deck(ing)

The summer wildflowers are in full bloom all around the farm. No wonder our bees are doing so well..... queen anne's lace is in bloom, and I see the beginnings of golden rod too... the fall honey harvest will be a nice dark color I am thinking. We had to add more boxes to both hives, and I think I could have taken a frame or two of honey, but decided to wait and give them some time to get up into their new boxes.... but I'm excited about having a decent honey crop......

The spring got off to dry a spell, but the summer has been really good. We seem to get nice rain showers maybe once a week or so... never enough to "ruin" the good weather, but just that nice rain that has kept things green and growing.....

However, it hasn't helped much with the deck project..... oh... our poor deck project, that we started (dare I say) last May... and no... it's not done.... 

My Ed gets to it every chance possible, sad thing is.. those chances seem few and far between. We are busy!!!!!! and sometimes, there are other projects that are simply more important.... but, we're hoping the next couple of weekends.. and maybe some evenings, will help us get back to it and get this project done!!! I would like to have at least one or two cookouts on it before the snow flies!!!!

It's a big deck... and there's much to do... but it's so going to be worth it.....

Oh joy... looks like this little rain cloud is going to stop us again tonite....

I think I like the underneath almost as much as the top!!! We're going to have a "cement patio" (for lack of a better description) put down just outside the kennel door. That will help alot with keeping out the "dirt' and I'm hoping will also help with next winter's snow issues..... besides, it will  make a cool shady place for the doggies too....


so.... stay tuned... deck project is still in the works...