44F and a bit of rain at the moment. Heavy rain (for here) is forecast today. There was a minor power glitch/brownout last evening, so there's at least one tree branch I need of trimming. The good news is the driveway drain isn't getting clogged with debris after the big wind/rain storms we have had. Anything loose is already off of the trees.
I'm looking forward to seeing a long time friend today over dim sum, food that I haven't had for many moons. He is in town for a fun weekend with one of his kids. We are meeting up ninety minutes from here, but that is on a dry day. TBD today. With all the rain, the roads have the potential for chaos as too many drivers seem not to change their driving habits.
Yesterday, I geared up to look forward a stability control or ABS gremlin in one of our cars. In true Murphy's law fashion, the computer in the car denied it had ever had an issue, the sensor wiring looked visually ok, so who knows? I suspect that some combination of tire pressure variation and rain sent some reading into "abnormal warning" territory that cleared upon further driving. The brand has a well deserved reputation of being finicky around the tire pressure monitoring, stability control sensors, and the ABS systems. While I was there, I brought the tire pressures into agreement for all wheels and up to the exact working pressure. While I was at it, did the same for our "daily driver", not that there is much driving going on.
The local pair of coyotes decided to chew through the electric netting around the orchard yesterday morning in pursuit of a handful of fallen persimmons, leaving a 1'x2' hole. Grrr. Redoing the fencing is a next Spring item, but I will start thinking about what ought to be done, as the orchard needs a layered defense against ground squirrels and up, including deer and pigs. I will probably go for 2' of 1/4" metal mesh, topped with electric netting set at a height to give a great ground for any critter trying to crawl up the netting.
It is so slick that one of our cows slipped and went through the bottom strands of barbed wire fence. My wife found her in the road and walked her back up the driveway where we could put her back inside. I was slipping and sliding trying to do a temporary repair. It's like being on mushy snow over ice. You test the footing and it seems ok, and then poof, your foot slips out from under you.
All the best,
Peter
