water Buffalo up to northwest of the house so it would be in the shade.

After that I took the Cub and dump cart back up to the front of the house and got the Kubota and went up and got a bucket of screened compost and brought down.

Eventually put about half the bucket in the dump cart and mixed peat moss into it, then took it around back. This is for The Woman's Dahlia's ...

After that I ran down to HFT to get sprayer. Decided to get the larger 2 gallon sprayer as it was only a couple $ more.

Stopped and got 5 gallons of diesel for the Kubota and 3 1/2 gallons of gas for the Cub. Refueled both when I got back.

Was going to stop by DG on way back and grab a mesh strainer but I forgot.

Squash and pumpkin seeds from Eden Brothers were in the mail box when I checked it on the way back in.

Noticed Rib Man was back again on way out and informed Woman when I got home. She didn't have any plans for dinner so She was game and headed out to get a slab. Had a couple of those and Her macaroni salad for dinner.

Amazon had dropped off exhaust adapters. Will be heading up to the shop in a few to check out how those fit on the HF weed burner torch.

While She was out getting the ribs I started mowing the front yard, was over half done by the time She got back. She brought back iced Butter Pecan coffees from Dunkin' ...

Finished the front up before I came inside for dinner:

After dinner I emptied the screened compost out of the bucket which was half full into a tote and around a peach tree and one shrub.

Then I headed up with the Kubota and screened some more compost, probably got another 8 - 10 buckets of screened material added to the pile.

Pic from earlier in the day:

Came back down to the house as I realized I hadn't put out any mealworms for the bluebirds.

After filling the feeder with 15 mealworms I checked the nest box and there was only one bluebird in it ... so I assume the other four fledged:

I first discovered the eggs on April 29th. Today was the 16th day since I discovered the eggs had hatched and took a picture (back on May 5th)

Typical time to fledge after hatching is 16 - 22 days.

After that I decided to head back down to Dollar General and see about that mesh strainer. Checked their website before I headed off and it showed that they were out of the 6" strainer I was wanting. Got there and they had it in stock ...

Visited some with neighbor who was out walking her dogs when I got back. Her son - the one who had his femur removed - is doing very well. He's home and actually walking around with a walker. Pretty amazing.

Once she left I finished up some weed walking The Woman had started and started putting things away.

Last thing I did before closing the garage door was mix up a bucket of screened compost and peat moss so I can get some of those squash and pumpkin seeds planted later tonight.

Overall a reasonably productive day.

Hope everyone had a good day ...

 

[sodamo]

Another wall done, the bedroom suites. Also started on the pump house before body gave out.

These front ones a bit more a challenge with the additional columns and beams, up and down the ladder.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 57ºF for the start, overcast, light breeze. Light wind, overcast partially cleared later in day, and high temp was 81ºF and low humidity. Chapel to start day, pancakes for breakfast, putter, swept front porch, Kitchen clean up, replaced bolt on new mower, did get nap in. Grill brats for dinner. Sounds like most of you you were as happy about the garage ale score as I was. Will put it to work tomorrow.
Randy(wag) sorry about the gals warnings. Glad the race had no issues, 10 hours does make for a long day. Hope the next race goes well.
Ron glad you survived yesterday. Nice fix on bird house. Hope retaining wall work went well. Nice cardinal pic.
Kilroy sounds like you are having a lot of fun getting property shaped up.
Kilroy sorry about the rain at the last night. Bet the show was nice. Hope you have good visit with relatives.
Billy trying to give RS a run for most productive on GM Thread?
Buppies glad you got the grass mowed. prayers sent.
Drew good luck keeping critters under control
Thomas Hope your day goes well, sounds like you don't want anything to do with rose bushes.
Kilroy congrats on meeting woodlot neighbor. Engine locking up id never good.
Jay nice rain. Hope the smoke level is going down. Hope you able to enjoy the day and good luck with garden.
Bill hope you enjoyed your seat time.
Frits Looks like a lot of work to mow around all the tree shelters. nice pic
Buppies nice joke.
Paul dreariness does challenge the motivation more. Good luck with the paperwork for Marsh Harbor.
James sorry about the long trips to set up the docks, remember any day on the lake is a good day Hope the gazebo project goes well. The renters do sound serious.
Frits impressive list, got good life from the generators and starters.
Joel that is is an old steel bridge!
RNG good to hear mowing progressing and flail was easier to put on than brush hog. Are the speakers working properly now? Sounds like progress on light. Hope Starlink will continue to add satellites to help your internet speeds.
Ted Sorry about no additional rain yet. Sorry about the ruts, hope you can get gravel done soon. Hope knee behaves for a change.
Ken sorry about the brake issues. Hope you got the issues cleared up. Good to hear dog better.
RS hoe you had a productive Sunday.
David hope you are holding up with the days of pw.
Jay neat pic, is the bird on left showing aggression?
Frits thanks for sharing pics, must have been nice ride.
Drew hope mowing went well.
Dennis hope discussion went well. Nice pics.
David bet part of you is going yea, a delay
David neat story.
David good story on the machine operator.
Frits thanks for sharing daughter's adventures and pics.
Frits wonder how on the magnetic plug is normal. Sorry about the ongoing tool hunt. Was the filter pic the before or after pic?
Drew makes you wonder how much thread wear from changing spark plugs.
Thomas glad day not overwhelming. Good to hear black flies not a problem. Hope evening went well.
Newbury "when do we stop buying tools" My answer is never
Bill good to hear stump removal in full swing.
Drew some of the sports drinks have caffeine in them as well as sugar or sweetener.
Dennis neat battlefield pics
Ken glad car is still working, dog is better. My condolences on loss of your friend Tommy. Nice radishes.
Frits well traveled tool box.
Randy(wag) good luck find and mailing gift to friend.
RS busy day today.
David nice progress and pic.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /back surgery healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /loss of brother, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[Buppies]

54 high of 80 today we are dry again rain promises never appear or so it seems. Up again too early. Went to Lynchburg to measure job back to grind shortly

Prayers for all silent or spoken our Country Ukrainian people

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 43° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 77° with sun and a few clouds. Did maintainace on Garden Pond yesterday. Then did started straightening out garden retaining wall. Did the one where I hit with snow plow. Then found a couple more places that need some straightening. Put them on to do list. Was going to help neighbor move mulch. But their barn lean-to is being attacked by Carpenter Bees. So I made 4 Carpenter Bee traps. Then mounted them. It was a long day. Going to try for a conserve energy day today.
Early Morning visitor.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

This is the bird house I repaired for neighbor Saturday.

 

[Buppies]

Nice repair Ron

 

[daugen]

am I getting slow or is this site going faster? every time I turn around I'm 5 pages back.
I find this 5am time with my coffee to be a good time to catch up.

David, your place really is a gorgeous spot in Paradise.
that pool is big enough for a small electric boat
And you built it all yourself.

RS, very cool you get to see baby birds hatch.
yellow field flowers lovely, but looking at them makes my nose itch
I have to take an antihistamine each morning all summer.

I'm glad that Frits and Buckeye live in such a beautiful area.
So many old farms
So many cool barns
so many tractors resting in sheds away from our prying eyes.

am also glad Ron is so good with his camera. Am looking forward to seeing his birds
Am spending two nights plugged in to Ron's home, on the way up to Cedarville MI and on the way back.
reminds me I need to find some sparklers.

spent many years as MC of fireworks show on the farm in New Hope.
many wonderful memories, including setting the field on fire and the misguided rocket that shot straight at my sister
and only because my father flattened her seeing what was happening did the burning rocket land in lawn just past pool deck.
Unfortunately pool deck was very unforgiving scratch concrete and my sister came up none too happy.
But July 4th was my mother's birthday so we always had a great party and shot off fireworks.
then it got so dry for awhile the fireworks were suspended. I think one year we had the tac truck, the mini pumper,
with 250 gal water, sit off to the side, when I was in the fire company.

one of the first things I did when I joined the local fire company was to
trim all the trees near our long farm lane. Lot of overhanging branches in spots.
Had to make sure big pumper or tanker could get in without scratching the trucks.
considered most inconsiderate to scratch their beloved trucks, and if a working fire,
they'll take the scratch and keep responding. Instead of getting out and trimming the tree.
We kept a pair of loppers on most larger trucks. Lot of country lanes.
but why this area is so pretty.
I've done NC and Florida flat, much rather live in the hills.

I hope Riptides is doing fine in his project.
sometimes you have to really focus on just one thing.

out very early to 8am dealer appt for state inspection. will take Kindle, maybe look at Volvo plug ins, see what's new.
the hybrid version of my car has something like 450hp, whooeee. 316 has been doing just fine, though sounding
agricultural doing so. I wonder if the hybrid has a different driving feel.
with my bad neck, not like I want jackrabbit starts any more.
but I do want more than 22mpg.
don't want to give up my super comfortable seats.
and maybe, just maybe, the new plug in ones will have massage in them.
I have to wait until they are three years old usually and a third off.

 

[Popgadget]

Newbury "when do we stop buying tools" My answer is never

So far, that’s been my experience!

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
It was 47 when I went outside with Zoe this morning. High in the 70’s expected. I’ll almost certainly experience the 80’s or more, as I’m of to the Bahamas and south Florida today.

Yesterday was productive, made progress on the little plane, made a mess in the shop repairing chisel plow for neighbor, and cleaned it up.

Will be interesting to see how it holds up. I had some help, here he is at the sink after washing up.

We got his grandmother’s car unloaded from the farmers market, made a large bowl of chicken salad, checked on my preparations for todays trip and called it a day.

Today will be spent looking out or windshield or playing the video game in front of me. Should be home in time to take Zoe to school this evening. Got to get going now.