Thank you for all the great tips.
I do a reasonably good weld, by that I men it holds together LOL but it isn't pretty. I usually have to grind the hell out of them to make them look half way decent . lots of paint helps.
I know what you mean about the new long rod, I have the same problem . My hands shake too much .
Welding is the only activity where a smaller rod is better LOL
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
Frogs, there are quite a few about the place after so much rain in the past couple of weeks.
This one has been camping out in my wellington boot, I think it is a Banded bullfrog. (Note to the gf, the outside tiles need sweeping, there is dog hair everywhere.)
The next one escaped the lawnmower. I haven't identified it.
^ That top on is what the wife calls 'ung an' or something similar.
We get quite a few and they must taste pretty bad because she's never shown the slightest interest in eating one.
^ Shutree, I used to regularly release frogs into the pond from the wife's 'frog enclosure' and I found that the best course of action was just to deny all knowledge about her disappearing snacks... or lie through my teeth if necessary.
That works unless you have an eleven year-old who grasses you up.
^ they are lovely looking things. did your Mrs hamster bark at it
Beautiful pic. I've never seen that snake around here.
Well then maybe I have seen them. I've seen a snake that travels through the bushes very fast, never could get a good look.
I often, and did so again yesterday morning, see blood splattered on the cement floor with no sign of any victims as my wife cleans any evidence as she finds it.
She did say the latest killing was that of a metre long water monitor lizard a victim of Bruno the executioner.
Unfortunately Bruno doesn't judge whether the visitor is harmless or not.
Although the English name is Golden tree snake I think the Thai name works better: Green snake. They are really swift up trees and although I have never watched one do it they can reportedly 'glide' from one tree to another.
Attractive snakes. I didn't try to pick this one up because they can bite if provoked, they don't have enough venom to be a threat to people but they do have teeth.
Trimming branches near the powerline with a pole saw
I brought toilet paper with me to fell this ironbark since I always get nervous when felling trees close to buildings but I ended up having to run back to the house for felling wedges and a jack anyway when it started to lean ominously towards the shed during the back cut.
All's well that ends well...
A sure sign that grubs are eating my mango tree. They are hard to kill because they burrow in and resin seals the hole behind them. They go to the center of the branch where it is softest and just tunnel and feed. They can kill large parts of the tree. It didn't fall over I just can't turn it.
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Cows, I've got 3 cows in the garden. They are keeping the grass short. Not very evenly and they make a lot of mess, but they're doing a reasonable job.
^ you might find a use for the shit Troy
Loops, you need to put a wedge cut in the base about 1 1/2 foot up and facing the way you want the tree to fall, you back cut opposite the wedge about 5 inches above the wedge and unless you have wind it'll fall where the wedge cut points.
EDIT.
I don't know if you've ever had any fire there but those trees are waaaayyyyyy to close to your house/building, one you need a fire break and two if you get a load of wind the first you'll known about any internal rot is when it comes through your roof.
I went on a viking raid on my scooter to plunder my neighbours Angels Trumpet
Don't worry it was not his rusty trumpet.
They are highly toxic and the alkaloids can cause hallucinations. I read this after carrying them home and before googling details on how to propagate them. American Indians use them when looking for God apparently. They do look like trumpets heralding God's arrival on earth in a chariot pulled by angels.
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