I've been dumping water, merging bog plants and adding mosquito fish to plant pool. Its hot here today. Fixed a pond wall this morning, at a granddaughter ballet recital this afternoon

Really hot now. Must water as soon as it cools off this evening. The trip went well, although my grandson was disappointed we couldn't stay and be with him afterward. He gave us only two weeks warning, so he was lucky that that many people could make it at all, but he couldn't understand. I asked him to visit me this summer and so did his other grandmother's family. Maybe that will help.

Ran the mower, torched the brushpile, came in rolling with sweat, chilling awhile. 91* today, 69% humidity. Went shopping earlier, stopped for deep fried boudain balls, yummm.
It might help, but it is never enough, chuckl.

the ongoing battle. I have a pond tomorrow, then a pond bid, then pay helper and go look at some bees, then go pick up a sewing machine set of irons for the 1893 singer

Looked like a swarm but the queen has moved inside the wall or the soffit, going back saturday

Will you be able to move them?

I don't know. Probably but not by myself. Structure is simple, it's a garage. I could hear them from inside the garage so they are probably in the soffit. Damage to soffit has to be approved by homeowner. I'd do far worse damage trying to crawl across garage attic to get to them.

Let us know what happens.

I'm taking plywood to get me across attic space and big bee vac which has long hose and flattish medium super container. and a queen clip for her ladyship. Saturday morning. If they are between brick and sheathing, no sense cutting house open. If i go in thru the attic and take phone camera and my old bee camera I can look down the wall even though my head won't fit. They are really gentle bees so worth the effort

Another round of pouring rain. We haven't needed to water yet this year.

We are supposed to get chances, but all we got was a small smatter and more skeeters. It is time for the gullywashers to be gone and just the summer storms to disappoint us

I just got a notification saying severe thunderstorm warning with 80 mph wind. R.I.P. garden. 💔

Maybe, I see the radar for up there Anne, hold on to your hat and just maybe it won't be your garden a sailing off.
Got home from dentist hurting, brought in a handful of groceries and told my daughter we needed biscuits and gravy with sausage for supper, she told me cool. The flies in the house were horrible, so I let the dogs out and picked up the flyswatter. I may be hurting, but I nailed every single fly I aimed at - usually I miss every single one. Let the dogs back in and went back to swatting flies. Next thing I know I cannot move because the dogs are huddled at my feet. I wondered if someone had been shooting, or there had been some loud noises, but had no clue why they were watching me with big sad scared eyes. So I fed them their peanut butter licks and then went back to swatting - until my daughter came home and they were under her feet as well. It finally dawned on me, I had the flyswatter in my hand killing flies, and they weren't sure what the flies had done to me, but they were being as good and clingy as they could get because mom had a swatter. I hung up a sticky strip and caught a fly in the first 2 minutes. My dogs are bona fide morons.

Huge gust of wind did some damage: a young dead pie fell over, my German Queen fell over, Peach Blow fell over, a couple of bent tomato limbs, pots blew and a piece of the unsightly rabbit barrier part of the backyard fence blew off. Power went off late evening and stayed off all night. Didn't come on until after 10 this morning. I went out and stood up plants, tied up plants, brought potted plants from inside storage building, and dusted plants. I need to move the orb weaver living in Nicky, that may be one of my grandbaby spiders.

Something is eating my very green persimmons. Last year the birds got them as soon as they showed some color. Earlier this year the dogs were pulling them off the tree and eating them, so I put up a fence. Now something is eating them off the top of the tree - no culprit spotted so far.

I got a few sprinkles, Arlington got big rain and ping pong ball size hail. No rain today I need to water pots

Arlington tends to draw the hail I noticed when I lived there. I went to the Berry Farm this morning and brought home squash and blackberries and a few cukes. Still waiting on mine to get it in gear, but more cherry tomatoes are ripening. So humid outside, but I need to go stain a post and by the time I am done, I will be back in to cool down. The 2 teeth that the dentist yanked out of my upper jaw are still sore, ummm, well, the gums are from the shots. Can't say the teeth are feeling anything. Still have stitches in them as well. I need to go to California, daddy wants me up there, it means the garden will die probably, but I need to go.

kittriana said: I need to go to California, daddy wants me up there, it means the garden will die probably, but I need to go.

You are a good daughter...have a safe trip!

Not gone yet, think I will take a short trip before fathers day, and then go back when summer hits - it will allow the dentist to give me a break.

Hot and humid outside. Got all clammy just from putting all the critter traps out. Here's hoping I get something!