Yes-it’s that time again everybody! Hot tub season! 😎 This will be the 4th year for our Saluspa inflatable hot tub! Here in the Pacific Northwest, we don’t leave it out during the winter because it does warn you it’s not meant for outside temperatures below 39 degrees. I suspect it might be okay for slightly colder temperatures however the vinyl might become brittle and cease to function well. Consequently, we bring it in for storage during that time. @silvertop put the pad together first-it’s like a big puzzle-and then got the tub situated. We will get the water to fill it in two weeks time-mainly due to the Sumas City Hall being shut for Memorial Day and then we will go on the following Monday.
It’s quite the adventure; filling up a water bladder with water from a fire hydrant 3 times in all, to fill this. We often come home wet ourselves depending on the city worker who might think we need help. We don’t-this is not our first rodeo, lol! 😁
Anyway, I’m looking forward to a nice, long soak in it!
My day began with ladies Bible study as we continue on in the book of Romans. Once home, I spent a little time in my garden swing. It was breezy and borderline cold as it was cloudy as well and barely reaching 60 degrees.
@silvertop found a snail while he was out and upon showing me it’s location, I promptly too some pictures.
I wanted to check the mail as well as our neighbor’s mail since I’m collecting it for them. Near their mailbox is a bank of Service Berry bushes. I found friends!
Notice the yellow sacks on their legs? Those are pollen sacks they take back to the hive. I asked GROK how they offload it.
GROK:
Yes, bees (specifically honeybees and bumblebees) offload the pollen from their pollen baskets (corbiculae) on their rear legs once back at the hive. 
How Pollen Collection Works
Honeybees collect pollen from flowers using their body hairs and legs. They moisten it with a bit of nectar or saliva to make it sticky, then systematically transfer and pack it into the corbiculae—concave, hair-fringed structures on the outer side of their hind legs (often visible as colorful “pollen pants” or balls). Specialized structures like pollen combs and presses on the legs help compact it into pellets. 
How They Offload It
In the hive, forager bees unload the pollen themselves by using their middle legs (and sometimes other legs) to scrape or dislodge the pellets directly into open storage cells. They may also get some assistance from other hive bees (house bees) that help pack or process it. 
• The pollen is stored in separate cells (not mixed with honey initially) and often turned into “bee bread” by mixing with nectar, enzymes, and microbes for preservation and nutrition. This serves as a key protein source for the colony, especially for feeding larvae. 
• A single full load can contain a huge number of pollen grains, and bees make many trips per day.
Not all bees carry pollen the same way—many solitary bees or other species use scopae (dense hair patches on legs or body) instead of baskets, and they offload differently (e.g., by brushing or vibrating it off in nests). But for the common honeybee with visible rear-leg “sacks,” the scraping process in the hive is standard. 
This efficient system lets bees transport and store thousands of pollen loads to sustain the colony. If you’re observing bees, you might see foragers with full baskets entering the hive and others with empty ones leaving!
Very interesting!🧐
Around here, with all the varieties of berries and fruit trees, those bees have a huge job ahead of them! Lots of honey!🍯 🐝
One last delicate flower-wild berry of some variety.
Tomorrow sees me heading to work for a very busy day, I’m sure!
That’s it for now. Take care and enjoy the rest of your day wherever you are! 🙏🌏🙏
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BSB 1 Colossians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
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