It’s been 10 days since I last wrote and I’m feeling rough. Having my friend stay for five days was exhausting. Early on the podcast I read a Ben Franklin quote from Poor Richards Almanac that “fish and visitors stink after three days.” I love the guy, but the older I get the more setContinue reading “11 July 2024”
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10 May 2024
Another satisfying week, for the first time since I’ve moved here over two months ago I’ve finally mowed all of the grass on my property. The grass on the West side gets covered in shade by the tree line leaving it to grow slower. The bees are also on the West side making it theContinue reading “10 May 2024”
7 May 2024
Today was still mostly spent resting, I had some coughing fits last night that kept my wife awake and I’d like to knock this thing out completely. Yesterday I got some smaller tasks done that had been waiting awhile and the longer a task sits undone the harder it becomes to start. Our bathroom didn’tContinue reading “7 May 2024”
25 April 2024
The animal friend in today’s photo is a pretty moth I met on the same porch my bird friend hangs out on. The moth was willing to let me take some up close photos which is great since there is a lot of detail on it’s body. My report on yesterday was so-so, the beesContinue reading “25 April 2024”
23 April 2024
On my regular walks with the dog I spotted something in the distance, a shiny black and I know from painting that black is not a color normally seen in nature. There was a sizable snake sitting on a vining branch. I took a photo and on the right side can be seen the greenContinue reading “23 April 2024”
17 April 2024
My bees are doing well, at least they seem healthy and active. The photo I posted shows that they’re growing sideways, the black frames are for them to build their honeycombs on, but they want to BE independent. This was the third times I’ve interacted with the bees and it’s still an unsettling endeavor, IContinue reading “17 April 2024”
11 April 2024
At the end of the day yesterday my giant green thuja trees were delivered, I had already picked the baby up from daycare and would have to put her to work in the fields. The trees are small for now, but this time next year they could possibly be taller than my peach trees theyContinue reading “11 April 2024”
8 April 2024
Another good weekend, our first normal weekend at the new house as my wife has been away doing new job training until now. The bees are off and running, on Saturday I dumped three pounds of bees into the hive and they’ve been looking good. Once I’m done here I’m going to release the queenContinue reading “8 April 2024”
5 April 2024
This morning I had a missed call from the post office, they had received my bees and I went down to pick them up. I’m happy to get them sooner than later even if I had to adjust on the fly, holding the baby in one arm while picking up a package of bees. SurprisinglyContinue reading “5 April 2024”
13 March 2024
A fairly uneventful morning on the farm today, I decided to slow things down and get some rest. Of course there’s no rest with a toddler, but I can at least minimize my extra curriculars to get me through the week. On Thursday I’ll have to record the podcast and Friday I need to getContinue reading “13 March 2024”
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