The honey makers

Years ago I dug up a little nothing-special bush in the back yard and planted it to the right of the driveway, where it grew and grew, exploding with white flowers every spring. Then I found another, and planted it to the left, imagining one day an arch of flowers over the driveway.

This year we’re pretty much there, though the effect isn’t exactly as master-Japanese-gardener as I envisioned. In fact, both could use some serious pruning, but neither is getting it yet, because…

…the bees are loving them!

Tree transplants

A little scrap of a shrub I dug up in the back yard and planted in the front several years ago has grown like crazy. I was thinking of cutting it back until it burst out in white flowers…

…which makes the bees very happy.

This year I found and transplanted another (foreground; previous in the background). We should have quite an entrance way in a few years!

The lizard, bees

Here’s Ralf’s photo of the “dinosaur” Benji found the other day.

Monitor (?) lizard, Uruguay

While Syd knows the entire area like the back of his hand, and has a pretty set route, Ralf likes to wander and explore. The other day we ran across beehives, which I’ve seen before, but wouldn’t be able to find on a map.

Happy honey bees in Uruguay, 2016

How nice to know that honey bees are happy and thriving in Uruguay!