Posted on 03/18/2023 6:57:53 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Beau says:
Check the spawning schedules of our lake Salmon, as they will come inland to other waterways (rivers and steams flowing in or out of Lake Michigan) to spawn. The DNR site should have that info available.
Secondly, look for places to fish along Lake Michigan - public access where there are some public piers or some sort of jetties or boat landings where you can fish.
He doesn’t go Salmon fishing; he’s not hiding a secret fishin’ hole from you. ;)
Thank you!
Good woman ... much better than me!
EWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How did humans manage to actually survive in an environment like that?!?!?!
It absolutely boggles the mind.
This age-old practice is about bringing flowering branches of trees and shrubs indoors in late winter. The branches are budded but they haven’t bloomed on the tree. However, when you bring the branches inside, the buds will gradually open and blossom, filling your room with the lovely flowers of spring. Common branches to “force” are Tulip Magnolia, Quince, Forsythia, and Pussy Willows. (More at link) I pruned my plums last week and should have brought the branches in to force! Oh well!
Went and visited the neighbor and when I got back
8pm - 25 degrees outside
seed room at 56 degrees
tray sensor at 63.6
tent open
closed tent
Now 9:45pm
Still 56 in room
tray in closed tent up to 69
Need to get 2-3 little thermometers to put in the tent at different heights.
What kind of vessel does a Nautical Nurse command? A sub, battleship, party boat?
It sure does provide a perspective on present troubles doesn’t it!
(Or read: “One day in The life of Ivan Denesovitch” )
Those planters are just the right size for cats to lounge in! lol
Later on, convert it into a manure/compost spreader. I've got axles and metal frame from an old mobile home I could use to put a frame, wheels and a hitch on the box. For now, it has that hatch on the bottom of the end and I could fork the compost out. You couldn't even buy the metal to make one for $200. I don't have any sides on my trailer and even the materials to build some would be more than $200. Lot of work too since I'd want them removable. Hard to go get compost with a flat bed trailer and I can only get a yard or so in the bed of my pickup. Did that once with pickup truck only and gas cost almost as much as the yard of compost.
This same person sells a lot of stuff and has a few more things I'd like. One thing is a four foot wide belly mower for $50 that I could put on my little tractor. I'd have to set up a lift mechanism and run a belt with 90 degree turn to go on the engine. I have an extra set of belt pulleys for the 90 turn off an old Sears Suburban garden tractor.
He's also got an umbrella for a tractor for $50 and a leaf shredder that would probably need a new horizontal shaft small engine for $160 but I'd have to get the shredder cheaper than that. It's belt run which is cool. I hate things that are built integral(I'm talking to you generator makers). Might have to work a package deal for all.
Got my paystub in the email for tomorrow's check and it has my $500 sign on bonus on it. He's had the mower deck forever and is apt to have everything still in a month but I'd hate to miss out on some good deals on things I need(or at least want).
The first picture is indeed the tub off a a grain wagon. Hauled many of them full of grain to the local elevator in my yute.
Woke up to this frozen flower pot full of baby radishes on Saturday morning. It didn't bother them any, but I did lose some seedlings in the greenhouse. I think the low Friday night was 18°F. I didn't do much in the greenhouse on Saturday because I had bigger fish to fry - the recovery of an heirloom.
In 1957 my Grandpap bought a new Ford 860 to use on his farm. After he passed in 1982 all of the farmer stuff of value was auctioned off. Our next door neighbor BJ Blackwell bought the 860 and owned it until he passed a few years back. BJ's son RC asked me awhile back if I'd be interested in buying it back once all of the estate ruckus calmed down. Saturday turned out to be that day.
Pops and I made our way to RC's place, spent a couple hours visiting, and traded a handful of Benjamins for Grandpap's tractor. BJ took good care of it. I doubt that it spent even one night parked outside. There's nothing on it that needs any fixing done. It could use a fresh coat of paint, but I'm going to work it, and I like the patina, so I think I'll leave it as-is cosmetically. I wore blisters on my butt working the fields with this tractor when I was a kid and I'm extremely grateful to RC for allowing it to come home again.
That wasn't all of the tractor fun for the weekend, though. Yesterday I gave Mr. Clarence's clothes back to him, then took him outside and put him to work.
I hadn't yet picked up the brush from trimming orchard trees so I bolted a hitch ball to the drawbar, hooked up the trailer, and we got to it. This is one of three loads, and there's more on the ground out by the pond. Foreman and line boss are taking a break between loads here.
Tucked away until next time...
For a damp, cold, windy, and just generally miserable weekend it turned out alright.
Left handed drill bits are a handy thing to have around when there's a screw with a stripped-out head.
Thanks! I bit the bullet & purchased a micro screw extractor set - just got it & haven’t screwed (no pun intended) up the nerve to tackle my stripped screw yet. The “drill” goes counterclockwise, the the ‘extractor’ does the same. Sometimes the screw will come out with just the drill. This set works on very small screws (cameras, key fobs & PCs) so it should work. I have watched a couple of videos, too - one using the exact set I have. Thanks again - appreciate the info :-)
Did some post hole digging. Got 18 holes marked/started for the high tunnel. Went 8-12 inches deep and will plug away at them after the next rain session. I went as deep as I could without spending more time knocking wet soil off of the post hole diggers than actual digging. The soil is a fairly dark brown down to 4-6 inches due to feeding the goats three round bails of hay there Winter 2021. Hay+poop+pee. I’ll only need enough compost to suppress weeds/grass.
Too windy to weld on high tunnel frames/trusses as usual. Windy for another three days at least. If it comes down to it, I’ll have my son out there holding a piece of plywood up to block the wind.
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