Hobo Jungle

[Tramp]

Notice the taped hand.

[2railjon]

The coffee is on. Or are we having beer again for breakfast?

[Tramp]

Jon, by the looks of you I'd say you need beer. You're getting a tad thin there, brother.

[2railjon]

I have no one to blame for my condition but myself. The thought of starting a garden railroad with a heat index down here of 108 degree's, is madness! How's my tan look, though?

[MartyE]

John it takes real GUTS to work in 108 degree weather...I see you're missing yours.

[Tramp]

What an excuse to drink beer! My gog.

[2railjon]

LOL, guy's!! I hope the rewards will be worth it Fall when the son and I can sit out back on a nice cool evening and run some trains together.
Tramp, did you ever make the beer run to Norm's?

[Tramp]

Jon, with the price of gas, I'm staying in my house and yard. I can buy about two cases of beer or drive DRY to Norm's. Beer won.

[2railjon]

That's not a bad plan "A".!!!!
Plan "B" could have been the Duc with a knapsack!!!!

[Tramp]

True. Only two problems: no beer, 800 in speeding fines.


And no place for D.

[2railjon]

Two cases of beer to share with a babe is a winner in my book!!!!!

[Tramp]

69 degrees here. Just getting some pine in the B pit to set the charcoal. Smell of cooking potatoes. Hydrangea blooms becoming very white.

[San Diegan]

Hydrangea color transition:

Blooms will start forming around the middle of April with the blooms out in early June. They will last until the end of June. Since these are first year plants, I recommend cutting just the blooms off as soon as they begin to grow more than an inch or so across. Do this through the end of next summer to let the plant mature with larger leaves and more stalks. The blooms are pretty, but will cause the plant to not grow as much. If you want them to come in to a full color, enjoy the blooms for a couple of days, but prune them soon to improve the long term health of the plant.

On a mature plant, the blooms will last some 4-6 weeks. They start almost white and then turn pink or blue depending on the soil. Some plants and even some blooms may have both pink and blue on them. As the blooms mature, they turn to a more purple/lavender color, then to lime green, and finally white & brown. Let them stay on the plant or cut them off. I cut them when they turn green as this seems to spur growth on the nearby stalks. Some cut them for drying.

Jon, I need to borrow the SIOJ (TM).

San

[2railjon]

San, It's on its way with the custom holster.

[Tramp]

San, I have tree-form Hydrangeas in Northern New England. A tad different I think.