Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

Thomas are bears territorial? I thought they lived in groups but that was an assumption only. There are about six bears above us but they only venture down here to raid bird feeder

 

[Buppies]

Ron that squirrel looks like ours that frequent the bird feeder

Another great picture

 

[daugen]

good morning all. Chilly night, 32 out now, frost on truck and lawn, probably not good for the just planted flowers. Temps are rising again, this is pretty cold
for this time of year here

Toppop, tell your Mom that dozens of good looking guys are wishing her a Happy Birthday!
Buckeye, prayers sent your way, you have your hands full. Glad you have a new tractor to distract you.

Cloudless blue sky morning, but going to wait until it gets warmer to go outside.

Ron, that's an awesome picture.

Meanwhile MD is going to make everyone wear face coverings when you go out. The CDC has done a 180 on their stance
about face coverings.

I'm a little upset over this, have felt from the beginning that everyone should be wearing masks in public, and only because we didn't have enough
we were literally conned to not wear them. I know why, we didn't have enough to go around. Now we do I guess, but why not be honest up front?
The rest of the civilized world is wearing them. So many people have died from this, I bet their families are wondering if their loss could have been prevented with a different approach up front.

Peace and happiness for all.

 

[Buppies]

Peace and happiness for all

Same to you Drew

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good Morning. It's a cool 45° and calm here this morning. Our high should be near 79° this afternoon.

The brush pile I planned to burn yesterday got a reprieve for a day. The wind came up higher, than I was happy with, to light it. As rain is in our forecast for tomorrow .. it might wait a bit longer.

Yaupon removal continues!

Don .. info on your Agarita plants. They don't seem to in our area .. at least natively. I'm glad .. as I've got all I need with all our yaupon.

Texas Native Plants Database

Eric .. nice story on Captain Moore. Thanks for sharing the story.

BEF .. hope you FIL does well with his treatment.

Telemedicine? Hmmm ... virtual colonoscopies ???
Most Docs quit doing manual prostate exams. Turns out .. they don't like them any more than we do. Who knew?


Everyone stay safe .. there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel .. hope it not a train.

Prayers to all.

 

[PJSprog]

36°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 60° today. Rain for tomorrow is expected to move in sometime overnight.

That's a great story, Eric.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good morning, maybe we have been given your quota of sunshine Roy, the sun is shining yet again and without any doubt will do so all day long. Our weather is not supposed to do this, April should be only occasional glimpses of sun in between showers of rain. Our next shortage after toilet paper will be sunscreen :confused2:

So no restriction about spending the stimulus cheque on American produced goods, everyone can use it to stimulate the Chinese economy too ? I better not ask any more or this could get too political, what a remarkably altruistic nation many of you live in

Thanks for bluebell pic BEF, I will have to look out for them coming up in our hedgerows soon.

Amidst lots of Covid-19 doom and gloom news and ever tighter restrictions (even our dump site is now closed ), there are some real heartwarming gems. A few days ago a 99 year old gentleman decided to raise a bit of money for the National Health Service. Each day he set out with the aid of his walker to do a few laps of his back garden, hoping that by the end of the month, when he reaches his 100th birthday, he would have completed 100 laps and raised ï½£1,000 pounds. Word spread, his efforts have so far raised 12 MILLION pounds.

Matt Hancock thanks war hero Captain Tom Moore for raising millions for the NHS - YouTube

Great video. He needs to be on SGN this week.

Baseball is Back: Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 3 - YouTube

No restrictions on stimulus money. I’m sure peoples spending habits won’t change. Those that need it to pay the rent will still buy drugs with it and still complain they can’t afford groceries.
I’m thinking guns and ammo. If I can find something out there. Too bad MD is such an anti 2A state, they make it really hard.
I made a joke on FB about the CDC doing a 180° about face on wearing masks, and some people came unglued. I’m expecting demonstrations outside my house today.

 

[Thomas]

Thomas are bears territorial? I thought they lived in groups but that was an assumption only. There are about six bears above us but they only venture down here to raid bird feeder

Not sure on how to answer your question other than what I seen over the years.
When it's mating season all rules are off.
Bigger the bear straighter line to food source,if young bear should challenge will get fast education.
More than one bear together good chance there family more tolerance towards each other.

 

[Thomas]

Ron looks like the little guy could use some treat or two...peanuts crackers piece of donut.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Ron, that's an awesome picture.

Meanwhile MD is going to make everyone wear face coverings when you go out. The CDC has done a 180 on their stance
about face coverings.

I'm a little upset over this, have felt from the beginning that everyone should be wearing masks in public, and only because we didn't have enough
we were literally conned to not wear them. I know why, we didn't have enough to go around. Now we do I guess, but why not be honest up front?
The rest of the civilized world is wearing them. So many people have died from this, I bet their families are wondering if their loss could have been prevented with a different approach up front.

Peace and happiness for all.

Drew, my point exactly. But now it’s wear any kind of face covering, after they went to great lengths to show how cloth coverings were ineffective.

Ron, that is a neat squirrel pic. Always enjoy your pics. My mom was a big birder, always feed the birds. Was in a bird club.
My dad still feeds them.
My BIL thinks he got CV19 at a birding event in early March. They had a guest speaker from California.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 42˚F with lots of sun.
Rick, it's looking good that the red corvette will not have to spend a day at school.
Ron, that squirrel looks so cold.

Lawn day today, or is it?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 61F @ 5:15AM. Sunny. High 82F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

Thanks for sharing the Captain's link, Eric. Nice to see some good CoVid-19 news for a change.

Guess my doc never got the word on the digital exams...

I still don't think the real story is being told on the masks, Drew. Now the health department is telling us to wear them, too, but not to protect ourselves, but to protect others in case we're asymptomatic. That makes a certain amount of sense, but contrast that with the protests among medical people about not having enough masks, which are clearly about their concerns for their own safety. :confused2:

Smart squirrel, Ron. Great photo, too. But yesterday's of George was beautiful!:thumbsup:

So Booboo does guard duty to keep other bears away, Thomas? I guess it's a case of the bear you know being better than the one you don't?:confused2:

Got the solar panel posts trimmed to length yesterday, but realized that the gravel around them still needs compacting and that wouldn't be possible with the rack built. So that's on hold until the tractor is back from the dealership. To stay busy, I took down a pegboard tool panel where the inverter and other inside components will be mounted, and moved it down the wall. Lost about 1/3 of the area, so now things are doubled up on some of the hooks. Also had to cut a window in it to access a pair of light switches, but it all worked out OK. Still more equipment to move out of the way, but I got the concrete dust swept out of the shipping container so it'll have a place to go.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[Bird]

48 degrees this morning, going for a sunny high of 73. I'm still trying to decide whether I want to get out there and mow the yard.:laughing:

I got an email this morning from my AAA auto insurance that they'll be sending me a 20% premium refund for the two months; March 16 to May 15.

 

[kenmbz]

39 going up to 48 and windy
Didn;t get any outdoors time yesterday as my day job ran really long.
Today is 50 hour service.
Dog is not feeling well, might be a trip to the vet.
RNG - tractor fixed yet ?
BEF - Glad to heat the Operation on FIL went well,hope the infection goes away quick
seems our fox has been thinning out the squirrels an rabbits, but at least the screaming has stopped.
Deer are back to eating everything but the daffodils, so more fencing going up for now. They completely eradicated my tulips last year, none came up this spring.
Best to all and stay safe

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning! 42˚F with lots of sun.
Rick, it's looking good that the red corvette will not have to spend a day at school.
Ron, that squirrel looks so cold.

Lawn day today, or is it?

Yep, that’s true Don. I’m a bit sad that our GD is missing so many of the great things of her Senior year. She has “cabin fever” from staying at home so .. she comes to the ranch every other weekend and will be here by lunch time. We usually take the Corvette into town to the drive in hamburger place for lunch on Fridays.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of only 36, not the forecasted 30.... a good thing. High today should be 65 and sunny.

Yesterday, all went well with the errands. I had to drop off the water bill. Interesting concept they came up with for social distancing.... they utilized an existing window, added a 2x8 frame around the inside wall, put another window on the inside. They made sort of an air lock. You open the first (outside) window, place your bill / paperwork in the airlock, then ring the bell. Someone comes (wearing gloves), takes your bill, returns with receipt. Closes window, you get receipt. They have a big gallon size of hand sanitizer sitting between the windows. I thought it was a neat idea....

Costco was fairly busy, still having a line, but only waited less than 5 minutes to get in. I was able to get everything on the list. Went over to get gas... first time ever that I did not have to wait in line... gas price was $1.19 / gal.

Today I have to go back to Walmart, a couple things did not get on the previous list, but needed items.

Then, sometime this morning, will go over the neighbors and dig a short trench for him. It will be a quick job. Then I think the soil has dried enough to get back to planting the landscape project. Still going to hold off the tender plants, but all the evergreens are going in for sure!

I should be wore out by this afternoon, some of the extra mental energy used up...
Everyone have a great day!

 

[PJSprog]

I made a joke on FB about the CDC doing a 180° about face on wearing masks, and some people came unglued. I’m expecting demonstrations outside my house today.

I have, for the most part, completely avoided any mention of this Covid-19 mess on my FB page. Seems no matter on which side you stand, any comment - even light-hearted - is met with ferocious "you're WRONG" attacks. I never knew I had so many medical experts amongst my FB "friends." :laughing:

 

[Looking4new]

Ron looks like the little guy could use some treat or two...peanuts crackers piece of donut.

Although that is a good picture of a tree rat, it (the rat) is missing one thing....A bullet.

 

[Looking4new]

I have, for the most part, completely avoided any mention of this Covid-19 mess on my FB page. Seems no matter on which side you stand, any comment - even light-hearted - is met with ferocious "you're WRONG" attacks. I never knew I had so many medical experts amongst my FB "friends." :laughing:

NOW you know why I don't say much, even on TBN-GM.

 

[jbrumberg]

A mostly cloudy 29ºF for today's low with .5" of surprise snow on the ground. A cloudy 32ºF presently and I anticipate a mostly cloudy afternoon with high temperature ~40ºF. I have not been too motivated lately to do much.

BEF- I am happy to read that the shunt was removed successfully from your FIL. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

Randy- It saddens me to read about how C-19 has impacted on you and your Mom.

Phil- I am sorry to read about your nixed celestial event observation. I believe that you and I will be seeing some snow tomorrow evening into Saturday.

RonJH- Thanks for another great wildlife picture.

"... Not sure on how to answer your question other than what I seen over the years. When it's mating season all rules are off. Bigger the bear straighter line to food source,if young bear should challenge will get fast education. More than one bear together good chance there family more tolerance towards each other."- Thomas I agree. In some ways they are like feral cats the way they will mark territory and communicate the "bear news".

Ken- I am sorry to read about your dog.

I agree with all the recent C-19 posts here. I take my C-19 "stuff" to another site and so far all the anger, blaming, and finger pointing is tolerable. Despite a wide range of personal views there is a realization that like it or not we are all in this together or should be. I will wear my DIY face mask in open air curbside pickups and I will wear my 3M mask in any indoor environment like the supermarket/pharmacy? I may still end up looking like a StarWars?ï½® Storm Trooper.

I hope that everyone is having a decent day.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.