Bean Soup with vegetables

7 slices hickory smoked-thick sliced bacon 1/2 cup diced celery 1/2 cup diced red onion 1 cup diced carrot 2 garlic cloves , minced 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme[...]

1 lb prepared white "Great Northern" beans     Lots of water 1 x ham hock or possibly about 1/3 lb smoked ham 2 x carrots , scraped, finely minced[...]