Honey bees in bloom

We were walking back to the back 40 acres to see where a possible

bridge over the beaver creek is going --- and saw multiple little honey bees! yea, we've had reports populations in this area were fading and there were issues with keeping them. I'm glad to see them busily buzzing. It seems as if the beaver population has removed itself to the actual river for now. Hoping to keep their efforts at making all 80 acres one large pond to a minimum while giving them space. Balanceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

We've got a new sub contractor for the steel portion of the barnouse --- who is also late and usually doesn't show up. (what is with subs really? do they not schedule anything? get drunk and forget? simply don't care?) who knows. he did part, wanted a check, didn't show up and has not called back yet (no we pay at completion we have learned this much) he's not as late as the first sub who took it on and then put it off for 2 months he's only 2 weeks late. but it's a very small portion of the structure. Unfortunately as small as it is? can't go w/o it! to any of the other projects. steel supports have to be first.

The materials are going well, hubby has purchased reclaimed almost all the way around at auctions over the last 2 years. (habitat for humanity resale shops are fantastic as are any local farm auctions). we'll see how they fit together!

Walk out more of the foundation

The dog helps out. Cardboard cutouts for the pantry and utility room. Measuring to make sure before the steel goes up - assuming the rain stops, and we don't move an ark in just in case.

A green doggie summer

The doggie eats his greens.

Laying out where, how and really

Walking out the cardboard sinks, stoves, cabinets and kitchen island to see how space will look "really". (the dog helped staking out his room)

It Is Raining Yet Again

Yes it's raining. No ---- no construction work is being performed. Again, the rain is making the fields green and the weather not hot. but it's raining. No steel is going up. It's lying on the ground. Dirt work on a pond cannot be done. did I mention it's raining? Again? At least we're not flooding. The flowers love it, the grass loves it. Only construction attempts suck.

Last spring dog story

Touring the countryside last spring we saw a very rare sight, the verdigris spotted butt kibble biter. Look closely across the water.
He was hunting the countryside with his faithful sidekick red bearded butt licker dog.
They made a wrong turn and ran into the dreaded mud pit of destruction left to swallow unknowing dogs by the growling, spitting machine of doom. Poor spotted butt valiantly tried to get away by jumping the yawning canyon of rushing mud, only to fall into the quick sand and have to fight his way to safety.

(I might add here that i would have gotten this on video except i started screeching and throwing joel into the ditch to make him pull happyfurball out of the ditch - happy thought he could high jump over the pit, 10 feet. he overestimated his own weight vs velocity) One 120 lb american bulldog does not cross wide open ditches by jumping. Something about the laws of gravity.

Both furr knights made it safely thru human mess of mud and machine. they are plotting paybacks and their next action adventure in the land of the deer and coyotes

Upside of too much rain

Well --- one plus is flowers. wild flowers, wild vines wild trumpet vintes etc. the fields look beee-u-ti-ful:) and the metal for the barn/house is still lying there waiting for catch up.

and yes we will be catching part of the recent hurricane rain fall moving inland so prob putting up steel this week won't happen. And then the contractors will be behind with other projects, and we will be in hold pattern.