I love this time of year when the bees get sleepy and are slow enough for me to get some photos.

hmm ... I don’t know which lavender stalk to choose ... maybe I can keep my back legs on this one and my front legs on the other one ...

look out! incoming flight preparing to land ...

... there’s nothing quite like falling asleep high atop a fragrant lavender stalk ...

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P.S. Since a few of you had to scroll to see the whole vertical frame of the photo (I had a private comment too), I’ve gone back to the old format for vertical photos for now but centered them instead. I’ll have to have my computer guy take a look and see what he can do about making them a touch smaller. Thanks for your input!

P.P. S. Rick added an additional feature to the blog. Now you can see how many comments you’ve left compared to others. You can also look at what I wrote in previous years on this exact same date. Kind of cool—check it out in the sidebar!

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Love these photos.  Great shots.

Thanks Becky! All it takes is a little patience (waiting waiting waiting until the butterfly FINALLY lands) and a really good zoom lens.

Love the bees!  The Monarch is beautiful, too!  We used to be in the path of the Monarch migration and would see them all the time.  I am afraid I took them for granted, when they were all around!

I have been MIA for a while, so I’m reading through your recent posts.  Your pictures are amazing.  You need to print, frame and sell them.  And when you open your store, let me know because I want these!!!

Hi Katie! Thank you so much—such high praise! I’m blushing now! Just glad you enjoyed them!