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Good Morning. 1050, partly cloudy, 92F {110F HI} with 66% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 78F tonight. I guess I prayed for rain a little too hard yesterday. I got a nice little shower after I finished planting peas, green beans and sweet corn...

After lunch I walked behind the house to check on my food plots. This oak was down and across the trail. The leaves were still green, so it came down in the last few days. There is one about this big across the trail going in to the creek camp. My cousins Shelia and David are the only ones...

I cut the burnt corn under this morning and planted 6 rows of peas, 4 rows of corn and 3 rows of green beans in it's place. I alternated corn and green beans, trying to use the corn to shade the beans. If they make it that far. This heat is too much for about anything but peas and peppers right...

Drew, I think it has something to do with draft animals, as in 'cracking a whip', but then I could be wrong.

Good Morning. 0530, clear, 74F with 92% humidity. Forecast high of {only} 90F with 50% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 76F tonight. Rain chance is highest at 1145. I want to have cut under my toasted sweet corn and planted peas in that spot by then. Margie is taking the day off {to...

I worked on getting cucumber and acorn squash transplanted this morning. I had one cucumber live out of all I did laast week. This time I went to extremes to make sure they had enough water. I hand watered, strung out the soaker hoses, turned on the sprinkler and wished up a soaking...

Six hours in the garden today, {it was from can see to can't see} but with a long river break in between to carry grand niece swimming. When I broke out my lawn chair and rod and reel, she stopped swimming and got the other reel. There were too many swimmers down there to do any good, but her...

Good Morning. 0605, clear, 77F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 91F with 50% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 77F tonight. It says on Weatherunderground that it is going to be cooler than yesterday, but we are still under a heat advisory. Must be summertime. Our best chance of...

I went down to the pond at lunchtime today. All I caught was a picture of this lily pad in bloom.

I took a raincheck on the chainsaw. {I did get fresh gas tonight when I was in town} Instead I went down to the pond for a while. Saw lots of wildlife. But not all of it warm and fuzzy. Well, most likely warm. Fox squirrel came running down the road toward me. I stopped and got out my camera...

Good Morning. 0750, partly cloudy, 76F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 88F with 40% chance of rain today, and a low of 77F tonight. A slightly cooler day today. Will come in handy if I wind up using the chainsaw later. Sister called Saturday to tell me a big oak is across the road to the...

Good Morning. 1050, sunny, 92F {106F HI} with 62% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 77F tonight. Another late night and early morning at work. But we close early on Sunday, so I should catch up on my beauty sleep tonight. There is a wedding this...

Good Evening. 1710, sunny, 94F {104F heat index} with 58% humidity. Our high was 97F this afternoon, forecast low of 75F with 60% chance of thunderstorms tonight. Long day at work today. It will 15 or 16 hours before it's done. Got here early to make sure the sleepover folks cleaned up good...

It is 97F here now {1740}. I saw where today's high of 97F in Apalachicola tied a record high set in 1995 and in 2002. If we don't watch out, there will be some really hot weather before we know it.

Almost all the doors all have crash bars on the inside. They can not be locked to keep people from getting out, just to keep anyone from coming in.

Good Morning. 0925, sunny, 86F with 75% humidity. Forecast high of 94F with 20% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 75F tonight. We had a powerful storm blow through yesterday afternoon. It overturned one of the BIL's laying hens chicken tractors {movable pen} and several of his single...

Good Morning. 0815, partly cloudy, 81F with 91% humidity. Forecast high of 89F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 76F tonight. We had a little rain during the night, so I didn't have to water the garden this morning. There is long bands of showers moving from west to east along...

I read four or five novels a week, and stick almost exclusively to paper. I do have an Asus tablet, and will download a book to it once in a while. But that is only if it is a must read, and I'm going to be away from my PC or laptops. I find a tablet too small to do any real work on, and too big...

Ha. We had rain for ten days straight, but when it stops here, it dries up in a hurry. I transplanted 4 rows of cucumbers this morning. I decided to wait on squash. They are still sprouting and I didn't want to dig into them until they are through. The next good planting days are the 21st and...

Good Morning. 1005, partly cloudy, 91F {105 heat index} with 64% humidity. Forecast high of 90F with 40% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 77F tonight. I was in the garden by 0600, but it was already 79F {I think that was the low}. I got four rows of cucumbers transplanted, and saw...

I set out about two and a half trays of the Armenian cucumbers this morning. There are still a few alive from the first planting, a few I transplanted about a week ago, and a whole lot of the ones I did this morning. I didn't get any squash or regular cucumbers transplanted, but I got the holes...

Sad news about Mike. It doesn't seem like it's been a year since Jim died.

Good Morning. 0645, partly cloudy, 77F with 97% humidity. Forecast high of 90F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 77F tonight. A new weather underground feature tells me thunderstorms are possible starting at 1:15pm. If they nail that one like yesterday's high {93 predicted, 99...

Drew, I almost added, while laying on an old mossy back gator. But it is the boat-ramp border.

So much for the slightly cooler day that was forecast. It's 99F right now, with a heat index of 109F. I did get in a couple of hours mowing, but also got in a couple of hours laying at the river. Here is Avery, my grand-niece, displaying her dragonfly whisperer skills. Coming from Denver to the...

Good Morning. 0755, sunny, 80F with 83% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 50% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 77F tonight. After the last few days, it should feel like a cool fall day around here. I need to cut grass today, and all three of the mowers I use the most could stand to...

Welcome back to the Sunshine State Kev. Speaking of which, we did hit 98F today. But that looks like it will be the high for the next week or so. Nothing on the 10 day forecast above 93F. #Coolspell.

Good Afternoon. 1355, sunny, 95F {heat index of 106F} with 51% humidity. Forecast high of 95F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 77F tonight. As early as it is, I figure we will top yesterday's high of 97F later this afternoon. I got in 2 1/2 hours in the garden this morning before...

Good Evening. 2345, clear, 81F with 89% humidity. Our high today was 97F, and the forecast low for tonight is 75F with 10% chance of rain. Today was the hottest day of the summer so far. I spent the middle part of the day at work {in the office}, so I don't know how hot it felt, but we are still...

Pepper update: Mini Sweet, Serrano Chili, Anaheim Chili and Jalapeno. I picked two rows {1/3 of the patch} of field corn and got about five gallons. It's getting harder to see the drying pole beans as the corn stalks turn brown. A few more days when I pick the last of the beans and I will cut...

The Armenian cucumbers are growing like crazy. Also got sprouts on the straight neck squash, regular cucumber and at least one of the acorn squash. Tuesday and Wednesday the signs are in the breast, so I'll try to get them in the ground.

Good Morning. 0850, sunny, 82F with 85% humidity. Forecast high of 94F with 20% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 73F tonight. I have office relief today. Got here almost an hour ago. The boss is home waiting for the Maytag Man. The time slot to expect him was All Day. I'm always...

Watching all those guys on You Tube tie knots got me motivated. I have hooks on the two new reels and retied the hook on another, all using the polymer knot. Don't forget to spit on it:D

Here is the rock and roll version of the gag. Who痴 on First Rock Edition Costello: So I hear you're going to have a rock festival with the some of the big groups from the 60's and 70's. Abbott: I certainly am. Would you like to buy a ticket? Costello: Well, depends on the bands. You got a band...

Here you go Drew. This is shot pretty well, so you should be able to follow along. This knot will handle the stripers and speckled trout in your neighborhood.

I don't get down there very often, but I've seen them open in the morning. I picked up a couple of rod and reel combos in town, and a couple of extra reels. {A few weeks ago when I went canoeing with one of my Tampa cousin, there was dirt dauber nest in two of my reels. I got them both working...

Good Morning. 0810, 75F with 92% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 71F tonight. I have my weekly trip to town {Marianna} this morning. Yesterday I used the last of my 13-13-13 on the first couple of rows of peas, and still have the rest of them, plus the...

Sorry the fish were not biting. I didn't do any good either, but then my fishing trip was 1/4 mile from the house. And I reposted the pictures.

The plow search was a while back. And it was more of a shakedown cruise than a fishing trip. The canoe had been out of the water so long I didn't know what kind of shape the fiberglass would be in. Wouldn't want to get Margie in the middle of the pond, then find out it doesn't keep the water...

Let me do that again.

It was after supper before I had a chance to drag out the old square stern canoe. It was in great shape for having been propped up behind a shed for 15 years. The truth is, I had forgot about it being there until I was looking for some plow points a few weeks ago, and I stumbled across it. It...

I worked in the garden all morning, then walked over to feed BIL's biddies. I ate lunch and got my fishing tackle loaded in the truck and came in to change cloths. Now a thunderstorm has blown up. If it doesn't last too long, I'm still going down to the pond.

I haven't read any of them, but I've heard good things about them. I stopped reading anything but westerns about 8 years ago. After two years of reading westerns non-stop, I wrote some stories of my own for the next four years, trying not to read anything published after 1725 unless it was a...

Here are the other plows and how they attach. The chisel is reversible. There is no brand name on the plow, and I couldn't find the manual. I'm going to town tomorrow and need to stop by the feed and seed store anyway. I'll try to remember to look and see what brand it is. And upon further...

Good Morning. 0805, sunny, 78F with 91% humidity. Forecast high of 90F with 50% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 71F tonight. Margie took the day off from work and her and Cousin Dee are going shopping in Panama City. They are not bad about staying out too late, but I may still need...

Good Morning. 0900, sunny, 82F with 82% humidity. Forecast high of 88F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 72F tonight. Sister and BIL are driving to New Orleans later today to pick up their granddaughter who is coming in from Denver for a 3 week stay. {so Uncle Tim will be hopping for 3...

Sysop, that looks like a good salad right there. I got everything in the garden plowed and hoed this morning. You could tell from when I started til I wrapped it up, it was already drying out. I was afraid if I didn't get it soon, it would dry so hard nothing would grow off like it should.

Crazy end to the Cup race. Congratulation to Dale Jr on the win and glad Austin Dillon walked away from his {near} visit to the grandstands.

Good Morning. 0755, mostly cloudy, 73F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 88F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 72F tonight. Late night trying to watch rain delayed race, and listen to last Grateful Dead concert. I didn't make it to the end of either one. I'm watching the end of the...

Sounds good. Feel free to come over to What's for Supper??? {http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/288289-whats-supper-233.html} and brag.

I had planned on working the new sweet corn with the push plow this morning, but after the first row I decided it was just too darn hot. So I took up soaker hoses, clipped the last few sad looking melons and disced up the 1st plantings of melons, sweet corn, peas and cucumbers. Was going to do...

I started out working the peas and corn with the push plow, but it was just too darn hot. So I decided to disc up the 1st plantings of sweet corn, melon, peas, cucumbers and green beans. The rain chased me before I got to the green beans, but I got over the rest of it a couple of times. Also...

Good Morning. 1045, thunderstorm, 80F with 88% humidity. Forecast high of 84F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 72F tonight. The forecast said it would be much cooler today than yesterday, but until the rain came a few minutes ago, I was burning up in the garden. I started out...

We all went down to my cousin's place on Four Mile Creek. Mamma {in the white chair} and assorted kin folks chillin'. Cousin James and his grand nephew fishing. They caught a bunch of small ones, but the little kids still got a kick out of them. This was my first time at my cousin's place, and I...

Good Morning, and happy 4th. We had a passing shower already, but it has cleared up for now. We are all going down to my cousin's place on the creek. Maybe we will have a small shower to cool it off. My four grandparents were Lamb, Messer, Burke and Lara@@@@. Some say the Larro side of the...

Good Morning. 0855, partly cloudy, 80F with 88% humidity. Forecast high of 91F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 74F tonight. If that rain forecast proves true, it will be the first day without rain in 9 or 10 days. My garden could use a break. I have office relief today. Day 2 of the...

Drew, I just named a kitten Sin. Well actually the full name is Sin Nombre. After going about six weeks without thinking of a good name, I gave her No Name. And I wasn't sure I knew how to say Sans Nom.

I worked in the new part of the garden this morning. I got the peas plowed, and started on the watermelons. But the ground was so compacted by rain, I was having to also use the hoe. So I decided to just use the hoe on the rest of them. The Crimson Sweets from the saved seeds are coming up...

It's not just the small local news that gets it wrong. In 2000 when the circus came to Florida {Gore V Bush}, even small counties like Calhoun were contacted by big city papers. The New York Daily News {I think} talked to Margie about why a overwhelming Democratic county like ours voted so...

Drew, if you had been in Colorado I would have thought you meant going to a Smoke and Snack Bar, but 150 pounds does sound excessive:D

Good Morning. 0740, partly cloudy, 78F with 89% humidity. Forecast high of 85F with 50% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 74F tonight. I'm going to tackle the garden this morning. Most all of my 1st planting has played out and the new stuff isn't ready yet. I have to take up soaker...

I guess I missed that. Haven't watched the news or read a newpaper in almost seven years. Should have stopped long before that. If something happens that has some bearing on my life, plenty of folks will tell me about it. The rest of it is just static.

Just listen to Phish {or Trey} play "Will it go round in circles" for a few hours, and all you questions will be answered. Cactus buttons optional.

It is pretty much the norm with black families. Some even do the Friday, Saturday and Sunday thing. It comes from their family being so scattered that it is often the only time all year they see each other. Most take a week's vacation at that time. It is not uncommon for them to have printed...

Good Morning. 0755, partly cloudy, 74F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 88F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 74F tonight. I woke to the sound of thunder, but didn't start humming a tune from when I was one year old. Margie went to work early to miss the weather, but we never got...

We have some swallows under the eves at the civic center. But the nest is over the flowerbeds, so no big deal.

Good Morning. 0735, fog, 74F with 97% humidity. Forecast high of 86F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 73F tonight. Looks like a cooler day here as well. We ran up to Marianna yesterday morning to get in some early shopping, and drove through a real frog strainer of a rain up about the...

Good Evening. 2025, mostly cloudy, 74F with 93% humidity. Our high today was 90F, and the low is forecast to be 73F, with 100% chance of thunderstorms tonight. I got out early before work and disc up 1/4 of the newest part of the garden. I was wanting to plant Crimson Sweets and we have had...

This morning before work I worked in the garden a while. I saw Sugar Baby melon and Golden Queen sweet corn sprouts. Still no sign of any squash sprouts though. Disc up a spot and planted three rows of saved Crimson Sweet seeds.

I wanted to plant a few more rows of melons this morning before work, but the rain the last four day had packed the soil, so I used the 3930 and disc on the part of the garden that hadn't been planted yet. Got the melons planted, then we had another rain.

Our cherry tomatoes are coming in fast, and we picked the first few Roma tonight. The last few days of rain has the Beefsteak splitting before they are good ripe Between 10 hours of the soaker hoses right on the drill, and off and on rain for four days, the peas are coming up. Still only one...

At the top of the page you will see several Icons. Click on "Homepage". Then decide which section your new thread would best fit in. Good Morning!!!! is in the Rural Living section. TODAY"S SEAT TIME is in Owning/Operating section. Once you decide on a section, just click on it. They will be to...

Good Morning. 0835, partly cloudy, 83F with 77% humidity. Forecast high of 83F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 74F tonight. There were a few sprinkles on the windshield when I drove in to work this morning. The sun is shining right this moment, but there are some dark...

We cut a sun burned melon last week, and I ate a couple of split ones in the garden this week, but this is the first one that was ripe and right. Very good.

It was a job of work, but we got the semi trailer hooked up and gone. There were no boards under the jack stands, so they had sunk a couple feet in my sandy soil. Jacked all the way up, we were still a few inches short. But with some 2X12's and a strong lack of regard for safety, we were able to...

I transplanted a few Jalapeno plants to fill out the row and to replace the ones that cashed. Did a row of Cayenne {with a bonus tomato plant} and one of Sweet Banana. The plants were not really big enough to transplant, but I was tired of waiting. The mini sweet peppers continue to grow...

Good Morning. 0705, partly cloudy, 75F with 90% humidity. Forecast high of 91F with 60% chance of rain today, and a low of 76F tonight. We had another thunderstorm yesterday. Lots of sharp lightning, but less rain than the day before. Although I'm sure it was enough to wake the grass up...

Strong winds are rare here. That is why I didn't have the canoe tied. I did have a 12' 4X4 post laid on each side of it. The eastern most post was laying across my overturned generator, about 6' from the trailer. The canoe must have been moving when it came off there. I may look for a lower...

Big storm came through yesterday afternoon. Leaned some of the field corn over, and broke a limb off a cherry tomato. I picked a few ears of the field corn. It was alright, but after that sweet corn it tasted like hog feed:o You've heard of cat and mouse. What about Orange and Butterfly? This...

Good Morning. 0730, partly cloudy, 76F with 91% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 78F tonight. I finally got the rain that has been missing me the last couple of weeks. Only problem was it came all at once. When I got in from work last night I...

Good Morning. 1030, sunny, 90F {102F heat index} with 62% humidity. Forecast high of 94F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 77F tonight. It's messed around and got to be summertime around here. I just came in from the garden, and I couldn't have been any wetter if I had stood under the...

I'm glad I took a look at the Xfinity series race when I did. Rain in Chicago washed out last night's rice, and it just went green on FoxSport2. I guess it's better to be lucky than good.

Good Morning. 1055, partly cloudy, 92F {105F heat index} with 62% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 76F tonight. Too hot to do any outside work today. I did get out early and water the garden and pick what needed it the worse. Also walked down to...

Good Afternoon. 1710, partly cloudy, 92F {100F heat index} with 51% humidity. Forecast high of 94F with 30% chance of rain today, and a low of 76F tonight. I have a wedding reception at work tonight. They got married on the banks of the Apalachicola River, and are just getting here for the...

The Co-Op didn't have any Crimson Sweet seeds, so I got Sugar Baby and Charleston Grey's. I got them planted yesterday, as well as the two packages of bought Jalapeno plants. We are making lots of pepper, but not as big as I would like for making poppers. Maybe un-stuffed poppers? Un-popped...

Still not the one I was thinking of, but slacking lime using oyster shells.

Good Morning. 0735, sunny, 78F with 90% humidity. Forecast high of 93F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 76F tonight. Looks like another hot one. I had planned to be in the garden by now, but the internet. . . . . Did get my melons planted and peppers transplanted about dark yesterday...

Nice looking boat Drew. Happy anniversary Farmer. MG, glad you guys are getting closer to living in the new house. When we built this house the varnish they put on the cabinets was making Margie sick. We would spend four nights in our old house in town, then three nights out here. It took a...

We haven't had enough rain lately to worry about skeeters too much. If you are in the shade a little Cutter is a good idea, but they have more sense than to get out in the sun:D Later in the summer on we will have yellow flies and horse flies so bad you have to cover all skin, and wear thick...

Good Afternoon. 1605, sunny, 95F {105F heat index} with 49% humidity. Forecast high of 94F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 74F tonight. I did my weekly trip to town today. We got our new Lowe's credit cards in the mail a couple of days ago, and they came with a 10% off coupon. I...

Our high was a chilly 94F. I must be in a cool zone.

I guess this is what a blank canvas looks like to the artist. I planted the skips in the Iraqi cucumbers with saved seeds, then did one row of them in the new ground. And a quick Google search of Iraqi cucumbers revealed that what I have is really Armenian cucumbers that just happened to be...

Good Morning. 0720, sunny, 85F with 64% humidity. Forecast high of 95F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 74F tonight. It felt pretty good when I went out and turned on the soaker hoses at 0545. Not so much now. I think summertime got here a week early. The plan for today is to plant...

I bet you will be glad when you can retire your mower. I cut grass for money for over 35 years, so I have never really cared about my yard grass at home. I worked yards when I was a kid, hay and pastures when a young man, sports turf when I came home from the Navy. I like golf course work much...

I get as close as I can to the {uphill side of} latest bush planted in the yard, then get down on my hands and knees and spray under the deck with a hose and nozzle. The two RFM's give me more clearance than the two riders, but the easiest one is the push mower. I just lay something heavy on the...

Good Morning. 0810, sunny, 80F with 81% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 73F tonight. I'm running slow this morning. I haven't even fed the dog yet, much less been to the garden. Need to decide between mowing front yard and discing the garden again. I'm...

Here in Florida you have to start early, when the grass is still wet with dew, or you just can't stand the heat. The dust and wet grass sticks, then dries out to make adobe bricks under the mower. A small push mower can pick up 5-10 pounds in a couple of hours cutting, while a 6' RFM can easily...

Good Morning. 1150, sunny, 90F {100F heat index} with 57% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 20% chance of showers today, and a low of 72F tonight. We got out and picked the garden before work, and it was already hot at 0745. Days like today make me thankful I work indoors. Speaking of work, I...

My 87 year old mamma spends every day in her flowerbeds and garden. She does work early and late, but Florida summers are not getting any cooler. I worry, but only up to a point. Folks don't get that age without a little common sense. And when her time does come, I'm sure she would rather be...

After using the Georgia backhoe {in this case, an actual hoe} for about an hour, I got all the available dirt back in the waterline trenches. I used the Woods mower to grade it, without the pto on, of course. Then mowed around all the grapevines and fruit trees. I have to buy some more posts and...

Good Morning. 0930, partly cloudy, 74F with 92% humidity. Forecast high of 83F with 60% chance of rain today, and a low of 71F tonight. We have had a couple of passing showers this morning, and a longer one during the night. Nice and cool right now. Margie made it back from her trip last night...

I planted two rows of acorn squash yesterday. The saved seeds had been in the ground a couple of weeks with no sprouts, so I picked up a few packs of seeds in town last week. I've been playing with the idea of cooking some of the Filipino pole beans whole, and tonight I did it. They look...

Good Morning. 1005, light rain, 71F with 97% humidity. Forecast high of 83F with 60% chance of a thunderstorm today, and a low of 70F tonight. It has been raining off and on since I got up. I had a late night {for a week night} at work, so I slept in to 0700. Everything in the garden needs...

Bookmark the "My Home" page, like I did, and it's where you go when you click on TBN.

I cut over the new section of the garden a couple of times. I'll do it again in a few days. Maybe use the tiller next time. I cut a trail to the trailer we have been storing for the last few years for Margie's cousin. She agreed to pay $25 per month, and paid the first four months up front. Now...

Rain just got here. Had a bad thunderstorm come through about half an hour ago. Lots of wind, thunder and lightning, but just a few drops of rain. Hope this one stays around for a while. I got the rough cut done on the garden. I'll do it again in a couple of days. I have just over an hour...

It's getting hard to find a native Floridian too, even up here in the panhandle. But we didn't have any {non farm} jobs before the 40's, and very few after. {The first hard money my Daddy made was hewing and carrying cross-ties to the railroad for $.25 each. He could do two a day. They were...

Good Morning. 0605, partly cloudy, 71F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 82F with 80% chance of a thundershower today, and a low of 70F today. I guess the prudent thing to do would be to go ahead and turn on the soaker hoses. All of the forecast storms have dodged me lately, so today should be...

At least two of my four grandparents were from up that way. They {and their brothers and sisters} used some words you only hear from Appalachian folks. Most of the old timers still are pretty clannish. They will refer to someone who moved down here 40 years ago as "that new fellow."

Drew, it was a good movie. But like most movies it played fast and loose with history. It was mainly a civil war with one side helped by the English. The clan leaders had freedom to decide which side to fight on. They made the decision for everyone else.

Good Morning. 0710, sunny, 72F with 93% humidity. Forecast high of 86F with 60% chance of a thunderstorm today, and a low of 72F tonight. It was a cool 70F when I went out to turn on the soaker hoses a couple of hours ago. If the long range forecast holds up {thunderstorms 8 of the next 10 days}...

Well said. My Daddy didn't go ashore on June 6th. He came across the Atlantic, landing in France on August 18th. He took the walking tour of France that summer and fall, until he was shot twice and captured in early winter. He spent 6 long months as a POW. Like most of that generation, he always...

Good Morning. 0915, sunny, 81F with 78% humidity. Forecast high of 90F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 71F tonight. I took Margie to catch her ride this morning. She is off to Kissimmee {near Orlando} for a week long election conference. Some of her cohorts are going to see the Mouse...

Look what I found when I was loading my supper pictures tonight. {we ate out, so I used my car camera} I had forgot about taking the picture until I saw it. Judging by the shadows, it was morning. So last Saturday or Sunday would be my best guess. This is about a quarter mile from my crossroads.

Good Afternoon. 1400, partly cloudy, 88F {96F heat index} with 58% humidity. Forecast high of 88F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 71F tonight. Today is Margie's 62nd birthday. {Happy birthday Ron's Mom} Some of our Tampa Cousins, John and Dee asked us to breakfast at the Altha...

We {Florida} are in a long drawn out water war with Alabama and Georgia over the Flint, Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers. Apalachicola Bay oysters need a certain amount of water flow to thrive, and neither Alabama agriculture, not Atlanta are getting any smaller. It's been going on for...

Good Morning. 0745, sunny, 73F with 90% humidity. Forecast high of 87F with 50% chance of rain today, and a low of 69F tonight. Late yesterday Mamma called to tell me there were two trucks parked across the road from our old house. Margie and I rode down to check it out. We found a Realtor...

The silks on the field corn are getting a little color. I picked two ears of sweet corn yesterday, and three today. If that progression would keep on, that would be cool. I found a couple of worms in the tomatoes today, so I gave everything a good spraying. The rain did it's part by passing us...

Dang Drew, that is a lot of water. Not sure if your drainage upgrades are going to be enough.

Good Morning. 0805, partly cloudy, 71F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 82F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 68F tonight. I'm going to start moving the garden fence around the grapevines and fruit trees this morning. After 1100 the chance of thunderstorms grows steadily...

The wheel is turning and you can't slow down You can't let go and you can't hold on You can't go back and you can't stand still If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will. . . . .

Don, Doctors don't make their living off of healthy people. There is no profit in that. But if folks do start eating right and doing a little exercise, there will be no SS left for us. Even with the cost of health care, they are saving us money in the long run.

Good Morning. 0830, sunny, 74F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 83F with 60% of thunderstorms today, and a low of 69F tonight. I got out a couple of hours ago to turn on the soaker hoses. As soon as I get done here, I have cucumbers and purple hull peas to pick. {I grabbed the few squash when...

Good Morning. 1020, partly cloudy, 83F with 76% humidity. Forecast high of 84F with 50% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 68F tonight. I have a rare Sunday wedding at work today. Also have the Knights of Pythias, a 5th Sunday service club. {think black Shriner's} They always have the...

I transplanted a row of Anaheim Chili and one of Sweet Mini peppers. Picked the first produce from the Eastern section of the garden. Both the Iraqi cucumbers and the Filipino pole beans. Since there are both new to me, I was guessing as to when they were ready. The cucumber could have stood...

Month old calves would take much of the risk out of it. They might cost a little more, but are more likely to live. When we did square bales, I was the kicker. Nothing made me happier than when we bought a round baler. That was in 1978. We were still using that same baler until a couple of...

I planted hills of the saved acorn squash seeds between the plants this morning. I figured I had enough room for a row down each side as well. Tomorrow I'll try to do the same with the banana cantaloupe. Mamma wants some for her garden too. She was complaining today about not having enough room...

Don, I saw this on Face Book. I shared it from Texas Hill Country to my timeline. He said, "THIS is a one good reason NOT to kill every snake you see. Texas Indigo snake eating a Rattler. The guy who took this pic said "it was still rattling all the way down." :confused3: They don't hurt...

Good Morning. 0730, sunny, 70F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 84F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 67F tonight. Yesterday's storms were much more gentle. Three or four hours of slow rain without the wind or lightning of the past days. My AC man got me going by jumping a...

The star of tonight's supper was the acorn squash {with butter and brown sugar}. My first time cooking them. Margie liked them. And she doesn't like squash. I saved the seeds and will plant a few tomorrow or Friday.

Yesterday's storm knocked down more sweet corn, and sanded the Iraqi cucumbers. {It looks like another storm is on the way now} I did the best I could with the cukes, but a few vines broke while I was trying to clean them off. I also tied two rows of tomatoes a little higher.

Good Morning. 1030, overcast, 80F with 93% humidity. Forecast high of 83F with 60% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 68F tonight. Might try to mow a little more today if the rain will hold off until I get the garden picked. MY AC man is on the way, so I will soon know if the new...

Good deal on the mower Terry. I got a pretty good deal on my 27 year old B1750 and Woods RM400 RFM last year. I used to use it at the Civic Center {work} to mow the grounds, but we bought a Scag a couple of years ago. I offered $1.5K right away. A year later they sold it to me at my price. {It...

The little gourds are coming along nicely. But the only store bought seeds were the birdhouse gourds. Both the snake and the dipper gourds were saved seeds. And from the looks of them, there might have been some unintended crossbreeding. A couple more weeks will tell.

We have had one thunderstorm after another since noon. At least four longleaf pines are down {what I can see from the back deck}, plus other assorted limbs. The water was pooled up about 4" deep on the front steps, and with this sand, we never have puddles.

I saw where the Stevie Ray Vaughn statue was flooded. Talk about life imitating art.

Good Morning. 0545, partly cloudy, 71F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 84F with 100% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 70F tonight. I'll get out in the garden for a little while it's still cool. Hope to mow back yard after dew dries and before the rain. AC repairman coming back...

The Iraqi cucumbers are finally starting to grow. Filipino pole beans are getting close. So are the purple hulls. Silks on the sweet corn are turning. There are a few little melons on the long striped melons. Peppers on the Serrano chili's. Little tomatoes on some of the later transplants. This...

Good Morning. 1015, mostly cloudy, 80F with 76% humidity. Forecast high of 89F with 40% chance of rain today, and a low of 72F tonight. Margie called me at work just before midnight to say the AC was out. I didn't look at it when I got in at 0230, but did this morning. It seems to be blowing...

Chad, are they doing much fracking in your area? There are hundreds of earthquakes in Oklahoma these days.

Good Morning. 1025, sunny, 79F with 58% humidity. Forecast high of 90F with 10% chance of rain today, and a low of 68F tonight. A little warmer today. This morning at 0100 when I was driving in from work it was 64F. That is jacket weather around here. My morning started off wrong footed when my...

It was an early day at work for me, so I didn't have much time in the garden this morning. I put the sprinklers on the melons and cucumbers early, before the sun was hot and the humidity was still high. Then got everything else watered, including the new plants. The field corn is tasseling...

Margie can't understand why I hoe up the volunteer melons that come up in the garden. I try to explain if they are not where I want them, they are weeds. If they had come up in the melon patch, they would be a valued part of the garden. Speaking of the garden, the field corn is about a week...

Good Morning. 0820, sunny, 67F with 73% humidity. Forecast high of 86F with 0% chance of rain today, with a low of 64F tonight. Nice and cool out this morning. A couple of hours ago when I went to turn on the soaker hoses it was 63F. I'll be going in to work at my regular Friday time {1300}...

Margie picked the first blueberries off our new bushes. We had a wind storm blow through last night. It knocked down some of my sweet corn, and blew melon and cucumber vines around. A few cucumbers and the first tomato of the season.

Good Evening. 1955, clear, 80F with 66% humidity. Our high was 91F and tonight's forecast low is 64F. Last night we had a bad wind storm blow through about 2100. It didn't last long, but the resulting power outage hung around until after midnight. It blew some of my sweet corn over, and turned...

Today and tomorrow the signs are in the breast, making it the best two planting days this month. But I'm going canoeing on the Chipola River tomorrow, which meant I tried to cram two days' work in one day. I did transplant a row of tomatoes, five Roma and five Rutgers. Did a row {17} of...

Good Morning. 0830, sunny, 81F with 88% humidity. Forecast high of 88F with only a 20% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, and a low of 71F tonight. A little cooler than the last few days, but by no means cool. Today and tomorrow are good planting days {signs are in the breast}. But today...

From this morning. Peas, blooms on the big melons, blooms on the banana cantaloupe, beefsteak tomatoes starting to turn, {blooms on the three other tomatoes, but didn't take pictures} sweet corn tassel and silk, Crimson Sweet and even the garden flowers are starting to bloom.

These pictures were from yesterday. Jalapeno peppers. Bell peppers. Yellow squash, acorn squash and cucumber.

Good Morning. 0745, sunny, 75F with 97% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 20% chance of thundershowers this afternoon, and a low of 69F tonight. It rained just over an inch and a quarter in Blountstown yesterday. We got about half that much here at the Larro Ranchero. I'm running up to Lowe's...

The bottom line is the one that I worry about. Snakes have never cost me a dime. But rabbits, deer, {we don't have skunks anymore} and armadillos have cost me plenty, thus they are varmints. As varmints, it's always open season on them. Snakes actually eat varmints, so they save me money. Now...

We got 1.17" in just over an hour here in Blountstown.

We made it up to 91F before the rain started a few minutes ago. Now it's dropped to 77F. It's coming down pretty good here at the Civic Center. I left the soaker hose on the peas turned on at the house. Hope I'm wasting water.

Good Morning. 0825, partly cloudy, 77F with 88% humidity. Forecast high of 86F with 80% chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon, and a low of 71F tonight. My 10 day forecast calls for 1 day of partly cloudy and 9 days of chance of thunderstorms. I'm going to let Cousin Dee pick my green beans...

Good Morning. 0925, sunny, 78F with 80% humidity. Forecast high of 88F with 50% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, and a low of 69F tonight. I had to go help the customers with the sound system in the middle of my post. The temp went up 2F and the humidity went down 2% while I was gone. My...

Bust Out Another Thousand

Back in my river-rat days I was tubing down the Chipola River and we pulled up and cut through the woods to pick a few melons from our patch. On the way back I stepped on a Canebrake rattler in my bare feet, with a melon under each arm. If there had been an Olympic event for standing broad jump...

Good Morning. 0755, sunny, 73F with 88% humidity. Forecast high of 84F with 50% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, and a low of 70F tonight. I have a little bridal shower at work today. But need to get to the garden to pick squash before I hit the shower. I got another pretty good...

I just heard the news. All the folks in heaven are riding with the King. RIP BB King {1925-2015}

I saw the first blooms on the Pink Eyed Purple Hull and the Filipino Pole {Yardlong?} Beans. We had a nice little thundershower, which the garden drank up. Had the first picking of the Sugar Snap Peas with supper tonight. This is my first time growing them, and I was a little late getting the...

Good Morning. 0805, partly cloudy, 73F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 82F with 50% chance of thunderstorms today, and a low of 69F tonight. A nice day of showers yesterday. We got about 1/4". The next 4 days is forecast to be about the same, then 2 days of sun followed by 4 days of less...

Good Morning. 0820, sunny, 77F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 89F with 80% chance of rain today, and a low of 69F tonight. A cooler day today. Hope the rain really gets here. 9 of the next 10 days have rain in the forecast. We could use every bit of it. Taking Camry in for 20K oil change...

We always used a little old motor oil after washing spreader out. It holds the rust in check.

There was all sorts of things happening in the garden this morning. Blooms and a little cucumber on the Iraqi cukes. The sweet corn is tasseling {and one plant is nose high}. I planted another row of Bell peppers. I had to use three from the peat moss cups to finish out the row. Not a big fan of...

Kev, I'm sure I don't need to tell you this, but if you ever leave the hay spear in their pasture, make sure it is turned down toward the ground. Horses seem to go out of their way to find ways to hurt themselves.

Good Morning. 0835, partly cloudy, 73F with 99% humidity. Forecast high of 93F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 69F tonight. After today there is 9 days with a chance of rain in the 10 day forecast. But I won't hold my breath. I slept in a little later today, but I'm heading out to...

95F, 100F heat index. I'm back inside now, but earlier when I was planting trees, I thought up a new outdoor cooling system. It's cloud based. Well, it's really just a cloud. But it did feel better for a few minutes.

I forgot to say that I walked around the pond yesterday, checking on blueberry and huckleberry bushes. A few blueberries are ready, and about a quarter of the huckleberries.

Good Morning. 0750, overcast {and some fog hanging on}, 73F with 100% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 69F tonight. I need to get my plants planted this morning. I bought more cheap hoses, and they need to be cut to the right lengths and ends put on so...

With the amount I have spent between plants and pluming, I think it would have been cheaper to hire harem girls to fan me with palm fronds while feeding me grapes than trying to grow my own. Speaking of harem girls, Margie ask for an olive tree. Luckily they had one left at Lowe's. If it likes...

Sister took all the heat on that one. She lived in Colorado Springs most of her adult life. She only moved back home after Daddy died in 2002. I still got my share of, "you never come see your poor old mother."

Blooms and baby cucumber. {these pictures were taken yesterday. I'm sure it has grown lots since then:D} Blooms on the big striped melon plants. I did a lot of hoeing, then gave everything a good soaking yesterday. Ran up to Lowe's this morning for more grapevines and fruit trees. Too hot and...

Good Morning. 0815, partly cloudy, 76F with 92% humidity. Forecast high of 92F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 68F tonight. We had a big Mother's Day supper at Sister's last night. Mamma and BIL's Mom and Dad were there. Everyone was on their best behavior {which is not always the...

Good Morning. 1050, sunny, 89F with 49% humidity. Forecast high of 90F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 67F tonight. There are five days of rain in the forecast starting on Wednesday. Monday through Wednesday are good transplanting days, so I hope to plant a few more rows of pepper...

I took a walk late this afternoon, and cut through the woods on the way back. It was getting dark and I saw a few lightning bugs. The first of the season. Highs in the 90's and lightning bugs. It will be summertime before we know it.

Speaking of liquid refreshment, I have water in the orchard. All the trenches hasn't been filled in yet. And I was two 1/2" spigots short and didn't have the right hardware to put the 3/4" spigots underground, so they will have to be changed when I pick up more 1/2" spigots. But all 15 spigots...

Drew, Edward Theach, like the folks in his line of work today, left his treasure at the alehouse. The number of thieves who can put any of the ready away for a rainy day are one in a thousand. Here is what it looked like when they got into port.

Good Morning. 0720, sunny, 64F with 100% humidity. Forecast high of 90F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 64F tonight. I had thought about getting Margie to drop me and the kayak off at the river on her way to work, but instead I'm going to get back to the waterline project. I think...

Margie and I carried some plants to a friend's house after supper. Three each of beef steak, Roma, Rutgers and cherry tomatoes, and three each of Serrano chili, Jalapeno, bell, sweet banana and mini sweet peppers. I also gave a few away at my thrift store stops today. When we got back we...

My first thought was Drew had everything he needed for a rabbit stew right there.

The shot was the worst of it. Now I'm trying to eat my lunch without eating my lip. Folks have called me a numb-skull before, now at least I have an excuse:o

Good Morning. 0805, sunny, 71F with 95% humidity. Forecast high of 87F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 61F tonight. My 10 day forecast shows at least 4 days of rain starting on Wednesday. We will see if the soaker hoses get a rest or not. I'm having a cavity filled this morning, so...

I noticed some small tomatoes on the beef steaks today.

They will be inline with my grapevines and blueberry bushes. Plus each one will have two hoses coming from it. Shouldn't be too hard to find.

Good Morning. 0805, partly cloudy, 71F with 86% humidity. Forecast high of 85F with 20% chance of showers today, and a low of 62F tonight. I rolled out at 0530, planning to get back to the waterline project before it got too hot. But I got sidetracked into doing pre-cleaning lady cleaning. But...

I used the middle buster to open up the trenches for my waterlines. But there is still lots of shoveling of loose dirt to get it down to 9-12". I would guess you need to go deeper than that. I'm leaving my spigots just below ground level. Check out my high dollar covers.

A few minutes on the tractor digging out the trenches one more time. A few hours on my Georgia Backhoe scooping out the dirt, then laying lines and putting in spigots. {and one fast trip to Lowe's for 3/4" couplings, which I could have sworn I had already bought} I'm keeping my spigots just...

Yesterday I saw what I thought was a bloom on the yellow squash. When I got closer, I saw it was a squash. And the acorn squash continue to grow.

Good Morning. 0730, sunny, 65F with 97% humidity. Forecast high of 85F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 62F tonight. Either garden or waterlines are on tap today. Or maybe both if everything goes smoothly with the waterline laying. I need to get back to it so I can fill the trenches...

Good Morning. 0655, sunny, 60F with 98% humidity. Forecast high of 84F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 60F tonight. Plans for the day include garden and/or grass cutting. With the wonder of soaker hoses, I could do both at once:D

Kev, I like your basket. I picked green beans again this morning. I have a couple three different kinds, so with each picking more are getting ready. Not from the garden, but Mamma and Sister picked huckleberries down at the pond this morning. Sister borrowed one of our baking dishes and...

Good Morning {though just barely}. 1155, sunny, 78F with 46% humidity. Forecast high of 80F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 59F tonight. I got the green beans picked {3rd picking}, watered the latest tomato transplants and was able to cut the grass right in front of the house this...

Good Morning. 0755, sunny, 60F with 99% humidity. Forecast high of 81F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 55F tonight. It was brisk {46F} out earlier, but should be a very nice day. I'm in the office early again. The first event is a church type thing. The couple in charge are real good...

I'm right there beside you. I wonder what the numbers would look like if I ran them at my old weight of 240, fried food and no cardio as opposed to 170, stir-fry and a couple three hours in the garden everyday?

Good Morning. 0820,sunny, 64F with 79% humidity. Forecast high of 77F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 52F tonight. It was a chilly 51F when I went out to feed the dog this morning. Burrrrr. I woke early so I came on into work about an hour before I had to. Maybe I will leave an...

I got home from work in time to transplant a row each of Cherry, Rutger and Roma tomatoes. Saw blooms on Jalapeno peppers and Sugar snap peas. The melons, gourds and the pole beans are starting to vine.

Good Morning. 0900, sunny, 67F with 97% humidity. Forecast high of 79F with 0% chance of rain today, and a low of 56F tonight. I have office relief today and tomorrow. We have a stockholder's luncheon for a local timber company today. The family who are the main owners are also the family who's...

Just looked at my 10 day forecast. Sunshine or Partly cloudy all the way across. Highest chance of rain is 8% on next Thursday. I had to do a double take just to make sure I was on the right site. Maybe I will be able to hoe around some after all.