This ferocious looking creature s a Sonoran Carpenter Bee. There is one living somewhere in the backyard and every time I go out there it buzzes around me, checking me out. These guys are docile, solitary bees, that do not colonized. They chew into dead wood and lay their eggs.
The Sonoran Desert has more than 1000 bee species, more than any other area in the world. Most of our bee species are non-colonizers.
This is a great time to live out here in the desert. The weather is not too hot yet and everything is blooming.
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This is a miniature rose bush on the back patio. I just love the orange flowers.
This is a variety of daisy that we planted in a pot on the patio. It kind of looks like a sunflower. The lovely Mrs. Sneed enjoys a nice daisy.
And of course, here's Sneedlet One flexing his muscles, because after all, the other one did it.
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3 comments:
aww... sneeedlet.
I'll be back in the morning to actually comment.
OK I just had 8 hours sleep and am refreshed.
1.Carpenter Bees loved my old facia boards, and left holes that attracted beautiful woodpeckers.
2. That rose is a beauty. I had a coral/pink/orange rose called "spice twice" I Loved it, each bloom was a different swirl of colors. but it was planted in a slightly hostile place (on a dry hill) and died one winter. I still think about it though.
3. I like how Sneedlet likes cowboy songs.
Beautiful flowers and Sneedlet! He reminds me of my Lindley for some reason. Maybe their coloring is similar...and big brown eyes! Aren't his eyes brown?
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