More rain overnight, maybe just a a quarter inch...but the winds were blowing as well. The temperature only dropped to the mid 70's but it was still over 80 degrees and very humid when we went to bed so the A/C has been running overnight still. SIGH...the electric bill will continue to be on the high side this month as well...the kicker...our utility company is wanting to raise the cost ....AGAIN. Can't win for losing around here.
The current temperature is about 85 degrees and the humidity isn't too bad...the mosquitoes on the other hand are horrible. I went to check on the chickens and as their yard is somewhat dryer today, I went ahead and let them out of the coop. Poor Barney must be going through a molt...he's lost his pretty curled tail feathers and is looking a bit scruffy....He's right at a year old now....as are Ms Piggy and Ms Red. At first I thought maybe the girls had been picking on him, but, it now appears he's just molting.
We may have discovered Ms Red's breed...I have been researching like crazy since a friend said she thought maybe she was a Welsummer Bantam....I don't think so based on the egg color...Red's eggs are more of a creamy white...the Welsummer lays a very dark red/brown egg. After a bit more looking, I feel she's more likely to be a Light Brown Leghorn....she has the 'flipped over' comb and the coloring is right as well as the size and the coloring of her eggs.
The weather people are still calling for Hanna to head north and not touch us, however, we are already getting the rain bands and she's still moving in a NW direction as she moves away from Haiti...way too close for comfort and its still in our direction. The weather people have moved on, ignoring her for the most part as they are confident in their predictions...now all we see is the 'probability' of Ike hitting us....tiresome to listen to and aggravating to continue hearing "if we keep Hanna on her current track"...How the hell is a weather forecaster going to keep a storm from doing anything? They can't stop the storm from deciding to head right at us!! We've had bad information before on the location and direction of storms....Floyd was the one that comes to my mind where they had bad information to the public. I'll continue to monitor on the NOAA site and make my own projections as she moves around.
I keep hearing neighbors running mowers...now I know I'm not the only one out here still holding water...are they mowing the puddles? Our yard is still so squishy and so much still in massive puddles there's no way we could mow....well ok, maybe I could...but it would look like I was riding a jetski I'm sure! We got a call from another friend last night referring us for a big mowing job...its not far from us, but the gal isn't ready for mowing just yet...she figures with these other storms heading our way, she might as well wait so she doesn't have to do it twice!
Told hubby that regardless, we can't get anything out of the back pasture because of the standing water...his answer...'for a mowing job I'll get it out'...which translates to...'the yard will look like a mud track when I'm done'. He would drive the tractor out front to load it, but the yard being under water is only going to make deep ruts as its driven over...then he would have to drive his 4x4 truck out back to hook to the trailer, which weighs about 1500 lbs empty....now in addition to the tractor ruts, I would also have two sets of truck ruts and the set of trailer ruts....is it really worth tearing the entire yard up to make a couple hundred bucks? Personnally, I don't think so....but, he does. Glad to hear the gal isn't ready yet in any event!
Sis had me online this morning helping her look at various properties...she's considering a spot in Tennessee. Wow! One of these properties is on the tax auction list for $2200....and it is 22 acres...with a brick house!
I pulled the information from the tax appraiser site and it looks like a decent parcel....its assessed at just over $200K...not bad really. My drawback for it would be the close proximity to Nashville....it also looks as if the area around it is being parceled out for development...this is was a farm property. Never hurts to look though! She's disappointed because when she was telling her hubby about it, his response was "we're going to Jamaica before we do anything else"...he's wanting to plan a vacation there for next summer...with her illness, our other sister's illness and subsequent death, things have just been on hold for them.
The depression is less today, maybe because my husband finally is understanding how trapped I am feeling with all the water and mosquitoes. Yesterday almost put me in tears. We are planning to ride out and take a look at those campers our friend spotted later today when he gets home from work. I tried out the new repellent last night and hooray!!! No headache!! Let's see how long I can use it before I have a reaction...lol
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Poor Barney must be going through a molt...he's lost his pretty curled tail feathers and is looking a bit scruffy.... Poor Barney. I think one of my girls is molting. Molting chickens look so pitiful.
ReplyDeleteI feel she's more likely to be a Light Brown Leghorn. Huh, that's very interesting. Did you get her as a named breed or was she potluck? (LOL! :-O I didn't mean it quite that way. LOL!)
maybe I could...but it would look like I was riding a jetski I'm sure! Hahaha!
which translates to...'the yard will look like a mud track when I'm done' *snort*
She's disappointed because when she was telling her hubby about it, his response was "we're going to Jamaica before we do anything else"...he's wanting to plan a vacation there for next summer...with her illness, our other sister's illness and subsequent death, things have just been on hold for them. Ugh. I hope that they can somehow get what both of them want. They sound due.
I tried out the new repellent last night and hooray!!! No headache!! Let's see how long I can use it before I have a reaction...lol I use some sort of repellent that uses natural ingredients. I don't know if it's all natural, but I know it doesn't contain DEET or any of that sort of stuff. I'll try to remember to tell you the name of it tomorrow. Right now (dark outside) it's on the front porch and I'll be eaten alive if I open the door. LOL.
>>>>Did you get her as a named breed or was she potluck? (LOL! :-O I didn't mean it quite that way. LOL!)<<<< She was given to us by our buddy who has been going to the local farm auctions and picking up various breeds for his self...they ended up with different breeds and of course, neither of them really paid attention when they were being told which ones they were getting. When we got Red, we were told she was a banty, RI mix...just didn't seem likely once I started researching....the 'flipped over comb' was one of the stumpers...that and her markings. So 'potluck' is about right...lol.
ReplyDelete>>>>I don't know if it's all natural, but I know it doesn't contain DEET or any of that sort of stuff.<<<< Right now, they are telling people who have to be outside to use DEET because of the viruses...we just had our first mosquito related virus reported this past week. I hate using the stuff, but, I hate being chewed on worse. These mosquitoes (flying teeth)are heavier bodied than our usual ones and tend to swarm around your head and face regardless of how much spray you might be wearing. Some are almost an inch long! Not the 'skeeter hawks' either...just biting, flying teeth...vampire skeeters!!
So 'potluck' is about right...lol. LOL! Whatever she is, he's a good kind of potluck. :-)
ReplyDeletevampire skeeters Ick! Haha! We have West Nile and Triple E here, although not necessarily in our vicinity at the moment. What do you have? My spray is called Liquid Net, The Ultimate Insect Repellent. It says it's all natural and its active ingredients are mostly plant oils. I use it on myself and my son because it doesn't have DEET, which gives me headaches and is pretty bad stuff anyway. I usually just spray it on our clothes and it works just fine, but if the mosquitoes get too pesky I go ahead and spray it on our skin. It's kind of hard to find in stores, at least around here.
The viruses here are the same as yours...I think it was a case of West Nile that was just reported the other day.
ReplyDeleteEven the DEET sprays don't keep these critters off for long. Figured its the high concentration of DEET creating the headaches. I'll keep an eye out for the one you mentioned...thanks! :-)