Although today is technically a holiday here, Terry and I will be doing what the day calls for—Laboring. 🙂
My little hummers are becoming less and less at the feeders, although I see many of the little juveniles feeding on the flowers throughout my yard.
The honey bees are having a great time at the honey bar…I do feel a little concerned they are not out gathering pollen but hanging out at these feeders. I hope it doesn’t cause a problem at the hive later on this winter. 😦 😦
If I don’t feed them they want to swarm the Hummingbird feeders so I guess it is six of one thing or 1/2 a dozen of another. Sure is perplexing.
I caught this little moth having a great time in the petunias…yes, I am one of those that adores petunias. I love their colors and the heavy rich scent that fills the air.
The rains are being really nice and staying away. But they are still here and moving all around us. I loved seeing the sunset on the rain chuts last night.
Well, off to do the many things for the day. Terry will be cutting the old hay field, then he has to remove all the bean pulling equipment, and move the bean combine up to the shop to get it ready for the harvest (hopefully by Friday).
As for myself I have the lawn, the hedge, the many, many weeds to take care of and canning, plus all the other chores that keep a house and yard going.
Best wishes for a perfect Labor Day,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
gorgeous skies! glad the rains are cooperating with your schedule (so far, anyway!) sweet sphinx moth, too.
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I’m not a bee keeper, but it’s my understanding that bees can really benefit from sugar water this time of year. They’ve already done their job with pollen and now they need to store some fast food.
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I wonder if the rest of the hive knows where these guys get their sugar the easy way. Bees on the dole. hehe
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No paid Holiday for farmers huh? Ever. But especially this time of year! It is beautiful there…I am glad the rain is staying in the distance (and creating beautiful skies for you). The bees look happy…and as you say, they’d be eating the hummers food otherwise, so it must be good for them what you’re doing.
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Have a blessed day! ♥
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I know nothing of bees except they sting. Your sky is beautiful! I hope the bean harvest goes okay! 🙂
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Oh yes linda – life on a farm is never done – nor is it ever dull though.
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Lots to do on Labor Day! I hope the weather continues to cooperate. I think your bees are just feeling fancy: eating out every day rather than cooking at home.
I’m with you on petunias. I’ve never grown them myself, and I didn’t know they had a scent, but I love the way they spill out of containers. When I volunteered at a botanical garden many years ago, the landscapers interspersed petunias with coreopsis in a raised bed. With the support of the coreopsis the petunias grew upright!
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We spent the day trying to mow and rake our back yard from three weeks of growth with rain every day but one. While we were in Germany our neighbor mowed the front but the back just growed. It is mowed and raked but now needs mowed again, weeds need pulled, we will get it done before the first frost I think.
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Beautiful – love the sunset on the distant storms…
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