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They had 60 volunteers organized by the Taylor feed store to help clean up last weekend. The local football team and cheerleaders were in the group. Still no word when they will reopen. https://www.facebook.com/SweetEatsFruitFarm/

Good morning! Cold outside at 64˚F heading to 100˚. Today is the coldest and hottest day this July. I need to trim some hedges while it is cool this morning. Can anyone recommend a power pruner with extension pole? I need to buy one. Also on the agenda put a coat of no-slip on the outdoor...

No they are still closed because of the flood according to their web site. They are encouraging people to buy Fall festival tickets in advance (40% off) and if someone donates tickets to a charity they will double the number of tickets to that charity - if you donate 2 they will donate 4 more...

Ken what kind of bush/vine do you have by the gazebo that looks like a bird with wings spread and how do you have it supported?

Good morning! 77˚F heading to the low 90s with cloud cover and S winds keeping away the 100s. 10% chance of needed rain this evening. Water temp before sunrise 83˚, it has been rising to 88˚ during the sunny afternoons. Porch ceiling fan started right up, it is a fix. A brisk walk this...

I took the big ladder around back and turned the ceiling fan it had one friction spot and it stopped again after moving a bit. I oiled the spindle good and it seems to be working fine. Easy fix #2 for the morning thread.

Success, a refund of $140 from the gas company and got the new (warranty) Ryobi leaf vac delivered yesterday. Now one of the two porch fans (no light kits) on the same switch stopped working. What would be your order to diagnose it? The fan move a half rotation when I turned on the switch...

If you guessed a milling machine you would be right. No longer is there a temporary crown for a tooth, I helping the dentist pay for this crown milling machine by getting a crown this morning. It makes the permanent crown in about 15 minutes in the dentist office. Yea I don't have to go...

Good morning! Pool temp is 81˚ sunrise temp is 77˚ cloudy heading to the mid 90s. A long walk this morning (3 miles) then a swim this afternoon. Maybe I can start putting a coat of varnish on the wooden outside table and 4 chairs, I also need to change out the AC house filters today, and...

Good evening. 92˚ H/I 103˚. A mow then a dip in the pool today, ahhhh, water temp a refreshing 84˚.

Does your state have Ag exemptions for cattle grazing?

Good morning! 78˚F heading to the mid 90s. The clouds are keeping us out of the triple digits. The morning pool temp is 82˚ afternoon temp is 87˚, pleasant. Swimming laps in the afternoon. Shoulder is talking after swimming I can tell it is a new exercise for it. The 97 missing list from...

Good morning! 74˚F heading to the upper 90s, S wind, no rain in the 10 day forecast, Carrot hot dogs are marinating in the refrigerator, ready to cook, and the instant pot bean hotdogs are ready. Our 4 street neighborhood's Summer hot dog picnic is today. We just missed the National Hot Dog...

Good morning! 70˚s-90˚s no rain in the 10 day, S winds. Our lake is over full and the flood gate are open to get it down to the full level. The earthen spillway at 834' was not needed, The level now is 801' down from the high of 806'. Full pool is 791'. The dam only stops the water on...

Good Afternoon! 90˚F, heat index 101˚. Partly cloudy. My natural gas bill went up 100% (doubled) this month and it's getting hotter. I call them up and they sent a crew out this morning. At first they said everything was correct and the other guy that came out 2 weeks ago just did an...

Got an email from the "Farm" They will be closed for a month. The water moved the building in the second pic 100 yards They also made the news. The river rose 37 feet.

No, not yet, I can still do the EGO push mower, and the pool takes up a lot of yard, but one day . . . . I'm currently looking into a corded Dolphin Premier pool robot with the leaf bag for the spring when the leaves fall. My battery robot cannot keep up. Checked out the new town Lowe's and...

I know several on the morning thread are looking for land. Please check the county flood plain maps before you plan to build. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/09/texas-floods-growth-kerr-county-camp-mystic/

Now that'a something that gets my interest. Ask about the pros and cons. The new EGO hedge trimmer is a big improvement over the earlier version that I had. It is longer and lighter and best of all it has a swivel base which allows your hands to stay in the same position clipping the hedge...

Here is a start. They seem to have some common sense, when they say "now is not the time to clean out your closet," but I haven't checked them out. How can you best help Texas flood victims? — Austin American-Statesman

If I can assure it I will post it. They did get a 2nd bigger truck and another cargo trailer filled The churches are also collecting and now from the overwhelming responsive they are saying don't bring any more. The bottleneck is the distribution. All this donated stuff and it was by word...

neighborhood collection for the flood victims Overwhelming, I think they need several more trucks

Good Morning! 77˚F heading to the mid 80s, light rain - 0.2 since midnight, we are under another flash flood watch till 7pm as is the area where they are trying to find the missing. Texas flood death toll is over 80 now with still dozens missing will probably surpass 100. They found the...

How quickly the river rose:

If you do get Netflix be sure to watch all of the episodes of Corner Gas. it has been compared to the American Seinfeld show. "Corner Gas" is a Canadian television sitcom that aired from 2004 to 2009, created by Brent Butt. The show is set in the fictional town of Dog River, Saskatchewan, and...

Good afternoon, 79˚F, raining, 1/2" this morning, under a flash flood watch. The flood in my county resulted in one death so far and 2 missing. The Texas Flood death toll is at 71 with dozens still missing. the two day Lake rise of 25' put our lake at 14' above full. This is only from the N...

The "Farm" is in a dangerous location - the flood plain of the San Gabriel river. They just posted this on Facebook: "Thank you all so much for checking in on us We’ve been navigating this wild flood, and while it’s been a tough time, we’re incredibly grateful to share that all of our animals...

3 of the 23 girls bodies have been found. Our flash flood watch turned into a warning expiring tonight. Evacuations of trailer parks and apartments and the animal shelter are going on now in our town near the San Gabriel river. The below pic is of our neighborhood dam, The 5' rock dam...

Good morning! rain today. Under a flash flood watch till this evening. We had another inch since midnight. Pool is full and will have to start pumping if more rain. Camp girls still missing.

Social media users reported that all girls were found only for TX DPS officials to say that these reports were not true. The death toll is now 24, and 23 young girls from camp Mystic are still missing.

unconfirmed report Several young girls at Camp Mystic were missing after their cabins were apparently washed away by Guadalupe River-Cypress Lake floods on Friday. However, several locals cited sources and message boards to report that all campers were found and have been accounted for...

The Guadalupe River surged over 30 feet at one point, and even climbed 26 feet in just 45 minutes. 13+ people have died the 20+ children are still missing. They had a foot of rainfall in just a few hours. We only got an inch of slow rain at our house.

If I sweat a lot I take a 250 mg tablet of magnesium, if I am active and sweat a lot I take two tablets. If I'm really really active and sore at bedtime I take an epson salt bath which is Magnesium Sulfate. "Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) is a naturally occurring mineral used for various medical...

Magnesium works great for me also. Happy 4th of JulY! 76˚F heading to the mid 80s light rain most of the day so far 0.08 since midnight. On the menu home made vegi-hotdogs, watermelon, non-dairy ice cream (Nada Moo). The hot dogs are made in the instant pot so I will not have to grill in...

Surprise, surprise, surprise! as Gomer Pyle would say. We had rain today 3/4" enough to not water the yard for 3 days and not have to top off the pool. I bet the firefighters are happy going wet into this July 4th weekend. The Ryobi leaf blower vac has been in the shop for 2 months so they say...

I went to Walmart to get an American flag made in the U.S.A. No rain forecast for the next 10 days, starting to turn the hose on in the pool to replace evaporation. 95˚F, Heat Index 102˚

RNG thanks for checking by. Yep, that's what I thought also, a fade away from TBN after no more tractor or country place. Bird is another that was on here for years after his move to town. TBN is a nice break away from news outlets and there is always someone here to give requested advise...

When I first saw the pic of the turtle I thought ir was a lava flow in a yard that David posted.

Good morning! 73˚F heading to the mid 90s mostly sunny, S wind. I finally put up the pull down clothes rack on my wife's side of the Closet. It has been sitting in the garage for a year. Another project off the list and a happy wife with more hanging space on her side of the closet. I had...

Finished mowing yard temp, 95˚ heat index 101˚, then went to the newly opened Lowes in town - nice.

There are four "Great Clips" 8 to 10 miles from New Hope PA. That's where I get my $18 senior manly haircut. I down loaded the app and sign-up on the waitlist before I leave the house and usually don't wait more than 5 minutes. Great Clips Online Check-In | Find A Great Clips Near Me

Still $18 for seniors here. Hope you reduced your tip.

Good morning! 73˚F heading to the 90s, S wind, partly cloudy. Back from the Family reunion cruise and our 50th Anniversary cruise down to Cozumel. We had a party in our suite and 26 relatives attended. The cruise ship did an excellent job of arranging the food and drinks for the Anniversary...

Good morning! Happy Birthday Ron! 77 heading to the mid 90s, S winds.

Good morning! 72˚F, clear skies, S wind heading to the mid 90s. Lawn mowing and car washing today before it gets too hot hopefully. Buckeye, that new kitty looks like Gray 2 but lighter, sounds like the same personality, my wife wants him, but there is the problem of logistics and he is...

71˚F, Got an Inch of rain in the central Texas hill country this afternoon. The vegetation is loving it, everything is so nice and green.

Happy Flag day! Yesterday was the start of the Great Texas Canoe Race. I had started training for it 30 years ago had all the maps, support crew lined up and a partner but right before we were goin to buy the racing canoe the partner backed out...

Good morning! 68˚F, clear skies, heading to 90˚. We had 1.5" rain this week, everything is still green for now. The city lifted its mandatory only once a week watering to two days a week. I will keep the automatic timer on one day a week, by the time I figure out how to change the irrigation...

The reloading of rocks for the dry river bed is complete. Just in time the heat is on. 90˚F heat index of 101˚ after the early morning rains dumped 0.73".

Good morning! 77˚F heading to the mid 90s. S wind no rain, cloudy skies. I'm 1/2 way through reloading the dry riverbed with rocks but with a neighbor's aloha party, mowing the yard, and water volleyball I will not finish today.

With the landscape fabric laid rock reloading begins. Good morning! 80 heading to mid nineties

Seniors get an over 65 exemption. $10,000 off the valuation. Homestead exemption is $100,000. Taxes can go up only 10% but property market valuation has no limit. (Applying for a Homestead exemption caps the maximum increase on taxes a residential property owner can receive since the latest...

from the bottom looking up. from the top looking down The dry riverbed is cleaned out and ready for the landscape fabric and refill of the rocks. Got a late start because of the light rain but I skipped water volleyball and plugged through the heat index of 99˚.

Good morning! 76˚F had a brief light rain this morning 0.07". Temp warming to the mid 80s. I have one more good day in the dry river bed to remove rocks before reversing the process. If I get through water volleyball If not I'll work through the heat. Nice driveway Ken!

In Texas it is the market value of the land that is taxed not how much work is done.

Good morning! 85˚ heading to the low 90s, no chance of rain. A busy stressful morning at the tax office protesting my property tax valuation. They went up 17% from last year and I got it reduced 18%, so success!

Tractors and Flowers and snakes, a co worker moved him to the river to roam there. That is a rat snake. hot day today as temps hit 94˚ at the farm, my cooling evaporative neck wrap came in handy. Last day for the unicorn/sunflower festival, we are off for the summer - yeah!

Good morning! 71˚ cloudy heading to the upper 80s, no chance of rain, N wind. The Germans are safely back home and I will start back on the dry riverbed project. Water volleyball this afternoon.

Yes they do. I'm thinking of getting a power boat. I will go to the neighborhood lake and watch them first. I can always practice in the backyard pool. Yesterday was Germans last day of water volleyball and they said their goodbyes. Going out to eat last night did not happen as a severe...

No I did not need to. They are understanding English a lot better than the times before. Every once in a while there is a word that is unfamiliar to them and I spell it and they put it in their phone translator - no problems with communicating. Good morning! 71˚F light rain, 0.17 this...

Cards was cut short last night by the threat of Hail. And it did hail a little, no damage to the garaged pickup. But more important it rained an inch which helped the grass and refilled the pool. Today was a trip to the "Farm" with the Germans. Apple cannons and pig races were the top...

The rains did come and the Memorial Day ceremony was held in the Ballroom. Pic is of the Army Band.

Good morning! Thankful to all who served.. Presentation and 700 chairs are set up in the memorial plaza in the neighborhood, hope there will be a band and a fly over. 35% chance of rain this morning but it looks like it is staYing North of us. 79˚F cloudy skies upper 80s today. Yesterday...

Good morning! Up before the guests. 78˚F heading to the upper 90s, S winds. on the agenda for today will be watching the model club do their thing with sailboats and cars, then in the heat of the afternoon water volleyball. Our pool temp is 84˚ in the afternoon, very swimmable. We are...

Thought of Mpham when I saw these one piece of solid wood (except for the spurs) cowboy boots in the Salado art gallery. The owner say they sell quick and one lady bought 10 (each a different wood) for her office, of course she is an attorney. https://www.prellopgallery.com/portfolio

Good. morning! 74˚F heading to the upper 80's, N wind. The 100s have thankfully left. Continuing with our German guest. Sunday was a neighborhood trail 4 mile hick followed by an afternoon of Water volley ball. Yesterday after a short hike and a front yard mow we did a road trip to The...

Water Volleyball at the neighborhood pool in the heat of the day and outdoor concert in the evening. You know it's getting wild when the grandmas get up to dance. Prime seating was in the back under the I'm worn out.

We are at a neighborhood outdoor concert. 91 degrees with a heat index 101. Pics later.

The snake surprised our guests on our morning walk

Good evening! The Germans are coming! The Germans are coming! They are here. They got a taste of the Texas heat experience, 99˚ when they arrived in Austin. We had a cool off by the pool with frozen margaritas They had an early bedtime since they have been up for 24 hours. 13 hours in the...

I call this C Street - neighbors corn on the left, Christmas trees on the right. Not as hot today as yesterday, only 97˚ with a heat index of 105˚. I got out of the "Farm" at 91˚ after the school field trips left. Last wagon ride at 1PM had 50 people. Watermelon seeds have come up in the back...

Good morning! Still dark outside, 73˚F heading to 101˚. This is supposed to be the hottest day in this heat wave. If The water hits the magic 83˚, I'm in the pool. The water was still too cold yesterday. We did manage 1.5 mile walk yesterday evening when the temp dropped to 95˚ with the...

Good morning! 61˚F heading to 101˚, with a SW wind and cloudless sky. The big news this week is the early 100˚ temps with Wednesday the hottest topping out at 105˚. Needless to say we are under a heat advisory from Today at 1pm till Wednesday at 9PM. A full pool is starting out at 73˚F...

Good morning! The coldest temp this May has hit this morning. 51˚F heading to the upper 80s, N wind. Tomorrow the high pressure starts to sit above us and the news media is having a weather hay day. This week there will bring "HISTORIC" high temps for May, well over 100˚. The Farm let all...

Have you now declared the LS Officially fixed, time to break out the champaign. Forecast for central Texas 100˚+ next week. 0.04" inch rain today!

Good morning! 58˚F, N wind heading to the upper 70s, cloudy skies. The Sunflower/Unicorn festival starts today and they were hoping for at least a 10% blooming flowers by now, but with the thousands of plants there is exactly one sunflower bloomed. They do have 18 unicorns in the sunflower...

Good morning! 60˚F, 0.03" rain last night. Only heading to the upper 70s with increasing cloud cover this afternoon. Still have the gutters, fountain and the riverbed to work on and now another yard mowing is added to the list. I can finally see the end to the riverbed refurbishing just...

Good morning! 61˚F heading to the low 80s, N wind. Pool temp is going the wrong way with the rain and N winds. Now 72˚. Pool bots are still working but not much to collect, finally. On the to do list: clean gutters, clean/start fountain, mow yard, get haircut. Will try to finish 3 of the...

Good morning! 62˚ heading to the low 80s N wind. Had a total of 3" rain yesterday - nice. A snake left it's litter on my hedge. The deer resistant flowers were being snacked on by a deer this morning, apparently he did not read the deer resistant label. Another plant I will have to add to my...

Drew the veggie burger was better than mine, they put a lot more spices to make it more flavorful. They are GG Southwestern veggie burgers. They are the most expensive item on their menu. $1 more than their beef burgers.

The yard dry riverbed actually serves a function during a flash flood. [emoji638]” this morning after [emoji640]” the last few days. Also had to pump water OUT of the pool. First time in a year.

Good morning! 63˚F under a severe thunderstorm watch. Had 1.3" rain yesterday. The field trips at the farm left an hour early because of the dark clouds. There were only a few drops while I drove around but radar showed more in the afternoon. The Sunflowere are about 2' high and not...

The unicorns are coming, first one landed this morning.

Good morning! 51˚F heading to the upper 70's with sunny skies, N wind becoming Easterly. Friday, the big rain event day of the week when I got canceled at the "farm", yielded a 0.05" rain. However for the week we did get 2.5", everything is so green. even had to mow the well fertilized yard...

Thinking of you and so sorry for your loss.

Good morning! 1.25" rain last night. 62˚F chance of more rain this afternoon high of 80˚. S wind shifting to the N this afternoon. Pool bots are hard at work after the hail and rain brought down many oak leaves and the rest of the pollen tassels. Farm has canceled me today, that is good...

Another 1.2" rain with hail tonight, the pool is full. More rain tomorrow. Schools are canceling their Farm field trips for tomorrow, work schedule to be revised.

Mostly, since I don't rent a garden space at the gardens I seldom go there. I put the "Adventure farm" tractor under my avatar. Surprise rain and hail tonight, the dry river bed is no longer dry with the quick 1.72" of rain. My pool robot has a solar panel on top of it but the hail did not...

Just have 16’ left to clear on the dry river bed after a marathon day yesterday.. Good morning, 73˚, S wind, cloudy. Big rain event now Friday. Kyle I would only mow around the house and make trails to your pond and mow the fence line, a only what is necessary mow.

Good Morning! a warm 73˚F heading to the upper 80s, cloudy, S winds. Chance of rain tomorrow keeps going down was 70% now 40%. We need inches not 100th of inches. Got to work yesterday and a guy was by my tractor. He was doing the maintenance on it, changing oil and filters and doing...

What's the question?

My dad used the string bunches for starting brush pile fires, cheaper than diesel.

0.02" rain this afternoon after eye appointment. Went to Costco and ordered glasses with new perception which changed slightly in three years.

Good morning! 68˚F, S wind, heading to the mid 80s. 0.04" rain yesterday. Drew thanks for checking up on RNG. Four schools and seven busses at the "Farm" yesterday, could not keep up but several hundred kids did get a tractor wagon ride. Nice surprise e-mail from the Farm advising me of a...

The fireplace man was really experienced he quickly fixed the hearth room fireplace by blowing out all the lines and replacing the ignitor a job beyond my pay scale or physical contortion abilities. Spent the afternoon continuing removing rock in the dry river bed. "Deer Out" from Amazon...

RNG are you still around? Haven't heard from you since 4/14.

Good Morning! 0.61" rain last night from the West. 65˚F heading to 80˚, S wind, still 20-25% chance of more rain today. The gas hearth room fireplace will not light, have the fireplace man coming to repair it, just hope he has the parts on his truck. Went to the Blue Hole in town yesterday...

Good morning! 67˚F heading to the 90s with cloudy skies and S wind. Mowed and trimmed the yard yesterday morning, grass and weeds are growing fast. Went to Waco yesterday afternoon to the Magnolia silos. Uneventful. When we were in Houston we found some NO-OIL chips at Whole Foods, they are...

Good Morning! Starting off with 49˚F with a N wind turning E and quick warm-up to upper 80s with cloudless skies. Pushed the mower to the back yard but the grass still is wet from morning dew will wait an hour. Pet snake is named Lilly because she made her appearance on Easter has not come...

Here are the rowers.

Rowers and ducks in the Lake next to the hotel we stayed at for the funeral.

New pet-rat snake or chicken snake (because they eat chicken eggs). I think he ate all the Easter eggs. He lives the hole behind the garage downspout. 84 degrees feels cool on back porch. We thankfully got 1/2” rain before Church this morning. Pool temp is 78 degrees. Waiting for water temp to...

Happy Easter! 72˚F, a small line of rain heading this way before church. Hoping we can squeeze a half inch of rain out of it. This afternoon it will be a sunny 80˚. BIL has been buried, finishing the last page of his life and death. After the trip to Houston an early morning shift at the...

81˚F shadows are getting long as we ease into evening. Truck came out good after the $5K repair, about twice as much as the estimate. The trailor hitch was bent in the collision and had to be replaced and all the bumper sensors had to be recalibrated. Scott, I cannot find the town she was...

Good Morning! 65˚F heading to only the upper 70s with an east wind and clouds. Better than the 93˚ from yesterday. I found a way to beat the heat, just heat up the spa hotter than than the outside temp and when I get out the air feels cool. hopefully the truck comes out of the body shop...

The big bunny. Perfect weather today, and the crowds came out to the farm. Tonight is the flashlight Easter egg hunt for the adults. Strawberry picking, bottle feeding baby animals, egg hunts every 30 min.,pig races, candy cannon, tractor wagon rides, plenty to keep everyone busy. 35...

Good Morning! 54˚F heading to the lower 90s, SW wind becoming NE later. Truck is in the body shop and BIL's funeral has been arranged. I was canceled at the Farm yesterday, lack of ticket sales, which was fine with me, I like it busy. Worked a few hours on the dry riverbed we may be...

Good morning! 56˚F heading to the mid 80s, clear skies, S wind. The Ford dealership was on the body repair list from the insurance company, so I took it there and they are ordering a new bumper and can tell more after the bumper is off. The Insurance co. will investigate if the other driver...

Good morning! A cold and almost freezing 36˚F with a N wind and clear skies, heading to the upper 60s. The rain event for Friday and Saturday was only .3". Good sleep, lots of stuff to get done this week, need to take the truck in, it is still drivable, and a funeral. Thanks for the condolences.

Terrible weekend. an uninsured vehicle plowed into the back of my truck on the freeway and my BIL died after a routine CT scan, (two totally separate incidents).

Good morning! 57˚F heading to only 60˚ with N wind, cloudy. Our big 2 days of rain only produced .03" each day, a big disappointment for me not the adventure farm where there will be hopefully crowds today, the first day of the kids Easter egg hunts, continued baby animal bottle feeding and...

Good morning! 68˚F heading to the mid 70s, cloudy, 50% chance of needed rain and 80% tomorrow. Looks like it will be bad Saturday weather for the big two events, the Mega neighborhood parking lot garage sale and the first weekend day of Easter egg hunts and strawberry picking at the "Farm"...

The water volleyball pool group from the old real farm is diminishing quickly one had a stroke a month ago and last week another fell, hit her head, said she was OK but wasn't, had massive brain clot, she will NOT be OK even if she survives. This neighborhood has water volleyball starting in...

Thanks. I see the "B" on the serial number plate but the tractor looks exactly like my "A" did. So now I'm just confused. This is a non-working tractor for the kids to play on at the "Adventure Farm". I wanted to get a sign in front of it describing it. Year, model, general uses back then...

Does anyone know the year of this farmall A by the serial number?

Toyota Tacoma comes with a 6' bed but I can find them only in 2wd and for $41,000.00. If they have the model on their lot. If they don't have them on their lot this week when the new tariffs take effect they will be an extra $10,000.00 more. 6' bed Tacoma...

Finally identified the tree in the corner of the back yard after it bloomed. It has wine colored leaves and droopy limbs, it is a Weeping Redbud tree. Taking a lunch break for a rest from rock and vegetation removal from the dry river bed. Clear skies, 80 degrees.

Good morning! 62˚F heading to 72˚ with cloudy skies and a good chance of rain around noon. Yesterdays we had a very light rain all day with a total of a welcomed 1". Not enough to get the creeks flowing with runoff but a good soaking rain for my freshly fertilized yard. All schools...

Yes I had composite decking and the Texas sun made it brittle and it deteriorated. I did get it replaced under warranty but only after a very detailed inspection that proved I installed it right. Make sure you install it exactly as the directions say and keep your receipts.

Are any Tacomas not subject to the tariffs?

What will you buy?

Finished the strip in front of both garage doors but not with the paint I bought at Home Depot 2 weeks ago. It had turned pink. I took it back to the store and the poor lady tried to make it the right color but after the third try it just looked purple and it was clearly written on the can NO...

Good morning! 54˚F heading to 93˚, the hottest day this year, cloudless skies and S wind. Got a bit more done on the dry riverbed, still plugging away, and mowed the back yard. Since the pool and travertine take up most of the back yard it was a quick job. I need to paint the strip of...

Good Morning! 55˚F. on got .18 inch of rain as the cold front moved in last night. The front will fizzle out and wind will change from N to E today and with sunny skies temps will be in the mid 80s. Yesterday's crowd was not quite as big as Saturdays crowd at the "Farm" had an average of two...

No running commentary like before when it was pre-recorded, I just give a pre ride description of what we will be driving through. From stop 1 to 2: "On the left is the baby animals feeding area and behind that is the strawberry patch which will be ready to pick your own in two weeks which...

Good morning! 68˚F heading to 92˚ with S Wind, but a cold front is heading this way tonight and we will be back in the 50˚ to 80˚ tomorrow. Did 5 hours at the "farm" on a busy Saturday. Each trailer load was about half full (30 people) with people waiting at each stop. The only draw was...

Good Morning! 56˚F heading to 85˚ with mostly sunny skies and a S wind. Pool pump guy came out and replaced the electronic half of the new pool pump under warranty. It has not cut off and on like before and I am getting closer to saying it is fixed. Now that makes all three items I bought for...

Good Morning! 36˚F heading to 80˚ with sunny skies and S wind. Yesterday was good weather at the "farm". a good crowd, I actually had to turn a family down from riding on the trailer because it filled up (60 people). Only had one empty trailer late in the day which I used for a fuel refill...

Found a loop-loc in NY but no dealerships in Texas.

Ron with Snow all the time in Michigan I think your typing fingers automatically migrated to "SNOW" but with those temps I think you will just have rain.

Good morning! 39˚F heading to 70˚ N wind Sunny skies. Red flag alert is down with decreased winds and 50% humidity. I was surprised when the painting crew finished yesterday about 4:30. The dry wind made spraying difficult but reduced drying time between coats. The high was 77˚ also helped...

My days of painting with a ladder on the roof are over. Painting the chimney caps were included in the bid. 5 guys are busy painting the house today.

Good morning! 67˚F heading to the upper 70 with NW wind and sunny skies, cold front is blowing in after yesterday's 80s. The "Farm" had a decent crowd yesterday with spring break this week. Baby animals is still the drawing event till Mother's Day. The "Farm" is planting two new Christmas...

Good morning! 60˚F heading to the upper 80s with a S wind and partly cloudy skies. Count me in as another kitty supervised. This is Mike from across the street.

Prayers for you and your family Ken.

Good morning! 37˚F heading to 77˚ S wind clear skies. Work continues on clearing out the dry river bed in the back yard. got another 5' done yesterday.

Scott, here is the Irish Dance from Houston to go along with your parade. Amazing! "What a special thing. The boy from Texas winning the All-Ireland championship." https://abc13.com/videoClip/cass-barrington-academy-irish-dance/16019164/

My kind of playground. https://abc7.com/dig-world-katy-localish-construction-theme-park-operate-heavy-machinery/13188788/ https://digworldnation.com/

Good Morning! 40˚F heading to the upper 70s, clear sky and mild W wind. It's cold again. The pool bots were emptied 3 times yesterday as they struggled to keep up with the strong winds yesterday. Gate is polished, 3 Costco roses planted, and we worked on the dry river bed, got a few more...

Good Morning! 60˚F heading to only the mid 70s. W wind at 20 mph clouds this morning sunny afternoon. Had a surprise thunderstorm at 3 AM dropped .06" rain, it was not predicted. Yesterday afternoon it was 95˚ winds were only 15 mph. I saw some yellow rose bushes at Costco ($19.99) that...

Good morning! 66˚F heading to the mid 80s. We are under a red flag fire alert also known as a pool leaf alert day. Low humidity, strong west wind. The large double Durango 12' tall metal arched front door looks good after being polished with Kleen King powder. Glad that job is over. Also...

Good morning! 50˚F heading to the low 90s with W and S winds, partly cloudy. Happy Birthday Drew. Buppies stay strong. Off today so I can act retired. Warranty guys, on the new pool pump, will come out next week. it keeps shutting off after running for about 10 minutes. Bid came in to...

Good morning! 59˚F, AND WE ARE HEADING TO THE MID 90S, first time this year. Yesterday the Farm crowds came down some more as the tulips are slowly fading away in the heat (82˚ yesterday). I got my hours reduced as requested since there are fewer paying customers it was not painful for...

Good morning! 49˚F heading to 85˚ Clear skies, S wind. Spring break in Texas the next two weeks that's why my hours were increased. The farm promised to train 3 more drivers to give me my retirement hours back. It was busy yesterday constant flow of passengers on the trailer, but only one...

Good Morning! 33˚F, W wind clear skies heading to 80˚. Yesterday was not quite a busy as last weekend but still had a good crowd at the "farm". I only transported about 400 people and had only one full trailer. I need to talk to management today about reducing my hours, I know they will be...

Interesting article. Our brain loves co2 bubbles. They stimulate 5 senses. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/our-brain-loves-bubbles-co2-stimulates-all-five-senses-2025a10005hx?form=fpf

Texas does not like changing clocks and in November we will probably vote on it. The problem is what to leave it at Daylight savings time or regular time this is where the people divide up 50% one way or another. I prefer regular time.

Good morning! 67˚F E winds becoming N winds at 8am slight chance of rain as Norther blows in. temps remaining in the 60s today, partly cloudy. Trellis is installed, today will plant the climbing flowering mandevilla. Wife also noticed a loose trim board and it all needs painting. Since...

Roasted carrot soup sounds like my kind of soup. Would I have to modify the recipe much?

Good morning! 63˚F heading to a warm 87˚ partly cloudy, SW wind. Successful Day yesterday, Replaced 4 landscape lights that were still just under warranty (saved $600), Replaced noisy leaking pool pump, received written approval to install trellis in courtyard, cleared 6 feet in dry river...

There are medical reasons for unstable mental capacity. If there are problems with her liver or kindey that won't let her filter the poisons out of her body, it could affect her mental capacity. You are doing the right thing by getting the ECO to help her. She won't see it now but hopefully...

Good morning! 37˚F (colder than expected) heading to the mid 70s with a S wind and cloudy skies. Still no freezing temps in the 10 day forecast. The pool is officially leaf free as the bots worked all day yesterday. The leaking pool pump gets replaced today. I started on a month long project...

Good Morning! 48˚F heading to 70, N wind, sunny skies. Had 1/4" rain yesterday morning. The NW wind was very strong yesterday sending hundreds of leaves into the pool. The two surface bots were blown to one end of the pool and were stuck. Pool floor bot was overwhelmed as you can tell from...

RNG I sold two of the estate properties by owner. I hired an appraiser to determine the value of the parcels of land and house and used that price which the buyers thought was fair. The lawyer I hired (for a fraction of what the real estate agent charged) was also the lawyer for the banks and...

Good morning 65˚F heading to the mid 70s, S wind cloudy. Perfect weekend for the "Farm" finally - sunny and the low 80s. With the tulip festival and the baby animals we had a bumper crowd - 5000 for the weekend. On my 5 hr. tractor shift yesterday I hauled 600 people, some of the trailers...

Good morning! 43˚F heading to 82˚ with plenty of sun and wind from the W then N then E. I did a test of the sprinkler system zone 3 after the landscape guy reported a capped sprinkler head had broken off while he was doing repairs and yes with the zone turned on it was like an open hose. I...

About 50% of the tulips are blooming. The structure being built in the middle is a wind mill. High winds tore my canopy - new one expected tomorrow. New baby alpaca is named Tulip, since she was born during the tulip festival.

No we did the vegan options which are actually on the menu now no special ordering required. To get the Snow's BBQ flavor a coal bed of POST OAK wood is required. Good morning! 54˚F heading up to 82˚ with cloudy skies and S wind. I took the 4 old dinning chairs to the consignment store...

Yes time is a deciding factor since 120 million brain cells die per hour. In Houston they have stroke ambulances that carry tPA to administer if it is a clot in the brain, However if it is a bleeder the tPA will hasten death so they had to put a CT scan in the stroke ambulance. Interesting...

L4N, how long was it before you sought medical attention when you had your stroke? Any lasting symptoms? Were you confused for a while? I have a friend, who lives in a rural area, that just had a stroke.

Good Morning! 37˚F heading to 77˚. Clear skies, S wind. The covered outdoor plants did get nipped by the cold teen temps. I really don't know if the date trees will make it, but I'll give them a chance. The "Farms" tulip field blooming predictions are all off because of the freeze last...

The knee is good did a bunch of stairs on the ship - we were on the 9th floor, food was on 11th and 5th floor.

Good morning! Goodbye freezing weather for central Texas. 42˚F, heading to the upper 60s with a sunny afternoon sky. The house did well in the cold, I can find no damage. The skimmer baskets were full of leaves and the pool floor bot got completely full on the initial cleaning because the...

Good morning! 35˚ heading to the 50s, sunny skies today, N wind. I need to cover the plants, and put some in the garage to prepare for another deep freeze toward the end of the week. FireWise and trail blazing were called off last week because the 1/2 inch misty rain made the ground...

Good morning! 49˚F heading to a sunny 80˚ afternoon. However next week we drop into the teens again. best prime tulip bloom time has been shifted to the first week in March. The tree guys cam out yesterday and got the dead limbs out. They worked off a 24' ladder and safety lines as they...

Hope she is flying in a day early if her flight is delayed. She might see if there are any cabins available on the RC 5 day cruise leaving Monday out of Galveston.

Good morning! 30˚F, N wind, wind chill 25˚ heading to 45˚ with partly cloudy skies. Have a tree estimator coming out today to see about removing a dead limb in the backyard oak tree. Too high and too large for me to do it safely. The landscape light repair person noticed it and would not go...

Got it, one inch of snow.:giggle:

I have YouTube TV. So how would that workout for you?

Good morning! 45˚F heading to 55˚ with NE wind and cloudy skies. It was cold on the tractor yesterday. It was 57˚ but the wind and clouds made it seem colder. There were few people there so I got to go home early to warm up and watch the kick-off of the blowout game. The big news is the...

The daffodils are up, just waiting for the tulips to bloom. The tulips are being irrigated and are looking good. High today was 87 nice crowd at the farm. The strong breeze made it seem cooler than it was. Before work went to an estate sale and bought a dining room set for $300 - table and 8...

Good morning! 68˚F heading to 86˚ which will tie the warmest Feb. 8th since 1893. S wind sunny skies this afternoon. A warm day driving the tractor.

Good evening! It got to 80˚ today house warmed to 76˚. AC is running. Mowed the yard in shorts. I did not cut much grass but bagged lots of live oak leaves which are falling like crazy during this warm spell. Live Oaks loose their leaves in the Spring and immediately add new leaves. The...

Ron, Thanks for re-posting here. His wife of 59 years died a month before in September. Bird and Harvey were at all my Texas project get-togethers. He even helped us with Jim's outdoor elevator and sidewalk in Jim's final days. May Bird R.I.P.

Good morning! 65˚F heading to 78˚ with cloudy skies and a S wind. (yesterdays high was 85˚ with clear skies.) Surface pool bot worked through the night and still blinking green. First time I had him work the night shift. His battery is supposed to work for 30 hours if we have enough...

Ahh, you are human, I was beginning to wonder.:)

Yes, I believe you are right, according to the flower expert I played cards with tonight. Got up to 85˚F today, pool temp up 12˚ now 60˚.

I reset the Battery Management System by hitting the high beams 5 times and depressing the brake 5 times and the brake icon started blinking so I guess I did it right. Thanks.

Top two are the tulip field, but the yellow flower in bloom is not a tulip. ????? Bottom pic is strawberries in bloom.

If anyone is looking for tasty plant based recipes. I'm going to try a few. https://nutritionfacts.org/recipes/

Good morning! 58˚F heading to 80˚, S wind, cloudy now sunny this afternoon. 78˚ at start of shift at the "Farm". Yesterday's farm was not quite as busy as Saturday but a decent crowd only a few times went to next stop with an empty trailer. Had one family exit the ride midway and walk because...

Just a perfect day today. 76˚ worked in a t-shirt. It is BAD at the farm - Baby Animal Days. you can buy a bottle to feed the baby goats, sheep and calves. Our resident artist did her art with round and square hay bales, plywood ears and a lot of black and white paint. The 200,000 tulips...

What is BSM and how do you reset it?

Good morning! Finally beat Ron, now I can go back to sleep. 37˚F, colder than the predicted 40s-70s today. This will be a busy day clearing cedars at the park and working at the "Farm".

I received this update on the DC crash from a retired pilot. There were several factors involved.

Put in a new battery in the Ranger and all the problems disappeared. All the doors touch lock and unlock work and the battery saver screen does not come on. The new battery is only guaranteed for two years and that is about how long they last. I never had any problems starting the Ranger...

I am unconvinced for 3 reasons. 1. None of the articles are referenced. They may say "A 2023 study says...", but they do not list what study or where to find it. You cannot verify. 2. The Healthline articles that you referenced is summed up with the following paragraphs: "The bottom line...

Who is funding these studies? How were they conducted? What was the comparison diet? https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-the-dairy-industry-designs-misleading-studies/ https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/what-about-the-trans-fat-in-animal-fat/

HEB grocery store in Bastrop Texas - 30 miles one way. Good morning! 68˚F, S wind turning N, then rain, down to 58 by mid morning and by the afternoon 68˚ again. Up too early. back to bed since I couldn't beat Ron.

Cholesterol/Diabetes/Weight Loss • Eliminate all oil- olive oil, avocado oil, etc • Eliminate cheese and dairy • Minimize all animal meat: < 2 x weekly, 2 oz portions • Add 1 TBSP g.flax, chia, hempseed, walnuts daily • Get in 2-3 cups cooked and raw greens daily (combo) • 1-2 cup beans daily •...

Good morning! 53˚F heading to the upper 60s, E wind good chance of rain, fog advisory. Looks like outside projects will be rained out today. Will be a good day to clean the garage. Got the Gooloo so I don't have to worry about getting stranded in the Ford. I'll try one more new battery, a...

Good evening! 53˚F as it's been all day with heavy cloud cover. I hit the floor running this morning, first FireWise brush clearing, then went to a plant based lecture in the main ballroom. It was a popular topic given by Stacey Palmer a good DNP, NP-C, she had talked to our smaller plant...

She is good. This type of deed is only available in five states: Florida, Texas, Michigan Vermont and West Virginia.

Has anyone seen this screen when you open a door to start the Ranger. I think my battery is going bad because only the drivers side door opens and locks by touch. The same that has happened before. The battery is only lasting a little over 2 years, Im on the second battery. 2019 70K miles...

Thanks, ordered.

Does anyone have a lithium battery jumper for a 12v vehicle battery? I need to get one for my Ford and How many amps should I get?

RNG people usually use salt to enhance flavor. We do it with lime juice, vinegar and spices. Costco has a no-salt seasoning you may want to try.

I don't thinkTurboTax does CDs anymore, just downloads. I got the downloadable version at Costco, it's all they had also.

Good morning! Yikes the temp just dropped below freezing 30.6˚F, not a hard freeze so I hope all my exposed plants survive. The potatoes did not survive the teens earlier this week even under the hay. High today will be in the upper 50s S wind. I mowed the back yard in a short sleeve t-shirt...