Today was a scorcher! I slipped outside at lunch for a quick walk, and before I knew it, I had a bead of sweat went rolling down my forehead. I’m not sure about the “official” high-temperature, but the heat is on, and here’s how I know!
That’s right, the trusty Subaru said it was 102°F as I drove through Newberg on my way home. How about that for July 1st!?
The blackberries are blooming and the bees have been busy! It’s a good thing too, we’ve been pretty busy ourselves and haven’t been able to get into the hives as often as we did in the spring. I think we’re also starting to get the hang of this whole “bee keeping” thing and so we’re not as over-protective as we were at the beginning. When you begin to understand that it’s not about any one bee, but instead about the total organism of the hive, you trust that they know how to keep themselves going with very little human intervention.
The weather was great last week, so we figured it was time to check in on Noir (the left hive) and Gris (the right hive). From outside of the hives things look good! The bees are always on a mission and the crowding at the entrance was starting to get a little crazy, think “clouds of bees” waiting to get in, so we removed the excluder and now the bees can come and go all along the bottom entrance as oppose to just one three inch slot.
Near the end of last summer we discovered Ray’s Produce stand located on the corner of OR99W and Highway 240 at the west end of Newberg. Ray’s has a tremendous variety of fresh fruits and vegetables with some of the best prices in town. We typically go to the grocery store and on our way home stop at Ray’s to buy all the produce we need for the week.
I am such a proud Vanderbilt alumni! As a former Vandy athlete I will tell you that winning a National Championship is the ultimate prize that you grind toward all year long. Early morning lifts in the weight room, afternoon practice, late nights studying…all of that work pays off in one way or another. We’ve come close a few times, but watching our baseball team get it done tonight and win a National Championship is something I will always remember! The fight of a team. together. to the end. #AnchorDown #CWS #VandyBoys
