Beekeeping by the wussy watcher

Dad and Lee checking up on all "the girls"

Sorry I am such a good blogger that you will need to read this post backwards.
Home sweet home...... dad now has 4 hives in the backyard and two in Smithfield
It sounded like gallons of sand being poured into the box
Dad and Lee getting ready to pull the bees out of the tree
This is their new home - waiting for occupancy
I think I am pretty brave to go take this photo without a bee suit!


Three days ago I was watering the flowers under the apple tree. I was wondering why there were so many bees buzzing around because the blossoms were gone and the tree is all leafed out.... I casually looked up over my head, and YIKES!!!! this is what I saw; a huge (to me) swarm of bees. I ran in the house and shut all the doors and called my favorite beekeeper. I am including all these photos of the tree, so you can see the dark bowling ball sized swarm in the apple tree.

THE LUCKIEST GRANDMA

This is what we woke up to this morning - April 6...... Happy Spring?
These are my Easter flowers
I know this is really late to post - but this little nugget was just too sweet to keep to myself. You all know that I spent the month of February being a grandma - to my delight! I was sleeping in Abby's basement the first night after I arrived on the train. Early in the morning - still black dark - this sweet little boy came and climbed in bed with me. Henry knows how to snuggle too. He whispered to me..... " you are the luckiest grandma"

Oh Henry... I agree, I agree!

granola and a cute boy who came to visit

The two Gordo's at the Logan bakery starting to mix the secret recipe
Belen was a connoisseur of the finished product and entertainment for the staff

It was a very good year for the Wood granola
Who might you ask is this....... person? And how did he get this cute girl to cut his m0p?
I know you have all wanted a mullet at some time in your life. This only lived for a short moment..... thank goodness
I sure do like this guy - but really no more than before the transformation - it just shows how dangerously handsome he can be.....