How RUDE!

 I am ending my week of bee posts with something I think you have never seen.

Did you know that bees are being artificially inseminated? They are!

Here are some photos I took of the procedure being shown on T.V.

Here is what I read about the reason for it:

Use of artificial insemination is not currently widespread within the industry, however some apiarists are using it to produce genetically favourable breeder queens or to make specific crosses.

Bees In The House!

 The Big Cow as a bee got nothing on me! I made some bee decorations to put out for the summer. First is my little bee shelf in the kitchen.

I put this sign on the microwave.

I made this decorative gardening/bee hat to hang in the living room.

I found this flowerpot ribbon to put on it.

I saw this cute bee wooden spoon, but did not buy it.

BumBULLbee

 The Big Cow is all ready for summer. He is now a BumBULLbee!

Better watch out! He even has a stinger!

Well, we must be MOOOving along now.

Signature courtesy of The Mad One Herself

Sunday Sunset - Flying Into The Heart Of The Storm

 Up on the hill, we found storm clouds and rain instead of a sunset.

And this plane was flying straight into the storm cloud.

 

"We faced it and did not resist. The storm passed through us and around us. It's gone, but we remain."

Frank Herbert

 

Froggie Went a Courtin'

 Around the flower solar lights, we saw these frogs. I did not see much evidence that the frogs are lights, but they are the same price as the flowers ($39.00). So I suspect they are solar lights as well.

Trick Of The Eye

 We saw these pretty flowers outside the Garden Center.

But what makes them even more special? None of them are real flowers, they are solar lights in disguise!! See the lights inside these?

And these look a bit fake, too.

I think they are really pretty, and will look great in the day, and create light at night.

What's Hot Today

 We saw the coolest car passing us on the street. Phil remarked that it looked like it was heading for the park. So we followed it! Sure enough, it was there in the parking lot, and the owners had gotten out and left. This left me lots of time to snap it! Phil said it is a Hot Rod, or Street Rod.

I didn't notice until I was downloading the photos that the spider web on the grill has fake spiders on it! Do you see them?

I know nothing about the engine things.

Looks like an old fashioned farm style visor.

So ended my snapping adventure. The hood ornament had a ponytail scrunchie around it's neck!

“Hot rods are the epitome of American craftsmanship.”

“Hot rods are like a time machine, taking you back to a simpler era.”

"Hot rods: where old-school cool meets modern performance.”

P.S. - You figured out my mystery! The plants in my last post are indeed Milkweed. That would be why they planted so many all over the year; to attract bees and butterflies!