Ah Spring, when both front and back yard have a layer of gold floating above them. I'd like to mimic the look with some reticulated metal and opaque yellow stones...
Yesterday a solitary honey bee ventured into my yard. So sad, only one. Perhaps picking up some glyphosate/2-4-D free pollen in hopes of bolstering his immune system against CCD? (Colony Collapse Dissorder)[link]
36% fewer bees than last year and I can talk only about half of my customers out of buying herbicides/pesticides. Good news though, at least here in BC we will be removing all the 2-4-D/ glyphosate and Carbarlys in Nov. Yup last season for legal sale of those nasties...

Lapi notes:
Tomorrow I'll be cabbing my way through as much of my lump of matrixy turquoise as I can in two hours.

Meanwhile husband, son and the intrepid rockhound Jessy(she only likes round rocks of a certain size, sticks her whole head in the icy water to get 'em) pan for gold in the creek. At least they think it's gold. It's rather angular and streaks brown when rubbed on papar... but they're having fun.
Yours,
'Beebz