Country Mouse Monday: we have a winner!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Bee's Wrap give-away! It was super-inspiring to read your remarks, catch a glimpse of what grabs you and pulls you into the present moment. 

You all are sweet as honey.

Our winner is Commenter #7, Jeannie van P.  See end of post for further instructions, JVP. Congratulations!

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Now that the season has decidedly turned, our bees are hunkered down for winter. In the warmth of mid-day, though, they're definitely still busy at their business.

At one point yesterday, I myself was busy beetling around the yard -- that is, thoughtlessly, blissfully, moving from one little clean-up task to the next, weeding, composting, staring, trimming -- and stood up right in the flight-path. Stood there momentarily, lost in thought. Lost, until suddenly bees were zooming past, intent on their destination, miffed a bit at the sudden looming obstacle between them and their hive. Snap out of it or get bumped, move or get stung!

Right back to the present. Thanks, bees!

We, too, are hunkering down, bringing in crops, slowing down and making ready for winter. There's a lot to take in: gorgeous risings and settings of the sun, the sky gone orange and pink; the crisp bite of an apple; the smell of peppers roasting. But there's no time, the bees remind me, to idle. 

Soon, but not quite yet.

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Jeannie Van P., Commenter #7: please email your address to ariane[at]trelaun[dot]com, so we can send off your prize.  Thanks for reading and commenting!

Comments

[Pennie D.]

A while back I used to work for a bee farmer, in his honey house, the extracting room for 8 years. It was a very enjoyable job. Although the bees didn't see that way, but to see that golden honey coming out of the spinner was worth all the mess and noise that the un-capper made. A person can really understand the phrase, busy as bees, I would often think of how much time and effort those bees put into gathering and making that honey for us that we so greedily take.