A Bee-utiful Day To You! by ShadowsNTime
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First, let me thank each of you who put a birthday image up for me, also all who commented on them and all who emailed me. I was greatly surprised and it made for a wonderful birthday. Here at the house, the maintenance man and his brother made me a cake, all very much a surprise (and I didn't have to work!!! but I did bake two other cakes for birthdays that followed mine)
The Bee...Cicada Killer Wasp
This guy landed on my friends can of beer day before yesterday, the guy swatted at him with his hat and stunned him so I was able to get the shots without getting stung. He was on the front porch carpet and I got down on my knees with camera on macro right in his face, the markings are so beautiful, reminded me of a mask or painted face of a native. He is about 1 1/2" long. You can tell he was moving very slowly in this so I kept backing up, lol! Anyway he flew away shortly after I got the shots so I guess he is one tough dude!
Below is the totem info for bee...and links where you can see another image showing the length and info on them.
Bee Totem
Bees are the symbol of fertility and sexuality. Its honeycomb, a hexagon, is the symbol of the heart and
represents the sweetness of life found within our own heart. It is also the symbol of the sun and all its energies.
The bee reminds us to extract the honey of life and to make our lives fertile (productive) while the sun shines. No matter how great the dream is, there is the promise of fulfillment if we pursue our dreams.
If a Bee has shown up in your life, examine your own productivity. Are you doing all you can to make your life more fertile? Are you busy enough? Are you making time to savor the honey of life and not becoming a workaholic?
The Bee is the symbol of accomplishing the impossible. Aerodynamically, its body is too large for its wings and should not be able to fly. Although now we understand how it does fly (high rate of wing movement), the Bee remains a symbol of accomplishing anything you put your mind to. In Hinduism, the Bee relates to Vishnu, Krishna or Kama, the God of Love. In Egypt, the Bee symbolized royalty. In Greece, it was the symbol of the Eleusinian Mysteries. The Celts associated the Bee with hidden wisdom.
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Healthwise, all is healing well and I look forward to this being the time of great change for me, leaving all the rough patches as only distant memories. I still have a ways to go but I am feeling stronger and I can feel 'change' for the better on its way. Thank you all for hanging in with me, for previous comments and favs and above all for the loving friendships that surround me here at RR! I will slowly start catching up on comments this week! Have a most beautiful day!!!
Comments (28)
ragouc
Great macro....
jarmila
great details. good macro
jmb007
bonne photo!!
flavia49
outstanding macro!! I very happy that you are healing and that you feel better. Take cate ! Hugs!!
magnus073
Fantastic capture Lynn, you really caught all of his details here. So glad to hear your feeling a bit better and hope you continue to improve :)
mistressotdark
great capture :D
helanker
An excellent capture of this little beauty. Did anybody take a shot of YOU, while you captured this little fellow? Guess not, but I sure would have liked to see it :-))) I am so glad you are getting better, Lynn. Continue that way.
jendellas
What a great closeup. Bet he went home in a daze & said by that beer was good :o)
MrsRatbag
Excellent capture!
beatoangelico
SPLENDID MACRO AND EXCELLENT CAPTURE..!!!
MrsLubner
Stunning macro. Well focused and nicely titled. :-)
MagikUnicorn
SPLENDID MACRO SHOT
durleybeachbum
Super pic, but even better news!
beachzz
Wow, I knew bees were busy little critters, but now I see they are far busier than I ever thought. Thanks for a great shot, and all the info!! Re your own news--YAY!!!
farmerC
This is Fantastic macrowork.
lior
Excellent details: great macro!
Chipka
What a beautiful closeup! I've never seen a Cicada Killer Wasp, but I've seen plenty of Cicadas, so I'm sure that the wasps weren't so far away. I'm quite familiar with yellowjackets, and their fondness for peach tea (and yes, they'll drink beer if given the chance) but I've never been able to capture a yellowjacket with such detail. I've gotten pretty close, but not this close, as yellowjackets make poor models as they're constantly distracted and moving off in a direction that isn't right for one's macro setting. Oh well. At least I can see this beauty, and marvel at all of those little insect hairs you captured. I love wasp faces too; they always remind me of creatures with beaks, even though wasps don't have beaks (they do have feather-duster tongues though, and I'm STILL hoping to capture such a sight: looks like I'll need more peach tea as bait and a quicker shutter finger. This is marvelous work, and incredibly interesting as well...but then I love insects, especially the stinging kind: they're so much fun to watch, even if they do steal your beer!
sandra46
outstanding image, superlative shot!
drifterlee
Wonderful close up and happy birthday!!!!!!
goodoleboy
The wings and antenna do not look real in this excellent macro of a creature that looks like it's made of felt. I thought it was a toy at first. Glad you're feeling better and getting stronger.
marybelgium
great macro !
tennesseecowgirl
Great to read that you are feeling better... hugss
emmecielle
I'm glad you feel better! The photo is exceptional and very sharp! Thanks for the interestings informations! :) Hugs!
JaneEden
Amazing macro Lynn, hope you are okay today and so sorry I did not know about your birthday at the time. Take care dear friend, hugs Jane xx
amota99517
Wow! That is quite a critter. Glad you had a good birthday. I send you a belated wish for your celebration of life.
Alex_Antonov
Very well done!
danapommet
Fantastic macro and details - but a scary subject. Dana
myrrhluz
Excellent capture! He does seem to be slowly inching forward. He looks like he's thinking, "What hit me and why is that lady down here with me?" Beautiful detail and color! I'm glad things are looking up and send my best wishes that they continue to do so!