“A work of arte; and yet no arte of man,
Can worke, this worke, these little creatures can”
– Geffrey Whitney, 1586.
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“A work of arte; and yet no arte of man,
Can worke, this worke, these little creatures can”
– Geffrey Whitney, 1586.
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Beautiful busy little bees.
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They were busy little bees.
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Hard-working creatures!
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All that hard work and yet they do no damage.
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I took a course in Tudor poetry in college but I don’t remember Whitney so I looked him up via your link. I like the quote you supplied so much that I’m almost tempted to see if I can find a copy of his emblem book. I think this extract from the full 87 word title of his emblem book applies pretty well to your blog: “… by the office of the eie and the eare, the minde maye reape dooble-delighte …”
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Good quote, thanks David. I didn’t know much about Whitney either, he was a little bit before my time. 🙂 Would have been nice to have your 2 x.
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You did fine without it.
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Amazing capture of these little guys! They are beautiful photos, I especially like the one in which you caught the honey bee in flight! Beautiful words to accompany your images and the music this morning is lovely and very emotional. Everything is wonderful, have a Happy Thursday! ~ Mia 🙂
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You’re so sweet, thanks Mia. These were the first bees I’ve seen this year. And tomorrow’s our day… Have a Happy Friday! 🙂
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You’re most welcome and thank you. I read your post this morning and it occurred to me that I haven’t seen any bees in the garden yet, especially because for the most part the weather has been wonderful and everything is starting to bloom. Indeed it is our day, yay, finally! Wishing you a Happy Friday too! 🙂
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Beautiful song ❤
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Grazie , sono contento che ti sia piaciuto Simona. x
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More bees than flowers !!! Seems like the sweetest flower all around 😀
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Guess it was lunch time, I was surprised that there were so many. 🙂
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Such a buffet! Love seeing them feast. 🙂
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Thanks, they were indeed feasting. 🙂
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Fantastic photos – beautiful creatures.
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Thank you, they are.
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They’re so cute and fuzzy when they’re not stinging.
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True, if they just didn’t have stingers.
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