Robbing Behavior
I wrote about baseball, beekeeping, and things that are taken from us.
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Patty Ihm
Jan 13 min read
Chicken House
Fall honey is different than early-season honey. Some have likened the smell of the former to dirty gym shoes. Fall honey is complex,...
Patty Ihm
Nov 22, 20234 min read
Lessons from Queen Catherine
It’s mostly the weather that dictates the end of the season for the beekeeper. Once the daytime temperatures remain below about fifty...
Patty Ihm
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Pee-wee and the Swarm
Maybe they timed their flight from the hive to match my morning round of chores. Maybe they wanted me to see them go, majestic as glitter...
Patty Ihm
Mar 8, 20233 min read
A Hundred Sunrises
Only through the photograph of a friend did I see the shades of fireball orange, candy pink, and smoky lavender that painted the sky....
Patty Ihm
Feb 18, 20234 min read
I Wish I Had Taken a Picture
The hill at the back of my dad's childhood home separates a modest expanse of grass--a tiny backyard haven where we picked apples from my...
Patty Ihm
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Twelve Dollars
Steam from the cup And snow on the path The seasons have changed From the present to past I knew even before I saw the white feathers,...
Patty Ihm
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Waiting to Blow
He stands proudly with stiffened shoulders, cheeks puffed as to nearly usurp his smug stone smile. The sparkle in the eyes of this...
Patty Ihm
Jul 31, 20223 min read
Lost in the Dark Gray
He's joyful as he glides like a stunt plane along the cement hills and ramps at the skate park. He's riding a scooter, the...
Patty Ihm
Jun 20, 20223 min read
Digging Up the Mint
It must have been an imposter: leggy, medium green, and without fanfare, it grew in great bunches where there had been mint last year. I...
Patty Ihm
May 9, 20223 min read
Breaking Free
He plotted his escape, because he knew he had to go. Forty years after first reading the beloved story, I am still learning the lessons...
Patty Ihm
Apr 25, 20223 min read
The Demise of Mr. Happiness
I'm getting better at cracking open the boxes of my hives. I had better be, as beekeeping season is upon us. When I check on my bees, I...
Patty Ihm
Mar 12, 20223 min read
When the Dusky Sky was Most Beautiful
I found them at the hour when the dusky sky was most beautiful. There was a small spot of darkness on the mounded snow, just where the...
Patty Ihm
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Lost, For a Little While
It was easier when I could just carry them. With both the trusted old purple hiking backpack and my Ergo newborn front carrier strapped...
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