Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

My helper. If only I could get him to put tools away where they belong……

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Tuesday) morning. Overnight Low of 6C and it's presently 15.2C, high-haze overcast and calm.

Fairly 'standard' day planned and I'll be heading over to the Navy Cadet Unit at 1800... a new, potential, leader has volunteered to be trained up. Once that happens, recruiting will commence. The pandemic knocked the stuffing out of the Unit and it was put into hiatus. I'm going to show the new bloke how to play the Bosun Call (pipe, whistle thingy)... I say 'play' as it really is a musical instrument and takes practice/skill.

Also, during the pandemic (about 18 months ago) the one and only Scout Master was killed in a single car vehicle accident... no one has 'stepped-up' to run that since so Cubs/Scouts has stopped occurring. Basically, other than various sport organisations, there are no "civic" youth organisations available in the 'Shire'.

Sad. But it takes adult volunteers to run these things... and the increasing regulations/qualifications put a huge 'damper' on finding adults willing to help. <sigh>

That's about it, take care all.

 

[jbrumberg]

It was a good day. I did what I needed to do with the string trimming and drove down the road and bought some plum tomato and basil sets. There were a couple of "unpredicted" rain showers, but I captured a male House Wren singing away as his mate was nest building.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

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My helper. If only I could get him to put tools away where they belong……

If only I could put tools away where they belong.

 

[txdon]

Do they keep tying the tomato plants to the string?

I think so, I'll keep an eye on them.

 

[rswyan]

64 and clear @ 21:30, heading down to around 54F for the overnight low.

High today reached 79.7F, was warm but pleasant with a decent breeze out of the north for most of the day.

Another day in the books.

Crescent moon was a shinning sliver in the west sky a bit ago on the way back from TSC and Menards.

Made the rounds with the Water Buffalo this morning after checking the mealworm feeder which was empty (... did not refill it today ... but probably should have ... )

The two burning bushes got 2 gallons, along with the ginkgo tree which is showing signs that it's going to sprout even at the top where the deer had browsed it. Need to get it caged.

Plantings from last fall - red maple, Japanese cherry, and tulip tree - all got 4 gallons each. So did the volunteer apple up by Nest Box No. 3, and the Rose of Sharon bush which survived ... probably because it was caged:

Not sure on the status of the other ones (RoS) - they may have made it due to being covered in weeds. Will have to see if I can find them when we get to general planting bed clean up, probably after the garden is in.

East peach tree got 4 or 6 gallons (don't recall) and I think the west peach tree got either 6 or 8 - mainly because it has those grape hyacinth bulbs planted around it.

East peach tree is doing very well ... measured the new (green) growth on the main/largest leader and it is over 12" ... not sure, but that may be just so far this year ... if so, then ...

The 4 small oak saplings up along the road each got 2 gallons.

Also watered some of the plants up by the shop which are all covered in weeds but I did see some evidence of growth. Still some more watering needed there.

Hauled recyclables up to the bin at the road, picked up mail, dropped off compostables over at the pile and then dropped off some cardboard up at the shop to use for fire starter or just burn.

Brought a load of stuff back down to the house (Unisaw stuff and the tool bag for electrical wiring)

Emptied the compost/peat moss mix out of the dump cart into some of the grow bags and a couple of 5 gallon buckets for The Woman.

Got new HF sprayer filled with 2 gallons of glyphosate premix I had in the garage.

That took a while - because The Woman was insistent that the mesh strainer would not be sufficient and the solution needed to be strained through cheesecloth ...

I think She easily spent more than an hour looking for the cheesecloth (which might give you some idea of what I deal with on a regular basis ... )

Got better than 50% of the east side of the garden area sprayed with glyphosate. Should be able to finish it all up tomorrow.

... now that we've found the cheesecloth ...

Dinner was ready about the time I finished that, couple of ribs and large helping of Woman's macaroni salad.

After that we got the new HF sprayer refilled by emptying out the rest of the premix in the 2 1/2 gallon premix jug and emptying the old TSC 1 1/2 gallon sprayer which was clogged up and needs cleaned out.

HF sprayer is pretty nice, seems to be decent quality. Greenwood brand I think. Came partially pressurized, doesn't seem to have any leaks, works well ...

Then made run down to TSC and Menards in Massillon after dinner, dropped trash/garbage up @ the road on the way out.

Stopped at Dunkin' on the way down, next door to TSC. Was only going to get a medium iced coffee but Woman said "No ... make it a Large ... I'll have some ..." ... which is now paying for (indigestion)

Picked up six 7' t-posts from TSC, along with two 16' long cattle panels which we somehow managed to cram into the Sprinter.

Swung by Menards after that I picked up the 25 bags of pelletized lime plus 4 bags of bird/critter food.

Had drive home slightly bent forward/over (due to the cattle panels)

Rhododendrons are now in bloom ... at least the ones the deer weren't able to munch the flower buds off of ... :

This area (below) will get some attention in the coming days:

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Two hydrangeas, two different types of hosta, plus some day lilies ... all need to be dug up and transplanted elsewhere.

Time to go see what sort of snack/desert might be available ...

Hope everyone had a good day ...

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 55ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, light breeze. Light wind with some moderate gusts, sky became partly cloudy and high temp was 81ºF, HI83ºF. Mowing with new mower to start day. Started to mow back yard, wife let me know she was ready to nap, so moved to front yard. Got it finished mover had good power, front wheel drive not as effective as rear wheel drive, engine had good power, inspite of being behind mowing and grass tall. Grass catching worked well. Stopped for rest and drink water, wife got up from nap had some lunch and went for bike ride. Changed back to mowing clothes and finished yard. Friend came over to raid my hose clamp collection and there went nap. Got a call from former coworker, he is battling leukemia again. Was hopping to see him after Katy trail ride, not sure it will happen now.
Buppies hope the grinding went ok. prayers sent
Ron good to hear some retaining wall work done. Carpenter bees not my favorite insect, hope traps work. I found it theraputice to hit them with badminton racket, could get up to ten of them in a shot time Interesting visitor, hope previous visitor gone (heron) Nice pic
Ron neat house can't tel bottom lexan.
Drew neat stories, there were several years too dry to shoot fireworks at relative's house. I agree I like hills better even if I have to bike up them.
Paul glad plow repaired, bet you will know it quick if it breaks. Hope flying was fun and safe today. Neat GS pic.
Don glad your student passed. Hope they get the trailers fixed up.
Kilroy sounds like visiting going good. If your asking about my engine lockup, was running mower on too much slant, too long, piston overheated. Hard to say about your neighbors cat, I would start with cooling or lubrication.
Bill enjoy your seat time.
Kilro glad you are enjoying relatives visit, sorry about your uncles mobility issues.
Frits good to hear that is normal amount of buildup.
Ken good to hear dog doing well. hope physical went well. Good to hear brakes still stopping and releasing. Thanks for son at work pic
RNG finding the right and finding a place for the right tool Glad no pucker moments on tractor. Are we suffering from time inflation as well?
Frits GD looks ready to go! Nice pic.
Billy sorry about the cooler than expected temps.Sorry yu did not get a full day of energy conservation. Hope hike went well today, looking forward to pics
Dennis hope you cot the heat pump. Will be nice to have at your dad's.
Jay sorry you are still smelling smoke. Hope tank access was better than mine was, took as long to find as it did to pump. Hope you got the area cleaned up for him. Nice pic
Frits quite the harrowing experience. Glad the red neck engineering worked.
Dennis glad garden growing. Nice helper.
Drew glad car passed inspection. Hope your trip in RV goes smoothly.
Drew I use no sugar electrolytes, nuun which uses stevia, and a low sugar electrolyte Liquid I.V. which does have 11 g of sugar per stick that I mix with24 oz of water and ice. I also use original V8 3-4 cans per week.
RNG thanks for link
Chris sorry about the dust already from mowing. Good to hear strawberries available in your area.
RS hope you can get hole burner working the way you want it to. Hope you don't get much grief in making garden bigger. Hope watering went well.
David hope the pw went well and HH was good.
Dennis sorry heat pump not on sale anymore. Glad you were able to sell off RV unit.
Don Nice Farm pics
Drew good to hear hitch on RV. Not sure the critters want ranch on their buffet.
Frits hope new exercises work for you. Good to heat RTV up to date on service.
Thomas sorry about long day at work. Sorry mrs expanding planting area.
Frits good story.
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.

 

[Looking4new]

Well, I didn't get as much accomplished as I had predicted. Got all the slash picked up and dealt with. 3 stumps dug out and placed for a stump fence across the front of her property (Privacy). A fourth stump is almost ready to come out, but its' roots are tangled with two other stumps and an 8" tree about 60' tall. That tree is coming down tomorrow. So far on this job I have burned 3.5 U.S. gallons of fuel in 8.5 hours. I only work about 4 or 5 hours/day. She is going to the nations' capitol (Ottawa) tomorrow and coming back on Thursday evening. So we wont have her hovering over us and getting in the way.
My mosquito/blackfly deterrent is working good.

I still have hay fever, take no drugs for it. Ragweed and goldenrod are bad for me. In fact I am proud to say that I take zero meds, but I will admit to MJ. That is NOT Michael Jackson.

 

[Buppies]

Glad mower worked out mostly

 

[sodamo]

If only I could put tools away where they belong.

Had that thought about myself