Of course bees don't really have knees, but the brightly coloured pollen baskets on their legs are sometimes referred to as knees. I took these photos of a bumble bee on my favourite pussy willow tree in Musselburgh yesterday.
definitely Spring now!
Bees are struggling, due to pesticides and habitat loss. This street art sums up the peril very well.
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so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures. Bees are very interesting. They're having a blast right now where I live. Pollen is EVERYWHERE:~)
ReplyDeleteOur peach and Asian pear trees are blooming - hoping the bees cooperate!
ReplyDeletehaha love the street art, thought he message is very depressing (also love your bumblebee photos)
ReplyDeleteI love pussy willows and these are gorgeous...of course the bees out filling their pockets is a glorious sight I hope to see in a few weeks...we are very delayed with winter still here.
ReplyDeleteCute capture of the bee and the pussy willow.. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Juilet i took part in this chllenge and
ReplyDeleteI am inviting you to write a poem on love in Ten Lines if you wish to participate follow link below
http://myblog-verses.blogspot.com/2015/03/36.html
much love...