...but these little bees wouldn't sit for their portrait unless they are occupied with something more important. (making baby bees on my kitchen window sill!) They are pretty, with reddish brown furry backs. The nearest I come to an ID is to say they look like Mining Bees--andrena nitida. Discovering this possibility taught me more about bees than I previously knew.
"An Old Lady's Game"? What's that? In Retirement, going after the interests I never "had time for": travel, gardens, reading, sewing, "family history play", taking photos, etc.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
I tried to find them in a more dignified position...
...but these little bees wouldn't sit for their portrait unless they are occupied with something more important. (making baby bees on my kitchen window sill!) They are pretty, with reddish brown furry backs. The nearest I come to an ID is to say they look like Mining Bees--andrena nitida. Discovering this possibility taught me more about bees than I previously knew.
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To Remember Dad's 103rd Birth Anniversary, Something Different
My Grandparents on my Dad's side were both "bonus babies", kids who were born to much older parents, long after they expected...
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My Grandparents on my Dad's side were both "bonus babies", kids who were born to much older parents, long after they expected... -
The Official First Flower of the Growing Season 2010--the chilly, bloodless snow-drop tentatively peeps up, through the crust of bird-seed ... -
...socializing with a very well behaved and smiling Pit Bull and his young owners. A portrait for Camera Critters .