Hello Dhaarlings...
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Spring is in the air...
And Princess is so happy so see the sunshine returning...
The wattles are starting to burst into brilliant gold
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| Can you see the busy bee? |
And the busy little bees...
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| Embiggerize to see the bees... |
Are working their busy little arses off...
Poor bees. I knew a story once about how the bee became. Apparently, a demon, jealous of God's creations, made a beautiful, bejeweled creature out of clay and precious stones. He tried breathing life into as God had done to his creations, but was unsuccessful. He cried with frustration and his tears brought the bee to life. However, the bee was full of bitterness and sadness from the demon's tears, so it had to drink nectar to counteract this. When it stopped, the bee became bitter again and would use it's sting which was filled with the poisonous tears.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember who wrote that story, though.
I'm glad spring has come for you, Princess. Here's to sunshine and happiness!
A wasp just tried to fly in my window.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping my outdoor spider would get him but no.
The bees look huge!
ReplyDelete@ MJ: the spiders in Oz are the size of dinner plates!
Dear Mr De Vice
ReplyDeleteIt would seem that you still know this lovely little story...
Goes a long way to explaining why bees sting...
It's nice to see some sun again...
Dear MJ
I hope your outdoor spider is not like this
You have an indoor Spider?
Dear Xl
They are not that big XL I just took close up shots of them...
There was a mix of bees on the wattle flowers..Honey Bees..the big ones and a variety of Native bees which are less flashy and about quarter the size... Although they compete for the same food source there sems to be no animosity between them and they seem quite happy to share.
The native bees also produce honey a food source for the indigenous population for millenia prior to the introductuon of the european honey bee...
Hope you enjoy the spring, dear Princess.
ReplyDeleteSpring glorious spring. It's my favorite time of year.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting about your garden and also these lovely flowers. I've not visited Australia and adore reading about and seeing the diversity of plant species.