Our poppies have been dwindling the last few years. Iris, daylilies, peonies and euonymus vines have been getting thicker in our flower beds, crowding out our poppies. We are thinking over our options, but it looks like digging out a bunch of plants and herbiciding some of the unwanted plants is in our near future.
Back To The Old Grind! We miss you, Scooter!
...with Nickel Plate 765 in the lead. Great Pick, Merle! Thank You!
Our resident geese are having fun flying up on the house and then taking a running go, gliding out to the pond like kids going down a water slide. The dogs do not appreciate the feet flapping overhead.
Three good friends asked if they could hunt this Spring, and all three have now bagged a gobbler. One needed two days to coax one in, the other two were brief one-morning hunts. I'm impressed, especially with Susan who now calls in owls. It's fun and just a little spooky.
It's good to note that steam powered pumpers continued to be made and used for many more years. This must have been one of the very first uses of a gas engine in fire fighting equipment. Many Thanks, Merle!
Susan is running a great garden this year. Yesterday and today we worked on pole beans, and today we sprayed the weeds that have come up in the pumpkin patch. Susan has made her hills and has about half of it planted already.
Back To The Old Grind!
Our friends Tom and Ray both hunted for a gobbler this spring. Ray got one in the first season, and Tom got his today, in the final turkey season for Spring 2021 in Illinois. The birds were taciturn yesterday and would not even talk to Tom, but this morning they were all chatterboxes, and Tom had his choice of three good birds. Well Done, Tom!
We had a good time at Carmi today. Women On Target was canceled last year because of the vid, but we forged ahead this year with a good turnout. There was even more interest this year in pistol use, especially ones suitable for home defense and concealed carry. Our members were glad to help, and we ran more than an hour longer than we usually do at these events. There was lots of comparison in shooting .380s, 9mm, .38s, and .45 in pocket pistols, compacts, and full size pistols. The target you see, shot on the indoor .22 range scored 100 with 8 Xs. Another lady, new to shooting, shot a 100 with 3 Xs. Folks are serious about their shooting!
...tells us this is a German locomotive taken by the Russians after the war. The scenery is incredible. Thanks, Merle!
