"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger
Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.
"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam
Thanks to everyone here that left nice comments and/or acorns! This is the Confusing Bumble Bee - Bombus fernaldae
"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger
Name: Sharlene Sutter St. Gallen - Switzerland (Zone 6a)
Lovely banner Cheryl!
I can sit and watch them in the garden for ages! There are so many different types it can get confusing Bombus fernaldae or perplexus or rufocinctus.... I find all of the fascinating!!!
Co-founder of www.dasirisfeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland