It's spring and then it is winter~~spring~~winter. The paper whites are gone, now the yellow daffodils are here. Haven't seen any bees on these, but a few have been after the scattered dandelions in the yard.

Ah, the bees. During the warm part of the day, they come and get water at the little pool I had got for Bucky this summer. I put rocks in it so they have something to crawl around on and not drown. Before I did that it was not a pretty site, little bees floating belly up. Not sure what I will do this summer. Probably get Bucky another pool putting it on the other side of the house so the bees don't find it.

I have started reading a story to the bees,"The Disobedient Daughter of the Sun". They seem to like it. I sit behind the hive not in their doorway. The sun is warm on my back, a quite pleasant way to spend the morning. A single bee comes from time to time to make sure I am not a "story reading bear", then it is back to work. I have a chicken water set up by the hive, with rocks in it as well. They seem to be thirsty little devils.

Last bee story for today. I sometimes leave the back door open while I get dog food or bring groceries, etc. A stray bug or two gets in. Even a bee now and then. Have not been successful in getting them out unharmed. That is until today. One was in my kitchen window, buzzing at the top. I opened the bottom part (no screens, Jim was always vague about where the went ;-)). I didn't like my chances or the bee for getting it out successfully. But, a tip become very zen, take one sheet of paper towel and fold into a tube, after several trys the bee went into the tube still buzzing around but I was able to get it to fly out the window. Whew, the lessons we learn when we are "zen". Buzz On!