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Good morning TreasureNet Crew.

 

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[newnan man]

Good morning everyone. It's been hot and rainy.

 

[fishstick]

Top of the morning

 

[pepperj]

Morning everyone

 

[ToddsPoint]

Good morning. Storms last night missed us. We needed rain!

 

[robertk]

Good morning all. Had another half inch of rain overnight. We're just shy of four inches this week so far. My poor tomatoes are standing in water and have been for a week.

 

[Bamasteve]

Mornin y’all

 

[pepperj]

It seems the racoon has now realized that the strawberries are ripe.
Seen the signs the other day.
So I moved all the electric fence out of the way.
Mowed the tall grass as close as I could to the fence.

Yesterday I weed wipped the 800ft of fence line, then tiger torched all of the grass dead, dried, green that was along the wire.

Murphys law came to play. The old dried grass burnt well. It sometimes crept into the berry patch by 6 inches then went out.
I had the ride on mower parked 3ft away.
Guess where the fire went-yup right for the mower.
So my water is now on the otherside of the patch, in the side by side 400ft away.
I hoof it over to the unit, open the gate, race to the mower, move it out the way.
Douse the creeping flames that were under the mower deck.
The heavy breezes kept things interesting for the next 400 ft of torching.
25 gallons of water through the watering can worked.
Today I will move all the electric fencing back in towards the main fence and ground cloth barrier.
Got 3/4" if rain from the storm last night.

 

[releventchair]

Mornin all.

Dang P.J. it reads like a make work program!
Coon isn't likely to leave either.

A week of heat headed at you.

Parts for the 20 dollar auction mower arrived yesterday.
After my digging the layers of tall grass and weeds and thistles (?) , ouch poke poke and poke me again out from under the deck it still looks rough. I get it running I'll set it on the sand a while...

Edmonton Vs Florida last night... Watched most of it.
Confirmed that giving men sticks and telling them not to hit each other with them still doesn't work. (Totally understandable though.)

 

[oldmxrat]

Good morning

 

[pepperj]

Mornin all.

Dang P.J. it reads like a make work program!
Coon isn't likely to leave either.

A week of heat headed at you.

Parts for the 20 dollar auction mower arrived yesterday.
After my digging the layers of tall grass and weeds and thistles (?) , ouch poke poke and poke me again out from under the deck it still looks rough. I get it running I'll set it on the sand a while...

Edmonton Vs Florida last night... Watched most of it.
Confirmed that giving men sticks and telling them not to hit each other with them still doesn't work. (Totally understandable though.)

58% of Canadians aren't watching this year.

Dang it already feels like a wet tea bag out here.
Should follow up on a buddy that said his night vision and sniper techniques would be useful to rid Mr. Racoon.
Know of a old grower that took out a dozen a year back or so.
1:30 AM he dud un fact wake up the surrounding hood.🤣
A neighbor came to him in the morning to whine.
He pointed to the dump on the side by side.
You want some breakfast?🤣
Man lives in bush has no time for whining urban transplants.

 

[releventchair]

58% of Canadians aren't watching this year.

Dang it already feels like a wet tea bag out here.
Should follow up on a buddy that said his night vision and sniper techniques would be useful to rid Mr. Racoon.
Know of a old grower that took out a dozen a year back or so.
1:30 AM he dud un fact wake up the surrounding hood.🤣
A neighbor came to him in the morning to whine.
He pointed to the dump on the side by side.
You want some breakfast?🤣
Man lives in bush has no time for whining urban transplants.

It was a pretty good game.

I might try to tolerate an individual racoon. A momma and babies gotta eat too though and if that's what's going on they will.

Trapping buddy of my youth live trapped at their home due to garden Vs momma coon and kits.
(I happened to spot him online recently on his much more recent critter control site)

Raw egg intact/unbroken in a live trap was how he caught those yard racoons.

 

[Evan in CA]

Good morning all

 

[releventchair]

Mower started first pull.
Only ordered one clip for the deflector apparently. Must have thought that being two were needed....
Should order some stock air filters. (Discontinued but I've seen aftermarkets.)
The one I bought is real nice. But only a friction fit.

 

[pepperj]

Mower started first pull.
Only ordered one clip for the deflector apparently. Must have thought that being two were needed....
Should order some stock air filters. (Discontinued but I've seen aftermarkets.)
The one I bought is real nice. But only a friction fit.

Yup my mower got a new filter this year.
I think it was past due by a few.

 

[CreekSide]

Walked a creek today. We need a good downpour to remove all the mud.
Creek 1
Me 0
Hope others enjoyed the day

 

[oldmxrat]

This guy has decided to call our place home. Taking baths in the pond almost daily. He got into my camp trailer about a week ago. No food, but I forgot to remove a can of Folgers grounds. He tried to eat it and coughed it up all over everything. 🤨
He got in the pond AFTER I yelled at him. No fear.

 

[oldmxrat]

Detected a spot where they pile the snow up all winter. Somebody beat me to it, and left all the pull tabs on the surface.
I did score a silver earring and wedding band though!

 

[Chilli]

It seems the racoon has now realized that the strawberries are ripe.
Seen the signs the other day.
So I moved all the electric fence out of the way.
Mowed the tall grass as close as I could to the fence.

Yesterday I weed wipped the 800ft of fence line, then tiger torched all of the grass dead, dried, green that was along the wire.

Murphys law came to play. The old dried grass burnt well. It sometimes crept into the berry patch by 6 inches then went out.
I had the ride on mower parked 3ft away.
Guess where the fire went-yup right for the mower.
So my water is now on the otherside of the patch, in the side by side 400ft away.
I hoof it over to the unit, open the gate, race to the mower, move it out the way.
Douse the creeping flames that were under the mower deck.
The heavy breezes kept things interesting for the next 400 ft of torching.
25 gallons of water through the watering can worked.
Today I will move all the electric fencing back in towards the main fence and ground cloth barrier.
Got 3/4" if rain from the storm last night.

 

[releventchair]

Detected a spot where they pile the snow up all winter. Somebody beat me to it, and left all the pull tabs on the surface.
I did score a silver earring and wedding band though!
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Nice!
(Great bear pic prior too.)