Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

Well so much for setting on the deck enjoying smooth cigar,flash flood alert and fireworks cancel.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low of 3.3C and it's presently 11.8C, partly cloudy, calm and there was 0.7mm in the gauge @ 0900.

It's 'into town day' for mail and groceries. I'm contemplating doing a wee bit of tree limb trimming... the downside to that is that I may not know when to stop. When I've got a 'limbing' tool in my hand (secateur, sawzall, chainsaw) I always seem to spot "just one more" branch.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[daugen]

very fun parade this morning in cedarville MI.
my internet is so slow here hard to post pics, but took lots with good camera and will post when I can.
my favorite local color was the group of employees of the local (only) supermarket, all pushing grocery carts.
big emphasis on fire company snow cats, some interesting equipment shown. It's different here, the whole lake outside the town freezes up solid in winter

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Watched YouTube live fireworks. They were good.

 

[scootr]

Mostly an energy conservation day. Last day of a 4 day weekend. I needed it - I enjoyed.
Cleaned the gutters and mowed the front yard. Played in the welding shop. Made a hammer wrench for the tractor tool box.
I noticed I have clocked 100 hours on the MX5200 I bought last August. Still love it.
Life is good

 

[rswyan]

70F and clear @ 22:00, headed down to around 65F for the overnight low.

High temp hit 87.6F here today, felt pretty oppressive with the high humidity.

Got meds doled out first thing.

Collected up plastic bags and paper/cardboard for recycling and loaded those in the car.

Worked on one set of the Craftsman dual flood lights, replaced both bulbs ... looks like switch is bad on one side. Did a little research on new switch for that.

Then topped off gear oil in front axle and hydraulic fluid in Kubota.

Did some box blade and loader work on flower bed on west side of the frog pond, blocked off a couple of burrow entrances. Was pretty wet. Should be drier tomorrow. Did not get to deploy smoke bomb.

Swapped out bucket for forks and moved pallet with 4 bags of salt around back. Got that moved back into the utility room next to the softener.

Also moved all the rolls of insulation back into the utility room.

Moved springs from the old mattress while I had forks on.

Unrolled lawn edging and weighted it down so it would lose the curl.

Woman cooked up some spicy sausage for lunch.

Took Stihl pole saw over and trimmed a couple of low-ish branches on the large maple tree over the hosta bed on the northeast side. Still required full extension (11 1/2') to reach them so it was a bit of a workout. Did some additional trimming on a couple other maples as well:

Two loads of branches taken up to the brush pile:

Jiggered a couple of pallets of firewood around on the way back.

Woman worked on raking and gathering up the old leaves on the bed while I was trimming. Two dump cart loads and two bucket loads of leaves taken up and added to the compost pile.

Screened a few more bucketloads of compost while I was up there. Screen now full, needs unloaded.

Sprayed some the weeds in the beds where I was trimming branches with glyphosate, also edge of east bed. Need to mix up more weed juice.

Woman grilled some Hebrew Nationals and heated up some Bush's Baked Beans for dinner.

Collected up tools and brought them back to the house after dinner.

Then took trash up to the can at the road and set it out for pick up tomorrow.

Woman went around back and sprayed cabbage plants with Neem oil while I was doing that.

Got one more Japanese beetle trap hung on the Redbud tree on the east side.

Watched 4th Celebration in DC.

Hope everyone had a good 4th ...

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. Happy July 4 th to all of you 70ºF for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Light wind with some brisk gusts, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky, thunder storms visible but did not rain, and high temp was 93ºF, HI 101ºF. Get golf cart ready for parade to start day, the lined up for parade. After parade, Went down to the lake and helped fish club with boat rides, and had lunch. Napped, then worked on finding open restaurant for dinner. Forgot to mention stepdaughter lost her senior dog, Scooter, Saturday morning. She had him 14 years, was about one when she got him.
Ron hope you can get a lot done on project. Hope parade was good, and good time at neighbor's BBQ. Great pic
Mike hope grilling was fun and delicious
Paul nice it is that loader is that easy to remove. Nice rodent trap. Hope Zoe got some exercise chasing planes. Hope brisket was as good as it looked.
Thomas at least you got the shower.
Kilroy sorry woodlot did not dry up enough. Hope you got your pic. Hope the pills help Senior dog.
Drew good to hear you slept in, fireworks good. Hope parade was fun. great pics
Thomas hope dry enough to trim and mow.
Dennis nice camper was dry. hope grilling was good and delicious.
Billy nice July 4 traditions.
Jay sorry Peg not happy with follow up visits. Hope you got house ready for family.
Ken sorry no rain, hope shuttle went as planned and fireworks good. Sorry about the deer eyeballing the flowers, nice pic anyway.
Gstrom glad you did get some rain. Sorry the storms kept you and the pup up. Nice pic
David big gathering hope it was fun and had good weather.
Ron thanks for pic, glad parade good.
RS glad you could sneak up on the compost. Good to hear trap working as soon as it was out. Sorry rain washed off the oil. Hope you made inroads on agenda today.
Dennis glad you got more rain.
Kilroy glad you got grilling and dinner in before rain. nice pic
Thomas sorry field too soggy. Hope ruts not too bad during exit. Dinner sounds good.
Frits sorry wife having pain issues. Sorry stacking taking so long. Hope fireworks were good.
Dennis glad good cookout. good pic
Thomas sorry about the rain, again.
Randy(wag) hope town run good and you were able to stop trimming.
Drew glad good parade. Local color sounded neat. Winter much harder on firemen up there.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /back surgery healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /loss of brother, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[sodamo]

Great gathering , 48 if my count is good. Tons and tons of great food which I saw more than ate. Had to set up extra table for desserts. Best part was the camaraderie. 3 years since last 4th gathering. But boy, I am whupped.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 64° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 89° with mostly sunny skies. Had a great time enjoying our nations Birthday yesterday. Parade was Long. Took almost a hour from start to end. As always Sassy enjoyed watching all the kids along the route. BBQ was great with neighbors.
Today I need to mow the grass. Then trim some trees on my place.
I did get a picture of Full Buck Moon Monday.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

good morning all from Cedarville Michigan.
65 going up to 79
first rainy day coming today, headed out early to take ferry to Mackinac Island, have lunch there and come home.

some hard boiled eggs and a piece of cherry pie for breakfast.
life is good

 

[daugen]

only one tractor, nice Oliver
internet bog slow, no one on now, at least crawling

 

[riptides]

68 outside this AM. Hard to believe that. Been a long while since it was that cool. Heading up to 90 later and yes, the humid air is returning. Rain on tap for the next six days. The Hit or Miss type t-Storms.

Got lots of yard work on the agenda today. And a plumber coming by, hope for a good $$$ estimate on the Milk House. Was doing some minor work on it yesterday, actually turned the a/c on for the first time. LOL. It was like, well a Milk House. LOL. Nice and cool, then after a while...cold. LOL. Mr. Cool did the job. I need to return to the attic. I forgot to vent the bathroom exhaust in my zest to complete the suffit. I even left the vent right where I could walk by it and see it as a reminder. Too many things going on I guess. I can use the bathroom is not finished playing card for that one.

Hope all have a great day. Short work week for some. Enjoy.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good evening all. Happy July 4 th to all of you 70ºF for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Light wind with some brisk gusts, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky, thunder storms visible but did not rain, and high temp was 93ºF, HI 101ºF. Get golf cart ready for parade to start day, the lined up for parade. After parade, Went down to the lake and helped fish club with boat rides, and had lunch. Napped, then worked on finding open restaurant for dinner. Forgot to mention stepdaughter lost her senior dog, Scooter, Saturday morning. She had him 14 years, was about one when she got him.
Ron hope you can get a lot done on project. Hope parade was good, and good time at neighbor's BBQ. Great pic
Mike hope grilling was fun and delicious
Paul nice it is that loader is that easy to remove. Nice rodent trap. Hope Zoe got some exercise chasing planes. Hope brisket was as good as it looked.
Thomas at least you got the shower.
Kilroy sorry woodlot did not dry up enough. Hope you got your pic. Hope the pills help Senior dog.
Drew good to hear you slept in, fireworks good. Hope parade was fun. great pics
Thomas hope dry enough to trim and mow.
Dennis nice camper was dry. hope grilling was good and delicious.
Billy nice July 4 traditions.
Jay sorry Peg not happy with follow up visits. Hope you got house ready for family.
Ken sorry no rain, hope shuttle went as planned and fireworks good. Sorry about the deer eyeballing the flowers, nice pic anyway.
Gstrom glad you did get some rain. Sorry the storms kept you and the pup up. Nice pic
David big gathering hope it was fun and had good weather.
Ron thanks for pic, glad parade good.
RS glad you could sneak up on the compost. Good to hear trap working as soon as it was out. Sorry rain washed off the oil. Hope you made inroads on agenda today.
Dennis glad you got more rain.
Kilroy glad you got grilling and dinner in before rain. nice pic
Thomas sorry field too soggy. Hope ruts not too bad during exit. Dinner sounds good.
Frits sorry wife having pain issues. Sorry stacking taking so long. Hope fireworks were good.
Dennis glad good cookout. good pic
Thomas sorry about the rain, again.
Randy(wag) hope town run good and you were able to stop trimming.
Drew glad good parade. Local color sounded neat. Winter much harder on firemen up there.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /back surgery healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /loss of brother, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

Pills worked reasonably well. She wasn’t happy, but she wasn’t a quivering mass of nerves! It also helped that late rain put a damper on freelance fireworks, plus druggies didn’t shoot any off . . .

 

[wngsprd]

71 looking for 91. T's maybe, like rip says...and welcome back.

Nice quiet evening after company all left...then mother nature's firework-like celebration but no rain.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).

68.0F going to mid 80s, intermittent T-storms all day.

We will be heading up to woodlot without dogs, just to do a spot check and “wave the flag”, maybe harvest some choy leaves for stir-fry dinner tonight. This will include a trip to the dumpsters with the trash bags.

ai ordered up some electric fence gate handles and corner insulators and some sundries from Jeffers - I have found that they Are cheaper than TS and have stuff in stock consistently.

Weather will dictate the rest of the day’s activities — probably going to be a lot of making sure the couch doesn’t float off…

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe blessed day!

 

[Thomas]

Peaceful rest Scooter.

 

[Thomas]

62F partly cloudy sky mid 80's for high humidity upper 60's.

Outside chores done E muffin time.

Plans for today...AM dump run,town hall for new rules and regs also punch tickets,2 stops for goodies,PM sharpen 4 sets of mower blades other than that not sure yet.

Have good day all.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s already 81 heading into the 90’s today. No rain forecast.

Yesterday was hot as well, we did dodge a few passing showers, but it was a good day, mostly by the pool with all the kids and their friends.

Brisket came out after 18 hours in the smoker, was quite tasty.

We flew RC a bit in the morning, but other than that, just coasted through the day.

Today at 4 going to look at a used Transit Connect cargo van for wife to take to farmers markets. A neighbor want to go for a plane ride, so might take the little plane out this morning as well. Grass is looking like it needs to be mowed as well, maybe tomorrow.
Son just showed up to fly his RC plane with my grandson, so I’m gonna head out.

 

[Popgadget]

BTW
Does anyone know anything about Transit Connect vans?
I don’t. This one is a 2010 with 129k
Looks clean and is reasonably priced.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 75 going up to 91 and the sun is out for a wonderfully humid day.
Last night went to neighbors for fireworks, had to leave early to pick up son, but they must have spent a fortune on the bigger ones. Their mini-ponies were out and about till the fireworks and then disappeared into their stable.

Tests came back from Dr and nothing found, so it may be the medicine that works for one thing , but is really affecting my life, so will be off it for a while and see if things improve.

Had some rolling storms come through, bits of rain here/there, but no real accumulation.

Mostly - sorry about scooter, 14 years is a long time.

Back to work tomorrow,

Be well,

Fearless rabbit just watched the dog and I this morning.

Downtown New hope

Last nights pictures did not come out that well with the haze.