The Answer is - "Not to Bee"

Yes, when I came home from tennis this morning I could tell that the City of Phoenix had been by to tackle the bee situation. And the answer to Shakespeare's question which was in my last post is: "Not to Be(e)". Most of the bees are no more - but there are a few stray survivors that are flying around aimlessly wondering "Where is everyone?" So I still risked my life to get the following awesome up close and tight pictures of the aftermath. There are now tons of bee carcasses in the water meter hole. And as you can see in the picture they had a nice sized start to a hive. Dang, if we would have let them stay for awhile we might have had our own years supply of honey. Oh well. Now I know what "Busy as a bee" means. They did that all in one day.

To BEE or Not to BEE

Quick note - we had a swarm of bees move into our water meter housing in the front yard. It appears that they decided to move in yesterday. We have a call in to the City of Phoenix about it. They said they would come but we don't know when. In the meantime, I hastily wrote 2 cautionary signs: "CAUTION - Watch for BEES". Dad posted them on an empty cardboard on the sidewalk north of the new "bee house" and another one on the Blue Recycling Bin just south of the bees. So hopefully nobody will get the bees upset and in the attack mode. I am trying to post a video (if you listen in the video dad is behind me and asking me for information).

Who's the brave one now?

And just to put a little culture into my blog I quote Shakespeare.

"To be(e) or not to be(e), that is the question."

Here's Looking at You!

Here's looking at you! Take a quick peek at what those blossoming desert bushes did to my eyes. Even this morning they are still red. Yesterday they felt like sandpaper. Today despite the redness they are feeling mostly normal.

**Note to self - don't go bushwacking when the plants are flowering.