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Yesterday Andy and a guy that works for him cut them up, loaded them in the dumptruck with the backhoe, and hauled them out to my farm and dumped them in a big pond we drained and are filling back in a little at a time. (Guess that would be an ex-pond!) It was several truck loads. Would have been good firewood, but no one wanted to mess with it.

The "bad neighbors" had some tree damage a few years ago and we didn't clean it up for them!!!

A pond sounds really nice.....

How did your plants do that were under the tree? And was your fence damaged? Glad he came and hauled them away fast!

I love my ponds! But, they are all at the farm, which is about 10 miles from where I live now. When my daughter turned 21, I gave her 5 acres to build on at the farm. Andy built a huge pond that bordered her 200' long driveway before it curved up to her house, that sat on a hill overlooking the pond. One winter morning she went out to start her car to let it warm up, then went back inside. When she went back out to get in the car, it slid down her driveway (she hadn't gotten into it yet) and landed in the pond, completely submerged. Andy took the backhoe out the next day and drained my big, beautiful pond that he had worked so hard building the year before! It freaked him out thinking about what could have happened if Rachel had been in the car.

My plants were destroyed for this year, but they were all perrenials, and will be back next year!

I was wondering about your plants too Cindy!!!!
I am glad to hear they will be back next year.

I have heard some storms and such have been going thru that area!!!

Knock on wood, we haven't had any bad one's
this year!!

We've had some good thunderstorms here lately, and rockin' and rollin' thunder and lightenin'!

Almost too good to be true weather actually!
Nice summer days, not too hot, oh once in a while but not constant... rain alot at night, and nice breezes!!!

Weezie

How's everyone's weather?

I heard a tornado in Illinois,
flooding in New Jersy and something somewhere's else, it was on the weather in the morning.

It's raining here... a big front going thru,
we are just getting it misty, misty, misty here right now, but it was coming down in buckets last night!!!!

Weezie

I'm just a roasting away here in S TX.was 97 yesterday with a heat index of 113& i'd swear it was not as hot as the day B4 but was 96 then....had to be the humidity was about 46% yesterday& the sweat was a rolling-rolling-rolling yeah!& my grass grwew slower this week!must have coked all that rain from last month away now huh.
my 40 ft fence is now redwood stained....along with my cannas,calla,burgmansia& 2 hibiscus& a mg vine.MEN.They can't see crap,but he also got his saw,level,sideing knife,hammer.they got hit also.i was in the pool less yesterday but was in twice....for about 30 minutes...not my usual every hour 15 minutes.moved some plants from beside house to sitting area.I'm resting today.I'm sick& tummy don't feel good& blister hurtts...its ok as long as don't use finger& sipping green tea.

I think our weather was nice today. Spent all day ( almost ) in a freezing Hospital. We finally got home tonight at 8ish. Daughter said it was a bit on the humid side and around 86 out. Thing's are growin good tho with the warmer temp's finally. <img border="0" alt="[perplexed]" title="" src="graemlins/confused.gif" /> Laura

It's been unusually cool here today.....low 70's and absolutely NO humidity, which has to be a freak of nature....lol It's always so sticky here.....actually, technically it's the cold brisk air coming down from canada.....Speaking of canada did you all see that place on the weather channel that got 2 feet of hail???? OMG, I couldn't believe that...freaky, freaky weather.....they were out shoveling it in shorts.....

Supposed to rain this weekend, but I really want another hot day so we can get back to the state park and go swimming in the pool....Nothing better than swimming on a really hot day!

Well, I'm not that far from you Loz, being in WV. Our temps were still in the 80's, but low humidity yesterday. It was so much nicer!! And today, it's supposed to be even better, and maybe slightly cooler. I think they predict high 70's, low 80's for our high here today. And then rain over the weekend.. but today, should be boootifuuuul.

Meg

It rained allll night and all morning and it's just a real fine mist now,
but I see it clearing up in the distance..
*Got 4 kids here today, so I am not doing much gardening, I'm doing alot of this...


Weezie

I'm doing alot of this

We had what i call "heat lightning" saturday night...was really awesome.is when ya get that contunies lighting that just keeps flashing like a strobe light and streaks go across sky...I think got maybe 67 raindrops...didn't even wet my clothes on line.I was the idiot sitting in middle of yard in open watching light show moveing chair about till found a good veiw .I love a good light show.

was hot today.pool was great.

Oh, I feel so bad for you after reading how HOT it is there! Can you imagine Texas in the 1800's when women wore those long, heavy dresses with long sleeves and tons of petticoats? (I watch too many Gunsmoke re-runs! )

It is a beautiful, cool, foggy morning here in the Bluegrass. And, the last two nights were the perfect kind for sitting outside on the deck with a glass (or bottle) of wine, watching the sunset.

Cindy

Yeah, was very hot here this weekend. I had a garage sale & got sunburned. After getting ready for the sale on Thursday then doing it on Friday & Saturday...I just relaxed on Sunday - well, kinda, LOL. I did get out & do some weeding and a little raking but stayed inside most of the day. Sunday was a little cooler, for the most part.

actually for us "midstaters" the heat index was 110 degrees the other day,(at least in Omaha) it was really only 90 something. THese are the days I am glad I have central air, but would rather have an ocean
Supposed to be the same tomorrow with about 10-15 mph winds. Wind is sometimes nice...however it ate up my beautiful white hibsicus..and of course no one will buy it now
This past Saturday was the first in a long time that hasn't rained...I was almost disappointed.

Njoynit,
That must have been quite cooooooool!
I would have loved to have seen that,
don't believe I've ever seen anything like that before??
But sounds neat!

Here in N.Y. it rained in the morning, and then in the afternoon, it rained again..........
And for a change this evening, it rained again!
Hmmmmmmmm, something on the dry side would be nice.
I guess this Wednesday is the only day this week in the forecast for it NOT to rain!
Thank goodness my veggie beds are raised!!!
I'd be growing rice if we got much more of it and they were on the ground!!!

Weezie

It has been a bit on the warm side here with no rain for ???? how long. Got up before Phil left for work so I could water the Garden. So that is done. And the plant's are happy It is suposed to be in the upper 80's today possibly 90... :p Im not a hot weather person but Phil love's the heat. :p Laura

I don't think we have had rain since the 7th,BUT we have had 12 inches this month.I DO wish for rain.pool needs topped off...and if I was to pop the hose in,well then would rain and crest again.I didn't water my plants this morning cause was road trippin to Galveston for hubbys dr appt.(uped his meds,goes back in aug yeah)was 85 when hit Galveston about 11 and was muggy muggy.ferry ride was kewl but no dolphins today but the pelecans were entertaining and watched a baby duck bobin for fish.

HOT HOT HOT

It is gonna be a scortcher.i can actually see my mercery riseing

Yes, very hot! And I've been out in it nearly all day, since 9am, with a few breaks here & there. I'm starting a bed to put the purple bearded irises in (that bestoffour sent to me ) but everything is slower & harder with just one hand. My husband has helped some but there are other things to be tended to, that he has been helping with. We started the bed yesterday evening and ran out of daylight. I'm sunburned from today, waiting for him to get back from unloading his musical equipment, then we're back at it til dark. Normally, I'd post more details about why the bed is taking so long & so much work, but it sucks typing one-handed & have typed alot already.

Maybe it'll rain tomorrow (yeah, right!)

We have a Tropical Storm directly off our coast,so its going to be a WET ,miserable day.
At least it won't get as hot as its been lately.

If I'm not able to work today,I'll be back here!

Karen

Karen........I'm in NC and it's heading this way, from the weather reports on the radio..........batton down the hatches! We just went out and bought a generator this weekend, as this is our first season here in NC.........corse, I didn't want to spend the money right now, but would rather have the generator than go without water for a week! Hope this is a mild storm! Good luck.......keep us posted!

Its not supposed to be a bad storm,just alot of rain and wind.
2 years ago we suffered a citywide blackout that lasted 12 hours. We had a generator that kept us in lights. It was funny though cause my husband hooked up lights outside and the whole neighborhood ended up at my house. The next day some people complained that it wasn't fair that we had lights and they didn't. They seemed to think it had something to do with me working for the company that runs this place. We had the foresight to purchase a generator and it made them mad!

Let us know how it goes,when it gets there!

Karen

Its a Cat 2 right now just braely brushing the shore of hatteras.I have another post on here of webcams to see it...well kinda..is mainly gray.
I'm folling it in Storm2k
http://www.STORM2K.org
in hurricane hollow


Its still hot here today.need to hng some towels& bring other 2 loads off line.think will float in pool awhile.Its 89 out,but not for long..sun over them tree tops now...time to ROAST

Gonna be another hot one today. Forecast says 101 degrees...heat index 111 degrees! I've gotta dig up some plants for a friend, better get out there & do that soon. Son's mowing the yard. He'll have to take lots of breaks...