My June vow is to not keep putting off putting these on line. It should be calmer at the apiary. Of course that’s when everything goes haywire, eh?
I decided to post going backwards in time: May 31 to May 1. That seems to be the age in which we live.
May 31

A Bit of Bubbly
May 30

Water Lily Close
May 29

At The Northfork (Beer Shrine, not River)
A family celebration, and the best place to do that is at the Northfork Beer Shrine (and wedding chapel – no joke, the owner can officiate at your wedding). This is the best microbrewery I’ve ever found, the food is great, and all the folks are wonderful. If you’re in the Mt. Baker area, it’s worth a visit.
May 28

Playing with Colors
I left the leaf in the natural colors, desaturated the background and played with the hues. Rain can do strange things to you.
May 27

The Fallen
May 26

Playing With A Pond
Colors, I like playing with colors….
May 25

Let There Be Light – And Water
Sometimes We Do Have Sun
May 24

Trickling By
May 23

In A Rush
May 22

Chained Rain
May 21

Stuck for a shot in the rain
When all you have is a brown tarp full of rain water….
May 20

Natural Metal
May 19

Maple Drops
May 18

Working in the Rain
These bees are New World Carniolan X Russian (Primorsky) X Survivor Stock. They are dark bees that will continue to gather pollen and nectar in a light rain – best kinds honeybees for this area.
May 17

To The Light
May 16

Joy Of Colors
May 15

Wet Deck
May 14

Going Under
May 13

Blue on Blue
May 12

Swirled Water
May 11

Honeybee Drinking
You can see her little tongue – I love bees
May 10

Holding On
May 9

Into the Depths
May 8

Shaken, Not Stirred
Yep, it’s water. At dark, with the last light reflected on the pond at the farm. Then moving the camera.
May 7

Apple Drops
May 6

Unnatural Nature
May 5

Drops on Edge
May 4

Turbulent Times
May 3

Sunny Reflections
May 2

Water Reflections
May 1

Another Rainy Day
I look back on these and think, but it is a bit sunnier than that here. It’s just that when it’s sunny, I’m out in the bee yards and only get to walk when it’s getting dark (or shoot in the cabin after dark). With the coming of summer – oh please, soon I hope – there will be more sunny shots. Of course I’m writing this in the library on a rainy day….
Those are the photos for May from me, photographer Karen E. Bean, of Brookfield Farm in Maple Falls, Washington (Walking-Wild.com). I truly hope I can now go back to posting once a week – bees and weather willing.
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