Let Them Be!

April 2, 2016 by JoAnna 14 Comments

Big fat bees buzz around my deck this time of year. They bore into the wood beams  holding the deck roof up, so I think they are carpenter bees. But they remind me of bumble bees. Maybe I’ll study that more to find out. Or maybe I won’t. Maybe I’ll just let them be.

They are not aggressive bees, but there are a lot of them right now, buzzing around me when I go outside, like I’m invading their space. Like I’m some big giant…., dang, how redundant can I be?  They leave sawdust around from the holes they create, but I don’t believe they will damage the wood enough to worry about. They’ve been coming back every spring for a few years now.

Once, one of them got in the house by riding in on my hair. I didn’t know it hitched a ride; I’m sure it wasn’t on purpose. Sometimes they bang into me and make me jump. But they’ve never stung me. I will try to stay calm and co-exist, because all bees are pollinators. We need pollinators. They do us a big favor. Without bees, we would be in big trouble.  I think I’ll do more than co-exist. I think maybe I’ll try to send good vibes out to these busy bees. I wonder if they like the dogwoods that are blooming like crazy around here. Mostly, I think they are waiting for the Rose of Sharon bushes, that sometimes look like trees, to bloom. It won’t be long my buzzy friends!

Photo from my back yard.

Today’s SoCS post prompt was, “be.”

If you wanna be part of the Saturday Stream of Consciousness posting, visit Linda’s blog at the link below. And don’t be fooled by her April fool’s prompt joke. 🙂

There’s no Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS April 2/16

Here are the rules:

1. Your post must be stream of consciousness writing, meaning no editing, (typos can be fixed) and minimal planning on what you’re going to write.

2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop.

3. There will be a prompt every week. I will post the prompt here on my blog on Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a subject. For instance, I will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” “Begin with the word ‘The’,” or simply a single word to get your started.

4. Ping back! It’s important, so that I and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into yours.  Your link will show up in my comments for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top.

5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back their post. Even better, read everyone’s! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later, or go to the previous week, by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find right below the “Like” button on my post.

6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get!

7. As a suggestion, tag your post “SoCS” and/or “#SoCS” for more exposure and more views.

8. Have fun!