The Bees Come Home Again… and Chickens Too!
The last few days have fostered a hale and hearty outlook for getting things accomplished. That’s what happens when you bring home a bunch of critters to take care of. Yesterday was a big day at Fox...
View ArticleA Drone Laying Queen
With the rain and warmer weather, this year has been good for the bees so far. My hives are really increasing their bee populations now, all except for one. When I installed the package of bees for...
View ArticleJuly Ramblings
A few days ago the chickens were hanging out in the shade with temperatures in the coop over 100 degrees. And then rain, sweet rain. And then more rain. Two days ago I began to write, “a passing...
View ArticleThankful for Goodness Around the Garden
Where has July gone already!? I’m thankful our garden and other activities are coming along nicely, and I hope our harvest keeps on coming. Or at least progressing… like my weekly battle with...
View ArticleHome and Checking on the Critters
Oh my… home again! It was a nice journey around the upper midwest, and after the Iowa State Fair we made our way to Missouri, stopping over one night near Mark Twain Lake to clean things up a bit. It...
View ArticleSeasons and Years of Change
Beautiful weather after last week’s rain, and everything is growing once again. With late summer I have the joy of allergies kicking in for a few weeks… the last Hurrah! as the grasses and goldenrod...
View ArticleSeptember Joys… and Flowers!
I have to ask. Does September seem like a really busy month to everybody? For some reason I seem to be running around in circles trying to catch up with myself. Classes and elbows trying to get...
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