July 8, 2012 birds and bees and prairie — and Bob’s airplane

Starting to get crowded in there

Bees are doing better — they were hanging outside the hive in the incredible heat — must be hotter than hell in there — they look more normal today

bergamot and fragrant hysop in bloom

Echinacea – aka purple coneflower

Bob says, “It flies on Tuesday.” He pulled the Coachman out of the woods — Oshkosh is two weeks away — and brought the engine out of the basement. Son Bob put it together in Las Vegas with some of his buddies.