Monday, July 31, 2017

Back In the Wild Outdoors of Stone's Throw

I posted a picture of my bees festooning on the 365 Project tonight, and I took the picture while holding the frame of bees in one hand and my iPhone in the other. About five minutes after I took it the spouse came out to check on me and took the pic at right. This is my current bee garb. Even first thing in the morning it's 90 degrees out there (at least at MY first thing in the morning), and there is no way I am shoving my hot-flashing menopausal frame into that big white marshmallow suit! I did get a bee down my dress and up my leg today, but I calmly moved them along and I managed to get through inspection and feeding on all six hives without getting stung! Even as lightly as I was dressed I still had issues with the heat, but I made it.

In between the errands and the administrivia that made up today, I also managed to squeeze in 20 minutes out by the pond. I added 33 new fish today--three medium/small koi and the rest were little comet goldfish, 19¢-35¢ each--and after I put them in I just sat on the upper edge in the shade by one of the waterfalls and just watched the fish and the frogs. It was so peaceful and wonderful--even though it was over 100ยบ out there. While I was at the pet store (I went for dog food and got dog food and the fish) I saw they had turtles with a 5-6" diameter shell, and I was really tempted. But the big fish will already eat the little fish, the frogs eat the fish and the fish eat the frogs (at least I suppose they all eat each other based on size) so the last thing I need to do is introduce something else to eat the fish AND the frogs. But turtles are so cool...

4 comments:

Bill said...

You need umbrella tables and chairs out there, and maybe a few fans. That'll help!

ellen abbott said...

you should definitely get a turtle. we have a red ear slider that is about 26 or 27 years old, brought home by my son when she was about the size of a 50¢ piece. Turtles are mostly vegetarian, are vegetarian once they they are adults. I feed mine a variety of fruit and plant matter and now and then turtle sticks to make sure she is getting all her nutrients. she's not in a pond but in a 600 gallon stock tank.

I discovered a bee hive on/in the walls of my absent neighbor's house the other day. I do know a bee keeper and another person who knows a different bee keeper so I might pass on the info.

Brenda Griffith said...

Ellen, thanks for the info on the turtle! I knew snappers ate fish and I just assumed the red sliders would too. Glad to hear they're more veg and will eat turtle sticks!

Bill said...

Are turtle sticks made from very fresh turtle?