Your irrigation hose brings back memories of our horrible drought in 2012. Beau and Randy planted 400 trees that Spring. No rain. On the 4th of July in 104 degree heat, Beau and I hauled 800 gallons of water to those trees. I learned to drive the Allis-Chalmers 1954 tractor that very day, LOL!
200 of the 400 trees (Norway Spruce, planted for deer habitat) survived and it’s just a LOVELY spot to visit now - but MAN was that a lot of work!
Mama had a cold, cold BEER at the end of that day - and I don’t even really LIKE beer! ;)
Right after I posted, I was reminded of the NWS Missouri Flood Outlook which basically says, ain’t gonna happen. All water tables, big lakes etc are low.
We’ll hit 74 tomorrow but Sun/Mon have wintry mix. We’ve only had one of those this year. It’s normally once every week or two. The shop and tunnel are dry as a bone. Normally they would both be soaked all the way through because everything’s soaked and it comes in from the sides.
Been a very dry winter so unless we have a wet spring, I suspect I’ll be making a lot of water runs, especially if I get tree seedlings, which I plan to do. Not 400 though. Just several and near the tunnel. With such dryness, any irrigating I do will be short lived as it quickly soaks downward. Mulch will be important, unless we have a wet spring, which is not looking good.
We have an, ‘interesting weather situation’ coming up this weekend.
It hit 40 today. Tomorrow is predicted at 56 degrees! Then Saturday? The bottom drops out. 30’s and a few inches of snow!
Beau leaves in the AM for his ‘Country Bear Jamboree’ trip up to our cabin to help the DNR guys tag sow Black Bears and see how many cubs they popped out over the winter - while hibernating! Hello! What a great way to birth your babies - ASLEEP THROUGH IT ALL!
So, I have all of this to take care of while he’s gone:
Ithaca (Mule)
Stew (Steer)
Jennifer Cooniston (Puppy Training Raccoon - she is never in danger!) )
10 Laying Hens - not named - Witness Protection Program ;)
Hunting Dogs:
Emma Jolene
Osage
Sioux
Shasta
Blackfoot
Comanche
Taylor Marianne
Fremont
Mandan
Shawneee
Arikara
Mack (Coon dog in training for a friend)
Dolly (House Beagle)
Boyd - Indoor/Outdoor Cat
Eva - Indoor/Outdoor Cat
I can guarantee the cats will be out all day and all night until the snow hits - they HATE winter so much, LOL!
Mom is coming out tomorrow to help me with chores and to spend the night. *LOVE* Miles called her and said I was NOT allowed to be unsupervised for the weekend. ;)
Beau bought me an entire PALLET of dog food, yesterday. One TON! I SHOULD have enough to make it through the weekend...