Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Bees are B-U-Z-Z-I-N-G!

The weather has been beautiful lately, allowing us to get a lot of work done around the homestead.  We have been cleaning up trash, burning debris, splitting wood, and re-working the pig pen.  Since warmer weather is looming, we desperately needed some sort of shade for the pigs.  If Fern (female) does not have any piglets by May, we plan on butchering her.  She is already 14 months old, and should have had some by now.  It's not because Wilbur is not trying, she just does not appear cooperative.

PS#1 and #2 recently celebrated their birthdays.  #1 is 24 and #2 turned 4.  We had a birthday party for #2 and many friends, church family and family attended.  It was so much fun.  We had water guns, water balloons, a moon bounce, and we played kick ball (even the adults).  I was very sore the next day, after sliding into first base, and tripping over the person guarding the base.  We both ended up rolling in the stickers.

Seed sorting and garden planning continues.  I am trying to be smart and wait until the end of February when the threat of freeze will be gone.  It is hard though, I want to get out there and PLANT!

The Huisache trees are in bloom, and the loud of drone of honeybees can be heard while we work outside.  I am praying that PH use of the table saw, and other tools does not spark any Africanized variety to attack.  I am always happy to see the honeybees, but do worry about the danger of the Africanized ones, because you do not know until it is too late, which ones they are.  With the activity going on, there is sure to be a swarm again this year.  That many, and out so early on the flowers, they are hungry, and there are probably a lot of them needing a home.


PH has been adding the cedar 1 X 6 boards inside the house for the wall paneling.  Looks nice!



We will be hosting a First Aid class in February that will focus on field dressing, caring for snake bite, gun shot wounds, breaks and other serious trauma.  My wonderful nephew (who was an Army medic) will be teaching the class.  He has turned out to be a good boy (man) :)

Have a good week, and keep on going.  Never give up.

1 comment:

  1. Happy Belated Birthday to PS1 & 2!

    I love the cedar walls PH is putting up in your beautiful new home. The fresh smell of cedar is just so relaxing.

    The weather has been so crazy, it's really hard not to want to go out and plant in the garden.


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