Thursday, October 25, 2012

Busy or Lazy

It has been ages since I have written anything. No real reason but...............
I have accomplished a few tasks on the "to do list".  Every year or so the front door needs a repainting.  This year both the front and back doors are sporting a different color.  The paint went from a dark red to a orangeish brick color.  I like it even if it was not the exact color I was wanting.  We took out the overgrown evergreen bush by the front door and replaced it with a burning bush.  I love the color in the fall look.  As almost all our bushes seem to grow well we went with a smaller planting. 

We did something we should have done a long time ago and planted an apple tree.
We are looking forward to someday having some Honey Crisp apples to harvest.
 
One of our trees out front got sun scald and fell over this spring.  It was replaced with this lovely red Autumn Blaze Maple.  We planted a tree for each of our grand kids.  Kelsey's and Sage's trees have done well but this is the second we planted for Sam.  Hannah's tree has been replaced 6 times.  Her tree is now doing well.  This last time we planted a slender oak.  It is three years old so we are hopeful it grows and thrives for many years. 
 
I enjoyed watching Hannah run cross country this season.  She usually placed third on her team.  Running to keep in shape is her main goal.  Soccer is the sport she loves the most.
 
One weekend when Kelsey was home from college she harvested the honey from the hive.  This year it looks like she will have around 100 pounds.  Last year was about half that so we think the bee hive is a success.  She did get rid of her chickens before she went off to school.  No one wanted the responsibility and the egg production had dropped off to the point of needing new hens.  I miss the fresh eggs but not cleaning them. 

7 comments:

Millie said...

Life looks just fine in Iowa dear Bec. Love your Honey Bee girl!
Meg xx

Content in a Cottage said...

Your daughter looks like a real Bee Keeper. My grandfather kept bees too. I loved chewing on the comb.
xo, Rosemary

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pve design said...

Sometimes, I have to tell myself that lazy is just fine but then I hear this little voice that keeps me busy so I know of which you speak.
Love seeing all the busy bees in your corner.
pve

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