have about four minutes

I just wanted to say with the neighbors help(cory)and chads help,the planter is ready..I will be headed to the basins after I have a quick lunch.This day is very important to "keep moving" and a small victory like this is so special I wanted to share.I will have to get a manual on the planter or just play with it this winter(paint ect)then next season is corn.I will post pics later if I have time.

the bolens is nearly ready

I have permission to use a friends 8n for planting but the bolens may be ready by the fourth.I have about four hours of assembly left and then I can see if it will work.It is raining and I am too tired to say much more than hoorah for the water..I have been in contact with the DNR about a nuiesence permit and the wheel is in motion for trying to stop the feeding of deer in city limits as well as the elimination of the deer contaminated with human intervention( deer fed by humans get wasting disease easier).I hve much too share at a later date..

met with the engineer

I need to go in and revisit each site individually,its going to be a long road. There is a lot that can be done using a different method.I may need to get on a few committees to help secure proper funding as well as good ideas.For now soy beans are the answer,well so is keeping the area free of litter.I am overheated and loosing money every day on these properties so I must go.I will try to post more when the bleeding of funds stops,for instance I missed 4 hours of work today and could hardly stay awake too and from work.Probably because wilson and I watered trees for hours the night before or maybe because its super hot and 4 to 5 hours of sleep is not enough.

site visit on thursday from the army engineers

 I have been quite busy with my new job and yet I have found a 2 row no till plow that has extra blades for soybeans ect.I hope to have it ready to plant the gifted corn and soybeans I was given by my friend Chet.I have enough to plant a good four acres,now to get the tractor repaired in the next few days.
.Ohh yea thanks to me coating the trees with 7 dust, it has rained.. Hopefully the dust was on long enough to do its job of killing beetles or I will be reapplying it to 500 trees,nice..
The army engineer didnt have good news for me on the phone..The EPA doesnt want me to use tires in the construction of the basin.They will be showing me a technique that will be lesss invasive.I am interested to see what they have to say..If I dont like it I will be planting the whole thing in corn or beans for now. I dont think they see the same thing I do. I will also be submitting my new plan soon on tire use in private pond construction.
I dont understand how retaining walls cant be built from tires in dry areas,other people have been given permission?I must not have made myself clear enough or they are shutting down the tire thing all together.Too bad the tires could have funded the whole project.

new signs and fish food

 these old signs are what I will be revamping for the orchards..Memorial retirement and sponsor a tree as well as dry basin project and soon another, not yet fully understood on my part.

This is the food I feed my fish in the orchards, it is purina game chow and seems to be a mix of 200 and 400 with multiple sizes and lower protein around 33%.It floats and the hybrid bluegill love it as the talipa did.
The MEK in the foreground that is normally used as paint solvent for epoxies, has become a necessary tool for fighting poison ivy.By applying this it dries out the ivy quickly,burns like the dickens and leaves a very slight residue.Acetone would be better but I should say I dont recommend the use of either,they are dangerous and highly flammable.I am just saying they work for this old painter.

being blessed with rain

A much needed rain.Maybe it will give the trees enough to kick it in. I did no paperwork this morning or even day..I did nothing that needed done and everything that didnt.good times

sleeepy

I am so scrambled from sleep it is ridiculous, or its because of the new job..These guys are hard workers for sure,and thats how I got started..I am a terrible people person but I work hard..
These apartments I am currently painting are pretty cool! Beautiful hardwood floors(like 100 year old wood)support columns running through the apartments and exposed brick accent wall..I be they get granite counter tops..Yes they are small and no cable coax so=wireless?I wish I could stay in one while I work on them(say $ per week) if they had a working unit..I could get shit loads of paper work done. I haven't given up on the camper at all,just thinking these apartments are hot, and in a good spot. Any way..
I need to get busy with some permit applications and even start getting what I have got organized.This weekend I will be making it possible to donate directly into my charity from my check if possible..Oh the permit applications are for the DNR programs needed to "mess" with wild animals.I didnt get hold of a biologist yet, but I am super stoked to unveil my retirement/reforestation of areas around these wetlands.Hopefully I can get tax exempt status for the tree farms.I know I could make 5 consecutive acres in our old boiler shop area(usually required, but amendments are always an option,all you need is a good attorney and drive,or you need to be both)..Maybe this area is a bio-remediation area and a winery..As a matter of fact I have been thinking about this for a" minute " and I bet that there may be a grant for this somewhere..I will most likely be writing a report on what to do in that area..Man I wish I had a group of soldiers who would be interested in helping me find this guy who owns the place and find out why he is sitting on this property ,it doesnt add up to me ..Lets get too work..

got some feed back

The party is getting started now,feedback is trickling in..I have also been led to more required permits which I shall be applying for.These permits are for the wildlife part of the program..I hope to also use a new contact I have made for a chance to get on a committee to get grants for "spoon river".I hope my new bosses realize that their dollars that I should be soon receiving will be used to change the world!Maybe they will become interested ,if not they are already investors in a "round about way".Very much appreciated either way/all ways..
Oh yeah ,Thanks too all who have given in prayer..Your donations are also greatly appreciated.But if you could,I need help staying awake on the way home as well as healing prayers for my friend who got hurt trying to help me..God bless you Jerry,may your crushed foot heal stronger than it was and your spirit more awake..
12 more copies and a meeting with the local biologist is the goal for the day...and of course sleep..anthony

gotta go

I have neglected to share so much , I am busy..Started new job today with a company I have not worked for in the past,as a union painter this is rare..Its all good,they are just like the rest of us..each caught up in our worlds..the trick is to keep them from colliding at bad times...a lesson I dont so easily learn..So far its the same old thing.paint paint paint..something somewhere clean dirty...If you got the right people together I enjoy it..If not painting is so boring that rushing is the only way to get a thrill,,hard fast good...==not fun==prison..Yelling sucks for all involved,but think about the pressure if you are constantly pushing yourself..Steady...wins and time behind the wheel is just lost..I really need to get out there and mow a bit..because of lack of rain I will soon be watering..and the basins are nearly all dried up..

I want to post the entire plan

I want to post the entire plan,but I am a little hesitant.Its only another 7 pages or so of the details(I shortened it as much as possible)I shall be returning to work for a new company starting Monday.Sounds like a great time to start saving up some cash for the next go around..I hope I can get it changed to 4 (10) hour days to cut down on the driving cost..Little under two hours round trip,at this first location..I certainly wouldn't mind a little camper,it takes the rushing too and from out of it and would give me an opportunity to have a break...A fire every night,with a cold beer..Maybe some paperwork--kinda like a vacation only I will be busy for a major part of the day..Good times..
If these pages seem corny and unprofessional too you,Go back and reread them with your entire self,mind and heart.That is how they were written..

cover letter

attached letter

something I used to mess with

This is an old fish raising system I had experimented with a couple of years ago.It has flaws that cost a lot of money.Please learn from my mistakes if you can.I still have the systems but I already know how an upgrade would be necessary to be profitable.

I tried to get free ducks

I tried to get ducks unlimited to help buy me some ducks"even splitting the cost" for breeding pairs of ducks who's offspring can be released into the wild..no go..Their area is more in conservation.. they will be useful in the future for that purpose.I was hoping for all parties to be involved in all aspects but I see that may be wishful thinking.I guess its like 'I Robot' the movie..You just have to ask the right person the right question..I  hope to work with them in the future. You know I saw them as a sponsor on a you tube video? I even saved it  to a hard copy..It was a hunting video on Teal ducks.I guess conservation is more about hunting than breeding..hmm I find that a little odd.I think I will be needing a more thorough explanation of that if we will be working together in the future.They may not be who I thought they were.I will surely see and will let you know.It could be something I am not fully understanding.I am all for hunting in times of abundance..I just thought that's what ducks unlimited was about..creating abundance, not helping to hunt in times of abundance..planting grasses and creating habitat may be their purpose,but that doesn't fit my definition of conservation.I guess i will be hoping for a sit down with a representative in the future to fully understand their role so I don't get so confused.

Asking the right question? That's how it works with me, you ask the question I will give you a summary of the answer until I see how serious you are ..Then I will talk.  I love twist in the answers from the haters who ask tons of questions fast and then ask them again in another manner as if they are trying to confuse me and in reality they don't even hear the answers you give...or personal attacks..Yea I can scream louder and I can respond clearer because I SAID SO doesn't work for me.Neither does stupidity, if your that stupid I am not the first person to tell you..so don't be so surprised..Yes 2 different subjects yet connected.Life isn't one thing at a time,everything is happening at once right now..

If i can get a new job soon I will buy the ducks and quail and whatever it takes.I don't get bogged down by anyone, My boss rules the world, he will provide..I have spent so much money,its crazy..I have fought so many battles,its crazy..I am about to fight so many more with this new project,I'm excited.. I want to share my ideas with the public soon..