Bustin’ Out All Over

  

June is . . . . . .

I have spent the past 10 days working outside . . . . in the extreme heat . . . . lifting heavy plants, digging in the clay we call dirt, carrying heavy bags of garden soil, and fun stuff like that.  I’m pretty sure I get an “ATTA GIRL”. 

You’d think I’d lose weight.  I mean – all that stuff – lifting, digging, etc – is exercise, right?  Add in the sweating and – lose weight – right?  No.

I am pleased though.  The yard is officially done for summer. 

The herb garden looks nice – all is growing well.  I have herbs out the wing-wang.  I may have made a bit of a judgement error though.  I planted sunflowers this year.  In the herb garden.  On purpose.  It’s been many years since I planted sunflowers so I think I forgot how big they get.  Really big – like 10 feet tall big.

But, they are pretty and, oddly enough, are shading the herbs (good when our temps are reaching 100° - in JUNE). 

I swore, when I moved here, I was not going to have many, many flower beds.  So, instead, with the exception of the herb garden, I’ve sprinkled planters around the yard.

Yes, yes – that is a child’s wading pool.  BUT is cost me $7 and a planter that size would be $75.      (put Ato – po tot o). 

In one planter (do not burst my bubble - planter) I’ve planted daylilies.  This is a new one – pretty, yes?

Saturday I had my third Earth Lab at Hesed House of Wharton (our community outreach program).  It was on Beekeeping and our speaker,

Ed, gave us a lot of information about bees.  For instance – at least here in TX, in some instances, bees are considered livestock and the owner can apply for an ag exemption.  Who knew you could “wrangle” bees?  Other things we learned – there’s a difference between a hive, a swarm, and a colony.  Also, like any livestock, hive bees do occasionally require “hands-on” attention if there are pests, predators, and diseases.  You can buy queen bee pheromones, which can help control the hive.  And, if you walk outside and see this –

hanging on your fence or house, you probably want to call an expert to come and rehome them (not pest control, instead look for local beekeepers).

I think the rest of my summer will be spent coddiwompling around stopping at fun places like the grocery store, post office, or bank.  Ah yes, exciting life here in big W.

One more thing, completely unrelated to anything else and because it made me cringe and laugh at the same time.

 

6 Jun 2022