Whatcha Up To???

[w_r_ranch]

Made bread.

Watered the grass, all the trees, porch pots & hanging baskets. Our annual 'hotter-than-hell' week has commenced, suppose to be 104 degrees today.

Fed the cattle & put out another roll of hay.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Weekly shopping. I was drenched...

 

[w_r_ranch]

Watered the trees/grass, porch pots & hanging baskets.

Fed the cattle.

Refilled the redbird feeders & cleaned/refilled their water trough.

Did computer maintenance.

 

[KsK]

With the extreme heat,I water what is left in the garden [peas and okra] around 7;30 every morning. That is basically my day outside. The last two weeks i have had near misses with heat stroke. I now realize with my age, heat and high humidity is not good for my body. That's what my doctor keeps saying and tend to agree.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Fed the cattle & put out another roll of hay.

Continued trying to get the broken hinge pins out of the Weber Genesis gas grill. I ended up taking the thing apart & drilling them out on the drill press. I'll put it back together later as it way to hot now...

Speaking of heat. it's 103 degrees right now & the heat index is 110. I do believe it's margarita time!!!

 

[w_r_ranch]

Watered the grass, all the trees, porch pots & hanging baskets. It's suppose to be 104 degrees today, with a heat index of 112.

Brought up more potatoes & cleaned them for Mrs. Ranch.

Completed the computer maintenance.

 

[w_r_ranch]

It's suppose to be 104 degrees again today, with a heat index of 112.

Fed the cattle.

Reassemble the top of the gas grill. There were some corrosion issues on some of the cheaply plated parts, so I cleaned them with acid & I'll just paint them instead for replacing them. Weber replacement parts are insanely priced, IMO.

 

[KWeber]

after a long hiatus from 2c I found this place....
gardening has taken a back-seat due to various reasons I wont go into
but figs were off the chart this yr..just common fig, but I have 23lbs in the freezer and they;re destined for
wine and preserves... btw I found out im zone 8 and not 7

 

[w_r_ranch]

Glad you joined us kweber!!! Wolfman & I are both wine makers!!!

 

[KWeber]

learned from Dad decades ago... mustang, blackspanish and champenell were grapes we used
hit and miss w/peach...
those were fresh fruit wines ...mashed from the fruit
the kit wines I've done have all been very good...
pinot noir, malbec, white zinfandel and savingon blanc...all have been exellant but $
some were from Chile, Argentina and Cali...
those rival anything off the shelf, but less $ per bottle except your time...lol
Just got in a yeast that's super heat tolerent to get started w/the fig...
I have a building w/a small window unit, so I can keep it below mid80;s temps
it's where we(mostly me) make sausage, dried venison and wine

 

[KsK]

Welcome to the site. Left 2c years ago. I have learned lots on this site over the years. As a care provider I don’t have time to post a lot but I do check it occasionally.A friend dropped off shrimp yesterday, so it’s shrimp po-boys for supper.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Today's temperature is suppose to me the same as it has been... Ya gotta love the dog days of summer.

Watered the back trees/grass, asparagus bed, porch pots & hanging baskets.

Picked up another load of cattle feed.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Today's temperature is suppose to me the same as it has been... 104 degrees, with a heat index of 112.

Fed the cattle & put out another roll of hay.

Watered the front trees.

Found another leak in the well house so we put a call in the the well guys, who said they'd be here this afternoon. I brought the loader over to move the pile of select fill so that they could get their truck back there. I also had them bring me a new well house (the old one lasted 23 yrs. so I can't complain. UPDATE: the guys had to replace a galvanized nipple that developed a small hole in it.

Cleaned out the Weber gas grill & also the kettle charcoal grill with 'Easy Off'. This has been on my list of things to get done since spring. I still have to do the big smoker.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Today's temperature is suppose to be the same as it has been, except even windier (16MPH)... 103 degrees, with a heat index of 111.

Cleaned/refilled the bird's water trough.

Finished cleaning & reassembly of the grills. Then wiped them down with mineral oil. I was sweating like a pig by the time I was through, so I declared an early margarita time.

 

[Titus Bass]

Today's temperature is suppose to be the same as it has been, except even windier (16MPH)... 103 degrees, with a heat index of 111.

Cleaned/refilled the bird's water trough.

Finished cleaning & reassembly of the grills. Then wiped them down with mineral oil. I was sweating like a pig by the time I was through, so I declared an early margarita time.

Drink one for me..........or two...............

 

[w_r_ranch]

Made sourdough bread.

Went to town for a haircut.

Fed the cattle.

Due to the heat (it's 105 with 113 heat index), I called it a day & started the margaritas early again.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Today's temperature is suppose to me the same as yesterday... 104 degrees, with a heat index of 112.

Watered the trees/lirope, porch pots & hanging baskets.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Watered the asparagus bed & more of the grass.

Fed cattle & put out another roll of hay.

Researched competition horseshoe sets for a gift. Found one & ordered it.

As expected for this time of year, it IS hot. It's 103 degrees, with a heat index of 114 degrees.

 

[w_r_ranch]

The forecast for today is (wait for it...) 104 degrees, with a heat index of 110 degrees.

Cleaned/refilled the hummingbird feeders.

Cleaned/refilled the wasp traps.

Worked, 5 minutes at a time, pruning the Crape Myrtles up. It's hot already...

 

[w_r_ranch]

Cut the grass @ sun up to beat the heat. Today's suppose to be 105 degrees, with 110 degrees heat index.

Watered the porch pots & hanging baskets.

Dispatched another possum that was in the garden.

 

[wolffman]

Just got back from 7 days in Cozumel at our usual spot. Did a little jungle hiking, nighttime snorkeling, Jeep cruising and mostly hitting the bar when it opened at 11:00 am.

 

[wolffman]

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[w_r_ranch]

Watered the trees/grass, asparagus bed, porch pots & hanging baskets.

Made a pot of pinto beans.

 

[KsK]

Watered peas,okra and crepe myrtles that i planted along side the garden for shade. Finished outside activities at 7;30 am.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Continued watering the trees/grass. porch pots & hanging baskets. Today is suppose to be 104 degrees with a heat index of 108.

Fed the cattle & put out another roll of hay.

Continued pruning the Crape Myrtles up. It's hot!!!