Reading about Trent’s relaxing week made me #weeklysmile. Mine is about the birds and the bees.
“Not those birds and bees,” she said, blushing!
image: California Audubon Society and Toshi Studios
The “begonia” bee continues to visit the window box outside my kitchen window. The wildly striped and brilliantly coloured cone flowers I pass on my way to and from the train station continue to be “bee central” offering lots of bee petting opportunities. I do so very gently; often the bees are so intent and intense on pollen retrieval, they don’t seem to even notice my light touch.
palm warbler; image from Ebird (a great bird identification resource!)
A few birds have ventured back into the recently re-natured gardens around the house. (That story is NOT a #weeklysmile). “Just passing through” palm warblers in their plain fall traveling clothes; the superhero-red flash of cardinals, with a father feeding a late fledgling, and persistent blue jays who continue to berate me for the lack of a proper feeder. (Another NOT a #weeklysmile story), and the very tame little chickadee.
My gourmet (pronounced gore-met – as in the past tense of meet, lol) #weeklysmile: pulling together a “what have you got in the refrigerator” salad at my brother and sister in laws house over the weekend. No fruit (I don’t mix greens and citrus/apple) but lots of greens, fresh herbs, mushrooms, vegetable peeler strips of carrot and celery, almonds, and left-over steak. I will eat fruit in a dressing – I improvised my creamy cranberry version and a crash course vinaigrette. The main was my sil’s sausage “ragu” over Rummo riccioli pasta. The cheap wine du jour: a sauvignon blanc (of course) from New Zealand. The red drinkers enjoyed a pricey bottle of something Sicilian. No dessert, but cappuccinos later (the making of which I left up to my bil.)
If you’d like to relax, head over to Trent’s #weeklysmile (and find out more about participating). What’s your #weeklysmile? Feel free to share!
October 2, 2021 at 7:25 pm
another smile that makes me smile – the thought of the bees still buzzy busy makes me smile (long few here now, naturally) and the birds! ah yes, the birds! we too have been having migrants passing through (other than geese) – so it’s cool to suddenly spy some warbler or other (god knows I don’t know my traveling companions’ names well enough to speculate although sometimes I do get enough of a show to manage a look-up) – but yes, certainly can tell those who are passing through, on to greener and warmer places …. another transition, so buckle up, take note of the oxygen mask placement above the head (not an ID notation, but rather fresh air/skies) and enjoy the flight, as it were 😅
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October 3, 2021 at 2:26 pm
Today, when petting a big bumblebee, “paniers” heavy with pollen, I brushed against his wings, my finger lingering for but a second. I felt the wonder thrumb/buzz of his wings — his heart beat — against my finger.
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October 3, 2021 at 2:30 pm
incredible!
I thrill and love that particular energy/vibration – it’s truly miraculous! 🐝🐝🐝
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October 3, 2021 at 2:33 pm
You’ll love this — reading your comment in my comment stream, your bees looked like skateboards or airplanes about to leave the runway.
🐝🐝🐝 (Let’s see what they look like when I click post comment.
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October 3, 2021 at 2:34 pm
Ah, transmorphed to bees again . . . Think I am moon-mad and bee-stung. lol
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October 3, 2021 at 2:48 pm
hahahaha! that’s brilliant! 😂
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September 30, 2021 at 2:41 am
Plenty of smiles there 😊
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September 28, 2021 at 1:01 pm
You are creative as well (just read your comment on my blog) … with words! A fun read:)
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September 30, 2021 at 10:15 am
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed. I was fascinated by your creative process.
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