This Present Moment

 This spot is heaven. Garry sits and reads while I walk the trail. We each have our own hobbies.  The only problem is the scent of this blooming tree in the air. Horrid rotten smell. Don't know the name of this plant, but I don't like it. 

 

 Jewel tones never looked so richly beautiful as they do on a mallard.  I could hang out on this bench all day surrounded by blooming lupines and  watching the ducks as the sent of wild roses swirls through the air.  Of course, there are always turtles.  The goslings are growing fast! 

 Ah, spring is in full bloom.  The scent of wild roses intoxicates. Ducklings join the goslings in tugging at my heartstrings.

And so a new day begins. With this! A bee swarm. Will be glad for this nightmare to end.  The bees have made their home in the soffit of our house. The dozens or so flying around the chimney alerted us to a situation needing swift intervention. At 6:30 this morning the removal process began.  The neighborhood was buzzing when this beast arrived this morning.  Ali is intrigued by all the activity. Missy, on the other hand, is hiding. Opening the roof soffit.  Honey was dripping out of the roof in streams.  It is likely that this has been their home for a couple of years.  This was a medium size hive, meaning about 25,000 bees. Yikes! (I need to have my epipen handy just typing that sentence.) The  bees are moving into the catch box.  A lot of bees were saved today.  Well, the bees be gone, and now we return to our regular programming and on to the rest of the day ahead. I'll begin by having some honey gifted from our contractor.