The Bee & Grape Hyacinth, 3.7.17
Tag: Bees
Goodnight Flower
I hope I’ve identified this properly. If someone thinks differently do let me know, please!
Cistus laurifolius & a Bee, 4.10.17
Goodnight Flower
Arbutus unedo & a Bee, 9.21.2016
So Many Photos …
I have nothing close to what Dan has to sift through, but I do have a lot of photos from our five week trip. I simply don’t have the energy yet to go through them in any sort of orderly fashion. Today, though, I happened across this bee. He made me smile. (And I now have the tune “A British Tar” in my head. Go figure.)
A British Bee (I & II), 8.4.16
Bee with no Sting
As is typical after an opera run, today is “hangover day”. No, I didn’t drink too much, but I feel out of sorts, my brain feels “fuzzy” (as does my vision at the moment), and I feel as if I can’t get much done. Still, I did manage a near seven mile walk, and two loads of laundry have been done. I guess I’m managing … ever so slowly!
I believe this bee is a male carpenter bee. I will check with my niece who knows all about these things, though, to verify! And yes, this is from today’s walk. If what I read is correct, this bee doesn’t have a stinger. I can live with that.
Xylocopa varipuncta, 5.2.16
Some Afternoon Color For You
A Hungry Bee & Hardenbergia violacea, 1.23.15
The Tongue
Okay, it’s not really a tongue! It’s a proboscis, yes? But I’d not seen a forked one before, and I certainly didn’t notice it while I was making this, so it was a little surprise when I looked at the image at home. I looked it up and there are bees with this type of proboscis out there. The other possibility, of course, is that there is a bit of pollen on the the proboscis that causes it to appear forked. I’m hoping that’s not the case. No matter, I still like the image of this little guy!
Forked Tongue, 5.14.15
Busy Bees
I have a lot of work this week and next: teaching in the oboe studio, Lord Of The Rings performances (the full films with live orchestra!), and Magic Flute rehearsals. Busy is good, but busy is also challenging. I still attempt to get at least two mile walks in. I need those!
I might be busy, but not quite as busy as these bees. At least I don’t think so. (Photo made a year ago yesterday.)
Then again, they don’t know how to play an oboe!
Two Bees and a Poppy, 4.9.14