How are you today? All well I hope and enjoying the last few weeks of summer 💖
It feels as if this week has flown past. Hubby has this week (and next) off work and we're spending it trying to get through some organising projects we've been planning for a while and generally getting some work done around the house.
Yesterday the rain finally stopped (although it's back again today) and so I took the opportunity to peg out some laundry in the back garden. Opening the back door, I spotted the most beautiful garden guest 🐝 and went back inside to fetch my camera.
Well, luckily our little garden guest wasn't in a hurry to go anywhere because he was still outside when I came back to the doorway. I snapped away while he buzzed and worked in the lavender by our back door and I was so happy when I looked at the photos because one of the images looked like this...
Isn't he beautiful honeys?
I'm ridiculously excited by this photo because I've tried so hard to snap pics of these little guys in our garden over the years and although I have managed to persuade them to be in my photos... well the photos haven't been very good ones...
This has been a constant source of disappointment to me because I adore these busy little garden visitors and I really do try to do what I can to help encourage them to visit and make themselves at home.
We have three little "bee hotels" set up for them in the garden, they have a tiny drinking station under the blueberry shrub (shhhh! it's a secret... don't tell anyone) and I make sure they have lots of lovely plants to visit while they're here. They've always seemed especially fond of the lavender...
So, after all these years of snapping photos of our tiny, busy garden guests and wishing I didn't have to use little arrows to point out where they are in the photos when I excitedly shared them 😊 this happened...
I can't stop looking at him honeys and I'm so, so happy to finally have a clear photo of one of our gorgeous garden guests 🐝
The other photos I snapped weren't as clear but were all still better than any of the other photos I've taken. In this image his body can't be seen clearly but I do love that we can see his little wings in motion...
In this photo he's a little clearer to see as he diligently goes about his work, oblivious to the odd lady standing at the back door snapping away with her camera...
While in this last photo we can, again, see his tiny wings...
The planter he's beside is home to our much loved peonies. This large planter lives up on a wooden garden chair so that when they grow each year they get the best of the sunshine. The lavender this year has been as tall as the peonies were in their planter, perched high up on their chair 💗
I'm always happy in our garden honeys. Whether out feeding the tiny sparrows, squirrels or other garden visitors, checking on how many apples are growing on our tiny apple tree or pegging out laundry, I'm always happy out there 😊 What? I do, honestly adore doing laundry. I love every little bit of it. I even love the ironing and folding bits 😊
What's been making you happy this week honeys? What's been making you smile? Whatever it is, I hope you have a never-ending supply 💖
Till next time dear ones, have a wonderful weekend, smile lots and hug every single chance you get. Nothing makes a day happier than a hug 💗 Huggles always x
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