Cool start this morning, nice this afternoon!

 73º here in Clarinda, IA at 5:30 Thursday afternoon.  Cool this morning as I mowed the lawn.

Was 55º as I started mowing, with a brisk wind blowing.

Got the AC Condenser covered from
the weather for this winter.

I did my annual inspection and bug spray in the crawl space under west side of the house.

I had to staple a couple of the blanket
insulation sheets back up against the
cinderblock wall

Trimmed more branches off
this tree west of bedroom

Got benches moved under roof for the
winter and covered the flower tubs and moved
them under roof overhang.

Oh, yeah--I got some videos from our time at Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival in Missouri uploaded to my YouTube Channel;                                                                  Little Roy & Lizzy    https://youtu.be/uenVz5TbAQw

Missouri River Band  https://youtu.be/_-_kd8PEIkM

Poor Boys   https://youtu.be/v-wpIrmWeQs

Dalton Harper Band   https://youtu.be/qbjg3BoHO50

Ralph Stanley II   https://youtu.be/Me1K9DZ_8XU

Leroy Troy   https://youtu.be/TmZ6fU5fLLg

All for tonight - LC

Rain over for now in Clarinda

 Today’s thought - “I believe that we’re as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.” —Lucille Ball  

56º here in Clarinda, IA at 10:15 am on Tuesday.  Had total of 1.90" of rain gauge for the last couple days.  Will be cool and soggy for a day or two.  High forecast for today of 67º

Not much going on today,

LC

Slow overnight rain in Clarinda

54º with light rain here in Clarinda, IA at 11:04 am Monday. Received just over 1 and 1/3" of rain overnight and still adding to it.  Came as a nice slow rain, but imagine farmers harvesting would rather not see it right now.

Wrestling with insurance forms - drug Formulary - to see whether to change Drug coverage for 2026.  Seems complicated to an old man.  Hopefully will get appointment to visit with SHIIP representative about it before end of October.

 Yesterday afternoon we started taking items off back deck, as well as bird houses and bird waterer and putting in garage for winter.

The big and the small

More tomorrow - LC

Rain anticipated this evening for Clarinda

 85 degrees, windy at 1:45 pm Sunday here in Clarinda, IA.

Earlier rain had been forecast for last evening and overnight----but now predicted about 7 pm this evening and overnight.

Have had some colorful sunsets last few nights.

Following church we drove down by the farm so Phyllis could see what I had been cutting the last few weeks.  Will avoid going down there this week, hoping for some of the cuts on my left arm from the thorns and a bit of rash to heal up prior to this Friday.

Then I trimmed some of the dead small limbs from tree by driveway and then by the hedge near the deck.  Also the larger bushes on the west side of the house and the taller branches of the rose bush in front of the house.

We haven't had the air conditioner on in the house since early September.  With windows open in the evenings hear the crickets, etc.  Makes me think of back when growing up in Custer County in Nebraska  in the 1950's and early 1960's at our country house between Callaway and Oconto, Nebraska.

Later, LC

Hot with High Winds in Iowa

 82 degrees and very windy here in Clarinda, IA at 6:30 pm Saturday.  Watched Iowa State football team get beaten earlier and with 5 minutes left in the Nebraska game, think they are going to win.

We went up to the square in Clarinda about 8:30 this morning and watched the parade for Band Day here in Clarinda.

I have been cutting trees on the farm nearly every day.  At right is the one tree that I wanted to get for sure, but when I went down yesterday to work on it I discovered it was one of the real thorny ones that is mean to work with.

Yesterday I cut it back like shown at left and then cut a ring of the bark and treated it with Tordon RTU to kill it.  When the crop is out I will have about 5 of these to try to fell out into the field and cut up.  It may have to wait until next April when we return from the South.

Visited the local Can Redemption Center and got a few bucks for the few cans and bottles with deposits on them turned in.

Sometimes I had a bit of the longer branches fall into the beans.  I cut them into smaller pieces before moving them so did not disturb the soybeans any.

I probably won't work with the trees this week.  I get my left wrist operated on this next Friday for Carpal Tunnel and with the trees it seems like I am always getting my arms scratched and sometimes have a bit of a rash, so will avoid those so I don't get rejected to do the surgery.  They are very careful about anything that may cause an infection.  Though, I had this done some 35 or 40 years ago and had quite a scar, this surgeon showed me how I would have two tiny scars, less than a half-inch each this time  

Some photos from 1959 when I was in the Nebraska State FFA Band.

In photo below I am under the Sousaphone at far right.

Anticipate some rain, with cooler temperatures, tomorrow and the rest of the week.

Till Later, LC

A dendritic pattern

 

       At first glance, it looks like a colossal tree rising from the Earth, but it’s actually a  river delta, where nature paints with water instead of ink.

This intricate design is called a dendritic pattern, derived from the Greek word dendron, meaning “tree.” It’s a formation that appears throughout nature, from tree branches to veins in our bodies, echoing the same branching geometry of life.

Over time, these rivers carve their paths across the land, splitting, merging, and spreading outward, always following the path of least resistance. The result is a network of waterways that seems almost deliberately artistic.

Dendritic river systems appear across the globe, from Iceland’s glacial rivers to the sprawling Mississippi Delta, but seen from above, they transform into breathtaking, living art.

A quiet reminder from nature:
It doesn’t just grow trees…
It thinks like one.

~ Life Facts

October is here!

 

88º here in Clarinda, IA at 4:00 pm Wednesday. To remain warm until Sunday and cool off some next week, it looks like.

I am still cutting down trees on the farm.  Worked an hour or so yesterday morning before we left for Omaha for a doctor appointment.

I discovered another thorny tree and have decided it is a "Thorny Honey Locust" Click HERE for description  

They are a devil to work with and I am only cutting a band and treating with Tordon RTU to kill the tree.  When crop is out and have plenty of room to drop the tree without falling on me, I will try to get rid of them.  I think there are three of them on the west fence line.  Not sure if that will be yet this fall or next spring.

Got my hair chopped off a little this morning out on the back deck.

Later LC Miles