{"id":10935,"date":"2018-04-08T20:36:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T00:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=10935"},"modified":"2018-04-08T20:52:36","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T00:52:36","slug":"spswahili-yard-4-8-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=10935","title":{"rendered":"Sp\/Swahili! Yard! 4.8.18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Studied Spanish and Swahili this morning.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-zrzXgcS\/0\/0b04cd4a\/M\/2018040818284866-IMG_0361-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nCleaned my fish tank. First, I have to take everything out of the tank.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-cWK2tnj\/0\/e91b485a\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1069-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nAfter removing the water and cleaning the pebbles, I clean the glass.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-5gxdbz8\/0\/efb3b243\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1070-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nAfter the water has settled, it&#8217;ll be crystal clear.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-zGR6HB6\/0\/138dda87\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1071-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nCaught and released squirrel #17. I let them go in a forest about five miles from my house on the other side of the Yellow River.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-wvn8hs2\/0\/b85fba9c\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1072-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nWatered my indor garden.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-BTmS5jg\/0\/2c38d39d\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1073-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-M5dBPR2\/0\/78840b7c\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1074-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-5TkktK9\/0\/84ff620f\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1075-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-8tMghP6\/0\/ab2dc003\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1076-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nWorked a lot on my back yard. Took out some small trees.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-HcMX798\/0\/effaa82f\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1077-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-Qr5dJp3\/0\/ce1dcea4\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1078-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-m2G4Bg7\/0\/2340adda\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1079-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nWhen I was cleaning out the border area of my yard, I found these two wooden ties. Perfect for the walkway I want to make.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-NWPT8nd\/0\/bb13da83\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1080-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nEventually, I&#8217;ll have mulch and will fill this in.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-TmQNmPd\/0\/c5575f76\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1081-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI retied this plant to the pine tree.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-PFjpNwm\/0\/8a81099a\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1082-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nMy goal today was to completely clean off the fence on the west and north sides of the hosue. As well as clean out the border area between the fences.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-NM6gLpt\/0\/6d8dc4a3\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1083-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s been years since I cleaned it off. Thick.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-snvNK5T\/0\/c679f2c1\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1084-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-gT5vSL2\/0\/4cbced94\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1085-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nIt almost looked like a hedge. Super bad for the fence. Makes it rust really quickly.<br \/>\nI&#8217;d take a break from vines and work on other projects. One of them was to take the wire rope off of one of my pine trees.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-5NtHvn7\/0\/22337b99\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1086-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThis was the wire that the kids rode down on from the Raptor Hide.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-Dj7Gwsb\/0\/9d4ee1f9\/M\/2018040818284866-7518869328_IMG_1087-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI used a hack saw and vice grips to get it off.<br \/>\nThen back to pulling vines off the fence.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-dRJzsJV\/0\/ca9ea3a0\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1088-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI pulled mounds of stuff off.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-6KpDSRr\/0\/3324d3e6\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1089-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nEventually, I had the vines removed and big piles on the side.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-SczDfzj\/0\/aa335c77\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1090-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-VpQMthk\/0\/7cf3280f\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1091-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nFinal step is to put it all in the compost pile.  It&#8217;s composed almost entirely of branches and tree trunks.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-BZxmpnw\/0\/da7f4634\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1092-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-gsCwWPZ\/0\/8f062e97\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1093-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nBetter!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-4kSWJmt\/0\/948614a7\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1094-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI always wear eye protection.  Sure glad I did today!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-vjMtrxw\/0\/e78a494b\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1096-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThe most I&#8217;ve done in one whack.  Total body work out.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-RhvBPH7\/0\/4035a937\/M\/2018040818335720-IMG_0372-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve just recently brought one of my miniature orchids to my desk.  What joy these flowers bring me!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-zJ2FvLz\/0\/f9432b34\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1098-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Yard-Work-N--Fence-lines-and-W--\/i-jLp3KSg\/0\/1056e487\/M\/2018040818335720-7518869328_IMG_1097-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nAdmin duties now.<br \/>\nPlan on watching a video on the steps to turn your Word document into a Kindle format so I can sell my book on Amazon.<br \/>\nI saw my hummingbird for the first time yesterday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studied Spanish and Swahili this morning. Cleaned my fish tank. First, I have to take everything out of the tank. After removing the water and cleaning the pebbles, I clean the glass. After the water has settled, it&#8217;ll be crystal clear. Caught and released squirrel #17. I let them go in a forest about five [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10935"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10935"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10941,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10935\/revisions\/10941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}