Good Morning All. Starting out warm at 79° and partly cloudy. We're looking at upper 90's, dry and windy for the next five days, kinda normal.
Worn out from yesterday, Spent the early morning making some more salsa with tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic, cilantro, jalapenos and onions from the garden. Sadly one of the jars (out of four pints) did not seal, so it's in the fridge until used. Moved on to mowing just before noon, the east side that I just did last Wednesday after the 6" of rain the previous weekend. Lots more to do, actually goes a bit quicker now that I have new sharp blades. After lunch/nap, I picked more tomatoes, peppers and squash. Grasshoppers are causing fits this year so I will have to call it done after all existing veggies are harvested. Nothing is pollinating right now due to the heat which is normal. As I post this, I am irrigating the remaining crops as there is a lot of stuff still on the vine. The tomatoes (as long as they're not too red and ripe) and squash are too tough for the hoppers to eat right now.
Thanks a lot for the likes and comments on my progress (slow as it is) yesterday;
Jerome, Chet, James, Patrick, Chad, Guy, Curt, Phil, GT, Ken, Tom.
Too warm for a hot breakfast this morning Flo. How about some Corn Flakes with milk.
One more time, I spent too little time in the train shed yesterday. I did manage to complete the wall assembly of the new structure, and applied my trademark mortar wash. I also installed all of the windows and clear styrene glass.
Other than installing window treatments and sidewalk, I am stalled right now. One of the three items that my LHS was out of last Friday was the DPM parapets, otherwise known as inside roof trim. I'll be returning there a week from tomorrow when I pick up my wife, so maybe they will have them by then.
Here's a shot of it in position.
The white isn't this pronounced in person, I am still using an antique digital camera for the time being.
Greg - That is a nice scene that you posted yesterday. I don't recall seeing it previously.
Curt - Hoping that you feel better today.
It sounds like the mower is a pain to do maintenance on.
It's a pain because I am no longer as nimble as I once was. It would be much easier if I had a concrete pad to do maintenance on. Shoving the mower deck sideways on the rough grass to re-position it properly was the issue.
Phil - Get well soon. Toddies were my grandmothers "cure all".
Ken - Bluish-white smoke! Seen that before. Now I always check that before cranking up after any adjustments or repairs. Additionally I have a brand new replacement belt on hand.
Tom - Another nice sunset picture. I think that we have had some excellent ones here lately, but I go to bed before sunset so I generally miss them!
Patrick - Regular plastic cement works just fine with Evergreen Styrene. I use Testor's liquid cement which is just a fancy version of acetone.
Everybody have a great day.