Gaillardia Press
@gaillardiapress.bsky.social
Imprint of young adult and children's literature by Rahn & Timberley Adams; and publisher of the Half Fast Living blog and Kindred Spirits Online Gallery website at www.gaillardiapress.com.
DURING THE LAST COLD SNAP, we took this thermal photo of our smaller hive. The glow is where the honey bees are clustered inside. Hopefully they'll survive the winter even after it turns cold again (we've been in the 60s and 70s lately).
January 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
DURING THE LAST COLD SNAP, we took this thermal photo of our smaller hive. The glow is where the honey bees are clustered inside. Hopefully they'll survive the winter even after it turns cold again (we've been in the 60s and 70s lately).
FOR TWO WEEKS, I've tried to record the life-cycle of our last pink dahlia (clockwise from upper left). It was stunted from the cold nights to begin with; then it took what warmth the days offered and finally filled out into a beautiful flower. Some people are that way, too, and just need patience.
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
FOR TWO WEEKS, I've tried to record the life-cycle of our last pink dahlia (clockwise from upper left). It was stunted from the cold nights to begin with; then it took what warmth the days offered and finally filled out into a beautiful flower. Some people are that way, too, and just need patience.
WE'VE ALL BEEN BUSY lately proofreading "Barf Table III: Diamonds and Stone" -- so much interest because one key character is a long-haired German Shepherd.
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
WE'VE ALL BEEN BUSY lately proofreading "Barf Table III: Diamonds and Stone" -- so much interest because one key character is a long-haired German Shepherd.
WELL, I CAN'T SAY now that I've never been strung by my bees. One of the girls popped me on the cheek today as I took this video. I still love them, though.
September 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
WELL, I CAN'T SAY now that I've never been strung by my bees. One of the girls popped me on the cheek today as I took this video. I still love them, though.
THIS DEFINITELY ISN’T what a beekeeper wants to see -- and hear -- right *after* he opens a hive. The girls got agitated, so we fed them as quickly as we could. I did peek and see that this hive's super appears to be full of honey. Our smaller hive isn't nearly as productive.
September 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
THIS DEFINITELY ISN’T what a beekeeper wants to see -- and hear -- right *after* he opens a hive. The girls got agitated, so we fed them as quickly as we could. I did peek and see that this hive's super appears to be full of honey. Our smaller hive isn't nearly as productive.
Dini (short for Houdini) wishes we'd open the window again, just enough for her to knock out the screen and squeeze out. A year ago when we adopted her, she did that but didn't run off. We found her the next morning in the garage driveway, waiting to be fed, as usual.
September 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Dini (short for Houdini) wishes we'd open the window again, just enough for her to knock out the screen and squeeze out. A year ago when we adopted her, she did that but didn't run off. We found her the next morning in the garage driveway, waiting to be fed, as usual.
OH, THE TANGLED WEB we weave when first we practice to deceive.
September 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
OH, THE TANGLED WEB we weave when first we practice to deceive.
GONNA SLOWLY MIGRATE back over here from all those zucked-up platforms that have become quagmires of disinformation.
September 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
GONNA SLOWLY MIGRATE back over here from all those zucked-up platforms that have become quagmires of disinformation.
It's been a while.... The world has gone crazy, but the earth abides.
August 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It's been a while.... The world has gone crazy, but the earth abides.
Dahlia in town
July 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Dahlia in town
THE GIRLS WERE HOT when we checked on them Sunday evening.
July 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
THE GIRLS WERE HOT when we checked on them Sunday evening.
This has been a big part of our spring and summer -- starting new colonies of honey bees after losing our two hives last year. Hopefully, we won't have to deal with a hurricane this summer or fall.
July 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This has been a big part of our spring and summer -- starting new colonies of honey bees after losing our two hives last year. Hopefully, we won't have to deal with a hurricane this summer or fall.
Encore azalea in July heat
July 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Encore azalea in July heat
Getting ready to edit our current YA novel. We've used this book as our daily devotional before work.
June 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Getting ready to edit our current YA novel. We've used this book as our daily devotional before work.
Golden glads in town
June 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Golden glads in town
It was that kind of day.
June 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It was that kind of day.
Hot dahlias in the sun on the hill
June 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hot dahlias in the sun on the hill
Gardenia in town
June 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Gardenia in town
No Kings Rally, Sat. 14 June 2025, Morganton, N.C.
June 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
No Kings Rally, Sat. 14 June 2025, Morganton, N.C.
The Days of Daylilies and Dahlias have begun.
June 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Days of Daylilies and Dahlias have begun.
What's up? That's a good question.
It seems the world has gone mad.
Maybe it's the monkberry moon,
Maybe it's something in the water,
Maybe it's the man who's so bad
At doing what he shouldn't oughta.
But it's gonna end before too long.
It just takes time to die of a cancer.
It seems the world has gone mad.
Maybe it's the monkberry moon,
Maybe it's something in the water,
Maybe it's the man who's so bad
At doing what he shouldn't oughta.
But it's gonna end before too long.
It just takes time to die of a cancer.
June 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
What's up? That's a good question.
It seems the world has gone mad.
Maybe it's the monkberry moon,
Maybe it's something in the water,
Maybe it's the man who's so bad
At doing what he shouldn't oughta.
But it's gonna end before too long.
It just takes time to die of a cancer.
It seems the world has gone mad.
Maybe it's the monkberry moon,
Maybe it's something in the water,
Maybe it's the man who's so bad
At doing what he shouldn't oughta.
But it's gonna end before too long.
It just takes time to die of a cancer.
The same frame, seven days apart (left, June 2; right, June 9). We love our queen bee and her girls.
June 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The same frame, seven days apart (left, June 2; right, June 9). We love our queen bee and her girls.
Here's my latest column.
gaillardiapress.com/blog/?p=3044
gaillardiapress.com/blog/?p=3044
Do We Really Trust Machines to Do Our Work? ‘I’m Sorry, Dave. I Can’t Do That.’ – Half Fast Living @gaillardiapress.com
gaillardiapress.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Here's my latest column.
gaillardiapress.com/blog/?p=3044
gaillardiapress.com/blog/?p=3044
REMEMBER THE QUESTION?
Are you better off now
Than you were
Four years ago?
How time flies in Trump's hell.
Are you better off now
Than you were
Six months ago?
The answer is obvious.
Time to put Trump behind us.
Are you better off now
Than you were
Four years ago?
How time flies in Trump's hell.
Are you better off now
Than you were
Six months ago?
The answer is obvious.
Time to put Trump behind us.
June 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
REMEMBER THE QUESTION?
Are you better off now
Than you were
Four years ago?
How time flies in Trump's hell.
Are you better off now
Than you were
Six months ago?
The answer is obvious.
Time to put Trump behind us.
Are you better off now
Than you were
Four years ago?
How time flies in Trump's hell.
Are you better off now
Than you were
Six months ago?
The answer is obvious.
Time to put Trump behind us.
The new queen in our smaller hive has started laying eggs.
June 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The new queen in our smaller hive has started laying eggs.