The Ark

Morn Pott ditto RSL

Rain, the first in a while pouring down with snow In the North. A bit early for coffee I would agree. 42 F hope it stays quiet.

Morning Goofy!

Remember, the early bird gets worms.

Or an owl gets him, one of the two.

Its too early to remember that sort of thing.

Anyway, its 0501 hours, 65*F, 98% humidity this morning in Macon.

Have to run over to the kids house in a few minutes to let their dog out.
They were in Atlanta last night, coming back today.
They now have a 7 yr old Beagle female.
What a voice that little thing has, like a truck horn!

Good morning, you Dismal Dingbats.
A hot and hazy one here again.
Today I have to remove the water-pump, and replace the pressure switch which is giving trouble.
The contacts are pitted and the dam thing has to be hit with a rock from time to time to get it to work.
It only seems to fail when one is in the shower, covered with soap, and the pump is downstairs out in the yard.
No room to change the switch where the pump is, so I have to take it out of the system first.

Tedious project.
I will need more coffee.....

"The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry". (Steinbeck)

I know the problem by good man, it would appear that the massive garden project that SugarBear wanted me to do in my spare time this morning will have to put off until Monday.

Oh darn, and I was so looking forward to working on Saturday morning. :)

Quoting RobDaHood:
Good Morning >Pottery!

Yes more coffee is a good idea before messing about with devices that involve both water and electricity. Do take care!

Some nasty business in the vicinity of the Foxx den. Pretty healthy stuff all over north Florida/South Georgia at the moment. Looks like it may pass south of Macon.

Goofy,
Glad you have some rain and looks like maybe nothing worse.

I'm about to head into town and pick up some parts that I ordered. Will check in later.

Absolutely!
I fear electricity "like a cat 'fraid Holy water" as we say here.
The change-over went good.
Was able to change the switch without removing the pump, due to my amazing ability to stand on my head, using my prehensile toes and holding a torch in my teeth.

Currently sipping a beer in Celebration, while the English Premier League is live on BBC.
Grand Excitement, although my team the Gunners of Arsenal are trailing 1-2 to Queens Park Rangers.

The Arsenal Coach refuses to answer his cellphone for some reason.
I have some words that I would like to tell him, but maybe it's better this way!

Holy Cow Batman, we already had our rain for the day.
What is this crazy looking stuff coming South right down I-75???

Rain???
None for me at all at all.
In fact, this is a still and warm evening. Pretty sky though.
Or maybe I am feeling Hot because I did the cooking.
And some eating too.

Grilled Carite (Spanish Mackerel), mashed potatoes, fried plantain, and salad.
Nothin' fancy, but tasty all the same, and the Ladies approved.
Which is the main thing!!

heheheheh

Quoting RobDaHood:
Good for you Pottery!

Been a crazy day here so was just one of those meal in a bag things with chicken and pasta and all kinds of vegetables.
Only they left out most of the chicken.

Ah well, maybe tomorrow will be better and I'll grill some sea-creature.

LOL.
But i fear that the 'sea creature' comment may result in some pretty unpleasant images posted here, between now and suppertime tomorrow.....

Grilled Giant Squid....

I'm out soon>>>>>>

Quoting RobDaHood:
Nite Pottery,
Rest easy.

Grilled giant squid might not be all that bad. Maybe a bit chewy.

I find squid and octopus to be like chewing rubber bands, myself.
Now, a Lobster makes a fine grilling'.....

See you tomorrow.
Best wishes to you-know-who.

Quoting RobDaHood:
Ah, Calamari.
Something that I have some experience with that I may elaborate on upon the morrow. For now however, I am tired and will be abed soon.

Sleep well folks!

Calamari, yuk, it's bait, you are not supposed to eat it!

You don't eat big night crawlers too do you?

Or big grasshoppers? No, of course not, it's all bait.

And no, I don't eat shrimp either. It's bait.

I use all four of them to catch FISH.

FISH you can eat!

I don't eat fish of course, but SugarBear likes it.:)

The storms that were coming South last night rained themselves out before they got here.

It's cool and foggy out there this morning.

Looks spooky out there.

Time for Apple Fritters.

Yes, I know I gave them up last weekend and went to Frosted Flakes.
Gained 3 pounds eating ceral for breakfast all week.
Not acceptable.:)

Yes, you are Perfectly Correct, Snakeymon.
Except for Shrimp.
Those little Crustaceans make delightful suppers.
They also make good bait for redfish and other rock-dwelling fishies too.

Anyway, I have to Get Moving, as Lady Pott has created enormous heaps of branches, twigs, weeds and stuff that need to be hauled away to the MulchHeap.

Then I have to check and service my gas-powered water pump so I can water the seedlings, trees and shrubs that are looking a little worse for wear in the nursery.
I am afraid that I did not drain the fuel, and it's been months.
No doubt the tank needs a good cleansing.
Naughty me! Serves me right.
Grrr, and Bah!

In fact, I need to find several acres of land to plant all this stuff on.
We keep generating all these Exotic Tropical plants, and we have nowhere to plant them out....

Actually worms, ants, frogs, squid and eel not to mention shrimp have their fans and eaten raw like a clam or oyster with a fine dry white are on more hands than we might imagine. Now bait is a whole nother thing.

Don't like fish? Hmm. I don't like frogs, oysters, worms and eel, well I'll pass. Think we ate some Dutch-Indo. inspired meat, covered in red sauce in a dark hut one night might have been on that list but always thought it was bat, rat or cat.

Calamari however approaches fine eating here in these parts.

Cooked stuffed flounder and shrimp for my date, the BW, Fri night. Finished up put the garbage out, washed the dishes and pots. Pretty girl no 1 arrived and thought the house smelled funny. She doesn't like fish. This despite having spent many moons camping near burning waste. Guess clean air on the Shore can restore your senses.

Quoting RobDaHood:
Hi Guys!
Figured I ought to check in and let you know I'm still alive and kicking.

Weather has been incredible today so I've been outside since daybreak doing assorted maintenance, repairs, whatnot, and stuff. Okay, I did spend about an hour talking to an old friend on the phone, but other than that I've been a busy bee.

Brain and fingers too tired to type much right now, but maybe later.

No Probs.
Spent too much time today sweating and doing stuff too.

See y'all tomorrow sometime.
It will be Monday, you know.
Bah to that!

Back from a few early am runs and found the box of baklava open. Is that a sign?

I didn't do it, I swear! I have a whole new box of Apple Fritters here.
But I would check to see if Pottery or Swampy's footprints show up.:)

You two are up early on a Monday morning. Me too.
Went to bed way too early last night and this is what happens.

Tried my new 3 inch auger bit attachment for my DeWalt high speed drill on Saturday. What a hoot. The bit is 24 inches long, the 3" blade part is about 6" long.

SugarBear wanted me to dig 24 ea, 3" wide, 6 inch deep holes in the landscape area next to the driveway. No problem says I, thinking to myself this would be a great time to try out the new auger bit. The DeWalt I have is the 1/2 inch high speed hammer drill. You can drill into anything with this puppy like a hot knife through butter.

Note to self: before using an auger that is only 24 inches from the high speed drill you are using remember to turn the drill speed down to the lowest setting it has or you will throw dirt, rocks, mud, and Ga red clay all over yourself and all over everything else within a twenty foot circle from where you are standing. :)

I really think that God put me on the earth to provide SugarBear with comic relief. I'm standing there looking at the disaster zone I just created, I'm covered with little red clay chunks from head to toe, they are all over the driveway and the landscape area and she comes walking around the side of the house takes one look at me and starts laughing her head off.:)

I had taken a step back to drill the next hole and had my finger on the drill trigger and the bit on the ground so I said: "Come a little closer honey and let me show you how this works". She was way too smart for that trick!

See you later, the plan today is to get out there early and finish planting the last 14 ground cover plants into the holes and then drive down south to the fairgrounds in Perry, Ga to the annual Plant Sale Extravaganza.

That's where the guy who has the huge nightcrawlwer business who sells the big worms to all the bait shops sets up a booth and sells the Worm Poop in 50 lb bags. Not a bad marketing idea actually, first he sells the worms to the bait shops, and then sells the dirt they were raised in to the gardeners for natural fertilizer. Takes the money he makes on the worm poop and buys more mushroom compost that he fills the worm beds up with and raises more worms.

Quoting RTLSNK:
See you later, the plan today is to get out there early and finish planting the last 14 ground cover plants into the holes and then drive down south to the fairgrounds in Perry, Ga to the annual Plant Sale Extravaganza.

That's where the guy who has the huge nightcrawlwer business who sells the big worms to all the bait shops sets up a booth and sells the Worm Poop in 50 lb bags. Not a bad marketing idea actually, first he sells the worms to the bait shops, and then sells the dirt they were raised in to the gardeners for natural fertilizer. Takes the money he makes on the worm poop and buys more mushroom compost that he fills the worm beds up with and raises more worms.

I keep telling you all....
And now, look at that!
Worms. You all have worms from getting out of bed too early.
Perhaps apple fritters is a cure?
I will need to monitor your progress in this matter.

Good going with the drilling.
Please locate all underground high-voltage wires prior to drilling though, won't you?

So hot here. High of 92.1ºF!

Quoting Skyepony:
So hot here. High of 92.1ºF!

Same max. temp here today!
A little early for this kind of stuff and whatnot.

Quoting RobDaHood:

Yesiree!

Which might explain why I feel that retiring early for the evening is the best course of action.

(well, that and the fact that m'lady seems in a great mood tonight)

Rest well folks, I shall probably return in the pre-dawn hours.

Watch out for the Squiggly Wigglers......

Have a Good One, Friend!

89*F here in Macon, Ga today at 1600 hours.
That's 4 PM for you Pottery.:)

You will be happy to know that we did not go to the Plant Sale Extravaganza and buy two fifty pounds of Worm Poop today.(me too).

SugarBear changed her mind completely again this morning about todays activities due to the fact that when she went to the fabric store at the new mall she happened to notice that a new plant nursery had opened up on the road going to the mall. After she had picked up the fabric she needed she stopped at the new plant nursery and low and behold there were the ten red and burgandy plant thingies that she needed to complete the color scheme in one of the gardens.

After we got the remaining 14 green and yellow thingies planted in the driveway landscape area this morning we had to start planting the red and burgandy plant thingies in the garden.

And then of course since my new 3" auger drill bit had thrown little one inch red clay nuggets all over the driveway landscape area, I then had to spread new brown mulch over this area because she said all of those little red clay nuggets made the area look "unkempt".

Gee, I thought it added a little color to what was otherwise a really brown looking area. :)

I think I shall retire early myself this evening.

Unkempt, adj, disheveled/untidy. Hmmm.

Sort of like her side of the master bedroom closet.

yuk yuk yuk

Hmmm, 0625 hrs and everyone is still asleep.

Pollen count in Macon yesterday was 11.6 out of 12.

Working outside yesterday was sort of like working in a yellow fog.

I need a Hazmat suit with filters and an air unit.

Looked in the mirror this morning and didn't recognise myself.

I will try and find a photo that represents a classic case of Hayfever.

Be right back.

Yeah, this is close, but not near as scary looking as me this morning.:)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FOXXYYYYYYYYYYYYYY,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TO YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU,

AND MANY MORRRRRRRRRRRRE.

I don't generally sing at 0739 hrs in the morning,
but for you I made an exception!!!:)

mornin

Hmmm, could be exciting around here tonight.

Not that I am going to be awake to see it.:)

SugarBear usually wakes me up if it starts lightning and thundering.

Quoting RTLSNK:
Hmmm, could be exciting around here tonight.

Not that I am going to be awake to see it.:)

SugarBear usually wakes me up if it starts lightning and thundering.

Hope it does not get too exciting.
I see that Texas had Excitement.

Who needs it ????
Not me.
I'm kind of happy to be living in the Middle of Nowhere, as far as Severe Weather is concerned!

Morning, 62*F here this morning, 95% humidity.
Had some nice rain last night and some really close lightning.
Looks like more stuff moving East this morning.
I think we need a little sunshine in our lives today!
Of course, the Sun is not up yet, but I know a trick.:)

Looks like the storm is falling apart as it towards Swamp