Bye Bye Bees

Well, Vernon and his son came and got the bees. It only took them half an hour to get the hive all packed up and strapped into the truck - I am impressed and glad I didn't have to do it myself because it would not have been that smooth of an operation for me! So, my beekeeping days are over. It was a nice interlude while it lasted. 

I did actually accomplish something myself, today, too. I figured out which valves were the problem in my drip irrigation + swamp cooler water supply pipe tangle AND successfully replaced them (and the ancient copper tubing that was visibly twisted and clearly about to break). Everything works and doesn't drip near as bad. Quite pleased with myself.