COLD DARK ROOM

[Momof4]

@EllieMay

Heather I hope you’re healing well. I also hope you are getting plenty of rest. Big hug to you!!

I love that your daughter is in FFA!! My sisters kids are heavily into it and I never get to see them because their always raising a calf or turkey etc. We only get together after the big auction!
My son used to want to stay with his cousins until he found out they were cleaning and feeding farm animals at 5am before school.

 

[Momof4]

Daughter built a saddle rack for her FFA project.. she won 1st place and sold it for $150 at the silent auction at our city arena for Farm city week . [emoji16]
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Congratulations to her!!
She is beautiful too!! Love her glasses!

 

[Momof4]

@EllieMay

Here’s this years steer.

 

[Kristoff]

Most of my recent pics are taken with a 35mm camera rather than digital , but these are some older ones...
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He’s such a beautiful boy!

 

[Kristoff]

Outside vs Inside...My hibiscus has made flowers all winter, gives a little bit of summer in our cold days.
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That’s a contrast! All that snow outside! [emoji33]

 

[Kristoff]

Well, I'm off to fight the wars. After I've taken care of the animals I'm going to run the weed wacker. I was able to run the mower through the tortoise yards a couple days ago, but never got around to trimming the long grass/weeds along the edges. It kills my back to operate the weed wacker. I haven't been able to figure out where to slide the handle to so that it doesn't hurt my back so much. I'm thinking I'm leaning over and need to stand up straighter. So that means the handle needs to slide up more towards the operator, right? so I don't have to lean forward to grab it? Well I'll try that today.

The Day of the Triffids? [emoji33][emoji33]

Sorry to hear about your back. Hope your strategy works.

 

[Kristoff]

He chose Fish Stick.

I hope his wife doesn’t let him chose baby names!!!

LOL. So Lyn’s idea WAS sensible after all...in comparison [emoji23][emoji85][emoji23]

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Hello friends in the CDR. It's been awhile since I've been here I hope everyone and their Torts are doing ok. I'm finally getting started on my pond today. I've decided to put it on my car port. It will get sun there and I think it will be easier to keep clean vs all the falling leaves in my backyard. Here's what I'm starting with

 

[Momof4]

Hello friends in the CDR. It's been awhile since I've been here I hope everyone and their Torts are doing ok. I'm finally getting started on my pond today. I've decided to put it on my car port. It will get sun there and I think it will be easier to keep clean vs all the falling leaves in my backyard. Here's what I'm starting withView attachment 267925 View attachment 267926

How fun!! Are you going to frame around it?
I can’t wait to see the progression pics!!

 

[Lyn W]

Glad it went well. Tell the hospital next time not to run a fire drill when you have your appointment. and Yes the mind can overcome a lot of things.

It wasn't a drill! I overheard something about a faulty kettle being the cause!

 

[Momof4]

Good Morning and Happy Friday All!

A little blast of Florida sunrise for you all - complete with palm trees.

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I swear it looks like you’re in Hawaii!!

 

[Lyn W]

Well, I'm off to fight the wars. After I've taken care of the animals I'm going to run the weed wacker. I was able to run the mower through the tortoise yards a couple days ago, but never got around to trimming the long grass/weeds along the edges. It kills my back to operate the weed wacker. I haven't been able to figure out where to slide the handle to so that it doesn't hurt my back so much. I'm thinking I'm leaning over and need to stand up straighter. So that means the handle needs to slide up more towards the operator, right? so I don't have to lean forward to grab it? Well I'll try that today.

Don't overdo it Yvonne, we don't want any more back injury problems in here!

 

[Toddrickfl1]

How fun!! Are you going to frame around it?
I can’t wait to see the progression pics!!

I'm don't think I'm going to build a frame around it. I'm just going to put some potted plants around it. It's going to be pretty simple.

 

[Yvonne G]

@EllieMay

Here’s this years steer.
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He seems a very nice steer from what I can see of him. . . nice straight back. Those kids put in a lot of hard work.

 

[Lyn W]

I've been having a little potter in my garden, can't do too much with a crutch getting in the way but although it's not that warm and quite cloudy it was lovely to get some fresh air and to see the bees busy on my camellia tree.

 

[Lyn W]

I'm don't think I'm going to build a frame around it. I'm just going to put some potted plants around it. It's going to be pretty simple.

Should look good but if you have frosts in your part of the world then it may need some protection around it in the winter,
My sister had an above ground pond she lost quite a lot of fish one winter.
Looking forward t seeing the finished pond!

 

[Yvonne G]

The Day of the Triffids? [emoji33][emoji33]

Sorry to hear about your back. Hope your strategy works.

Well, hopefully I won't go blind. I do, afterall, wear protection!

Hello friends in the CDR. It's been awhile since I've been here I hope everyone and their Torts are doing ok. I'm finally getting started on my pond today. I've decided to put it on my car port. It will get sun there and I think it will be easier to keep clean vs all the falling leaves in my backyard. Here's what I'm starting withView attachment 267925 View attachment 267926

Be sure to heavily support the sides. those are made to have earth supporting the outside. And that volume of water is pretty heavy. I can't wait to see what you do with it!

 

[Yvonne G]

Don't overdo it Yvonne, we don't want any more back injury problems in here!

No worries. The lithium battery goes dead just about the same time my back and arms have had it!

 

[Kristoff]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10157550471849369

@Yvonne G, you need one of these robots!

 

[Cathie G]

By Ram Jam - I remember it well!

Darth would be a cute name too. I've always loved the look of a black fish. As a child I wanted the species that has the big eyes. I can't remember the name of them.