Monday, April 6, 2009
Yesterday we celebrated my sons 28th Birthday... I started the day raking the back yard and getting completely caught off guard. The bees were definitely out and offering their promise that springtime IS here! As I was raking I noticed honey bees flying all around me and in an army of abundance. I first thought they were yellow jackets since I was raking and knew there's a possibility of disturbing their nests in the ground.... then I realized there was a sound coming from above my head, I looked up and this is what I found... a queen escaped or the hive split and found our oak tree. This was the third time in my life to have experienced nature up close and personal in terms of honey bees. Awesome!
I've been busy working on other projects lately (besides custom orders). I recently started going to a casting session one night a week and am planning on adding different things to the shop. It all started when a friend asked me to make a necklace with some old coins that were given to her. They were doubloons from a sunken ship that were a few hundred years old. At that point I thought it would be fun to cast pieces in the image of old doubloons.
4 comments:
Eek- The bees make me nervous... I like my nature along the lines of hummingbirds and coyotes howling in the distance, not a bunch of swarming stingers! Love the doubloon casting.
Its called a swarm, when there are too many worker bees in a hive they raise another queen and they go off to find another spot for their colony. Pretty cool I have seen one of them.
Anne
Hey thanks for the info Anne! It was amazing and the sound made me a little nervous.
Hi Melissa! Yes, the doubloons will be great when they're completed... (tonight) LOVE casting!!!
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