santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Cloudy and a bit warm at 70°. Still have that 40% chance of showers today with a high around 82°. Conditions outside are still soggy, but at least there's no dew this morning, YET! I dislike wet tennis shoes. Other than the saturated ground, today looks like a nice spring day.
Not a lot to report from around the estate right now. I did pick some Green Peas from the garden yesterday; we'll have them for supper tonight since I made tacos and Corona for Cinco de Mayo last night. Pulled a few weeds as I went down the row. Overall the garden looks good but the plants really need a couple of dry days. The garden is raised, but only by 3". Water squished out from under my shoes as I stood along the sides while picking.
Today will start with household chores, since I ran the dishwasher last night. I'll do the burn trash once it gets light outside. Wife is searching for stuff for the "honey do" list, since I have completed all that was already there. I also seriously doubt that I will be able to mow any of the out of control yard growth, except for the area around the train shed which is on higher ground than much of the rest of the yard. That's the result of digging a retention pond 42 years ago, and spreading that dirt next to the pond which eventually became the site for the train shed 30 years later.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I did complete that simple Bar Mills kit.
I turned my attention to the new project section and started making roads out of tarpaper. Nothing like real asphalt to simulate asphalt roads! Started over on the very messy workbench
Added parking space lines and glued this section down.
Moved the fire hydrant in front of Garner's Market over a bit since it was blocking the drosswalk, but I am going to remove it today as I realized that there already is another across the road.
The continuation of the road will be offset a bit to make better use of my space.
Terry - Did you ever find the washer???
Tom O - Ah yes, the joys of neighborhood living! I don't miss it at all.
Grizzled - I only remember seeing one Oliver tractor in my life, but I have seen the same one several times at the annual Antique Tractor Show in nearby Lindsay TX. It's been on display but it does not participate in the tractor pull contest.
Curt - Hope that you're feeling better today.
KG - Good luck with the new job. Is it related to your woodworking hobby?
A couple of memorable birthdays today, Say Hey kid Willie Mays is 93, rock star Bob Segar is 79.
Everybody have a good Monday.
Not a lot to report from around the estate right now. I did pick some Green Peas from the garden yesterday; we'll have them for supper tonight since I made tacos and Corona for Cinco de Mayo last night. Pulled a few weeds as I went down the row. Overall the garden looks good but the plants really need a couple of dry days. The garden is raised, but only by 3". Water squished out from under my shoes as I stood along the sides while picking.
Today will start with household chores, since I ran the dishwasher last night. I'll do the burn trash once it gets light outside. Wife is searching for stuff for the "honey do" list, since I have completed all that was already there. I also seriously doubt that I will be able to mow any of the out of control yard growth, except for the area around the train shed which is on higher ground than much of the rest of the yard. That's the result of digging a retention pond 42 years ago, and spreading that dirt next to the pond which eventually became the site for the train shed 30 years later.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I did complete that simple Bar Mills kit.
I turned my attention to the new project section and started making roads out of tarpaper. Nothing like real asphalt to simulate asphalt roads! Started over on the very messy workbench
Added parking space lines and glued this section down.
Moved the fire hydrant in front of Garner's Market over a bit since it was blocking the drosswalk, but I am going to remove it today as I realized that there already is another across the road.
The continuation of the road will be offset a bit to make better use of my space.
Terry - Did you ever find the washer???
Tom O - Ah yes, the joys of neighborhood living! I don't miss it at all.
Grizzled - I only remember seeing one Oliver tractor in my life, but I have seen the same one several times at the annual Antique Tractor Show in nearby Lindsay TX. It's been on display but it does not participate in the tractor pull contest.
Curt - Hope that you're feeling better today.
KG - Good luck with the new job. Is it related to your woodworking hobby?
A couple of memorable birthdays today, Say Hey kid Willie Mays is 93, rock star Bob Segar is 79.
Everybody have a good Monday.
