Installed the massive PTO driven winch on the Unimog today. It looks the business but the extra 400lb sure isn’t helping the garbage power to weight ratio. I “raced” a full tanker semi today. I had him to about 35mph… #unimog404 #unimog #mercedes #mercedesbenz #winch #4×4
Installed the massive PTO driven winch on the Unimog today. It looks the business but the extra 400lb sure isn’t helping the garbage power to weight ratio. I “raced” a full tanker semi today. I had him to about 35mph… #unimog404 #unimog #mercedes #mercedesbenz #winch #4×4
Becky with the Good Hair is almost back in peak hair form! Her sister Wilga balded her several months ago in a fit of jealousy. Becky finally started a full molt last month, including every single tail feather and most of her wing feathers, so I put her in a safe space to grow all of her feathers back at once. It’s working spectacularly! But now what to do with Wilga? She is always pulling feathers off of her sisters!
#beckywiththegoodhair #BuffLacedPolish #polishchicken #petchicken #molting #newdo #coiffed #featherplucking #fancychick
Just a little garden beauty to brighten your morning.
#roses #pinkroses #mastergardener #sunshine #latebloomer #flowergarden #notmygarden
Apparently I need to build a skid plate for the e63 wagon… Couldn’t avoid a piece of road debris in southern Illinois that punched a hole in my exhaust. It sounds worse than it looks. Good times.
#e63wagon #e63amg #e63 #e63s #mercedes #mercedesbenz
Apparently I need to build a skid plate for the e63 wagon… Couldn’t avoid a piece of road debris in southern Illinois that punched a hole in my exhaust. It sounds worse than it looks. Good times.
#e63wagon #e63amg #e63 #e63s #mercedes #mercedesbenz
I was born in a small town. Had myself a ball in a small town. #20YearReunion
I was born in a small town. Had myself a ball in a small town. #20YearReunion
Taking a 4 year old to the pumpkin patch is excellent cover. I could pet all the goats, touch all the pumpkins and eat all the donuts under the guise of his enjoyment! Thanks Harrison!
#curtisorchard #pumpkinpatch #wartypumpkins #heirloompumpkin #donuts #applecider #champaignillinois
Beautiful afternoon for the Atlanta concours d’elegance.
Beautiful afternoon for the Atlanta concours d’elegance.
Common Question: Do your chickens have names?
Are you kidding me? My chickens have first names, last names, nicknames, origin stories, best friends, and a Primary Care Physician. They celebrate birthdays, holidays, funerals and happy hour. These chickens do tricks, play games and organize missions. They have a custom coop and can recommend a carpenter. I’m pretty sure they had Uber Eats bring them a snack last night. They also lay eggs.
What does your human kid do?
#petchickens #gloriavanderbuilt #oliveegger #backyardchickens #chickenportrait #chickensofinstagram #wattlemodel #grubblieshappyhour #glowstick #pets #fresheggs #familypet
The Unimog is plated and ready to hold up traffic. I did about 35 miles running around this afternoon. GPS max speed was 52 down a good hill but it’s pretty fun to just cruise around in. #unimog #mercedesbenz #mercedes #unimog404
The Unimog is plated and ready to hold up traffic. I did about 35 miles running around this afternoon. GPS max speed was 52 down a good hill but it’s pretty fun to just cruise around in. #unimog #mercedesbenz #mercedes #unimog404
Spent the afternoon finishing up this 3×5 welding table and various fixtures from certiflat. Should be a great new place for stuff to accumulate in my shop… #welding #fixturetable #certiflat #tigwelding #migwelding #fabrication #metalworking
Spent the afternoon finishing up this 3×5 welding table and various fixtures from certiflat. Should be a great new place for stuff to accumulate in my shop… #welding #fixturetable #certiflat #tigwelding #migwelding #fabrication #metalworking
The face of evil.
Sonia Sotomayor is my one year old #Silkie rooster that is a polarizing figure in my flock.
Sonia has recently started sleeping in a nesting box instead of his traditional position on the highest roost. What’s up with that? I know silkies are notoriously broody but the rooster too? Maybe it’s the feminine name? Too bad! He was supposed to be a girl!
She hates Violet, Donna and my mother. She loves Ruthie, Wilga and Glo. Fairly neutral on the other hens. Not a fan of me but knows I am at the top of the pecking order. She used to have a mohawk but seems to have lost it to an aggressive hen. Ha ha.
The crowing is too loud and too often but not enough to be banished. Roosters. Eh.
#petchicken #petrooster #silkierooster #SoniaSotomayor #blacksilkie #sixtoe #wattlemodel #furfeet #backyardpoultry #myflock #comb
This crabby guy keeps moving his web closer and closer to my path to the coop. I assume he is beneficial so I’m letting it go for now but one more foot to the left and he’s getting relocated.
#spider #crabby #gardenpests #gardenfriends #Gwinnettcounty
If you leave green peppers on the plant they will eventually turn colors. Then rot. I seem to miss the small gap in between colors and rot every single time.
#mastergardener #greenpepper #redpeppers #yellowpeppers #homegrown #eatlocal #locavore #gardeningfail #bellpeppers
I want to clean this.
#messyplant #naturephotography #mtcheaha #Alabama #talladeganationalforest
New project. 1963 Mercedes Unimog. It’s a troop carrier built for the Swiss army. With about 70hp it isn’t getting anywhere fast but I have a few ideas on how to make that a bit better. #unimog #unimog404 #mercedesbenz #mercedes #sprintervan #sprinter3500
New project. 1963 Mercedes Unimog. It’s a troop carrier built for the Swiss army. With about 70hp it isn’t getting anywhere fast but I have a few ideas on how to make that a bit better. #unimog #unimog404 #mercedesbenz #mercedes #sprintervan #sprinter3500
I love a good cloud show.
#sunset #cloudyskies #Gwinnettcounty #georgiaonmymind #splost #summernights
From here we can observe the anoraks in their natural habitat #imts2018
From here we can observe the anoraks in their natural habitat #imts2018
Unannounced meeting of the Galesburg, IL chapter of station wagon owners anonymous. #notmywoody
Unannounced meeting of the Galesburg, IL chapter of station wagon owners anonymous. #notmywoody
Hanging out at my parents place before heading to Chicago on Sunday for IMTS. I’m typically here in the winter so good to see their vineyard and garden in season.
Hanging out at my parents place before heading to Chicago on Sunday for IMTS. I’m typically here in the winter so good to see their vineyard and garden in season.
Very effective circular snacking today. There is some bonus crowing if you turn up the volume. All of my chickens are missing some head or neck feathers. The pecking order has consequences around here!
#petchickens #chickensnacks #chickenvideo #cochins #silkies #rooster #Bantams #Faverolle #EasterEgger #apple
Very poor effort on the circular snack wheel. You can do better chickens!
#petchickens #cochin #silkies #BuffLacedPolish #EasterEgger #chickensnacks
Just a minute of pretty grasses waving in the wind. Yea, I touched them and they are really soft.
#naturebreak #momentofzen #decorativegrasses #blueskies #amberwavesofgrain
New weekend, new Wisconsin lake. Same great weather.
New weekend, new Wisconsin lake. Same great weather.
Hi Vi! Welcome to my personal space. No, just come on in. Get right up close. Thanks. (She’s my favorite. Don’t tell the others.)
#VioletZindars #Cochin #furfeet #petchicken #chickenportrait #backyardchickens #fresheggs #cochins #silverlacedcochin
Double dog dare you!
#berries #freemansmillpark #Gwinnettcounty #nofilter #blueskies
Just a minute of my tiny velociraptors eating an ear of corn. You can see that Vi and Donna are the most focused. Kahlo, in her cape, really doesn’t get it. Gretch and Bryce aren’t super brave about getting near Vi but give it a try. There is a second ear of corn in play off camera in case some of the lower pecking order girls want to get some.
#petchicken #velociraptors #featheredpigs #Cochin #Silkie #SicilianButtercup #Faverolle #Chickensaddle #homegrown #chickentreats #chickenvideo
75 and sunny this weekend in Wisconsin sure beats Atlanta this time of year.
75 and sunny this weekend in Wisconsin sure beats Atlanta this time of year.
#TBT to a perfect beach sunset.
#StLucia #labatterievilla #sunset #carribbean #jademountain #vacation
I found Price Charming here under the garbage can and decided to relocate him to this scenic garden area. You’re welcome. (I hope he didn’t leave a family behind. It is a long hop back across the driveway.)
#garbageday #toad #toadstool #wildlifephotography #gardeningsuprises #outdoorpets #Gwinnettcounty
This is Donna Martin. She is a 7+ year old Silkie hen with a broody disposition. She is not a Muppet or a bunny. She is loud, bossy and will bully a chicken twice her size. She is super angry about being removed from the nesting box and is ignoring me. She has been in broody jail for four full days and shows no signs of giving up. She has maximum poofiness right now so I took her picture anyway. I Donna. Donna s brooding.
#donnamartin #Silkie #silkies #partridgesilkie #petchicken #backyardchickens #broodychicken #Bantams #crazybroodies #chickenportrait
My green eggs always have additional texture. I wonder why?
#thanksgirls #petchicken #fresheggs #homegrown #happyeggs #happychickens #backyardchickens #EasterEgger
I have no idea what this blob is but I was impressed by the pattern. The bottom was kind of a snail foot situation. Nature. So weird.
#hitchhiker #Gwinnettcounty #larvae #bugs #worm
Switching things up this week with these first generation CLS AMG wheels. I love the look but the rear offset is a bit aggressive. Time for a widebody kit… #e63wagon #e63s #e63samg #e63 #e63amg #mercedesbenz #mercedes #amg
Switching things up this week with these first generation CLS AMG wheels. I love the look but the rear offset is a bit aggressive. Time for a widebody kit… #e63wagon #e63s #e63samg #e63 #e63amg #mercedesbenz #mercedes #amg
Worm! Tilled the whole garden just so Glo could catch a worm.
#petchicken #oliveegger #gloriavanderbuilt #huntandpeck #backyardgarden #huntress #gardenfriends
#tbt #roadtrip2018
#tbt #roadtrip2018
I’m going to have to reevaluate my tomato systems. I’ve had two or three years of consistently shabby plants and low harvests. Maybe a cover crop for this winter? More compost? Start them from seed again?
#gardeningsuprises #gardener #growyourown #zone7b #tomatoes #Lemonboy #chocolatecherry #heirloomtomatoes #mastergardener