It's Spring 2022

Ok, NOW it's official, I got the lawn tractor out of the barn, the ground had thawed enough to allow the sliding front doors to move on their track on Sunday. I had gone to the workshop to solder a solar yard light wire that had been disconnected, and the dog's training collar batteries came in, so those needed to be put in too.

On the way back from the shop I yanked on the barn door and lo and behold it moved. It was frozen solid the day before. I opened the door, and got on the lawn tractor, it surprised me how fast it started, fired up immediately, way to go Cub Cadet...

We've done 4-5 poop patrols (Picking up the dog poops) in the yard so far this spring and as the last of the snow melts more and more is showing up...

We're probably a little behind some of you folks a little further south, it's encouraging though as the Crocuses are starting to bloom

Hyacinths are getting closer too.

I picked Rose some Forsythia today we'll force them in the house.

A ton of Pussy Willows are getting catkins on them now out in the field.

Apparently the ground was now thawed enough to drain all the water sitting on top of the frost line. YAY, lawn tractor is out, grass in the field is starting to green up, let the yard chores begin...

I priced out parts for the grill, the grates were all rusted through and need to be replaced, the igniter was bad, a wonky wheel too. It was time for a new one.

Lowe's only had grills with cast iron grates (they rust too quickly) We found a grill at Home Depot with the Stainless steel grates so picked one up, loaded it into the back of the Tucson and strapped it in, we were both pretty surprised it fit... We cooked up some hotdogs last night, 1st time this year for the grill.

Home depot, walking by the garden tools I noticed that a new steel "leaf rake" is $28.00 now, I'll look more closely at the other tool prices next time I'm there. yikes...

I have a lot of old, broken, tools with bad or missing handles, a dozen or so axe heads acquired over the years, etc. that I need to repair too.

Ticks are out, one of the guys that works with me said his dog, and daughter already had ticks on them, ugh! Rose says we have a bag of the Bug B Gone we use probably by next week I'll have to get it put down.

Tick Picks

The Woodcocks are back we've heard them a couple nights already

No peepers yet

We had the boys a week ago for St Pats dinner, there were frogs/toads hopping across the road in the dark on the way home...

The Blue birds are checking the birdhouses out.

Robins are actively patrolling the fields, no worms yet that I've seen.

Queue the Jaws theme song... Fishing season is coming Wild Trout Ponds: 4th Saturday in April. James and Jason will get their first Fishing License this year. A general fishing license is required for those 16 years of age and over.

Political

New poll shows Republicans sweeping Midterms: 75% of swing-voters think Democrats are “out of touch” and “condescending”… spend too much money

Last week, Biden told us government spending simply isn’t the cause of inflation. Biden actually said that his historic spending will reduce the deficit and inflation. (Try telling your spouse that your $20,000 credit card charge actually reduced your deficits.)

Billionaire-owned news outlet Bloomberg says Americans should cope with soaring inflation by eating lentils instead of meat and saving on vet bills by letting their pets die. The article, headlined Inflation Stings Most If You Earn Less Than $300K.

Inflation stings most if you earn less than $300K. Here's how to deal:

Take the bus Don’t buy in bulk Try lentils instead of meat Nobody said this would be fun https://t.co/HGJEoXL5ZZ

— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) March 19, 2022

2.8 Million Birds Dead in New U.S. Bird Flu

Nearly 2.8 Million Birds (Mostly Chickens & Turkeys) Have Died In The First Month Of America’s Raging New Bird Flu

Now That EVERYBODY Knows It, DC Finally Admits That Food Shortages are a Problem

It’s amazing how often President Trump was pilloried by the leftist media for comments that later turned out to be 100% correct. For example, January 2017, Trump said that his campaign was spied on. Democrats and their media had a meltdown. Last month, the Durham investigation and the Wall Street Journal proved that candidate Trump, president-elect Trump, and President Trump was, in fact, spied on by the FBI (probably the NSA as well). Then, October 2020, Trump said, “The policies of the Left would unleash an economic disaster of epic proportions.” Again, the Dems and their media (CNN, NY Times, ABC, etc.) had a meltdown. Sadly, we are experiencing Trump’s predicted economic disaster -- historic inflation and record gas prices.

Regarding inflation, when Trump left office, inflation was an annual rate of 1.2%. In the past six months, inflation is out of control. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, year-over-year inflation was 6.2% (October), followed by 6.8%, 7.0%, 7.5%, and 7.9% (in February). If they used the old method (pre-1980) of determining inflation, it would be over 14.5%. Thank you, Joe, for your Bidenflation.