santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Happy Father's Day to all fathers and your fathers etc. Here it is 75° going up to 92° today. At least that's about 2° cooler than it has been, we're still above normal as we have been since April. Headed out later today for a Father's Day brunch with my daughter and SIL and grandkids. Whew! Spent over an hour mowing the east and north sides of the estate yesterday, about 1.5 acres total with lots of trees to dodge.
The wildlife saga continues on the SFW estate, with another young critter showing up yesterday.
That's the best picture that I could get since it was retreating very rapidly. A very small white-tailed deer. This critter probably didn't weigh any more than 7-8 lbs. My wife saw a mature doe about 25 yards to the right across the road earlier in the week. Here's a blurred image when it was closer.
To add to that, I spotted a wild turkey two days in a row strutting across the southwest part of the yard. Wife says it's a peacock, but it isn't. While rare, I have seen turkeys while out walking around dusk before but never this close to home. It was too fast yesterday for a picture.
I had a better day out in the train shed than I did Friday. I painted more windows and completed the concrete trim on the DPM court house. I also painted and attached most of the roof details. I still need to paint the "swamp cooler" and the A/C unit. Trying to decide on the best colors and Google pics are not helping. Seems like I remember most coolers were either a beige or buff color with some rust on top and along the lower vents. Installed another backdrop sheet yesterday, behind the scene that I am working on. This area is backwards, I usually but not always, get the backdrop up and painted right after the benchwork in front is completed.
Curt - Happy 40th Anniversary. Kind of neat being able to celebrate it on Father's Day. Continued prayers for your SIL.
Phil - Hope that your wife recovers soon.
Ken (D&J) - Fascinating story regarding your uncle.
Everybody have a great Father's Day.
The wildlife saga continues on the SFW estate, with another young critter showing up yesterday.
That's the best picture that I could get since it was retreating very rapidly. A very small white-tailed deer. This critter probably didn't weigh any more than 7-8 lbs. My wife saw a mature doe about 25 yards to the right across the road earlier in the week. Here's a blurred image when it was closer.
To add to that, I spotted a wild turkey two days in a row strutting across the southwest part of the yard. Wife says it's a peacock, but it isn't. While rare, I have seen turkeys while out walking around dusk before but never this close to home. It was too fast yesterday for a picture.
I had a better day out in the train shed than I did Friday. I painted more windows and completed the concrete trim on the DPM court house. I also painted and attached most of the roof details. I still need to paint the "swamp cooler" and the A/C unit. Trying to decide on the best colors and Google pics are not helping. Seems like I remember most coolers were either a beige or buff color with some rust on top and along the lower vents. Installed another backdrop sheet yesterday, behind the scene that I am working on. This area is backwards, I usually but not always, get the backdrop up and painted right after the benchwork in front is completed.
Curt - Happy 40th Anniversary. Kind of neat being able to celebrate it on Father's Day. Continued prayers for your SIL.
Phil - Hope that your wife recovers soon.
Ken (D&J) - Fascinating story regarding your uncle.
Everybody have a great Father's Day.
