Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Baymule]

Yes! Finally getting RAIN! At last check, there was 1/4 inch in the rain gauge, but more coming down. We went outside to play with Beaux, the puppy, he was wound up with all the cool weather and running like crazy. Trip is recovering from a copperhead bite a few days ago, and just wanted to come in a sprawl out in the floor. He is running on his leg now, it's still a little swollen, but MUCH better.

Love the goat shelter. It looks really good. We build a similar structure, the Hawg Hut, it gets employed as a lamb shelter too. Now that we have the permanently stationed Pig Palace, the Hawg Hut will be for the ram. It is build on skids and we have dragged it from place to place. It is now on cement blocks. You did a great job on your goat shelter.

The rain is really coming down now! I set the water sprinkler on the peas yesterday evening...….and you can guess what I didn't do before going to bed. Yup, the peas were WELL watered and I cut the water off in the drizzle this morning Oh well, it wasn't the first time and won't be the last.

@Senile_Texas_Aggie picture of my daughter......

 

[RollingAcres]

I'll send my rain down that way to y'all.

 

[Baymule]

I'll send my rain down that way to y'all.

The loose sand is dry and about a foot deep before hitting hard dirt.

 

[RollingAcres]

I set the water sprinkler on the peas yesterday evening...….and you can guess what I didn't do before going to bed. Yup, the peas were WELL watered and I cut the water off in the drizzle this morning Oh well, it wasn't the first time and won't be the last.

Done that. And of course the day when you forgot to turn off the sprinkler it always follow by a rainy day the next day.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Glad y'all got some moisture over there finally....and Bay, I'm sure other things enjoyed the deep moisture ya gave them, besides just the peas.....

 

[Mike CHS]

We got an inch and a half day before yesterday and we were needing it.

 

[Latestarter]

Well, mine didn't amount to much... a few sprinkles for an hour or so. The goats only went in the shelter for maybe 20 minutes. It's still mighty gray here but the swath of rain in basically splitting in two with the empty part in the center going right over me Lots of little scattered T-storms way down south, looks like concentric rings around Houston ranging out maybe 75-100 miles, all moving NE. Kinda disappointing, but I guess dampness is better than nothing. The ground here has "greened up" a bit with the rain the other morning and the sprinkles & humidity today. Glad you've gotten some rain too Mike. You have such nice pastures.

Thanks Bay... the next shelter will be a bit larger project. Doubt it will get done in 2 days. But I'm sure the she goats and wee goats will love it none the less. Glad to hear you're getting or got some good rain down your way. Looks like you're pretty much done with it now also. Still lots of humidity/moisture so maybe afternoon T-storms will develop. You left your sprinkler running... I've done that before as well. Couple of days ago, I went out and found the rear passenger door on the driver's side open... I had gone in there the day before for stuff I'd bought at Home Depot when building the shed. Guess I forgot to close it. Thankfully, the interior lights went out so no battery loss. Then, after closing it, I almost did the same thing again later that day... Wonder if I'm starting to get old timers disease... loss of short term memory is the start of it.

 

[greybeard]

We've got a little rain everyday this week, usually in the form of a fast moving, noisy thunderstorm. 20 minutes after the 1st clap of lightening or sighting the 1st dark cloud, it's usually moved off, and usually to the West or Northwest.
But, we're green and the grass is tall for this time of year so I guess it all adds up tho I doubt my pond has seen more than 1-2 inches rise in level.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I doubt it is old timer's Joe....more like too much going on in your head and by the time ya get the bags dropped off inside and the cold stuff put away, ya have already thought of many more things to do besides retrace your steps to shut the door....so, don't be so hard on yourself....happens to all of us....

 

[Bruce]

I agree with @CntryBoy777 !! SO often that I think of something, start in that direction then see something I can do on the way and oops, forget what it was I was originally going to do.