April - so what's new?

It's been a busy time with nine packages of bees to install

 We got a hive for Beau started down below the garden and ochard

Time to get that queen out

Into the hive

Then add about 4000 bees

I spent a little time out hiking

Well, I  found the Ice breaker

And I got to use one of the refurbished cast iron skillets

that Beau redid this past winter

Back for Some Hoops and Things

Back together for the DARE tournament

for 3

An unexpected snow

We still got some fishing in

Burn 

Beau got the cone formed

Sparkes were flying

How's it look?

Time to call it a day

Susie approved

Scilla

 Happy Easter

Leap Year 2/29/24

Getting a jump on the 24 gardening season

Soil is prepped

Watermelon radishes 

Mixed Greens and spinach 

Harvesting our winter greens

 

Leap Year 2/29/24

 

Introducing the new line up.....

24 Maverick The Big Wave

82 Custom Deluxe Dale

76 VW Bus Tsunami 

Yep only Ten miles on it.

They say drive it like you own it.

So, I did.  Right to the trout stream

Then on to the level B

I would have loved to have gone for it but I spun it around 

To the top of the world

I checked out what was left of the old barn

a couple more level B's 

 And down to the cabin then back home

January Thaw

With the prospect of some warmer weather I tapped my first ever January tap (27th)

Several full days of tapping

Digging out 

and gathering sap

Time to light up the new stove

It didn't take long to get it to a full boil

The hazards of boiling out in maples

racoons ?

maple sap pour over

ramen

Susie's scones

Ryan and Jack came down for a visit

John

Susie

And Jace