Beltane Waxing Dyan Moon
A second cold wet day reminds me of the time I just spent on Hilton Head Island. Why travel if I can experience a southern coastal climate right here in Minnesota?
The cold weather and drizzle today made working outside unattractive, not impossible, but I didn’t get out there.
Mark Nordeen intended to come over to check on the hive this morning, see if we need to put a third hive box on the two we have now. He called and said bees don’t leave the hive when it’s cool and wet; they resent intrusion then so the better idea is to wait until the weather warms. We settled on early Thursday.
This afternoon Melina, Taylor and Chaska Helgeson had a big graduation party with asian themed food and rapping by Nerve, aka Taylor Helgeson. There were a number of people there, though few I knew. Sarah and Paul Strickland were the only guests I recognized except for Stefan’s dad.
The noise and the mix of people made hearing difficult so I eased away after about an hour.
We spoke with Jon and Jen on Skype tonight. Ruthie got an owie at a birthday party. Gabe had an elbow bleed and required three doses of factor. He has small veins so it took a lot of needle sticks. It sound painful and frustrating. Herschel, who has hemangiosarcoma, is home from the hospital and feeling pretty good. He has three months as a prognosis. Sad.
That’s about it. A quiet Sunday.
