Coffee anyone ?

[Latestarter]

I thought it was a requirement when working around the property, on basically anything... Blood is required to some degree. Seems no matter what I'm doing, I always end up with blood coming from some cut or scratch, gouge, etc. Even just riding the mower I end up all cut up. Glad you got the downed tree taken care of.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

Decades ago, new wife, myself and wife's best friend went to Lake Chicot in Louisiana (I lived in Lafayette back then) and rented a canoe, and had a good time, paddling around, in and amongst the big cypress trees. Didn't have a bit of trouble, but got the bug...the canoeing bug. A few weeks later (this was pre-computer age--so not much done in the way of research) wife and I went to Bogue Chitto & rented a canoe for the morning float down the river.about 8-10 miles I suppose.
Had a cooler, extra clothe, our good 35 mm cameras, and blanket aboard for a stop along the river for a secluded lunch and 'maybe' some extracurricular activity. We, as 'experts' (having been in a canoe exactly 1 time previous) laughed as other novices capcised and dumped themselves and their belongings out into the coolish spring fed river. All went well, even thru the first few frequent little rapids and tight spots until I got tired of paddling while sitting down on that low seat and decided I would be much more comfortable with most of my 6'4" frame perched up on our 48 qt Igloo cooler. About the 3rd paddle stroke from my new lofty vantage point, I dumped us and everything we had into the river................no lunch (or anything else) for us that day. Cooler floated downstream..lid came open of course, samiches, snacks, fruit and drinks headed Southeast toward Mississippi. Cameras, still on straps around our necks... wet, as the same canoeists we had just made fun of paddled smugly around us. (they did stop and help us gather our belongings.)

Undeterred, (as if we had a choice) we righted our vessel, and finished the trip, wiser and wetter.

Some years later, we moved to West Texas, and bought a 16' canoe and spent many many hours on the area lakes and rivers in some absolutely beautiful country and got very good at it. I think this is on a trip down Devil's River but may have been on the lower Pecos.
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Lessons learned..... I would like a waterproof camera but that will have to wait.

I'm going to go over and see about cutting or pulling a tree top off my brother's fence. The other end is still up in the tree. gonna be tricky since the top fell in the gateway.
That place still hasn't sold and I kinda want to take care of it.kinda don't.
One of these kind of deals..
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Nice depiction!

Apple cinnamon hand pies for dessert and/or breakfast
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Yum!!!!

GB, I'm glad you got it down and out without any real harm..... Scraps, bruises, bleeding and cut heal. Your a tough fella for sure. My Hubbs' uses electrical tape bandaids for EVERYTHING

 

[Bruce]

Ooooooh, but then I would need to buy river front property in Texas!!!

I ain't that rich.

Just buy in the areas flooded by Harvey, should be some cheap sales there.

That's quite a bit of work GB....looks like ya did a good job with it. I'm kinda in the same boat with ya on the bleeding, but not to that degree just yet.....I don't have anything, clothes wise, that doesn't have blood stains on it somewhere....one of the reasons I only wear jeans and Tshirts.

Maybe all your jeans and Tees should start out red

 

[greybeard]

Just buy in the areas flooded by Harvey, should be some cheap sales there.

I guess that depends what ya call 'cheap'.
It's all about demand and demand for property, especially farmland is still very high in Texas.
This one borders right on a river that flooded severely during Harvey..I'm pretty familiar with it. About 40 acres with a relatively modest 2 bedroom house on it.
5 years of estimated market value:

One year estimated market value:

 

[Bruce]

$10K+/acre??? OW!

 

[greybeard]

$10K+/acre??? OW!

Lots of ag land is valued in part, according to what it is capable of producing vs the demand for land in that area. Turn that 40 ac parcel in to four 10 acre hobby farms and the valuation will drop like a rock, because cumulatively, it can't produce as much.
It is getting harder and harder to find medium size tracts in this part of the country. 100-1000+ acres is fairly common, as is 1-5 acres, but 20-40-60-75 acre tracts are almost non existent.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

Lots of ag land is valued in part, according to what it is capable of producing vs the demand for land in that area. Turn that 40 ac parcel in to four 10 acre hobby farms and the valuation will drop like a rock, because cumulatively, it can't produce as much.
It is getting harder and harder to find medium size tracts in this part of the country. 100-1000+ acres is fairly common, as is 1-5 acres, but 20-40-60-75 acre tracts are almost non existent.

Around here farmland averages at $4K p/acre. We have an opportunity to buy a 75 (or split between 25/50) acre lot..... just don't have the finances at the time.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

THIS was absolutely delicious last night. Leftovers for lunch to whoever can tell me what it is!

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

As always, coffee is on. Made hot cakes and egg scramble (with cheese and peppers/onions), help yourself!

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!!

 

[Bruce]

THIS was absolutely delicious last night. Leftovers for lunch to whoever can tell me what it is! View attachment 51858

Corned beef, potatoes and carrots. Needs cabbage