That has more meaning than you can imagine ... busy as a bee. The crowds have doubled from previous years as we try to keep everything running smoothly. One of the first picture spots is this working water wheel. Those guys of generations past were pretty smart to invent things like this.
All eight of our displays sold almost immediately. It took Stephanie and I all morning to set these up and they were gone in a flash.
I finally got a chance to show you a very small part of the flowers grown here. These are zinnias grown every year from seed. They surround the barn on two sides and down the entire side of both the hay ride and the time travel tractor. Everywhere you look, there are beautiful flowers.
Every night, to keep the place clean and dust free (mostly anyway) they spread out crushed almond hulls.
This is the time travel tractor I drive occasionally when employees don't show up for work. It is of course the most popular, with dinosaurs and all. There are nine cars on this year, making it interesting to drive through the s-curves and switchbacks. Luckily I haven't lost anyone, although one kid did try to jump out.
We have been SO busy, that instead of my usual entrance around noon, I've been working nine hour days. Today starts with more. Even though schools are not officially back in business, many private schools and home school groups have set up field trips to the patch. It's my job to get them in the gate, paid in full and off to seed planting and the puppet-show-agriculture-class. From there they are on their own.
That of course requires a trip to the calm sweet goats to remember ALL kids are not like THEM!!
Lately my biggest problem has been the honey bees coming in droves to the sweet smell of snow cone syrup. Even though they are not good flyers, they sure can find holes in the tent screen to enter our little sanctuary. They swarm the table as syrup drips from the snowies (a snow cone in a cup). So far none of the girls have been stung. If possible, we let them grab on to a towel and shake them off outside. It makes for an entertaining evening.
Today will be a good day however ... after all the kids leave, I'll stock the snack bar and be on the tractor driving from 3:00 to 7:00. YAY for driving!!!
Total distance walked: 107.77
Rather hard to believe I've walked over 100 miles in such a short time.
I can see why your displays sell so quickly! Gorgeous. Love all the flowers there, what a greeting! I can imagine those bees are quite the nuisance. You have certainly got tons of energy!
ReplyDeleteThe energy comes from the need for money!
Deleteyou should download an app called map my walk Do it before you go to work and stop it when you come home it would be interesting to see where you’ve been it’ll also tell you how many miles you walk as well as the one that you have I use mine for work sometimes it’s interesting
ReplyDeleteMy watch does that but I'm too tired to download it. It's pretty crazy to be sure.
DeleteHave a fan blow on the syrup station
ReplyDeleteShould keep the bees from hanging around
Sure don’t want anyone getting stung
Yes!! That's a GREAT idea. I'll see if they can do that today!
DeleteMust be everyone that is home from the Virus is turning up at the Patch.
ReplyDeleteNice job on selling all your displays.
Careful with the Bees this year. They seem more aggressive in our area.
Be Safe and Enjoy time traveling.
It's about time.
I think you are right Rick. We've never seen crowds this big .. and amazingly, most are wearing masks.
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