K-5 Update

The April rains turned the red clay on our lot into thick, red mud.  The park owner agreed to put a load of gravel in the area where Bob parks his truck since the ground there was sunken in from when a pipe was put underground.  Bob plans on leveling the lot with fill dirt and then plant grass to prevent future mud puddles.

What we thought were cute jumbo bumble bees turn out to be wood boring carpenter bees which are known to cause major damage to wood structures.  Bob found out that an aerosol, such as an automotive brake cleaner, sprayed into the holes where they nest kills them almost instantly.

We now have two vegetable garden areas.  One has roma tomatoes, green peppers, and has been seeded with dill which have not yet sprouted.  The other against the shed has pickling cucumbers and sun flowers.

Bob organized his shed, but now the work benches are covered with pieces and parts of a remote control hydroplane he is building.  If he finishes it successfully, the game plan is to fly and land it when we are in the pontoon on the lake.

Great for mud pies!

 

Work camper, John, leveling out the area once it dried up

Nice gravel parking spot, but wouldn't you know, we haven't had much rain since.

At first glance, this looks like a hole made by a drill, but it is one of the entries to the carpenter bee nesting area inside the roof joist, bored out by one of the bees.

Bob spies another culprit in the timber under the deck

Take that, you wood eating bee!

Boy, chasing bees is hard work.  Bob the Bee Killer takes a break

Peppers, tomatoes, and (fingers crossed) dill in between.  Behind the planter is a flowering vine, the name of which I've forgotten.

Newly planted cukes and sun flowers

Not exactly his old two car garage, but a man cave workshop, nonetheless