Triskaidekaphobia Day

[lazy shooter]

The first picture is of three hives of bees that I drove 470 miles roundtrip to bring home today.  They are 10 frames boxes with eight to nine frames of brood and honey with a laying queen.  These hive have been together since mid April.  There was a good brood pattern in all three hives.  They are Buckfast bees from Rweaver apiaries near Navasota, Texas.  They have kept bees since 1890.

The second picture is of our local high school softball team.  I just wanted all of you to see what West Texas gals look like. 

The third picture of my back yard and how I continue to try and please my bride.  This yard was a mess last summer, and the pool wasn't there.

lazy

[Jen]

Hey Lazy, did you give your wife a pool boy to go with that pool? 

[lazy shooter]

I would be willing to hire a young flat bellied guy, but she is a cheap date and wants the old 77 year old pool BOY.  Make that a pool SUPER SENIOR. 

[apisbees]

Nice reply Jen and response Lazy Very nice looking back yard. and what a lovely pool I like the little touches like the Texas star in the chair backs and the seat with the harts in the ends. At first it looked to be a super till I clicker and enlarged the picture.
"I just wanted all of you to see what West Texas gals look like." So when you first met your bride to be, which gal did she most look like? I married a flaming red head so my high school gal is not represented.

[Bakersdozen]

Great pictures, lazy!  I will be interested in hearing how your Buckfast bees do.
Do you still have those hot bees?

[lazy shooter]

@apis:






Apis, here is the cute gal I married some 56 years back.

@Baker:

Yep, I still have the hot bees.  Our weather has been to stormy to work them.  I need a couple of days of nice warm sunshine.  We live in an arid area, but we have been in a very wet, stormy period of time for the past two or three weeks.  It has been like the "anti drought."  The buckfast bees are good honey producers and are somewhat mite "resistant."  This family has kept bees since 1890.  Their great grandfather was given some hives for his wedding, and the family has passed them from father to son four times.

[lazy shooter]

On the pictures above:

The top picture was taken at the Fort Worth Stock Show rodeo, and the next sideways picture was taken when she was panning for gold in Skagway, Alaska.

[tedh]

Lazy shooter,  when I saw the sideways picture I thought, she's panning for gold!  Then I thought, no, she must be washing dishes.  You're a lucky man!  Ted

[Lburou]

Lazy and his wife are both delightful people.  And, I'm not surprised to see that their tree is smiling too.  It takes a lot to make a tree smile like that. 

[kebee]

 Had to go back on the smileing  tree than I saw it, sun was just right.

Ken

[riverbee]

awesome photos lazy!  thank you for sharing these!  the pictures of your wife are so cool!  thank you for sharing!!!

[lazy shooter]

@riverbee:

Thanks for rotating the second picture of my bride.  She will be 75 years old next month and still works full time as a superintendent of schools.  She is like the energizer bunny, she just keeps on going.  I refer to her as my bride or as my partner.  She has performed well as both, and I realize I am sometimes a bitch to live with.

 

[riverbee]

you are welcome lazy, your wife is really very young looking and very beautiful!  dang, i hope i look as good as she does at 75!  very cool lazy!  had to laugh though about what you said......" I realize I am sometimes a bitch to live with."

lol! do tell!...........

[Les]

What a beautiful bride you have there Lazy!  Love the stone patio and pool. 

[Dunkel]

Les I was wondering if there was going to be a thirteenth reply.  Good Luck

[lazy shooter]

Les:

I too like rocks on the patio.  That's good, as we have lots of rocky land in Texas.  My ranch has two old, overgrown fields that has rock fences around the perimeter.  Both fields are about 20 acres, that would make the perimeter a length of approximately 1,900 linear feet.  The fence is about three feet high.  The rocks that comprise the fence came out of the field.  A family of pioneers carried the rocks to the edge of the field and someone had enough ability to stack them into a fence.  The fence is probably 100 or more years old and most of it has fallen over.  Still, when I drive by this fence I can only imagine a family carrying that many rocks to build a fence.  In pioneer times they called it "pickin rocks."