How Many Days Does It Take to get a Farmer's Tan?

Turns out, just one. That's right, ladies and gentlemen. As of May 7th I am sporting a farmer's tan. Truth be told it's a farmer's burn. Not a bad burn, but it's definitely radiating some heat. I have now stocked up on sunblock and cooling aloe. Now I'm ready for the sun.

Today I checked in with my bees. I had to open the hive two different times and I never got stung. Plus I did it without smoking them or wearing my beesuit! That's right, I'm that brave. Actually lazy is more the word for it. I didn't feel like going home and getting the suit, putting on the suit, putting my shoes back on and then having to reverse the whole process. It's just so taxing.

Things are going along in the hive. The queen is out of her little cage and they were hungry for more sugar water. So I gave them more to eat and moved the hive a little higher to put it out of mouse range. I ended up lifting the hive with the top open so my face was a mere 5 inches away from a clump of bees for a bit. I have to admit I was a little apprehensive of the situation. Everything went fine though. I love my bees. :)

Here's another lesson learned: never trust a weatherman. We were supposed to get thunderstorms throughout the day. well . . . today was a gift of sunshine, warmth, and that means I had a busy day. I got a slow start since I'm recovering from the past two long days. We've been working hard since we thought we'd only get a one and a half day window without rain. It did rain a little yesterday but not much. I ditzed around for an hour and a half. It kind of looked like it would rain but then it cleared and I slowly woke up and back out in the fields. There was a nice green carpet of weeds in the rows i had already planted and seeded so that was the chore for the day. Then I got on the tractor and did some much needed mowing. I could almost bale some hay with the clippings! Things are looking great now. Tomorrow's big chore; setting up irrigation. did you know I'm becoming a plumber of sorts? My dad's coming up this weekend for my next mechanics lesson on my riding mower/tiller. I'm learning all kinds of new skills.