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<\/a>Bees!<\/p><\/div>\n
We’re starting to get busy down here on the lake. \u00c2\u00a0Spring is like that. \u00c2\u00a0The daffodils have come and gone already, and our other flowers are starting to bloom. \u00c2\u00a0My “dad” installed a new swarm\u00c2\u00a0of honeybees<\/a> in the hives on the dock (don’t worry, they ignore people,) and my “frenemies,” the geese, are nesting. \u00c2\u00a0And boy are those geese territorial!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Anyway, we’ve had a couple of checkrides to celebrate here this week. \u00c2\u00a0First, my friend Ed from Casper, Wyoming<\/a>, passed his ASES checkride! \u00c2\u00a0Ed is no stranger to the skies: \u00c2\u00a0he spends most of his time flying pipeline patrol in the Intermountain West. \u00c2\u00a0He liked flying where there was lots of water – and where he could land on the water!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ed from Wyoming<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Then, my friend Willem came here all the way from the Netherlands! <\/a>\u00c2\u00a0He holds an FAA Commercial license, and was coming to Seattle for a few days anyway, so he decided to get his seaplane rating. \u00c2\u00a0 I like meeting people from all over the world!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My friend Willem<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n It’s about time to start thinking about Fathers Day presents, Graduation presents, and summer plans. \u00c2\u00a0I’d love it if you would come hang out down here in the sun with me. \u00c2\u00a0Or, even if it’s raining – I don’t mind. \u00c2\u00a0C’mon down to the lake!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And, congrats to Ed and Willem!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey, everyone! We’re starting to get busy down here on the lake. \u00c2\u00a0Spring is like that. \u00c2\u00a0The daffodils have come and gone already, and our other flowers are starting to bloom. \u00c2\u00a0My “dad” installed a new swarm\u00c2\u00a0of honeybees in … Continue reading <\/a><\/a>