CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[CntryBoy777]

The garden area gets more sun than any other area, but it is early morning and after 4pm, so it avoids the heat of the day with the filtering of the oaks...we found out before, that not many plants will survive direct sun past July here....it burns them up, so hopefully we can produce for a longer period this way as long as the bugs don't eat them up........it is a good start anyway and we will be adding as we go along.....on the flower front, the day lillies and angel trumpets are starting to bloom....
.....the pinecone gingers are emerging and the shrimp plants are in full swing....even have hummingbirds visiting them and the bouganvilla....the fig tree is very happy to be in the ground and out of the pot........we want to add a few citrus trees when we can especially an orange and lemon........a neighbor has a 20' extension ladder that I can use, so thinking bout gettingimbs I can reach down to open the canopy some....

 

[Mike CHS]

I had a Meyer Lemon tree that I kept root pruning and kept in a pot in Pensacola. Those were the best tasting lemons of all. I tried to grow it in South Carolina but it was a challenge.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Tbat's what we want to get here along with a couple of different oranges and tangerine....in my clearing work I came across a grapefruit on the powerlines on the northern border....the lot it is on is abandoned....Joyce likes them, but I can take or leave them....I cleared a trail thru the brush so they can be retrieved more readily... ...may try to get a cutting to root from it....sure would've been nice if this place had had some already here instead of these camphor and mulberry trees....every house we looked at had at least 1, but this was the best place...so, just a part of making it ours and putting our "fingerprint" on it, whether it matters to others or not....we gonna enjoy it will we are here....unless a big oak or pine, or hurricane decides to make some "changes", guess we'll have to listen to their suggestion and consider it.....

 

[Bruce]

I don't think I (or Joyce) wants you up a 20' ladder leaning on a tree branch!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well, today was a Busy day....spent most of it helping the Boston neighbor put a garage door together and up....and him taking me to ck out a van.........it is pretty decent and has 128,000mi on it...it is an '05....and very clean....runs good, could use some new paint, but 15yrs in the Florida sun will do some damage...no rust....more than likely, we will be getting it by middle of the wk....the guy is willing to work with us on getting $$ to him.....we sure will be relieved to be able to Enjoy having mobility once again....paying the insurance not so much.........I'm wore slap-dab out tonite and are looking forward to the coming rain tomorrow....as I stay inside and be lazy.......

 

[farmerjan]

Hope things work out for the van. Can you get anything for your vehicles, say for parts or for "scrap" salvage? Scrap metal prices here are terrible. Have been that way for months. With the economy the way it is and the SLOWLY trying to "open up" stuff, I sure don't look for anything to get much better.
I might get my car back in a week. They got one head done and it is on, waiting on the other head to get finished so it can get put on and then hopefully I will get the car back. Been paying ins on it because it has tags, what a waste.....

 

[CntryBoy777]

May have someone interested in the truck and the Boston neighbor wants me to keep the van and he will work on it when he returns in Oct...plus it is a 2,000 model of the 2,005 model so parts may work from one to the other....same engine....if it gets fixed then we will have a backup....I'd rather have the truck, but an engine and tranny would be sooo much more than the price of the van.....I sure hope they get yours fixed for ya!!.....I don't wanna be peddlin in the heat and humidity for sure!!.....

 

[farmerjan]

That would be great if the parts would interchange from one van to the other. Maybe sell the truck while you can now. You never know that something might come available in the future as far as another truck. If things don't get going with the economy, there might be more available to buy in a few months and maybe some good "buys".... I know about having a "spare vehicle" to drive.

 

[Mike CHS]

I can't imagine having to use a bike in your neck of the woods but I am glad to see you have a solution.

 

[Bruce]

but an engine and tranny

Picky, picky!

I can't imagine having to use a bike in your neck of the woods but I am glad to see you have a solution.

Especially with a 50# bag of Gabbie food!