Author Topic: Good Morning Post (Read 157283 times)

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #540 on:** February 11, 2015, 08:52:30 pm »

Lost my best friend and cousin a few years ago to a brain tumor.. we talked a lot, I was always up seeing him.. He was a week past his 50th birthday..
We talked about everything, and often, we talked about doing things.. Getting him out of there, setting him up in the front of my store fixing computers. i could do all the running for him.. had pictures of the store, so we made plans to remodel... We both knew he wasnt coming home, but it was sure fun to talk and make plans...
I have another cousin now fighting cancer. I always ask the news when i see him. he tells me, then we start talking cars, and engines, and drag racing.. he is one of the few people I can actually TALK engines with.. When i start rattling off cam profiles and runner sizes his eyes dont glaze over with a lack of understanding or care, they light up with understanding and excitement.. I honestly dont know if we will ever get the chance to build the engines we talk about, but the point is, he likes it, i like it, we both enjoy it, and when he is gone, I will miss it more than is imaginable....
Just talk, be supportive... yeah, it hurts. No, you dont want to be there. its HARD, but its what friends do.

lazy shooter · « **Reply #541 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:02:57 am »

Good morning Scott, it is apparent that you are a special person. It's grand of you to spend so much time with a terminal cancer patient, especially a relative. My wife and I were both late in life babies in small families and my cousins are all third and fourth and as such, I don't even know their names. My immediate family is my wife, two sons and one daughter-in-law and two grandsons. We can have our family reunion in my Escalade. I do so admire large families and all the support that they lend to each other.

Good on you and stay the course.

riverbee · « **Reply #542 on:** August 07, 2015, 11:44:55 am »

i dug up the 'good evening' thread, so decided to dig out the 'good morning' thread! wow, we haven't posted to this since february?!

a late good morning, and wishing all a good day today!
cooler weather here yesterday and today. yesterday we received some much needed rain that came with some light shows, and a big crash in the woods........as long as it's in the woods and not laying across my lawn or driveway............
i see the bees working the perennial gardens pretty good, we have a prolific amount of red bee balm, and many other plants that they work, but i love the red bee balm!

riverbee · « **Reply #543 on:** August 20, 2015, 11:31:31 am »

good mornin beeks!

it has been october weather here for the past few days, not much above 6o, lots of rain, all day rain for the past few days. this morning was a chilly 5oish. today is supposed to be rain free and maybe hit 72 and sunny. know many of you are tired of the rain, and some are in so much need of rain.
have a great day everyone!

Ray4852 · « **Reply #544 on:** August 20, 2015, 01:26:57 pm »

A lot of rain here this summer. This week its been very hot and humid. Big change coming by Monday. Day temps in the 70s and lows down in the 50s. Those are perfect temps for me to handle.

efmesch · « **Reply #545 on:** August 20, 2015, 03:34:32 pm »

Quote from: riverbee on August 20, 2015, 11:31:31 am

..... and some are in so much need of rain.

Our last drop of rain here was in April. If we're lucky, we should see the start of the rainy season sometime in September. But, then again, it's just as likely it could wait until October or even November. The real rains usually wait until December or January. AHHHHH, that get's me to day dreaming of next year's bee season.

brooksbeefarm · « **Reply #546 on:** August 20, 2015, 09:37:28 pm »

efmesch,,being an old farm boy, farmer, how in the world can you grow anything over there with so little rain??? 5 to 6 months without a drop of rain

even if you water every thing you have to have a water source from somewhere? and with that little rain (water from heaven

) how do you have a water source to draw from ? This is probably a dumb question, but i've wondered about this when you mentioned so little rain fall before. Just curious

Jack

efmesch · « **Reply #547 on:** August 21, 2015, 02:26:05 am »

1. The quantitiy of water that we get as rain in most parts of the country (excluding the Negev desert) is similar to the amounts received in "normal" countries---the big difference is that instead of being distributed around the year, we get it in half a year. Much of this water is stored in assorted ways (reservoirs, aquifers) and is used during the dry season..
2. The local flora have their life cycles in sync with the rainy and dry seasons. When I taught Biology, this was a topic that received a lot of attention and explanation---too involved to elaborate here, but I'll simply say that different plants have evolved different solutions.
3. Most local wild plants complete their life cycles during the rainy season and by early summer have died. The local plants that thrive (flower and fruit) in the summer have very deep root systems.
4. Plants that have been introduced here from reqions with an "all-year" distribution of rain can't manage without irrigation (example: cotton) and for them we have developed many irrigation solutions---possibly the most famous is "drip irrigation".
5. Within the past few years new methods of desalinating sea water have come into use. A goodly percentage of our water, used for home and agricucltural use, comes from our ample supply of sea water.
6. In spite of all that I've said, you should see how brown most parts of the country look at the end of the summer.

riverbee · « **Reply #548 on:** August 23, 2015, 09:41:11 am »

good mornin'!

fall like weather continues here, i think it's about 53 degrees F here this morning and the wind is blowing a pretty cool breeze. last night thunderstorms rolled in, and more rain. we are supposed to hit 67 F later today. feel lazy this morning and am lamenting over warm weather and sunshine...... sure don't want summer to end!

brooksbeefarm · « **Reply #549 on:** August 23, 2015, 01:20:35 pm »

Thanks for clearing that up for me efmesch, we have plants like that like Alfalfa, i've heard that there roots go 30ft. into the ground. ? Jack

efmesch · « **Reply #550 on:** October 07, 2015, 12:38:52 pm »

Whoopie! We've had our first rain of the season.....It was April 12th we last saw drops of rain. May, June, July, August, and September were totally bone dry. Now, on October 7th, our long anticipated "rainy season" has begun.
My automatic rain bucket measured a respectable 25.8 mm (just over an inch) of rain that fell in the last 24 hours.
Here's praying that it is a good start for a good rainy season---respectable amounts of rain, falling at reasonable rates so that the soil can absorb the moisture, well spaced so that between the rains the plants can soak up the water and the sunlight and grow well, producing bumper crops. Of course, a nice flowering season with plenty of nectar would also be appreciated.

neillsayers · « **Reply #551 on:** October 07, 2015, 04:44:03 pm »

EF,

I know the feeling. We are in a light drought now, about a month, but there have been summers that killed every tree and blade of grass and you wonder if it will ever come back.

Hurrah for You!

lazy shooter · « **Reply #552 on:** October 08, 2015, 07:54:36 am »

It is a nice morning here. It's about 60 degrees F with zero wind. It is wonderful coat free weather. There is a forecast for rain tomorrow. Oh how I hope that comes true.

We have only received on rain since April. It was about two-inches and it was months back. We had a drought busting spring, but we have slipped back into the drought. Our lakes and shallow aquifers did refill and recharge and that was a big plus. Most of our lakes are still in good condition. But, we need rain now.

Les · « **Reply #553 on:** October 08, 2015, 08:34:43 am »

Beautiful morning here. Temp was 47 when I awoke, sunshine aplenty and the leaves are changing a little bit more each day. I love the Hudson Valley in the fall, colors of the tree are amazing. If you have never traveled to the Hudson Valley, you should add it to your bucket list.

riverbee · « **Reply #554 on:** October 08, 2015, 09:18:11 pm »

hey les, never been to new york, the other half has, ny city actually, he took his niece there as a college graduation present for a long weekend, i didn't want to go........(not a big city person)

but those two together travel well and are a handful!!!!.........

Riverrat · « **Reply #555 on:** November 14, 2015, 08:43:28 am »

Theo says good morning to all

iddee · « **Reply #556 on:** November 14, 2015, 09:33:41 am »

Did you ask his permission to post that pic?

Ray4852 · « **Reply #557 on:** November 14, 2015, 12:02:33 pm »

I woke up today at 5am. Looked outside, 2 inches of snow. I just got rid of that stuff a few months ago. its back

Jen · « **Reply #558 on:** November 14, 2015, 03:17:26 pm »

I know Ray, no snow yet here, but it Cold! My bones remind me of that everyday. I wasn't finished with summer this year

Rrat ~ I love your dog! He's just big, and dorky, and cute. I love his markings too

riverbee · « **Reply #559 on:** November 15, 2015, 11:36:30 pm »

"Did you ask his permission to post that pic?"

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rat?

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weather has been unseasonably warm here, about 65 F here today, beautiful day and weekend!