Day #389 Bees Plan Ahead

Bees and squirrels plan ahead for winter, as evidenced by the heavy combs of honey and pollen, and the full caches of nuts and seeds (many of them taken from my bird feeder!)

But birds don’t have that luxury. Their existence, their very survival, is very much a day-to-day affair. Since we humans have wiped out so much of their natural habitat, their existence can be a chancy thing. That’s why I feed the birds. In return, they eat a lot of bugs as well as a lot of the seed, suet, and mealworms I provide. Summer is much more fun for me now, what with fewer mosquitoes – thank you, birds!

I’ve been feeding birds for many years, and I depend on Wild Birds Unlimited in Suwanee GA for my seed and supplies. A great store, with knowledgeable owners and employees, as well as a resident dog (Cheyenne—who was featured in my standalone mystery, A Slaying Song Tonight) and a resident cat (Sophie—who was feral, but who adapted to people quite well).



(c)  2011 Kate George

If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know I have a lousy camera, so I had to borrow a picture from a writer colleague of mine, Kate George, who posted this photo of a chickadee (and many other bird pictures as well) on her website on Halloween Day.

BEEattitude for Day # 389:

       Blessed are those who help our feathered friends, for they shall be even more blessed with music.

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Day #141 They're Coming Soon

When I started this blog last October, it seemed like the bees were a distant goal. I’m glad I’ve spent this much time getting ready for them. I’m also really, really glad that they won’t need me to be perfect. Heck, bees have been around longer than people, and they’re good at what they do.

I figure they’ll be rather like honored house guests, ones who will mind their manners and leave a gift of honey every so often.

Four weeks or so . . . and I still don’t know how to get the pictures out of my phone and onto my computer. I think I need a thirty-dollar doohickey. Anybody know where a Nokia store is?

BEEattitude for Day # 141:

       Blessed are those who plan ahead, for their surprises shall be elegant indeed. Frannie truly has no idea just what we bees are going to bring to her life.

One thing Fran is grateful for right now:

       The woodpecker and the male cardinal sitting peacefully on my bird feeder as I write this.    

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