Weather

Junior

The green froglet from last year is hanging out.

Apiary Day 49

In the Garden

The sour cherry tree.
The robin has a nest in it and keeps fussing at me. But pie is on the horizon. And Cherry Bounce, cherries soaked in vodka for a year. It's good for your joints. Uh-huh.

Fanning the Hive

And a Word From the Offspring

Tom's working hard...

49th State Brewing Company mixes education and beer during solstice week - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Food

Roses with Honeysuckle

Mike

Jo called Tuesday to say that a longtime family friend, Mike (on the guitar), had been killed in a car accident early Tuesday morning.  Death does come unexpectedly.  Sometimes we get harsh reminders.  My heart is with his parents, who will bury him on Saturday.  I hope that they will be able to say good-bye and find a way to reinvent themselves, to move through this and on.

Summer Lovin'

The crazy frog in my backyard pond convinced a woman to move in, despite the three-dog situation. That guy must have it going on.

Summertime