Rainy Day

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/arts/music/bach-cello-dane-johansen.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage

I'll start you out this morning with a link to a neat story about taking to the road and pathways and putting in the miles. 

Seems as if everywhere I turn these days, I'm hearing about the Camino de Santiago.  One of my former students posted the link above on Facebook, directing it toward Annie.

As mentioned in other posts, Annie (note Annie's Camino Walk in my links to the right) is once again walking the Camino this year with friends and with our great-niece Justine. 

Today, I sent birthday greetings to my friend and former teaching colleague Pam who plans to do the Camino this summer, and yesterday, I met a new friend whose daughter, a Boise State student, did the Camino a couple of years ago. 

So, of course, I found the article above fascinating and inspiring.  It will be fun to see the documentary when it's available to general audiences. 

In other news, we had a rainy day yesterday, but, for the most part, with its relative warmth, the precipitation did not hinder the completion of a few projects around here, including some easy weeding and planting some tomatoes. 

The long-range weather forecast does not call for low 30s, so I figured it was safe to move the plants from the greenhouse to the garden.  

That "Shiraz" tomato came from much warmer Ephrata, Wash., and it seems to be doing quite well in North Idaho weather.  Thanks, Shiraz.  I put it out front so I can keep a close watch on its progress.

I included among today's collection a photo of the bee hives in Taylor's field.  I did not see them until yesterday but knew they had arrived the day before. 

While walking past the service berry bushes, Tuesday morning, I heard a distinct and familiar roar.  Upon closer inspection, I saw that these were honey bees buzzing through the bushes and doing their thing. 

They must have skipped bee town almost immediately and headed over our way because the hives were not in the field the day before. Always nice to have them back. 

Today Bill has already left to go do his thing at the Idaho State Forestry Contest in Careywood.  He told me that the organizing group was expecting 900 participants this year, which is definitely a record.  

I do know that several students from the Selle Valley Carden School in our neighborhood will be participating in the action today. It's always a great field trip for students this time of year, and the competition is always keen. 

Will keep this short, so you can check out the story in the link above. 

Happy Thursday.