an Iowa life | bees and local food
Many times I will inspect a beehive and see cells packed with orange and yellow pollen. Today I had the pleasure of witnessing a wider color range that included yellow, blue, white, and pink. Here is a look at a forager bee with pale yellow pollen on its legs (pollen…
My bathroom is finished, and now we’re finishing the kitchen. Really, we are. So while I can’t say this is an all out fiesta and I’m celebrating my new kitchen, I will say that I’m firmly NOT in siesta mode. No sleeping until this project is over. How about a mini-fiesta…
So here’s the deal. P52 is all about taking one photo a week and sharing it. The theme Darcy chose for the week is “Things that grow.” What is growing right now? My garden — I completed two plant exchanges last week. One with my scrapbooking friend Kim — plants for landscape…
I wrote about my bathroom last month. I can finally say that the project is finished. We did almost everything ourselves. The plumbing was performed by our neighbor. The lighting made it difficult to show, but the ceiling is white and the wall is light gray. I am placing this…
My oldest and I were invited to talk on the radio. We were foolin’ around, most definitely. Smiles and laughs, stories and experiences were relayed over the airwaves. As I reflect on the path we took to our radio spots, though, I realized that we could fool around because my…