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Here is a real quick report of day trip with Victor.
- oleander near garage is now totally dead. It should be cut to the ground and then tossed over the fence to be stacked for chipping.
- another old apple tree is now totally dead and will need cutting down
- drove the green Jeep only. It ran fine.
- road to the lake is in good shape. Kurt's guys ran a water truck to our lake to get water for the Mikolajcik dam project. They watered the road as they went to keep the dust down and to compact. When all done, they re-cut the run-off trough at the top of the road.
- lake is full and over flowing a little.
- saw three ducks in upper pond and two in the lower. both unusual, not mallards.
- watered around house
- charged solar lamps
- raked leaves away from garage on all three sides, from under the truck and away from propane tank.
- tons of quince and persimmons, could start picking in coming weeks
- ceiling cloth in the Nissan is hanging down again. checked engine for resident rodents, seemed clear.
- lower road through woods, above upper tank, is nicely cleared (Jake did)...until the flat spot with scattered boulder (Mom used to call picnic area). There's an oak down across the road at that point. Mostly the smaller upper branches blocking the road. Probably fell during recent windy conditions.
- we could use some paper grocery bags and plastic shopping bags to have on hand, if anyone has an excess at home.
- looked all over for a magnifying glass. Could add this to wish list along with box cutter.
- propane level 84% after recent delivery. Gauge lines are so small in these upper levels, that's why I needed a magnifying glass.
- gasoline measured 70 gallons. Left the measuring stick in the shed. don't think we need to order yet
Could they have been wood ducks? Wood Ducks are known as perching ducks, often sitting in trees, and thus have developed claws to grip the bark. The male Wood Duck is unmistakable, with a green crested head, red eye, red and black bill, white throat, and iridescent purples, greens, and browns overall. Female Wood Duck is distinguished by a gray-brown somewhat crested head, dark eye coloration, and a white teardrop eye patch.