Our slow slide into cool weather (very unusual for us in August) continues. It was maybe very slightly faster last night. NWS says we may set some records this week, not for absolute low temperatures, but for duration of a cool spell in August with temps and dewpoints this low. I’m certainly not complaining! The plants definitely seem to like it too. The tomatoes in particular have resumed normal ripening. :-)
The church picnic was great, except that for some reason all the tables and seating were IN wifey’s church Parish Hall. The hall was jammed anyway, by the time I got in line, as I’d had to go back to our car after the service that ended 20 minutes late, to retrieve our cooler with our food contribution. (Potato salad). The church has a large, almost park-like property, so, I went outside and found a spot to sit under a shade tree, and chow down. :-)
Made it down to 45 degrees at the AG research center 10 miles away but they’re in a valley and always get colder. I’m sure it made it down to 50 here. Highs in the 70s for my three days off and cool mornings. Chiggers and ticks will be moving slow.
Good time to clean up the property of downed branches and do some burning. Calm or light wind all three days so it’s a good time to rake a firebreak against the wooded property next to me and burn all the dicey areas. That’s my North line and wind today starts calm and becomes out of the North by afternoon. Perfect and N wind is rare. Still humid, 100% right now, so it’s not red flag weather by any means. It’s probably a 50 x 400 foot area and wind will be out of the South after today. Already hit 60 so I better get out there now.
Also good weather for putting temporary sides on the trailer, loading it with 10+ years of non burnable trash and making that dump run. Non burnable for me includes any plastic thicker/harder than plastic bags or film that some people around here would burn.
Some mowing of course.
Gonna wait on narrowing the tractor front rims until next week or the week after when I don’t have plans that include using it. I’ll want to prime and paint the inside of the rims and allow it to cure for a while, probably a week.
About time to open the windows for the day.