Lonely

 

November afternoon light

 

Autumn light

 

Last campfire for awhile

 

13 years!

Today is my blog’s 13th birthday. And the image I’m choosing to share is a wood sculpture Terri and I bought in New Orleans from the blackest man I’ve ever met. All the men in the sculpture are interlocked and he told us this was carved from a single block of wood by members of the Ashanti tribe in Ghana. They called it “Unity”. We call it “Five Guy”. Happy birthday, teenager!

The Sentry of the Hives

I learned a lot about bees this summer. For instance, there are actual sentry bees that monitor who enters and leaves the hive. And scout bees travel up to five miles looking for plants with flowing nectar. They return to the hive and walk across the comb to show the direction the bees need to travel. And they communicate the distance by speed of their wings as they walk across. (I think.)

I also learned that the bees won't bother you if you are near the hive-- unless you are in their flight path, so avoid the front.

Terri and I bought the metal bee to put there. I found out that pounding nails that close to the hive causes a disturbing vibration which got me stung three times.

Looking forward to watching next month's honey harvest!

Do you see beauty or a problem?

 

Reflection

 

Loving this little cup

This cup and much more beautiful pottery, etc. available from my friends at Clay Coyote

Happy St Paddy's Day!

 

Orange

 

Yes, please!

 

Last Sunset of My 63rd Year

 

Warmth

Our chimney must be very narrow because we cannot burn wood without keeping the gas log starter running. The chimney was cleaned so we know that is not the problem. It's been a disappointment that we just accepted for many years.

This year we decided that, since we had to run the gas anyway, we might as well get ceramic logs so we could enjoy the fireplace. We're happy with the newfound coziness.

Of course we now need to remodel and re-furnish this room completely. (Thank you HGTV!) So those are some pretty expensive logs there.

Snow day

A New Day 1202021

 

And the date is a palindrome.

The last of the day