still too busy, look at more pictures

Another visitor

And another.

This one isn't really a turtle.

Ben came up with a way for the dogs to walk themselves. Pretty ingenious; they can't coordinate their movements, they just stumble around in circles.

Nick is still having fun with his volcano

The riding mower is in the shop getting lots of repairs. I abused it to the point of failure. Stuck with push mower for now, not fun, as Ben learns here.

This is a picture of an old logging "road" on the property. This mudhole is about 200' from the county road. Some dummy tried to drive up the road. They wouldn't have made it much further than this even in dry conditions, but with all the rain we have had lately, this low spot/mudhole stopped them. I think we almost gained a truck.

Many footprints where 2 people had to push the truck backwards through the mud. It HAD to suck.

Frostbite still looks odd. Itchy and tingly now. Peeling like sunburn.

Propagating muscadine cuttings

Layering technique here.

I cut one of the monster logs into a bench for the garden. Side tables for iced tea and beer.

I can't believe it, but I finally finished cutting and splitting the firewood. Still need to build one more rack and stack last of the split wood.

The last big log on the left is reserved for more garden furniture.

too busy, sorry, look at pictures

Volcano

Honor Roll

Visitor

Bug attractor for fish

Dogfood/Catfish food thieves

Mopsy treed her first squirrel

Stuff

Bean area

Saluyot

Garlic

Onions

All of the above pix taken with my early Father's Day/Birthday/Christmas gift. Cristina has wanted to buy me a DSLR cam for years. Found a smokin' deal on a refurb'ed Nikon D3200. It is awesome.

Something nibbling the beans

Ran out of gas

Brushpile aftermath. One more re-stack and burn should finish it.

Wal-Mart gun case. No Fudd guns, all AR

Fair ammo selection if you need a caliber other than what I have.

This chunk of cement was saved from the old "garage" demolition a couple of years ago. My Dad wrote his name in there in 1951.

I made it into a step for the back porch.

I put hooks and hangers in the boathouse so we can store our gear there.

Mopsy treed a squirrel

Harvested the thistle crop

I bought a used stacking w/d for the manor.

I used my flamethrower on the weeds beneath the cattle guard. Everything under there started burning. Exciting for a few minutes.

Used the weedeater to knock down some huge weeds at one of the barns. Found these dens hidden inside. Not a small animal lives/lived here.

I mounted these dollar store yard lights to an old 2x4 and put it on the boathouse deck, hanging out over the water. Maybe bugs will be attracted to the lights and some will feed the fish. I don't know, but maybe.

While at the boathouse I found this. It is hanging next to the door. It was not there yesterday evening.

Mopsy was very interested.

4' long, but the snake was somewhat longer. Where the skin is broken here it is still full diameter; no taper yet. The snake was probably at least 5', maybe more. And, probably just a black snake.

Ticks are swarming the woods.

I frostbited myself in upper 80's weather. Using the flamethrower for about 30 min., tank resting against my leg as I walked around burning grass. Tank got very cold. My skin feels funny there.