santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Mostly cloudy and 67°, kinda warm for this time of day in March. Upper 70's today after 81° yesterday. Still not expecting to see the sun until mid-afternoon tomorrow after potential rain in the morning. Overnight lows in the mid-40's starting Saturday morning; not from any cold front but just because it will be clear overnight.
Yesterday was gardening day here on the estate. Carted and spread two yards of compost and an additional yard of shredded leaves over part of the garden, and then tilled it all in. Both items loosen and fertilize my heavy clay soil. This afternoon I have Broccoli plants to set in place, and I will plant green bean, Yellow Squash and Zucchini seeds. I'm holding most of the tomato and pepper plants for next week, as overnight conditions may produce frosts but not freezes. Sunday and Monday will be suspect. A frost here can occur on clear still nights with temperatures as high as 42°. Broccoli, onions, lettuce, spinach, radishes and peas are not affected. If I plant any tomatoes or peppers, I will have to cover/uncover them for a few days which is a hassle and probably won't make any difference in when I get the first produce.So far my only setback is a dog, whether the granddog or a wandering stray, did some digging around Saturday night or Sunday morning and disrupted some stuff. The onions were easily replanted but will eventually produce smaller bulbs from the setback.
Today starts with the weekly grocery/beer trek into the big city. On the list is the Vitamin Shop and stopping by the lawn tractor place to pick up my owners manual that the delivery driver left behind. Wife will probably need a stop at the Wine Store unless there is the 25% discount at Kroger for 6 or more bottles.
Around the neighborhood, my 42 year long neighbor immediately north, a retired police officer, is adding another double-wide trailer to his property next to the one added last summer for his step-daughter. This one is for his step-son and new bride. The kid id 43 years old and has been living in Jim's house since the late 80's. So rural sprawl continues but with the addition of only one additional individual.
Not a lot of activity out in the train shed yesterday due to the gardening activities. I got a little ground cover spread between the market and the cafe. The glue wasn't dry when I came in, so no picture yet. It just looked like a glistening white blob!
I did take a few others, like two other vehicles with drivers added to the scene.
And one of the trees that I planted earlier that were forgotten.
They provide a scenic divide between the town and refinery.
Troy - Too bad the home fix didn't work, good luck with the plumber.
Patrick - Yep! Most fruit (and nut) trees need a different pollinator tree, preferably one of a different variety that blooms concurrently. Otherwise they're just shade trees.
Joe - Wishing you the best results on the cardiac rehab.
Tom O - Five bedroom condo, that's lots of room for guests! Terry must have plans that she hasn't divulged yet.
Today is going to be a day of reckoning with RMD's with retirement accounts. I am only required to take one from one of my five accounts this year. First step today is review the new rules. The Roth accounts and money market accounts (outside the IRA's) are exempt, so they won't come into play. No matter what I have to do, it will require paying income taxes for 2023, something I haven't had to do since 2018.
Everybody have a great day.
Yesterday was gardening day here on the estate. Carted and spread two yards of compost and an additional yard of shredded leaves over part of the garden, and then tilled it all in. Both items loosen and fertilize my heavy clay soil. This afternoon I have Broccoli plants to set in place, and I will plant green bean, Yellow Squash and Zucchini seeds. I'm holding most of the tomato and pepper plants for next week, as overnight conditions may produce frosts but not freezes. Sunday and Monday will be suspect. A frost here can occur on clear still nights with temperatures as high as 42°. Broccoli, onions, lettuce, spinach, radishes and peas are not affected. If I plant any tomatoes or peppers, I will have to cover/uncover them for a few days which is a hassle and probably won't make any difference in when I get the first produce.So far my only setback is a dog, whether the granddog or a wandering stray, did some digging around Saturday night or Sunday morning and disrupted some stuff. The onions were easily replanted but will eventually produce smaller bulbs from the setback.
Today starts with the weekly grocery/beer trek into the big city. On the list is the Vitamin Shop and stopping by the lawn tractor place to pick up my owners manual that the delivery driver left behind. Wife will probably need a stop at the Wine Store unless there is the 25% discount at Kroger for 6 or more bottles.
Around the neighborhood, my 42 year long neighbor immediately north, a retired police officer, is adding another double-wide trailer to his property next to the one added last summer for his step-daughter. This one is for his step-son and new bride. The kid id 43 years old and has been living in Jim's house since the late 80's. So rural sprawl continues but with the addition of only one additional individual.
Not a lot of activity out in the train shed yesterday due to the gardening activities. I got a little ground cover spread between the market and the cafe. The glue wasn't dry when I came in, so no picture yet. It just looked like a glistening white blob!
I did take a few others, like two other vehicles with drivers added to the scene.
And one of the trees that I planted earlier that were forgotten.
They provide a scenic divide between the town and refinery.
Troy - Too bad the home fix didn't work, good luck with the plumber.
Patrick - Yep! Most fruit (and nut) trees need a different pollinator tree, preferably one of a different variety that blooms concurrently. Otherwise they're just shade trees.
Joe - Wishing you the best results on the cardiac rehab.
Tom O - Five bedroom condo, that's lots of room for guests! Terry must have plans that she hasn't divulged yet.
Today is going to be a day of reckoning with RMD's with retirement accounts. I am only required to take one from one of my five accounts this year. First step today is review the new rules. The Roth accounts and money market accounts (outside the IRA's) are exempt, so they won't come into play. No matter what I have to do, it will require paying income taxes for 2023, something I haven't had to do since 2018.
Everybody have a great day.
I headed up to Jon's to pick up my NX23 after being painted and decaled. Jon did all the decaling he could, some of it was so small it couldn't be read. The finished kit is definitely not to rivet counter standards, but I'm very happy with it. Tomorrow, I need to weed and feed the yard first thing in the morning then help MOH deliver (called chauffeuring by any other name) yearly "best of" plaques to several businesses from a contest on a community website that MOH moderates.
