Expanding ball

At Ms. Jodi's

December sunset

Nice 55 degree day December sunset. Great evening for a ride!

Dog Bed

New house, new bed for the puppies. In our rental house the pups were not allowed, so spent the year outside. In our new house we are going to try to move them back in part time. The kids will enjoy having them in I think. The new bed will allow them to burrow, which is what dachshunds really enjoy.

Baby girl

Fell asleep in her sister's bean bag watching the Illini game. That's my girl!

Happy Turkey Day (Thanksgiving)

House closing.

Homeowners again! Time to make this house a home. Our home. 

Bees in for the Winter

The hive needed a straw wind block, the roof got some insulation to keep warm air in better and a vent to allow moisture to escape. They also got 4lbs of emergency sugar. It's just poured on top of a newspaper, called Mountain Camp method, as condensation rises off the bees, the sugar traps it causing caking. If the bees run low on honey, they will move up to the top and eat thru the paper to get the sugar cake. I'll check on them again the next time the weather gets up around 40-50 degrees, else not really till maybe February.