Good Morning All. Clear and 65° this morning. Going for a high of 95° today before settling back down to normal March temperatures in the low-80's. Yesterday was our first day this year with a temperature in the 90's, at 91°. There's a hint of rain in the forecast for April Fool's Day, we'll see.
Tried to adjust my sleep/awake cycle to DST yesterday, but it didn't quite work. Got up at 5:30, took my nap early and hit the sack earlier; but first pee break this morning wasn't early! It didn't happen until 6:30. I guess that the nice thing is that I slept 7 hours without a potty break! Haven't done that in years.
Yesterday's unplanned day didn't go as planned. I did do a load of laundry and then the honey-do list got into the way. I did get to hoe the area in the garden for the Green Beans again and I still have the seeds soaking in water; but I didn't get them planted. Soaking them in a jar of water helps when the soil is dry like it is now. I will water the planting once it is made of course, but without the pre-soaking it won't work as well. I don't want to irrigate the whole garden yet. Jumped on the mower for a bit to finally get some unfinished areas of the yard. Since it hasn't rained in over 2 weeks, it has now stopped actively growing.
SIL is coming for the granddog this morning, while we are at church; so I won't have to help put the supplies in the car! Unless he's late...
Out in the train shed yesterday, I continued with the great blank area. Painted the horizon, my usual simple swath of green paint highlighted with another shade of green.
Moved the backdrop poster over to the right, but I most likely will not use it in the final set up.
The track to the left isn't really set up to be a yard lead, but is a spur off the main which is used as the yard lead, so it has a backdrop structure.
OK, it looks better now that I added the black construction paper behind the windows!
I must point out that I had the package of black construction paper stored in a place under the layout far from the workbench for over 12 years. Earlier this year, I moved some things around both for better access and because I was doing some work under the layout at that place. But I spent over 15 minutes looking for the paper yesterday because I forgot where I had put it!
Ballasting begins next.
Troy -
That fence faces south. Image was taken Mid April at 4:30ish PM... Either the condo or the garage (big brown detached building to the back-left) Shades that area. My wife keeps trying to grow veggies, and we've had to put her planter boxes on wheels so she can chase them around the patio following the sun.
Bet that shade tarp doesn't help either!
Tom O - OPS session 2.5 hours away is a bit much even by Texas standards. I could almost drive to Austin in that time.
David (Marlin) - I have always rotated peas and beans, as both add nitrogen to the soil. I sometimes plant Austrian Winter Peas as a winter cover crop for the same reason. They also add to the tilth of the soil when tilled under in the Spring.
Swal - Driving a train across that bridge is not for the faint-hearted!
Louis - Great news. My prayers are still going out for her.
Everybody have a great Sunday.
