@janis b
Looking forward to your photos tomorrow.

You make the most common insects a vision of great interest.

I loved hearing Sergio Mendez again, thank you for all. I will post some photos tomorrow.

Cheers

@lotlizard
Thanks for the links
These Hymenoptera don't sing and dance but they do buzz and fly.

A real Buzz-Bee Berkeley number.

Bee all that you can bee, in the High Men of Terran army?

@orlbucfan
Hope you get some rain.
We have a chance of rain in the forecast for the next two days. Normally I'd welcome it but tomorrow I was planning on photographing the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Old Town. I don't know if rain will cancel the event but it sure won't help.

picking a fave photo, Sp. They are all great! Love the Sergio Mendes tune, too. QMS's well is cool. Love that green yard, what a spread! Man, do we need rain and badly down here in ECFL!! Climate (damaged) change.......grrrrrrrrrr! Anywho, Rec'd!!

@janis b @janis b
Bummer you lost the Kanuka tree. Good thing nothing else went with it.
Mother Nature sure is a fickle thing. First you don't get rain. Next thing you're wondering if it will ever stop.
The plantings on the hill are coming along nicely which should help keep things from slipping and sliding.

I was awakened on a stormy night this week by a heavy crashing sound. With a flashlight and some trepidation, I went out to look if anything had shifted in the area of a landslip that occurred over two years ago. To my relief all looked stable as far as I could see. The following day I noticed something missing from view, a very old, towering Kanuka that had been slipping for decades was gone, and although it revealed a fresh view I miss it. If it was accessible it could become the best firewood this environment has to offer. Yesterday was the first dry day in a forecast for 5 more, which is very timely after almost three weeks of inscessant rain.

Photo of the Kanuka in the rain before it slipped

Recent photo without Kanuka

Here are two photos showing the original planting of the landslip 7 months ago, and the incredible growth since then. The young trees and roots will continue to grow and hold the land together hopefully, as a lot more rain will come over the winter.

Original planting

Planting today

Be well and safe all.