tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post5233048431472863085..comments2023-10-22T14:27:21.241+01:00Comments on From the Desk of Bee Drunken: BeesBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-75110054300224206442009-03-21T16:12:00.000+00:002009-03-21T16:12:00.000+00:00Thanks for the hope.Nice blog!Thanks for the hope.<BR/>Nice blog!Gabriele Goldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481625919437738131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-82691511529871708482009-03-12T15:04:00.000+00:002009-03-12T15:04:00.000+00:00Dick - I love this stage; where there are new budd...Dick - I love this stage; where there are new budding things every day.<BR/><BR/>Prabath - Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Lucy - Thank you for Rilke's words. Bees are so mysterious: prosaic insects, and yet, they fertilize the fruits and flowers and make delicious honey (with its magical properties).<BR/><BR/>Sarah - I wish that I could send you some of our delicate narcissus!<BR/><BR/>Tessa - Oh, thank you. The pleasure is all mine. :)Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-58658476032982698672009-03-12T14:58:00.000+00:002009-03-12T14:58:00.000+00:00Seeing your lovely photographs and reading - and r...Seeing your lovely photographs and reading - and re-reading - that superb poem made me feel as though I've come out of a dark room and am now blinking happily in the sunshine. Beautiful photos, thoughtful ponderings. Thank you, Bee.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-60468988841034052382009-03-11T20:09:00.000+00:002009-03-11T20:09:00.000+00:00Spring! Spring! Spring! Thanks, Bee, I needed tha...Spring! Spring! Spring! Thanks, Bee, I needed that today. It shall come to Maine someday. Good to hear your good news. Things will get better....Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-76860701929896822382009-03-11T15:20:00.001+00:002009-03-11T15:20:00.001+00:00... and the sad news is not overwhelming.... and the sad news is not overwhelming.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-29699985052736046492009-03-11T15:20:00.000+00:002009-03-11T15:20:00.000+00:00Hunted out the Rilke quote that poem reminded me o...Hunted out the Rilke quote that poem reminded me of: <BR/>'We are the bees of the invisible. We ceaselessly gather the honey of the visible to store it in the great golden hive of the Invisible.'<BR/><BR/>Something magic about bees...<BR/><BR/>The spring flowers do seem especiallly welcome, though slow in coming. I haven't felt a winter this hard for a long time. I hope the blessings continue to come for you.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-87760929599878495502009-03-11T06:48:00.000+00:002009-03-11T06:48:00.000+00:00Daffodils are my favourite flowers. I like that pi...Daffodils are my favourite flowers. I like that pic and your scenery pics are more beautiful. Keep it up.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://apps.facebook.com/top_celebrities/" REL="nofollow">http://apps.facebook.com/top_celebrities/</A><BR/><A HREF="http://prabath321.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://prabath321.blogspot.com/</A>Prabathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314232290222857908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-30990234464868521752009-03-10T22:09:00.000+00:002009-03-10T22:09:00.000+00:00Elizabeth - Yes, those flower shots are veddy Engl...Elizabeth - Yes, those flower shots are veddy English; just as the ones that you've recently posted are so quintessentially Indian with their shocking pink colours.<BR/><BR/>Nimble -- We have lots of brown, too. The hedges and the trees aren't showing many signs, yet. Unstable is a good word for spring. Oh, I would like to see Jane!<BR/><BR/>Gifted Typist - I wish that I could send you some daffodils!<BR/><BR/>The Things We Carried - Yes; every day I look at my tulip shoots and will them to grow FASTER.<BR/><BR/>JAPRA -- Bees are such a good sign! :)<BR/><BR/>Julochka - Even though I know that I shouldn't want to rush through my life, I am always anxious to get to the next season -- particularly spring!<BR/><BR/>Anil - I hope you are right. Mostly I do think that.<BR/><BR/>Reya - I can't believe your sudden gush of warm weather. News of bees is always welcome . . . they've been having such a hard time of it.<BR/><BR/>Stacy - Truly, I think that heaven/hell is a bit heavy for a regular diet. (Reading the paper is bad enough!)<BR/><BR/>Dumdad - Rain and flowers; they do go together, I guess. Always the bite; always the blessing, too.<BR/><BR/>Maggie May - Some flower names are just so pleasing. I feel that way about hyacinth.<BR/><BR/>Woman -- Thanks for the cheer you bring, oh funny one.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-24243543133034861372009-03-10T22:05:00.000+00:002009-03-10T22:05:00.000+00:00Incontrovertible evidence of the imminence of spri...Incontrovertible evidence of the imminence of spring, Bee. Thanks for the good news so beautifully imparted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-50244334688713038052009-03-10T20:05:00.000+00:002009-03-10T20:05:00.000+00:00I always feel far heartier with the arrival of bou...I always feel far heartier with the arrival of bouncy spring lambs, Bee - Thinking of you and sending you blessings for more good things...<BR/><BR/>I love the beauty of your bees!A Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-11586823639596886862009-03-10T19:42:00.000+00:002009-03-10T19:42:00.000+00:00i love the word crocus- and clean lymph nodes, yes...i love the word crocus- and clean lymph nodes, yes, i totally understand.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-60596620849057281562009-03-10T16:37:00.000+00:002009-03-10T16:37:00.000+00:00"Spring flowers; even though they come around ever..."Spring flowers; even though they come around every year, doesn't it seem like we especially need them this year?"<BR/><BR/>You're so right. Great photos and they put my earlier posting of my crocuses somewhat in the shade. Roll on summer.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-89172523071176690422009-03-10T14:02:00.000+00:002009-03-10T14:02:00.000+00:00I wonder how many days I've wasted leaning down fo...I wonder how many days I've wasted leaning down for the paper rather than following some other path. It seems almost a part of human nature, the craving for the routinized, the mundane. Can one live at a revolutionary high, or only every once in a while nip at the energy that bubbles there?Stacy Nyikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830844058919457619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-47710315127680102262009-03-10T13:41:00.000+00:002009-03-10T13:41:00.000+00:00I love the poem! Oh and the pics are just perfect....I love the poem! Oh and the pics are just perfect. Apparently DC and your corner of the U.K. are synched up. I saw all the same flowers this morning when the dog and I took our walk.<BR/><BR/>Spring is always always always welcome! (Had to say it three times).<BR/><BR/>And speaking of bees, I'm seeing more honeybees this year than I have in several years. Seems like a good portent.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-50558589394474282742009-03-10T12:44:00.000+00:002009-03-10T12:44:00.000+00:00The blessings will always overcome all else, the b...The blessings will always overcome all else, the best things will always prevail.<BR/><BR/>The pictures you posted lift the spirits, wondrous are they in the promise they hold.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-34265847610989566092009-03-10T10:06:00.000+00:002009-03-10T10:06:00.000+00:00i too have snowdrops poking up through last autumn...i too have snowdrops poking up through last autumn's leaves. it makes me feel hopeful, even in the face of lack of grey cloudy days. spring is in the air.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-72787274392154804662009-03-10T08:41:00.000+00:002009-03-10T08:41:00.000+00:00A lovely post, dearest Bee. I saw two huge bumbleb...A lovely post, dearest Bee. I saw two huge bumblebees this weekend, which means Spring is here (I keep telling myself this, anyway). Longer, warmer days ahead.<BR/><BR/>XOXOTBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587580447766102705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-55566234493586282512009-03-10T00:35:00.000+00:002009-03-10T00:35:00.000+00:00These photos make me long for Englsih gardens in s...These photos make me long for Englsih gardens in spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-26966272093565172142009-03-09T22:54:00.000+00:002009-03-09T22:54:00.000+00:00Sweet like honey - and the photos are making me ye...Sweet like honey - and the photos are making me yearn for England in spring, even spring would do right now.Gifted Typisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847472209048585938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-61338085483129218922009-03-09T16:13:00.000+00:002009-03-09T16:13:00.000+00:00Here in Kansas there are a few new leaves peeking ...Here in Kansas there are a few new leaves peeking out and some crocuses but the trees and brush are still brown. So I'm waiting for the vivid green color to jump out at me.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes spring can feel like a very unstable season. I hope you see more sun and feel more energy instead.<BR/><BR/>I saw Jane Hirshfield read in San Francisco once, she was delightful. Her October Palace is one of my favorite poetry books. (I only have a few.)<BR/><BR/>@P Thank you for the E.B. White link -- I love it!Nimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426446791363667887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-48113645640919630622009-03-09T09:32:00.000+00:002009-03-09T09:32:00.000+00:00Springlike and wonderful in a quit English way.Ver...Springlike and wonderful in a quit English way.<BR/>Very refreshing.<BR/>Yes, I agree about the poem exactly.........<BR/>Such choices - sometimes - and other things that just blindside us.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-55632422643958852172009-03-09T08:34:00.000+00:002009-03-09T08:34:00.000+00:00CJ - thanks! I love the fact that there are new t...CJ - thanks! I love the fact that there are new things to look at every day at this time of year.<BR/><BR/>Beth - Yes, that's just what I was trying to say!<BR/><BR/>Willow - You've got to take the rough with the smooth.<BR/><BR/>Bon Bon -- I enjoyed that book . . . there is something so fascinating about bees. Looking forward to the llama pics!<BR/><BR/>Linda - It IS nice to just ponder sometimes. Perhaps we need a symbol to indicate that pondering is taking place?<BR/><BR/>Barrie - Yes; sadly the statistics are sometimes made up of people we know. My former boss died of cancer a couple of weeks ago and I just found out. She was only 50, and it has hit me very hard. WHY?Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-38688066396648203312009-03-09T00:16:00.000+00:002009-03-09T00:16:00.000+00:00My friend had clear lymph nodes. yay. But then I b...My friend had clear lymph nodes. yay. But then I bumped into a woman I know through my children; she did not. ;(Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-70316554672431390262009-03-08T17:52:00.000+00:002009-03-08T17:52:00.000+00:00ah bee, I thought I commented here already but it'...ah bee, I thought I commented here already but it's not here so i suppose i didn't do it and my good intentions lulled me into just pondering...<BR/><BR/>this poem is breathtaking and so is your news! happy spring~the flowers say it all...<BR/><BR/>heaven and hell and never choosing either...amazing...<BR/><BR/>xoL'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-52281472927315484002009-03-08T17:09:00.000+00:002009-03-08T17:09:00.000+00:00B, Your are too clever with your lovely photos and...B, Your are too clever with your lovely photos and poems. You seem to have the ability to pick just the right thought for the day. <BR/>I am Reading The Secret Life of Bees for my book club. I love S.M.K's desriptions of flowers they are so real I imagine the scent is there just waiting for me to inhale it.<BR/>Last week being the start of Lent had me reminiscing over Carnival and I played the Bees in Town track. Kick started my day and made me feel energised. I used the energy boost to cook. I still need to post photos of the llamas. Looking forward to more spring pics from your walk abouts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com