Indeed, he is Risen!
Good Morning, All! It looks like it is going to be a pretty day here - I foresee mushroom hunters out in the woods today. A couple of the neighbors have found small grey ones, but not many.
I was glad to see no frost on the vehicles or grass this morning, so checked the weather - which I (sadly
)do several times a day. It's 36*f right now, and temps are forecast to gradually rise through this week - none below 40*f, and up to 77*f; and wonder of wonders - no rain in the forecast until next Saturday!! We had some wind yesterday, but just enough to blow a few lightweight things around. The windmill is at a standstill this morning; looking at the vane, it appears the last bit of wind that came through was coming out of the south west. I do need to pick up a new barometer as mine bit the dust - and this isn't the time of year when I want to be without one. They just don't make things the way they used to; that barometer was only about 40 years old.
When I walked over to the porch door to look at the thermometer and windmill, I saw a flock of wild turkeys walk across the road and down toward our west field - the big old Tom stopped and fanned his tail feathers out when I opened the door to watch them, but I don't know if he was sending out a warning or just showing off
The wildlife food plots the cousins plant each year are looking pretty picked over - that means I'll have to monitor my bird feeders or the dang things will be up in the yard, eating me out of house and home.
Hubby is working today, so he will get a free Easter Dinner at work; I've been invited to join the neighbor lady and her Mama at the Chinese buffet for lunch; then I plan to take another walk with the Grand-dog this afternoon. We walked all around the east side of the farm yesterday and my hips were telling me ALL about it when I went to bed last night - I wimped out and had to get up and find the bottle of Ibuprofen.
Speaking of Ibuprofen - you all stocked up on OTC meds for aches and pains? Gardening and Lawn mowing season are at hand here, so I foresee needing to hit the med safe on a daily basis until my body gets used to doing yard and garden work again. I have a good supply of Ibuprofen, but picked up a 100 ct bottle of 81 mg Aspirin at Dollar General yesterday to replace the one I just emptied in to my med box. I use those ones daily, but could triple the dose if needed for pain. I do buy the coated ones as they seem to store better - the uncoated ones tend to absorb moisture. I also noted that Hubby opened a new tube of generic Voltaren cream (diclofenac) from the med safe - since I may be helping myself to some of that, I'd better pick up a new one when I pick up the new barometer.
I found a nest of pretty little dark colored and tuxedo kittens in the machine shed last evening - gonna have to get ahold of Mr. Big (the one I had to wash the diesel fuel off of) and get him neutered as I did not sign up to be a Crazy Cat Lady!! I can't catch the two Mama kitties - one is pretty much feral except she eats the cat food I put out for her and sleeps in the shed; the other will come to the door and look in, and will occasionally let me pet her but trying to pick her up is a no-go - unless of course you LIKE blood letting...
Hubby did a little trash picking at work the other day - they were throwing a bunch of
brand new, - wrappers and stickers still on them - stainless steel pans and bowls in to the recycling bin, but allowed the housekeeping crew to take home what they wanted. So I now have a half dozen very nice assorted size bowls plus several bread pans. I had asked him to bring home some cardboard (boxes to open up and put down before I put down mulch) but really appreciated him bringing home the pans.
And speaking of Poor Hubby.... He is off work tomorrow and has plans to get the way overgrown yard mowed, but I also have a list for him - First, I need my V blade hoe sharpened so I can get that nasty creeping stuff out of my flower beds - if he does it first, then I can work in the flower beds until the yard dries up. I guess I could use a file on the hoe, but the grinder is on the high workbench and is way too close to face level for me to be comfortable using it even though I have eye protection. Hubby is a foot taller than I am, so it doesn't bother him. Then I need him to check out the ancient Kaw Mule as I couldn't get it to start yesterday when I wanted to go pick up sticks in the yard. I tried just making up piles of the sticks here and there, but the grand-dog thought I was playing a game with him, so that didn't work at all
Well, I've blathered on enough for one morning, don't you think?
I'd better get around and get some chores done around here before before the neighbor lady comes to pick me up.
Take care all; stay safe out there!