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Post by Silver on Apr 26, 2022 15:19:03 GMT -5
There’s a huge old cottonwood just a few feet from the back door to the big shop. It has a hole about 4 feet of the ground and angling down. Today Eli got very interested in that hole so I knew there was something afoot as he’s never wrong. Yep.  |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 26, 2022 17:03:20 GMT -5
Hard not to love a cooney.
Just in your honor, here is one of my favorite songs.
I keep the song focused on racoons only.
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Post by Gypo on Apr 26, 2022 19:18:59 GMT -5
It looks like my son in law and daughter and kids will be moving to County Kildare Ireland for a spell, he works for Intel. I smell a trip coming up. Germain's Germain's Germain's |
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Post by taiguy66 on Apr 26, 2022 22:17:10 GMT -5
I must be getting old or senile. I swear I’ve been posting every morning after loading my pipes for the office. Sadly I’m realizing this isn’t the case.🤦♂️🤦♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
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Post by Silver on Apr 26, 2022 22:42:36 GMT -5
I must be getting old or senile. I swear I’ve been posting every morning after loading my pipes for the office. Sadly I’m realizing this isn’t the case.🤦♂️🤦♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ Maybe just looking forward to another day at the office!  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 27, 2022 3:04:06 GMT -5
It looks like my son in law and daughter and kids will be moving to County Kildare Ireland for a spell, he works for Intel. I smell a trip coming up. We've gotta meet up! If your son-in-law or daughter need someone to help them get acquainted with life in Ireland, point them my way, brother. |
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 27, 2022 9:45:43 GMT -5
Checked on my raccoon this morning, hoping that after being disturbed y’day she would move on. Alas, she is still enjoying her hollow tree den. “She” because I am sure she is. No evidence of babies yet. For her own sake I am hoping she moves on.
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Post by exbenedict on Apr 27, 2022 14:14:57 GMT -5
81 degrees this past Sunday, snowing today....gotta love upstate...
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Post by toshtego on Apr 27, 2022 16:27:08 GMT -5
Rain this afternoon and I mean real rain. Puddles forming all over.
What a blessing!
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 27, 2022 17:18:13 GMT -5
My ‘coon has babies. Saw only one, but that confirms it.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 27, 2022 17:59:41 GMT -5
My ‘coon has babies. Saw only one, but that confirms it. I figured she was looking for a safe place. That is what they do. I have had the here over the years and always enjoyed their company. Other find them to be nuisance. |
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 27, 2022 18:44:48 GMT -5
My neighbors would wonder why I just don’t terminate them with extreme prejudice. I will not do that. They have as much right to be here as I do. The dogs might be a problem, but I am hoping she and her brood will take a walk as soon as they are able. There are other hollow trees hereabout, to which they are welcome.
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Post by Scott W on Apr 27, 2022 20:12:54 GMT -5
Bought a bike on Sunday and today took it for a 9 mile trail ride with a buddy of mine and my son. Get good to get outside for some exercise and fresh air. Never rode before so I think 9 miles is a good start
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Post by urbino on Apr 27, 2022 22:00:12 GMT -5
There are very few things in life about which one can say they are plain and simply good. Riding a bicycle is one of them. Riding a bicycle is good.
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Post by Scott W on Apr 27, 2022 22:55:26 GMT -5
There are very few things in life about which one can say they are plain and simply good. Riding a bicycle is one of them. Riding a bicycle is good. I agree my friend, I agree. especially when your teenaged son is excited to do it with you |
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Post by adui on Apr 27, 2022 23:13:28 GMT -5
There are very few things in life about which one can say they are plain and simply good. Riding a bicycle is one of them. Riding a bicycle is good. I agree my friend, I agree. especially when your teenaged son is excited to do it with you Anytime your teenage son (or Daughter) is excited to do something with you is a win! |
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Post by Scott W on Apr 27, 2022 23:25:29 GMT -5
I agree my friend, I agree. especially when your teenaged son is excited to do it with you Anytime your teenage son (or Daughter) is excited to do something with you is a win! Agreed. Between the training together 5 times per week, going out once a week to see live music, movie nights and now biking, I’m blessed. The majority of his free time is spent with me. He’s a great young man. |
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Post by taiguy66 on Apr 28, 2022 11:19:39 GMT -5
I must be getting old or senile. I swear I’ve been posting every morning after loading my pipes for the office. Sadly I’m realizing this isn’t the case.🤦♂️🤦♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ Maybe just looking forward to another day at the office! Indeed Pete! 😃⛳️🏌️♂️🤗 |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 28, 2022 13:36:16 GMT -5
My neighbors would wonder why I just don’t terminate them with extreme prejudice. I will not do that. They have as much right to be here as I do. The dogs might be a problem, but I am hoping she and her brood will take a walk as soon as they are able. There are other hollow trees hereabout, to which they are welcome. I agree with that. While there is no shortage of raccoons in this country, they have every right to live. Your are likely right in that mama Cooney will shift her babies to another location beyond the dog's reach when she is able to get them together. |
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Post by adui on Apr 29, 2022 17:50:18 GMT -5
Happy Friday Patch! Hope your week has been as nice as mine. Sadly (actually not so sadly) my vacation is over. I got a call from work, my next assignment starts Wednesday. I've been off two weeks; I am ready to go back to work.
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Post by urbino on Apr 29, 2022 18:19:34 GMT -5
Happy Friday Patch! Hope your week has been as nice as mine. Sadly (actually not so sadly) my vacation is over. I got a call from work, my next assignment starts Wednesday. I've been off two weeks; I am ready to go back to work. Glad you got a nice break after the wringer of tax season. |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 29, 2022 18:42:17 GMT -5
Finally able to get a cattleguard over the trench crossing the ditch bank road of our irrigation canal. This has held me up since February. Nothing is accomplished with ease here being so remote. Anyway, had to bushwack about a half mile through a jungle of red willows to reach the top of the canal. No obstructions noted. However, the creek and the irrigation canal are just about one body of water owing to the beaver dams in the creek and water overtopping the bank separating the two bodies of water.
What I would give for a flyover with two 750 pound Mark VII bombs.
Failing that it is hand tools and manpower....
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 29, 2022 19:32:54 GMT -5
Turkey season here. Coupla nice young men from Louisville KY stopped by the house to ask if they could hunt. (My place is home to many LARGE birds.) Told them they could. They showed me their success later and them came back at dusk with 5# of turkey breasts for me.
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Post by urbino on Apr 29, 2022 20:50:40 GMT -5
Finally able to get a cattleguard over the trench crossing the ditch bank road of our irrigation canal. This has held me up since February. Nothing is accomplished with ease here being so remote. Anyway, had to bushwack about a half mile through a jungle of red willows to reach the top of the canal. No obstructions noted. However, the creek and the irrigation canal are just about one body of water owing to the beaver dams in the creek and water overtopping the bank separating the two bodies of water. What I would give for a flyover with two 750 pound Mark VII bombs. Failing that it is hand tools and manpower.... No dynamite? |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 30, 2022 7:17:27 GMT -5
Bought a bike on Sunday and today took it for a 9 mile trail ride with a buddy of mine and my son. Get good to get outside for some exercise and fresh air. Never rode before so I think 9 miles is a good start Your arse must be killing you. |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 30, 2022 7:34:44 GMT -5
Finally able to get a cattleguard over the trench crossing the ditch bank road of our irrigation canal. This has held me up since February. Nothing is accomplished with ease here being so remote. Anyway, had to bushwack about a half mile through a jungle of red willows to reach the top of the canal. No obstructions noted. However, the creek and the irrigation canal are just about one body of water owing to the beaver dams in the creek and water overtopping the bank separating the two bodies of water. What I would give for a flyover with two 750 pound Mark VII bombs. Failing that it is hand tools and manpower.... No dynamite? The events of September 11, 2001 made the use of dynamite almost impossible. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Apr 30, 2022 8:41:44 GMT -5
 Listened to the wife yesterday, cut half the property with Zero turn, dusty as hell, dry, she gets on me for not wearing a mask, my reply HOW AM I GONNA SMOKE MY CIGAR WITH A MASK.! 
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Post by trailboss on Apr 30, 2022 9:59:17 GMT -5
It looks like my son in law and daughter and kids will be moving to County Kildare Ireland for a spell, he works for Intel. I smell a trip coming up. We've gotta meet up! If your son-in-law or daughter need someone to help them get acquainted with life in Ireland, point them my way, brother. Thanks, definitely. It looks like a sure thin for them to go, but it isn’t finalized. |
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Post by Scott W on Apr 30, 2022 12:39:35 GMT -5
Bought a bike on Sunday and today took it for a 9 mile trail ride with a buddy of mine and my son. Get good to get outside for some exercise and fresh air. Never rode before so I think 9 miles is a good start Your arse must be killing you. It certainly is! |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 30, 2022 16:06:29 GMT -5
I woke up to hear about the tornado that blew through Andover Kansas that is near Wichita. My Nephew lives in Augusta that is five miles from Andover, his glass shop is in Andover, but was mostly spared, they had just received several truckload shipments of thick plate glass for a large commercial project, had it gone through his yard, and the plates were sent off like frisbees...that would be spooky in and of itself.
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Listened to the wife yesterday, cut half the property with Zero turn, dusty as hell, dry, she gets on me for not wearing a mask, my reply HOW AM I GONNA SMOKE MY CIGAR WITH A MASK.! 