Good Morning All. It's a very comfortable 64° and mostly cloudy to start the day here. High today forecast to be 88°. This is normal for this time of year and is a welcome relief (however brief) from the far above average temperatures that we have had for the past 3 1/2 weeks. Looks like a major rainstorm headed our way from 50 miles west of here, hoping that it arrives and settles the dust.
As expected, I spotted another young armadillo yesterday afternoon, but it disappeared when I went to get my gloves and bucket. Makes me wonder why I haven't had any issues with mama-dillo! Their litters are always four young.
I didn't spend a lot of time in the train shed yesterday because of a busy home schedule. When I was there, I tentatively planted the five utility poles with their wires in place, and began the process of straightening/stretching and drooping them into a natural configuration. Too soon for a picture but the initial results are on par with what I expected using the materials that I used.
Ken (D&J) - It's a shame that the ride didn't have greater participation. Those guys probably endured worse conditions serving our country. Kudos to you and the other participants for your caring.
Good news regarding the video editor. I know that many of us (and probably your church as well) are looking forward to your very professional videos. Your current ones (re: GP38-2) are not bad by any means, I enjoyed it.
Sherrel - Your project list seems to be as long as mine. I agree with you regarding the off-site storage of photos. That's what my back-up external hard drive is for. Clouds disappear as rapidly as they form!
Gene - That's quite a switcher roster that you have been displaying, great picture yesterday, as the others were as well.
Chet - So nice to see your place without all that damn snow! I feel as you do regarding the mowing small lots, as I mow nearly three acres, although only about 1.5 gets weekly treatment. And the hayfield only gets mowed two or three times a year.
Terry - I am old fashioned and use maps when it comes to traveling, although I do use Bing maps ahead of time and print what I feel is right. Wife has something on her phone that is about 90% accurate, but there's a lot of places outside urban areas where it cannot be used. Cell service at our house itself is spotty at best with the carrier that she uses, although a half mile down the road it improves. She needs to change carriers, but she is tied into a plan that all of our kids use so she can save money! Landline works all of the time, even during severe weather, but no GPS.
Everybody have a great day.