North Carolina Stingy Creature

A yellowjacket? A bee? What is it?  

metal bee

Bees shortage? Yeah, I don't think so.

Not here, anyway.

Bee!!

That felt good. We were overdue.

Summertime is bee time.

It's a shame how long it took for these photos to be posted. The ball was dropped. Mistakes were made. Whatever happened happened. It's behind us now. Let's move on.

It's that time of the year!!

Bees!!!

I'm back, baby, and it feels so good.

I'm drawn to bees the way monkeys are drawn to tricycles.

The way hurricanes are drawn to lesbians and Wiccans.

The way botox is drawn to Vanessa Williams' forehead.

The way grandparents are drawn to death on the eve of their grandchildren's college final exams.

The way thinness is drawn to Michael Jackson's nose.

It's in the order of things.

It's all good.

And it feels good.

A Review of 2008

Bees?


Check!!


And hands?


Check!!

And, most importantly, eyeballs?


Check!!

Data demonstrate that 2008 was a most excellent year for the loyal readers of Eyeball Central. I'm so happy for all of you.

Bees!!

A Virginia Bee.

Georgia bees.

more with the bee theme

The original. Is that even a bee? It's awful small. Maybe a mutant bee? Maybe it's the kind of bee that has been burrowing into my ears at night. Wait, that's just from a dream. Sorry.

And its negative.

Okay, so I'm running out of photos, I fear. I hope I don't accidentally begin to post photos I've already posted because I'm now having to go back through older photos for material. I have a few more recent photos, but not many. My supply is definitely finite since I just started this photo gig in 2004. I'm not depleted yet, and I have a few recent photos yet, but I'll be lucky to make it to mid-August on new material.

And after the photos run out, then what? Dare I make a post without a photo? Is that allowed on my blog? I fear I may have to go that route. I think at that point begins my political commentary. And my restaurant reviews. And celebrity gossip (which I warn you now will focus on Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley and Cate Blanchett and Michelle Pfeiffer and the young Ingrid Bergman. Oh, and Winona Ryder. And, ahem, Johnny Depp.) And my fashion reviews. And my retelling of local county commission meetings. And my personal stories of my several alien abductions and how I tried to convince the aliens I'd be more than happy to individually select some individuals as my substitute.

I don't have time to go out and take a bunch of new ones. So be prepared to see a lot of ballet recital photos of my kids. And their birthday parties. And the kids in front of the Christmas tree. And me in the shower.

Did I just say that out loud? Drat it all, not again.

Newsflash!! BEE!!!!

I'm so sorry. I can't help it. I don't know why. I just can't help it. I need help. This is a plea for help. Make me stop.

here's a shocker: a bee

It wouldn't be a day on my blog, would it, if I didn't post a bee photo? I've taken so many bee photos I'm now photographing the bee children and bee grandchildren of the first bees I photographed.

the 55th bumblebee

on my blog. boy, i like to take photos of bumblebees. all great artists do. if you don't believe me, just look at my blog.

the 54th bumblebee...

on my blog.

see above.

spring bee

Darwin's Spider

Nature, red in tooth and claw.