![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFf-72jcS34ySbNd5yVQI3drfSPC7jggaBibKFRSHJnUemarao9pL8N4ogXxzdBHfCfPT9Y7szIA4uh4nFT1Op8Iy1zrGsJHkRgDkPJqIo9RtdRxtKTJ1yFNIG81mwttXUtc23nE_mvqM/s320/071.JPG)
I let this artichoke flower...just lovely (and thistle-y!).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-z6faJNzYiHH2iqKkGpfkUqrCUyFIq8XasEkxITPRtNTs5qITmlGt9YNeVmdLudnCepfYGmk_WvZ8RTKG8pGUliQLucNtmYEOTzRoUTVHwnfBt-8G8fSNRxDczqTieK5ojv-6U_1aw-7V/s320/068.JPG)
Oh look, there's a bee..
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1DC_hiLdpcRUxmam-L8qoDj5I8GAEVwnrehFfkhFPUsRafX-qwG5OsynRe40NWfw_I-apWgPP_xbsDWfCgkI31g5iv-_GoiuSXB8_cVpQQO0GNHRt20qmfu5sKy1Me7JnEX2zJa6__zI/s320/067.JPG)
LOOK at how covered she is in pollen, from head to um, toe.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTl4LBxxMf-LzOi9IYKpGCsaZ_L8uf2iMLI2K9ubZXeDFQ-YJn66c8dMWWlb_ZjtCGBzDmSFcT5OwpAVD6Og3agpSAGQrUF9YYE6Emi8j4cwH4R_fFt1PTYHhrift3MAQ7RsheoZJS-7U3/s320/069.JPG)
She was so loaded down with it that she really couldn't fly properly.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLZ4HbSrHq5_3QQpnl49Bgk2QwzMly1eZcI1Ndep7QvntdlRYErRebhiqkeidZxGklQaDkTpi3nGdxqSQgYN4roif_8pkp8ZbP3uTP5TwSV55bBf6AJykK_Z-Lq2juks9YHR_rM4b09A7/s320/070.JPG)
So she landed on this leaf and proceeded to wipe some of the artichoke pollen off so she could fly away (not a great photo, but so so so cool to watch!). Hey! Guess what? I love bees--oh, you already knew that, right?
1 comment:
These pix are BEE-utiful!! I never knew an artichoke had such a pretty bloom!!
Cheweija
Did you like that furry creature from Star Wars? I think his name was Cheweija?
Post a Comment