Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

good morning all
Sorry you are ailing Doug, that sounds uncomfortable

cooler day here but sunny and high about 70.
Need to make a quick run to supermarket and then home to plant the flowers I bought yesterday.
About half annuals and half perennials; unlike RS I don't have the brain/memory to keep them all straight.
As i keep adding to the perennials, this should get easier each year. Deer are a big problem; am waiting for my colorful pansies
to disappear. I might as well leave a bottle of Italian dressing out for them to enjoy them with too...

Neck has really been bothering me, was up for hours last night, am wearing soft collar most of the time to help.
Nothing special, just falling apart.

My DE friends are driving to Washington State to see his elderly mother and have complained of the high winds costing them 3mpg driving.
Dusty too. I thought the welcome sign they got yesterday was nice

 

[Thomas]

34F clear sky 50's for high windy.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...this morning dump run,food for the critters,do grocery shopping for the Mrs.afteroon Mrs. now would like the mailbox post stain make adjustment to one of shed doors,than date night...guess I better get my rear in gear.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Thomas]

Thomas, it almost sounds like you are definitely working more since you 'retired'......

By the sounds you have been talking to Mrs.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 52 out under clear skies with a high around 70 today.
The ground is starting to dry out, which is good, I’m going to have to start mowing soon.

Yesterday was quite warm until a cold front blew through. We escaped any severe weather, heard thunder, but only got a few scattered showers. Less than a tenth of an inch.

I made good progress towards getting the speakers finished, but it will still be a few days.

After much deliberation, I did break down and ordered the hydraulic post hole digger for my tractor loader and an auger with aggressive carbide teeth for drilling in shale. Also advertised my 3Point digger on Facebook Marketplace, which seems to be better than Craigs List. It’s a nice heavy duty one with a slip clutch rather than shear pins, and mounting pins for cat 1 or 2. Hopefully it will go quickly.

Today I’ll be back in the shop, need to make a run to the hangar to get some tools that I left there, and finish up.

I really appreciate all of your kind thoughts about losing Emily, I was more impacted by losing her than I could have imagined, even though we know when we get a dog that we will likely outlive them, and this day will come. But it doesn’t make it any easier when it does come.

 

[Rich B1]

Good morning! Sky is clear with plenty of sun! 47 now, supposed to get to 68 or so later.

Wife too today off, we were up around 6. She has fallen back to sleep in her recliner. Maybe because we both were woken up by the 2 cats acting like alley cats in the bedroom last night. Louie and Oreo still aren’t playing well together.

We are hoping to get some yard/garden work done today. Likely the first mowing. I am going to try to till some of the garden, I have some stuff that needs to be in the ground. It has simply been too wet, likely still is a bit too damp, but forecast is not good for any dry weather.

Race bike is starting to come together. Going to be cutting/drilling/bending aluminum sheet for radiator brackets, electronics pan, and seat mount brackets. Found fuel pump brackets at Speedway Motors along with fuel line fittings that fit. And company in Iowa that makes the radiator has hoses that fit, instead of a cobbled up mess! Also figured out that the fuel system was not really plumbed correctly. It will be now.

Got a turkey out of the freezer yesterday. It is in a cooler thawing. Gonna be the Easter bird.

Everyone stay safe out there!

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, last nights storm has made the ground spongy again. Sunny and cooler today
Went out after work to cut up and move another trunk, just as I was about to move the last round, I could see the storm coming. Had to decide to make it with the 2 rounds and come back for the third, or try and pile them all into the bucket. Well, it took a bit but I was able to lift the 3rd round and put it on top and got all three to the pile.
Drove back quick to put the tractor away, and by the time I got into the house, the thunder and heavy rain hit.
I will say an 18" by 12" round is not light!

Alien- heal quick- how did you rip your bicep??

I fell with the chain saw yesterday when a root/bush grabbed me. I always walk with the chain brake on. Bush is now in small pieces and won't be tripping me again!

Got the splitter unstuck from the mud.
New trees showed up looking pretty bad from the 6 day trip to get here via USPS.

Stay safe and be well, and hope you find a Dr. Alien.

All six rounds moved out, rocks piled up and getting closer to planting.
Stuff should start showing up the weekend.
Need to move faster as new trees for other areas will show up soon.

 

[PJSprog]

39°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 63° again today. Chances on and off for some rain through the day, though.

Working half day today. Boss is sending us home at noon.

Need to get rear wheels off of both mowers and take them over to Centralia for the new tires this afternoon. Should fill up the rest of my day.

Bummer about your bicep, Doug. That can't be comfortable. Hope you can get it repaired quickly.

 

[rswyan]

55F and sunny @ 09:30, supposed to be windy today (Wind Advisory in effect) but will be heading up to a high of almost 70 (69F) ...

The Squeak has the Spring Feevahs and is racing around the house meowing and going absolutely crazy.

Only got 5 (of 10) of The Woman's new Dahlia's planted yesterday. Made up a nice mix of screened compost, peat moss, and Menard's composted cow manure.

Originally figured that we could plant two in each grow bag but after getting a look at the size of the tubers and reading a little further, it became clear that probably wouldn't be a good idea. So I ordered another 5 grow bags plus a dozen larger drip pans to set them on.

Found a (seemingly) good article on The American Dahlia Society's website about growing them in containers. One of the points was only fill the container 1/3 full with soil then add the tubers, then cover with soil, leaving container only about 2/3rds full ... and then add more soil as the flower stalks start to emerge and grow (for support)

Another thing was to use pre-moistened soil and not water after planting, apparently because the tubers can be prone to rotting if they are too wet. The Woman thought this was absolutely heresy: you plant something, it's just got to be watered. In fact, she spent some time going around and inspecting the veggie seeds I had planted and pronouncing them too dry (they're actually fine ... I've been keeping an eye on them ... )

I did manage to get her to actually sit still long enough to look at the specific dahlias I had purchased:

"Oooh ... those are really pretty !!!"

...

Started cutting the chickenwire for plant protectors.

Filled in some dirt over in the planting bed outside the kitchen window. Have a short (1') length of gutter I need to clean out over there today.

Got some clean up done in the garage.

I also noticed yesterday that one of the wheel bearings on the dump cart was completely toast, so there will be a trip out to pick up a new bearing for that, probably first thing. Bearings are shielded but not sealed and no numbers on the bearings. I'd like to think that they're just cheap Chicom junk ... but in all honestly, I had never greased them. Need to look and see if the hubs even have grease fittings.

As far as the rest of the day goes, I need to get a few of those irises that got pulled up reset back in the ground and then probably work on get the lawn aerated.

Beyond that not sure, but there's no shortage of things that need done.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe TGIF ...

 

[RoyJackson]

I really appreciate all of your kind thoughts about losing Emily, I was more impacted by losing her than I could have imagined, even though we know when we get a dog that we will likely outlive them, and this day will come. But it doesn’t make it any easier when it does come.

No, it doesn't...

 

[daugen]

The Squeak has the Spring Feevahs and is racing around the house meowing and going absolutely crazy.

RS, it's something in the air...I've been sneezing for two days. Spring catnip?

headed out to plant flowers, like RS, a favorite thing to do. Might weed the radishes. They don't like being crowded though I hate to throw out plants. Maybe I can replant a few.