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Dendrochronology
Posted May 22nd, 2012, 8:04 am by karlBox of Bees!
Posted May 14th, 2012, 2:28 pm by karlReal estate in our neighborhood is pretty hot right now, at least for the bees. There are at least three separate swarms in our neighborhood today. This particular hive, on their way to a new home, decided to swarm on one of our crabapple trees today. That would be the crabapple tree that is 10 feet away from our playground, conveniently. At least they decided to do this during school hours.
The local beekeeper came out and managed to brush many of the bees (including the queen, apparently) into a box, and the rest followed.
Box-o-bees. Would also make a lovely Christmas present.
2 Years Later
Posted June 4th, 2011, 11:29 am by karl2 years ago today, I posted a 360 degree panorama movie of our back yard. Today I created an updated panorama for comparison. It’s amazing how much everything has grown in 2 years.
June 4, 2011
Please ignore that the grass needs to be mowed. We’re just happy it is so much healthier than it was 2 years ago. The beds are finally filling in, and the trees are maturing nicely. Many of the trees and shrubs seem to be twice as big as they were in 2009.
June 4, 2009
I had just installed the playground back then, and hadn’t finished the mulch or edging around it.
Here also is the full 2011 panorama as a single image. Click for a larger version.
