Friday Smiles 526: Neighborhood Clean up

 

It's Friday, which means it's time to join Friday Smiles, hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time).  I will not be able to join next Friday because I will be performing my co-administrative duties at Art Journal Journey where I, and the other admins. welcome a new host on the first of every month.

Let's visit Annie and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.  I thought I would share the last of my garage clean up photos, even though most females aren't as enamored by tools as I am.

I realize I was supposed to be cleaning this place, but I needed to cut a piece of wood at a 45 degree angle for my neighbor.  Saved him using his hand saw.  And I would much prefer to play with my power tools than clean and organize (wouldn't we all?)

I was tempted to use my air compressor to clean up the excess sawdust, but realized it would make an even bigger mess if I did.

Speaking of my air compressor, these are the tools I use with it.  They are scattered among the long clamps.  I didn't take time to make this wall neat because I can find anything I need when I fire up the compressor.  Note I have stored some long boards back there because I have nowhere else to store them.  I may take them to the shed later, or I may cut them up to make little houses.

No matter how many times I try, I can never seem to keep my packages of sandpaper looking neat.  That second shelf is always a mess.  Automotive wax, deicer, and cleaning supplies are on the top shelf and the third and bottom shelves hold items like extra antifreeze, motor oil, transmission fluid, etc.   Looks like I've thrown some car wax on the third shelf, too!

My skill saw is starting to scare me. It needs a better, stronger holder.

Much better.  Not only is it important to treat your power tools with respect when you use them,

you need to treat them with respect when you store them, too.

I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to get this corner in focus, when I really should have been sweeping that area!

Sweeping the concrete was easier than sweeping that piece of carpet, but I tried.

The wall that holds the door to the garage houses my starter fluid for my smoker and the attachments I can add to my outdoor hose.  There are also baskets of sprayers for Neem, as well as rose fertilizer and other fertilizers.  These are all things that will be used outside, except for my old school house pencil sharpener.  Sorry it's fuzzy.  Didn't realize how bad the photo was or I would have taken it again.

I was running out of time when I got to this wall.  I keep plumbing supplies in the cabinet you can barely see under the flowers.  I keep electrical in the cabinet below it, which you can't see in this photo.  What you can see are all my pots for potting seeds, etc.           

All I had time to do was take a few photos

of where I keep my paint rollers, screw drivers, ratchets, socket wrenches, punches,

metric wrenches, wire strippers/cutters, extra electrical wiring,

 

 

and various wood and drill bits.

This is my rather small work bench.  I use the ash tray to sort and corral errant screws, nuts, beads, etc.  Don't you just love the can on which I painted and drew tools (NOT)?

Now to show the fruits of my labors.

Or should I say trash of my labors.  Those cardboard boxes were filled with trash, too.

I was completely finished and ready to take the trash to the curb when the rain came.  The downpour that lasted over two hours.

I didn't take my camera to the clean up, but I was delighted to see when I got home that all my bags had been picked up.  Other than hurting my back, even though I lifted using my knees, the clean up went well.  You can see my surprise lilies (aka Naked Ladies) are nearly gone.  I forgot to take any photos of them in full bloom.

For those of you who are requesting the sun, we are and have been under an extreme heat warning until Sunday.  Temps expected to exceed 110 to 115 F (43.3 to 46.1 C) and that doesn't include the heat index, which could top 120 F (48.89 C)

Now a few funnies:

 

 

 

 I am sure that most of you will not care about my garage, but I put it out there, if for no other reason, than my own benefit. Thanks for dropping by today.  Enjoy your weekend. PLEASE visit Annie and don't forget to start your weekend with a smile.  And if you live in the midwest in the USA, stay inside, turn on your AC, and drink lots of fluids, please.