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Life is Funny...

Life is Funny...
Life is funny. Yesterday I was stung by a yellow jacket and today I am posting a photo of a honey bee :)) Isn't he cute?! Honey bees I like very much but yellow jackets are just aggressive and so very rude. It made me think of the lyrics to this 70s classic.

♪♫ Life is funny, skies are sunny
Bees make honey ♫ ♪


So...for Sight and Sound:

Ten Years After from their album "A Space in Time" (1971)


I'd Love to Change the World

I'd Love to Change the World

Heidiho, Luc Reiniche, Rachel J Bowler, ROL/Photo and 25 other people have particularly liked this photo


47 comments - The latest ones
 Adele
Adele club
I hope you are well Karen ! They are very aggressive indeed...’m
Your image is a beautiful summer breath... thank you for sharing it, here it’s pouring!!!
Ciao
Adele
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Adele club
I'm fine, grazie, Adele. :)

We have had a really nice October this year and the bees are still active. This little guy almost had more than he could carry.
4 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
Wow! I’ve never heard that Karen
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Jan
What, the song or someone getting stung? ;-)
4 years ago.
 Jean-luc Drouin
Jean-luc Drouin
Très bien!
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Jean-luc Drouin
Merci, Jean-luc.
4 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
A beautiful capture Karen and the detail and colours are superb. I hope you have recovered from your sting - your description made me laugh - aggressive and rude! A delightful musical match and a new one on me. Our first warm day after several days of rain and almost summery now. Enjoy your week
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Ecobird club
Thanks, Carol. Glad you like the description. I have other words for them too. :))

This was actually my second sting this year. The first one really hurt but this one wasn't so bad.
4 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Perfect timing! I don't like yellow jackets either.
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Esther club
Thanks, Esther. I wonder why anyone would like them? They're so mean. I suppose they have their purpose though like most things in nature.
4 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
oh !! Excellent
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to neira-Dan club
Merci, Dan. :)
4 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
You've caught the right moment, Karen ! Good Morning and many greetings from Frankfurt !
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Ulrich John club
Danke, Ulrich, and Guten Morgen to you! :)
4 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
A perfect catch! The bee already carries a lot of pollen and seems about to land to get more:-)
I hope the sting heals well and you aren't suffering any adverse reactions.
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Gudrun club
I'm doing fine, Gudrun, danke. :)
4 years ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
Fabulous shot, Karen!
I'm surprised you experience the yellow jackets as aggressive and rude. In recent years I have come very close to them while taking photographs, but have never been attacked by them.
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to * ઇઉ * club
Thank you, * ઇઉ * It was surprising to me too. I've never had a problem with them either. They attack without provocation this year. :(
4 years ago.
* ઇઉ * club has replied to Karen's Place club
That's strange and sad, Karen, but in nature, nothing happens without a reason.
I think (not only) yellow jackets have been provoked by us for years (use of toxins against insects, etc., with the consequence of lack of food as one of many possible causes...
4 years ago.
* ઇઉ * club has added
Karen, for the group # Frontpage Photography # , I would like to ask you to allow the download for the picture. Thank you.
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to * ઇઉ * club
I agree. Nature usually has a good reason for what it does. I just wish they wouldn't take it out on me. ;-)
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to * ઇઉ * club
Oh, thank you, * ઇઉ *. I would be so happy to! :)

I have changed it to 16:9 and also changed the license. Thanks again!
4 years ago.
* ઇઉ * club has replied to Karen's Place club
Often it affects innocent people. ;)
4 years ago.
* ઇઉ * club has replied to Karen's Place club
Wonderful! Thank you, Karen! :)
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to * ઇઉ * club
Lol. :D
4 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
That's a great flying catch, Karen. A good musical link too. I don't know yellow jackets, it sounds as though they're similar to our wasps.
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to tiabunna club
Yes, that's right. They are a kind of wasp.

Thanks, George. :)
4 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
A stunning and magical photo, Karen. Top flight camera skills :-) Surely this should be on the front cover of a Nature magazine! Hope you have recovered from the sting. A clever musical match :-) Had kinda forgotten about Ten Years After. Classic music. Can't believe it was 48 years ago!

Thank you for posting to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Roger Bennion club
"Top flight skills" I like that. Thanks, Roger! :)

Yes, this song is still so amazing. Alvin Lee's guitar work is incredible! Here's a fun link for you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vgUj8n8e3U
4 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Bees still make honey... for how long?
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Xata club
That is the question...
4 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Beautiful capture and a terrific musical match Karen,
I dispise Wasps of all kinds
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Well, at this point, there's not much to like about them.

Thanks, Roger. :)
4 years ago.
 Ronald Losure
Ronald Losure club
Excellent photo of the honey-bee, Karen.
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Ronald Losure club
Thanks, Ronald!
4 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Karen,

Very beautiful, and you did so well to capture this little animal in flight. They are too quick for me!

Best Wishes
Peter
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Peter_Private_Box club
I was lucky. Thanks, Peter! :)
4 years ago.
 Dida From Augsburg
Dida From Augsburg
What a great catch. I've never heard the term "yellow jacket" for wasps - so I've learned something new through your pain! ;-D
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Dida From Augsburg
Lol, Dida! :D I'm glad something good came of it. :)
4 years ago.
 Hubs 56
Hubs 56 club
beautiful capture, Hubs
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Hubs 56 club
Thank you, Hubs.
4 years ago.
 Marek Ewjan Stachowski
Marek Ewjan Stachows…
splendid shot → lovely picture
sincere greetings → Marek-Ewjan
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Marek Ewjan Stachows…
Thank you, Marek. :)
4 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
WAOUHH excellent plein vol
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to ROL/Photo club
Merci beaucoup, Rol!
4 years ago.
 Team
Team club
Dear k.e.s_kloset,
there are already so many flower motives for the Frontpage . . . .
Bernhard (ima Team)
4 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Team club
No problem, Bernard (ima Team). It was just suggested to me.

Thanks for your consideration. :)
4 years ago.

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