Is it a Carpenter Bee or a big ass Bumble Bee? Easy – if you can see your reflection – then it is a Carpenter Bee. BTW – Male Carpenter Bees cannot sting and they are the ones you usually see. (Bumble Bees can sting – repeatedly without injuring itself. But, they aren’t naturally aggressive.)
Still feeling a little subpar. I need a vacation. Saturday and Sunday isn’t hacking it!
Do you ever wonder what it is like to be dead? I sure hope that it is like dead. Like nothing at all. Like a really good really long nap. If existence really is a huge computer simulation – I hope I don’t have to start over at Level One, until I get it right. Which is sort of like Buddhist Wheel of Life. I was always cool with Buddhism, until I got down to the reincarnation part. Which is kind of like being cool with Catholicism until the transubstantiation part. Which, seems creepily like vampirism to me.
Damn where did that paragraph come from? My mind is a dangerous place. Don’t go there.
On a cheerier note, I found this lovely little rose in a neighboring garden box this afternoon.
Great photo of the bee with your reflection! I’m saying again that I see lots of photos from non professionals (and professionals) and you are amazing.