Pestilence

Had a visitor this morning while I was enjoying the early morning quiet. This lil hummer was thirsty.

The prairie is taking off. Raked and burned a month and a half ago. The queen and her workers installed in the hive last week. The nice thing about the perennial praire plants is that they are drought tolerant, which is a very good thing. #Prairie #HoneyBees #GTFO

Lookie here. A fresh hatch of Argiope aurantia. Corn nuts with eight legs. Sweet dreams. #Spiders

It’s been a hot one today and the honeybees are thirsty. I keep this birdbath full at all times because they need to keep hydrated. These are only two, of many that have flown in for a drink in the last few minutes.

Finn is not at all excited that his cousin Kat has come to visit on Caturday. I feel as if I’m caught in the middle of something and I don’t know what either of them is thinking. 😳

Morning at the lake. Bald Eagle and calling loons. Good morning! #MinnesotaStrong #LakeCountry

Looks like the bees are taking to their new home. Swirling around the hive to get their bearings. Soon they will be foraging for nectar and pollen, traveling upwards of five miles from home. But there are already a lot of flowers blooming in and around the prairie. #Honeybees #Prairie

Early morning hike in the county park on Sunday. The deer were bounding through the woods.

A few photos from my trip this past fall into the BWCA - compiled into a movie. #BWCA #MinnesotaStrong #Photography

Enveloped by night, Alone in the wilderness, Dancing in the dark. #Haiku #BWCA