My, oh, my! I’ve a couple of videos for you… but I didn’t come in here soon enough to accomplish that! After fussing and researching, I decided, once the sun was out and it was a balmy 45˚, to go ahead and break into my new hive and see the conditions. I had worried that…
Author: Carol
Lovely Day
On this Valentine’s Day… I hope you shared your love with someone! Thanks to our patrons at the Ten Sleep Library, we had a LOVELY day!
Bee Adventurous Again
My first bee sting. She didn’t get me very good, so it wasn’t much… and, yes, I deserved it. Don’t Put Your Fingers Where You Can’t See, one of the cardinal rules of beekeeping… oops. Let me tell you the story of this Bee Attempt. I saw on craigslist a successful top bar hive was…
Wordless Wednesday – “Moonlight”
3/4 moon light on snow…
Knock on Wood
We didn’t get back home until after dark. While the morning started cold, below zero in various spots as we drove along for 3 hours, by the time we arrived in Riverton, the day had finally warmed up, and it actually was 41˚. 41˚! Wow. Somehow that camera of mine forgot to get out of…
Patience
In preparation for tomorrow… I turned this: Into this: Which took some prying because I hadn’t realized the tires were frozen to the ground inside the shed! Then I also realized, the door was frozen down and couldn’t be opened any wider. Well, THAT sure wasn’t going to work. This will have to: But, you…
Wildlife Meditation
Well, football’s over… Vernon was gone snowmobiling… I’d cleaned and crafted and was ready for *something different* for my Sunday afternoon. aha! Grabbed cameras and dogs and we went for a drive. What? What’s that? Oh, yes, those pesky elk that have been hanging on the highway… Highly dangerous, especially at night, this herd has…
Questions and Answers – February 2014 Edition
It’s snowing again… another four or five inches and more coming down… at least it’s warmer! Let’s do this! Marilyn: Going back to my question of a couple days ago, I am wondering what kinds of gear is “standard” when you are spending a whole day “in the saddle” – thanks! Hmmm. A little variation…
Icicle
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Magic Colors of Morning
The magic colors of morning. Pastels paint with wide strokes, the mountaintops in sunlit pink, the valley fog a grey soft sigh, the fresh snow a blistering cold purple hue, hints of baby blue in the east. The Canada geese tuck beak under wing. The frosting on cedars. The squeak of snow underfoot. Black cows…
MUCHMUCH
It’s -16 out there. Nothing like a good chill in the air to keep you inside working on unfinished projects! Still unfinished… but progressing enough you need to see the update! When I was first thinking about moving into this house, I took photos of everything… the other people were in the process of moving…