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The students in Problems You Have Never Solved Before started working on their concrete canoes before having to duck inside from the rain on Thursday, July 9. (Photo by Emilie Milcarek)
The students in Problems You Have Never Solved Before started working on their concrete canoes before having to duck inside from the rain on Thursday, July 9. (Photo by Emilie Milcarek)
We saw cut and removed a few sections of concrete. When the home was built, the concrete was not sloped properly. The rain water flows right to the home. Once the concrete was removed, we removed the dirt to 8 inches in depth. We installed white rock in these areas. This will help to allow water to perk into the ground and not run through the garage and house.
No Labels hosted a Problem Solvers Conference in Washington DC, on March 1-2 of 2017, to let Congress know of the hundreds of citizens across this country that are tired of the political gridlock that is getting this country nowhere. We were there to let Congress know that it was time to #fixnotfight.
Kat probably had as many IPS dreams as I had last week, and went a little insane when we went to take a shower before the IPS final banquet on Friday.
So, of course, I took photos.
As anyone with sinuses is aware, pollen is in the air! That may mean problems for some of us, but the bees are loving it!
This spring has come a little earlier than last year, with warmer weather and sun that has all the fruit trees blossoming. This is great news for the bees, as they're able to get out and about and start working. That also means that I need to kick things into gear.
More pollen and nectar mean that hive populations begin to build. This is great, as long as the beekeeper is prepared. It's time to start putting on the honey supers. These are boxes full of frames that the bees will store honey in. Without this extra storage space, the hives will get crowded and may swarm. When over-crowding occurs, the queen will lay eggs destined to be new queens. Once these eggs are laid, the queen will leave the hive, taking most of the bees with her. They will congregate on a tree, a building, or anywhere convenient while looking for a new home. These swarms, although shocking to see, are typically harmless, as swarming honeybees are very reluctant to sting. Swarms can be captured and rehomed into a new hive.
By providing storage space for the hive, as well as monitoring for the queen egg cells, swarming can be minimized.
I have heard that the sight of a peacock would make Darwin sick. That is because there is absolutely no reason for a peacock to evolve those showy feathers. They do not help in survival; they actually make it easier for the big cats that prey on it to catch it, and they do not work for intimidation, either.
Dilemma? Not really. I'd say they were created on Day 5. :-)
This was taken at the Norfolk Zoo.