My Sunday morning began with a slow stroll through the park and along the streets with Sir Steve dog. The quiet of the morning was all ours! Both of us contentedly ambled along; my elderly statesman taking his sweet Labrador time to smell every tree trunk and blade of just-the-right-type of grass (and munching on the occasional one too) while I soaked up the early rays of morning sun that cast such a gentle light.
Bees on a blossom.
I heard the industrious hum of these bees, and all their companions, well before I saw them. I too caught wafts of the sweet and slightly vinegary scent of the pale yellow blossoms they were plundering. Such hard work on a Sunday for these little bees.
I guess bees don't have weekends ... I'm very glad I do!
Meg
No, they don't. They work seven days a week. They seem pretty happy buzzing among the flowers, though. I have lots of them here, too. They have been busy pollinating the apricot blossoms.
ReplyDeleteWorker bees really do work hard! They do such important work in pollinating crops...like your apricots! Meg:)
DeleteHaha I love the name of your dog. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a relaxing weekend Meg.
Thanks, Nil. Our lovely Labrador friend was just learning his name when he came to us about 5years ago from a foster carer. We felt it better not to confuse him with a different name and we think his name really suits him. He is such a chilled out, happy dog now. Meg:)
Delete"As busy as a bee" as the saying goes. :) They are busy at work in my garden, too, especially since the orange tree is flowering.
ReplyDeleteYour early morning walk sounds wonderful. Hope you have a lovely rest of the day, too.
I love the scent of orange blossoms, Bless. We don't have an orange tree but the bees here love it when the mandarin is flowering. It's wonderful to see them in fruit trees as, without them, there'd be no fruit. Meg:)
DeleteIt's good to know they're still around!
ReplyDeleteColony collapse disorder is a real issue in other parts of the world so I always love to see bees in our garden and neighbourhood. Given how intrinsic their work is to pollination of crops, we'd all be rather hungry without them! MegXx
DeleteDid you watch The Great Australian Bee Challenge hosted by Paul West [aka Australian River Cottage]..that was very interesting learning about all the bees.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know about this, Kathy. (I have been buried under mountains of work!) I would love to watch it. Perhaps it is on i-view?? Meg:)
DeleteThey did show it twice...the series is 3 shows with 4 Australian families who never had anything to do with bees and they gave them a hive each and the one at the end with the best tasting honey won. Not sure they won anything in particular other than a title but their honey was used in an appetizer at the restaurant at the Sydney Opera House. I'm sure it would be on the Channel 9 catch up app or whatever that one is called. It was enjoyable to watch. I would try and watch it on play back for sure. It was on TV about 4-5 weeks ago.
DeleteHi Meg, what is it with dogs and grass? Our two little woofs stop and eat the long blades of dewy grass especially on our morning walk. We have a hedge of mock orange across the road and the bees love it too, the fragrance of a morning just about knocks you over. Have a lovely week, Fi
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it is with dogs and grass, Fi. At times, I have wondered whether our Labrador is really a cow in disguise given how much grass he can consume! Neighbours just down our little street have mock orange too ... it's perfume is sublime! Have a lovely week too. MegXx
DeleteWhat a beautiful blossom! And busy bees! So nice to have them! Andrea
ReplyDeleteThese blossoms are down near the creek that runs through our little park and goes on all the way to the sea! They have a really distinct scent when in bloom; not overly sweet and a little vinegary too. Bees love them! Meg:)
DeleteOur bees are feeling the drought like we are. There are so very few of them around at the moment. I saw a single blue banded one on my eggplant flowers a few weeks ago but that is the only one. She did her job well as I have an abundance of eggplant happening.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a gorgeous blossom to be feeding on, perfect for a working bee. We are very lucky to have time off, sadly they don't have that luxury. Busy as bees is certainly very true.
xTania
Bees and farmers... no such thing s a lazy weekend..!
ReplyDeleteI love bees. Always so industrious when the time is right, but will hang around home, when the conditions don't suit. Such sensible critters! Glad you enjoyed your walk, the sights, smells and friendly companionship. It's great to get outdoors, and autumn can be more forgiving for that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful picture! Is that a species of bottlebrush?
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