Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 64ºF for the start, mostly cloudy sky, light breeze. light to moderate wind, gusts to 22 mph, Sky cleared late morning clouded back up, raining now, high temp was 81ºF. Made coffee to start day bike ride 50 miles, cut short by rear derailleur failure and locked rear wheel. Had a freshly discard mattress to wait for pick up on long nap after lunch. I need new derailleur hanger and at least one spoke replaced on rear wheel, Glad I have Peugeot for back up
Ron nice rain. Sorry about the frost heave, sorry the fix was messy. Hope filter change went well. Nice deer pic
Thomas sorry about the freezing rain. Hope not too much ice. Hope puttering inside went well.
Bill hope good seat time plowing.
Billy hope you arbor rebuild goes well. Sounds like fun project using local trees for the rebuild. Glad you got a hike and swim in. Thanks for transport pic.
Drew Hope you able to use helper to the best advantage. Hope bushes got planted and forecast didn't slow progress.
Scott(vt) glad you getting money back on taxes. Hope yard work was successful.
Buppies sorry about sleep and smoke blowing in. Hope holly visit goes well. prayers sent.
Paul sorry music canceled, glad flight went well. Nice oic of higher traffic. Nice tool. Good luck with wire locator.
Happy(NC) good to hear about the progress on the tank. Also good to hear replacement consumables arriving. How sawdust helps the cleanup.
Masseyrider hope day went well.
RNG glad house is listed, hope you can get the errors and omissions fixed. Hope you ad put together for the tractor.
Scott(vt) thanks for pic with extender in use. Red flag?
Ken glad you beat rain home. Thanks for kayak pic. Good luck with monitor.
David sorry they need to up your BP dose. Sorry about the wait for wings and last package. Sorry you couldn't pick up on that trip. Hope you got it today and continue.
Drew glad you got a lot done and nice lunch with nephew's son. Outside is shaping up nicely, any grass sprouts yet?
Don pretty tree and pic. 80ºF at lunch is warm. Hope dry bed coming along.
Two_bit hope you got to spend time outside today.
Bill glad plowing went well. Hope new customer is able to get rid of critters in firewood. glad not that much ice.
Randy(wag) glad sign wok went well. Glad you were able to treat your mate to lunch for his help. Hope church was good. Interesting budget passed before the counter budget presented.
Thomas hoping the branches are up to the ice.
David thanks for the pic, nice looking tractor.
Bill glad you didn't lose power.
Dennis Glad you able to move breakfast to less crowded place. Sounds like you are making progress managing the out square/plum issues that crop up on rehab project. Sorry about the extra trees cut.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid, blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Israel, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 53° with rain this morning. Heading to 67° with off and on rain. Got water filters changed. Did not get a show during the change. More pond cleanup. Turned water on to the barn. Not much going to happen today. Memorial get together for neighbor.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 28 and going to a high of 32°F. Wind E 11 gusting to 19 mph. Snow or freezing rain.
It doesn't matter which we get, I will be plowing this afternoon.

The tractor is full of fuel and the big tank is empty. I've got approximately 100 gallons left in the house tank. That'll do me about 2 weeks. By that time I should have my income tax rebate in my hot little hand and be able to pay for 6 or 700 gallons of fuel.

I didn't get any pictures of the sea of white, mainly because it all looks the same as the rest of the white pictures I've posted all winter.

The rain is here. I can hear it on the tin roof.

Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

good morning all

a quiet Sunday planned after yesterday's workout.
maybe a little final straightening in garden shed but going to take it easy today.
my hands are puffy, can hardly see knuckles on right hand.
body seems to react to irritation by flooding area with fluid. Protective mechanism I think.
nothing new, but just gets worse as I get older. So I have to keep reducing time on job/feet to smaller segments,
like driving the rv only three hours a day. I just can't go all day anymore. After four hours on my feet in the morning.
everything hurts and dumb to continue. I'm retired and tomorrow will come. So says the procrastinator's guild but
just need to pace myself. But when I have a helper, it's on the go all the time. I'm sore but smiling today so all's well.

the very first hairs of grass seed showed up yesterday in the 82 degrees. I should have top coated it all with a
tiny amount of soil but I had raked it in pretty well. Just have to be patient, earth hasn't warmed up yet.
but I bet yesterday's heat was enough in the raised bed veggie gardens to wake up those seeds.

front yard along driveway now transformed from two ugly stumps to a row of rose bushes. Red mini knockout rose nearest
the road, and then three types of mixed golds and other colors. Will have to keep them trimmed to avoid creeping into driveway.
plus one red mini knockout rose in the garden area along neighbor's lane. Had to get cutters for the roots there, Makita planting auger
latches onto that root and rips drill out of my hands. That never feels good at all....have learned to hold on with two hands.
that's probably why my hands are puffy; that auger is utterly wonderful until it hits a root. Then my wrists are the slip clutch and they
don't like that all

high of 63 in clouds today and heavy rain coming in tomorrow.

 

[mpham]

Morning all!
31 with freezing rain and drizzle. Hopefully warming up to low 40's.
With all the deck work going on here it inspired me to work on my small stairway behind my attached garage. It butted up against my bulkhead and blocked access to the faucet and hose we have there. Also made cleanup a lot harder as this area filled with leaves and couldn't be raked or blown out. Plus "somebody" took out the bottom step with the loader bucket...
Will grab some pics later. It was to wet and I was very tired when we stopped. Still need to add a railing.
Signs of spring finally here!

To early for us to do anything in the yard. We get snow into late April early May around here.
Few more projects in the shop. I'm really liking making these boxes. Finished this sugar bowl sized one out of apple.


Still working on the rest.
Need to go to the apartment house and get a few projects going there this week if weather allows. Have two trees here that are wind and bug damage that need to be taken down. I have someone who will help and take them away for burning in his outdoor furnace. Not a good wood for turning or making stuff so happy they will be taken away.
Today will be rest and relax after yesterdays work.
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

 

[wngsprd]

66 going to 79.

The grape arbor rehab is still my main project. Brought another big load of cedar posts from the woods and a load of firewood. When starting on the arbor, the corner post had sagged inward when one of the horizontal bearers rotted. Had to use the tractor and the truck to pull the post level. After bracing it, used the tractor to rig up a 14 foot cedar held in the jaws of the grapple the lift all the vines up high enough to hand lift a new bearer in place. It was heavy. I need another tractor and FEL!

My wife was nearby planting flowers, so she assisted when needed. We saw our first black snake and first skink of the year. Pollen is as thick as fog, it seems.

Well, my tractor and grape arbor are really tired this morning, so I'm gonna give them the day off. I'll work on my MIL's taxes and maybe a hike.

 

[ronjhall]

Forgot to mention. Got another .29” of rain yesterday.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 35 to start going to 50. We got some rain last night, not sure how much but it wasn’t a lot.

Work wants me to come in on Monday to deliver fuel to all the TEAM customers, fuel assistance program ends on Monday. When I get home I will load the truck with the Trex and head north Tuesday morning. The weather looks kind of rainy and cool so I’m not sure how much I will get done. .

Bill, glad you didn’t lose power, also the same for you Thomas.

Looks like it’s time to go to church, will check in later. Hope all have a blessed and safe day.

 

[Buppies]

63 high in 70s today 40 percent chance of rain later we are so dry more fires what’s new. Have job to go look at today. Good basketball last night Duke is tough. Today should be clothes day then not sure what else to do.

Pace your self Drew

Have no idea what time I feel asleep last night woke up in chair at 6:45.

Prayers for all our Country

 

[daugen]

after looking out seeing a fat squirrel mauling my birdfeeder and about to knock it off like yesterday,
decision was made.
Time for a persuader.
ordered a Red Rider adult bb gun with scope, and a set of targets to see how accurate it is.
I wanted a pump bb gun so can regulate force and not kill critters.
I want the smack in the rear to be "persuasive"...

I would have preferred it to be orange so no mistaking it for something more powerful.
actually, just figured out another alternative.
take my CO2 pepper ball gun, which I've never used, and put the practice balls in there.
talk about inaccurate...I bet I'd never hit it.
which is why I want a scope so I can avoid the animals head

my crazy neighbor has an airgun and I hear smack smack smack a lot.
He has a target of a man with a big red heart.
Tell me that's not spooky...