I went out on the deck today to relax. Had one of my beekeeping books in hand, my floppy hat, reading glasses….and do you know what? I had just gotten comfortable when the warriors buzzed over me all a-twitter. Flashes of green and red whizzed by, suddenly high, then low, and all of them congregating [...]
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Hummingbird Wars!
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on May 17, 2012
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One Day At a Time
I’m reminded constantly of the need to take my life one day at a time. To turn off the worries about what is out of my control and try to find moments of peace and gratitude for the beauty around me. To treasure the friends that offer kind words and support when life sends you [...]
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on May 15, 2012
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My little sick bee
The bees are “bee-coming” my new obsession. I have had them for 13 days now and my morning routine has incorporated a new daily “buzz” along with my cup of coffee. Listening to them waking up as the spring rays of sunshine warm their home and watching as a brave little forager peeks out [...]
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on April 23, 2012
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Hiving the Bees!
Hiving my First Bees by Cynthia Brast San Juan Island, WA They’ve arrived! The bees came today – April 11, 2012, after shipping from Oroville, CA on April 9. I picked them up this morning at the Friday Harbor Post after they called at 07:30 a.m. to let me know the bees [...]
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on April 12, 2012
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Feathered Cacophony
This morning bright and early Against the window pane, I heard a loud commotion That might make me go insane. About the same time last year, It went on for 100 days, At five o-clock every morning, And left me in a haze. I think it is the same one That came again [...]
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on April 6, 2012
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friendship lost
Was it disdain you cast in your glance, As you passed me today on the street? Will it be the new “waltz” we dance, With regret that we ever did meet? If we pass by each other one day With no clouds at all in the sky Will a tear slide down my face, [...]
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on April 5, 2012
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My Dinner Guest
A very hungry bumble bee I found out on my walk. I invited her to dine with me, And though she couldn’t talk… She came along without protest Happy to have me serve… The wildflower blossom I picked for her, Six-petaled bee hors d’oerve. Once in the house, I seated her As my [...]
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on April 4, 2012
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Writer’s Block…a “Waxing” Poem.
Writers blockthe words won’t comeAll I hear is a constant hum. Jumbled thoughtsI try to pen…but they’re all wrong and I begin again. My paper’s duein another weekWill my wax moth report ever be complete?
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on March 28, 2012
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The Fairy Moth
Fairy moth on Oxeye Daisy, San Juan Island, WA Incurvariidae: Adela septentrionella Walsingham, 1880 The ethereal Fairy Moth, clothed with finespun silky metallic wings, waves fragile tendrils of anntennae sensing the aromatic fragrances of summertime as it rests on the petals of a daisy. The Adela septentrionella, classified as a Micro-lepidoptera is a diurnal species. [...]
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on January 27, 2012
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It Was Something Called LYME
The day I was bit, by that little tick, He was so clever, Did I feel the stick? Not once did I notice A sting, itch, or prick, Since with his own anaesthetic He came equipped. That “needle” he plunged Down into my skin carried anticoagulant To make my blood thin. He [...]
Posted by "BUGGING" YOU FROM FRIDAY HARBOR! on January 7, 2012
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