July Cawfee,Tea and rockets red glare!

[Major E A Sterner]

The year is officially 1/2 over,It's all downhill for the rest of the year.

[Professor Marvel]

Dang Major, you are off to an early start!

[Silver Creek Slim]

Afternoon y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

Had a great time at the Grand Muster. Micah won the Iron Trooper award.

'Tis 68 and mostly sunny. High of 72.

Slim

[Major E A Sterner]

Dang Major, you are off to an early start!

I had night watch on the herd.

[pony express]

Congratulations to Micah!

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

Rained overnight.

'Tis 53 and overcast. "Cloudy. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning  then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent."

Slim

[Professor Marvel]

The Great Southwest is definitely into its monsoon pattern. Desperately needed water from above is arriving!

The rain was instrumental with containment of the  Ginormous Ruidoso Fire, but is now causing floods in areas with the burn scars
From current and prior fires.

From "KOB4" news

" RUIDOSO, N.M. — The South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire are at least 84% contained Monday, and neither fire has grown since last week.

South Fork Fire: 17,569 acres (was 17,556 acres Tuesday 6/25; was 16,349 Thursday night 6/20; Tuesday night 6/18; 5,252 acres Monday night 6/17)
Salt Fire: 7,939 acres (was 7,947 acres Tuesday 6/25; was 7,652 Thursday night 6/20; was 7,071 acres Tuesday night 6/18; 3,102 acres Monday night 6/17)
Containment of the South Fork Fire is now at 84%. The Salt Fire is at 85%. This is all as of Tuesday, July 2. Containment of the South Fork Fire was at 73% Friday, It was 69% Thursday, 64% Wednesday and 54% Tuesday. The Salt Fire was at 71% Friday, which was up from 66% Thursday, 55% Wednesday and 38% Tuesday."

[Silver Creek Slim]

We are getting rain, also.

Slim

[pony express]

Supposed to get some rain here over the next 2 days. My hay guy got my hay all wrapped up this evening.

[Mogorilla]

We have gotten almost five inches since Sunday night.   Soggy!!!  Expecting more as the week continues.   Ug.  It has not slowed the fireworks so poor pup is stressed out!   

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

'Tis 62 and overcast. High of 83 and partly cloudy.

Slim

[Major 2]

Wishing y'all a safe and happy 4th 

Nothing exciting. no real plans here, I will change the blades, replace plugs and put a new fuel filter on the John Deere.
I do have some smoked Brats to grill.

[Coffinmaker]

And a fine and marvelous Independence Day to ONE and ALL.

[pony express]

Canned the first (of many) batch of green beans last night. Other than that, spent most of the afternoon working on a tractor (in the shade).

[Major 2]

My JD maintenance completed. plugs, fuel filter and replace the blades.
Hamburgers and brats on my grill, but a heavy shower in the process forced me deeper under the cover of the porch.

Did some surfing the net for some additional Enfield SmLE history.

Plans today, visit the Toy Store and perhaps Sushi ....

Update: I decided to shoot my SmLE a little. 
I just came in a bit ago before it got TOOOO hot outside.
Added my fireworks as it were to the sounds, I thought it a bit ironic, popping off the 4th 5th of July with a British rifle, fun though 

[DeaconKC]

Had a nice 4th here, ribs and corn on the cob. Got family coming tomorrow for my g'niece's 16th B'day party, so the Missus has been cooking all day. Finally got temps down into the low 90s for a couple of days. Cross your fingers that it will stay that way so I can shoot Saturday [that is if my boss doesn't HAVE to have me at work].

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.

Had a colon blockage on Wed night and couldn't sleep because of the pain. Got it cleared via a colonic (5 gal enima). Took 2 hours. Still couldn't sleep because of the tenderness in my guts. Slept a few hours Thurs afternoon and Friday morning. The gut tenderness is not so much that I can sleep with a couple pain relievers. I get these every once in a while, but this was the worst. A positive is a lost 10 pound. 
That was the fun I had over the holiday. 

'Tis 68 and partly sunny. High of 78.

Slim

[Major 2]

WOW! Slim, glad you are on the mend .

Wound up not going to the Toy Store and Sushi yesterday, so I'm going today.
Did pop off some 303 British, just for Ha ha's 
We had some HOT days, so I've been doing extraocular stuff before 10AM-ish and after 6PM-ish...

[DeaconKC]

Yup Slim, glad to hear you are better, that is miserable. Party goers left a bit ago to go watch fireworks so the place is empty for a bit. Got my Sunday School lesson ready for tomorrow and I will be preaching our Wednesday Night message at Prayer Meeting. Average day at work today, hate to wish someone ill, but a guy pawned a super nice AR pistol today and I want it! [drool, drool...]

[Major 2]

Speaking of AR's ....
The local VFW Post holds a raffle for a rifle every year on or near Independence Day.
My farrier is a post member, from whom I buy my ticket each year.
Anyway, the drawing was last night, the prize is a AR 15 Diamondback.
I'm hoping I get the call ; D as the Lucky Duck.


For those in Texas and points north in the hurricanes path  my hopes and best wishes.