Well, we made it through another almond pollination season! Whew was it a crazy one to boot! This season consisted of rain, mud, more rain, chains to drag us out of the mud and two dogs! Never a dull moment in this operation! Where shall I start? I’ll do my best to recap some of my favorite moments over the next couple of days so do your best to keep your britches on!
Lets start today’s topic with MUD!
Yes….this is my very merry muddy boot! Sweet muddy of Mary! It was such a rainy season this year in California that I constantly felt like I was walking around with cinder blocks on my feet!
Now I am a type of gal that has no qualms with the rain. I think its calming, smells lovely and it makes my lawn nice and green. However, I start to get a little irritated when that rain hinders my work schedule! This year the rain delayed us several days and we were unable to move all the bees into the almond orchards in a timely manner! Not to mention we ended up making a mess along the way!
Here we have Bob Bee Barker! As you can see….Bob is very concerned in this photograph! He is looking at the muddy mess in front of him and I am sure he is wondering what I, his wonderful owner, might be getting him into on this particular day!
This is just a glimpse of what Bob is watching from his comfortable and clean seat of the pickup!
This orchard was so muddy that a tractor had to pull us out! Thank goodness we unloaded the majority of the truck! Sometimes we get ourselves into these predicament and I am sure the rest of our crew appreciates me documenting it this year! YOU’RE WELCOME!
Bob Bee Barker and his accomplice Stitch continue looking, waiting, and wondering when we will get out of this mess so we can go home and eat! Just a side note…Bob LOVES to eat and he is rather upset that he is now on a strict diet! Don’t blame me Bob! Blame your vet doctor practitioner! Moving right along…
So, this rather large tractor had a hard time pulling this rather large truck. As a result of lots of team effort, muddy clothes, and a bruised sense of pride, we decided to park the trucks and let this mess dry out! THIS is where my irritation comes into play! Because we had to “call it a day” and go home we are delayed yet another day! Oh man! What can you do? Go home and eat I guess! But before we do….lets take a ride on the big green tractor!
